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Lesson Plan
California Academy of Science

Guess That Spice

For Teachers 1st - 7th Standards
From medical treatments to cooking, people have been using herbs and spices for thousands of years. Perform a blind smell test of household herbs and spices to engage students in learning about ancient spice trading. Research the history...
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Curated OER

Spice Up Your Life

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify major spices found in the world. They link spices with countries they are grown in and the uses for these valuable items.
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Curated OER

It's All in the Spice

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore different spices that come from all over the world. Students discover names of certain spices they might not have been aware of. Students learn where certain spices originated and they discuss what the world would be...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Tudor Homes- The Still Room and Herb Garden

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Tudor homes worksheet, students read about the importance of the still room and the herb garden in Tudor life. They locate and identify herbs, sketch a plan of a herb garden at Blakesley Hall, draw an herb, and locate a recipe...
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Curated OER

Use Your Nose

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore how their senses work. In this senses lesson, students use the sense of smell to observe various spices. Young scholars discuss their findings.
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Nuffield Foundation

Investigating Anti-Microbial Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Join the fight against bacteria. An open investigation shows pupils different aspects of antimicrobial substances, such as disinfectants, deodorants, or plant oils. They design and conduct their own experiments on the effectiveness of...
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Lesson Plan
Perkins School for the Blind

Tactile Journals

For Teachers K - 8th
I absolutely love this idea. Children with visual impairments create tactile journals which describe an event from the previous week in an artistic way. They verbally describe one event from the previous week and then use a wide array of...
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Perkins School for the Blind

Counting in Tactile Journals

For Teachers K - 6th
This is one of those great ideas I totally love. Youngsters with visual impairments practice counting and left-to -right sequencing by counting out a set number of edible objects from the left and putting them in a bag on the right. They...
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Anne Frank House

Who Was Anne Frank?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Set the stage for a study of The Diary of a Young Girl with a resource that includes background information about Anne Frank's early years, the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, her Secret Annex hiding place, and her capture and...
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Curated OER

Root Beer: Demonstration of fermentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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Curated OER

Nature Superfish

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students examine the billfish as a predator in the ocean. In this ocean, creatures, and tides lesson, students view video clips and discuss the sea creatures and scientists in the videos. Students create their own videos. students...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Food In The Tudor Period

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Tudor period worksheet, students read a detailed information sheet about the common foods and typical diet of the people in the Tudor era. There are no questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fields of Candy Bars

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research and write about the origins of the ingredients in candy bars. They taste them and describe what they are tasting. They use descriptive words to write a paragraph describing the candy bar. They research ingredients in...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Wicca Word Search

For Students 9th - 12th
In this religion worksheet, learners find the words related to the practices of Wicca and the answers are found through clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Basics About Beef Crossword

For Students 9th - 12th
In this health learning exercise, high schoolers complete an 85 clue crossword puzzle about beef. Questions cover names for various cuts, cooking words, and filler words such as "abbreviation for etcetera."
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Travelers for Trade and Global Peace

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Students explore the resources in other countries. In this communities lesson, students examine characteristics of their community to those of other communities. Students examine Canada, El Salvador, and India and their natural resources.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Science: Food Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science:  food quiz worksheet, students answer 20 questions, not interactively, about food, then scroll down to check their answers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Roman's Food

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Roman civilization worksheet, students read about the food options available during Roman times. Students learn about the normal breakfast, lunch, and dinner meal for Roman people.