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Britian of the Future

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the issues touched on in the programme extracts and generate ideas about what Britian might look like in the future. They develop a picture of this imagined England and explore how the relationship between Scotland,...
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Woman Walks into a Bar

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students create an imaginative response to a book title as a way to anticipate what the book is going to be about. They explore the use of humour to make a serious point. Students are asked what they think that statement 'Woman walks...
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Journey on the Rock Cycle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this rock cycle worksheet, students imagine themselves as rocks and write about their experiences as they journey through the rock cycle. Students create a comic strip illustrating their adventure.
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What A Beautiful Baby!

For Students 10th - 12th
In this career worksheet, students imagine that they are adopting a baby. They create a budget chart for all of the expenses needed to properly care for a baby. Students calculate the costs for a month, including babysitting.
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Writing Sparks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this unique writing scenario worksheet, students imagine that they are out taking a walk and run across an animal that they can talk to. Students write out the conversation that they have with the animal.
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My Dinosaur Drawing Page

For Students 1st
For this drawing page, 1st graders imagine that they just discovered a new dinosaur in their own backyard. They draw a picture of the discovery in the background on the coloring page. They write a name for the new dinosaur on elementary...
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Roller Coaster Ride

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
For this roller coaster ride worksheet, students complete 5 statements related to an imagined roller coaster ride that they have just experienced. First, they explain why they were excited and how fast the roller coast went. Then,...
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Roller Coaster Ride 2

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this roller coaster ride worksheet, students complete 5 statements about imagining they had just experienced riding on a roller coaster. First, they describe how excited they were and why. Then, students describe how fast the roller...
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Airports

For Teachers Pre-K
Students respond to movement cues while maintaining their balance. In this movement and balance activity, students gain understanding of general self space concepts while imagining themselves as an airplane. Students respond to high,...
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Writing Postcards

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing skills worksheet, students imagine they are visiting Antarctica and write a postcard home about their experiences. Students use the picture for help.
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The Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the concept of the Pythagorean Theorem.  For this Pythagorean Theorem lesson, students discuss how the Pythagorean Theorem is used in their lives.  Students imagine building a lean-to that is 3 ft. high and 4...
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Writing Prompt: "Abducted"

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this writing instructional activity, students write a story, imagining the experiences they have after being abducted by aliens. Pages are lined to allow for writing.
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Dirt Box

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students make a dirt box. In this art lesson, students play in the dirt using their imaginations.
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Hide the Acorns

For Teachers Pre-K
Students search for acorns. In this art lesson students imagine they are squirrels finding and storing acorns. The students dig through a water table filled with sand or soil looking for acorns that have been buried.
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Lotto or Life: What Are the Chances?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Though the website does not seem to have the mentioned video, a reding and lottery style games simulate the chances of finding intelligent life somewhere other than Earth. Without the video, this lesson is short, but it can be a useful...
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Detective Digis and the Computer Caper

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Mathematicians participate in an hands-on activity to investigate the binary number system and write messages in binary code and have classmates decipher the messages. A said video on the topic does not seem to be available, but the...
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How Big Is That Star?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Aspiring astronomers study stars. They compare stars and explain the relationship between radius, mass, and diameter. By creating a star simulation, they discover how a binary star system's orbit can cause changes in the observed...
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X-ray Spectroscopy and the Chemistry of Supernova Remnants

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This link takes you to a comprehensive unit that delves into emission spectra and supernovas. There are four parts: How and where elements are created, electromagnetic radiation, spectroscopy, and the newest technology for studying our...
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Things Are Not Always What They Seem

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Science is magic that works. Magical color-changing beads and a coffee can that follows voice commands are just two examples of magic tricks that rely on science. After completing a hands-on activity and an experiment investigating the...
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What's the Frequency, Roy G. Biv?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars examine the concept of frequency and wavelength. They analyze how frequency and wavelength relate to each other by conducting an experiment involving measuring and timing wavelengths by pulling adding machine tape through...
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Stars and Slopes

For Teachers 10th - 12th
More of a math lesson plan than physics or space science, high schoolers take a set of data and plot it on a log-log coordinate system. The write-up for day two was never completed, but day one, "Stars and Slopes," is complex and...
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What's the Frequency, Roy G. Biv?

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
While all light travels at the same speed, each color in the visible light spectrum contains a different wavelength and frequency. Scholars determine the relationship between frequency and wavelength as they complete the activity. They...
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Supernova Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
By measuring the wavelength, frequency, and intensity of electromagnetic radiation, scientists determine the temperature, density, and composition of far away items. Scholars rotate through ten lab stations using a spectroscope at each...
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How Far...How Powerful

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of gamma ray bursts. They examine basic physics concepts about light, measure the shifts of spectral lines, and utilize Hubble's Law to deduce the velocity of an astronomical object.

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