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Bending Light

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, discuss refraction, identify example of it from novel, and perform classroom experiments demonstrating refraction and reflection.
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Electromagnetism

For Students 7th - 8th
For this electromagnetism worksheet, learners complete one story problem using clues provided as well as 10 true and false questions.
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Sand Painting Mural

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders design and create classroom sand painting mural which is comprised of individually designed pieces.
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KARYOTYPE ALTERNATIVES

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students comprehend that karyotyping is a process in which chromosomes are cut from an enlarged picture and arranged in decreasing order of size. The cells to be viewed are first chemically treated to increase the number of dividing...
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Comparing Plant and Animal Cells

For Students 8th - 10th
In this comparing plant and animal cell worksheet, students use a microscope to observe cheek cells and onion cells. They compare their observations and answer 3 questions about their discoveries.
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Recalling History by Pulling Strings

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the role and nature of story-telling as it preserves history and culture and discuss how puppetry serves as an effective method of presentation. They create basic outlines for puppet shows that relay important...
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Ticker Text Parade

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine news headlines and create very brief news pieces in the style of news tickers. They write papers reflecting upon these experiences and on the value of concisely written news reports.
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Clipbirds

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students attempt to pick up various objects with a wide variety of beaks, including scissors, spoons, etc.
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Portrait of the Artist - Georgia O'Keeffe

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners study the work of Georgia O'Keefe. They use a digital camera or scanned images from a regular camera and the PhotoShop application to create a landscape of their own which reflects the important shapes or objects in their...
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One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
After reading Ken Kesey's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, class members view the 1975 film version and then craft a critical review in which they compare the two versions and evaluate the success or failure of Milos Foreman's...
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Visual Arts Careers

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What kind of careers are there in the art field? Create an arts occupation book with your class while investigating several art careers. Students include samples in their book of the types of art each career produces.    
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to an essay question based on Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the page.
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Creating Comic Strips

For Teachers K - 4th
Students create comic strips to communicate ideas that cannot be expressed through words alone.
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What is Money?

For Teachers K
Students identify the names of coins and grasp their relative values in terms of purchasing power. They engage in activities and games that help them acquire this knowledge.
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Advertising for Healthy Habits

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create ads based on provided topic. In this digital art lesson, students role play as graphic designers working on a project for a client. They research about certain health issues and prepare a public poster about it.
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Human Abstraction

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore and compare abstraction of human forms in various ancient cultures and by creating self-portraits using geometric shapes. They identify which geometric shapes form the following features: face, nose, arms, torso, legs,...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Collage Technique

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the story The Hungry Caterpillar, then sequentially organize their own re-writing and re-creating of the story. They construct illustrations for their book using the collage technique Eric Carle used in his...
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Light

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders sit in their seats with the lights on and then the teacher turns off the lights. After their eyes have adjusted, they vote on what colors of construction paper are being held up. The lights are then turned back on and...
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Summer Water & Sand Activity: All Soaked Up!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this lesson, Summer Water & Sand Activity: All Soaked Up!, students experiment with sponges and water. Students analyze how sponges absorb water. Students learn a song to sing during the lesson to help them understand the water...
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Ocean Exploration

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore whales. In this animal adaptation and whale lesson plan, students access prior knowledge about whales from previous lessons, then use background knowledge to predict the eating strategies of a baleen whale and a toothed...
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Wow Waves (Waves on the Fly)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers formulate hypotheses on wave behavior and test them. In this physics lesson, students compare and contrast transverse and compression waves. They determine the wavelength of transverse waves.
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Connect Walking with Mathematics

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Examining walking strides, rates, and calories burned are just some of the ways to connect physical education with math.
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The Blues . Writing . Biographies/Profiles . The Soul of a Man

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This lesson, focused on profile writing and its unique characteristics, considers the profiles developed in the film The Soul of a Man while also asking students to consider other profiles they are familiar with and to write some of...
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Eric Carle Collage with Color Theory

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders analyze color theory and collage techniques through the creation of collages in the style of artist/author Eric Carle. Color experiments and may hands-on section allow this lesson to be very informative and fun for the...