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Simulated Underground Railroad Experience

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders travel through a mock Underground Railroad.
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Building Trust

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify the qualities that make them trustworthy. In this philanthropy lesson, students define the word "trust" and play a game that demonstrates trust between the players. Students discuss people they know who are trustworthy.
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Rotocopters

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students construct their own rotocopters to study flight.  For this flight lesson students work in groups and complete timed trials of their rotocopters.
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Don't Drink To That!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students simulate the effects of alcohol on their vision and motor skills. Then, after doing additional research on the dangers of driving while intoxicated, students create an educational activity that might convince a particular target a
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Simulated Underground Railroad Experience - Part B

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders travel throughout many stations learning about the Underground Railroad.
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New Creations from Six Simple Machines

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore different types of simple machines and research the concepts of force, effort, and work. They conduct Internet research and complete a worksheet about examples of simple machines used in everyday life. Students also...
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Special Protections-Session Six

For Teachers 1st - Higher Ed
Parents and children work together in a community circle to discuss caring for people with special needs. In separate groups, the children sing and listen to a story. They discuss ways people are alike, and ways they are different....
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That's Exercise?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine a variety of ways to exercise and keep their bodies strong. They make letters of the alphabet with their bodies and listen to the book Baseball Brothers. Students watch a video clip from the PBS show Teletubbies, and...
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Bird Brained?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify general abilities that indicate animal cognitive intelligence. In this biology lesson, students create an intelligence testing challenge for ravens. They compare its ability to that of a crow.
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Heart Rate

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students move through a variety of locomotor skills at different paces to see how they affect their heart rate. In this health, human body, and physical activity lesson plan, students measure their heart rate and discuss health. A...
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Polynomial, Rational, and Radical Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
This assessment pair goes way beyond simple graphing, factoring and solving polynomial equations, really forcing learners to investigate the math ideas behind the calculations. Short and to-the-point questions build on one another,...
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Calvin Crest Outdoor School

Survival

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Equip young campers with important survival knowledge with a set of engaging lessons. Teammates work together to complete three outdoor activities, which include building a shelter, starting a campfire, and finding directions in the...
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Connecting with Your Feelings

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
As part of a therapeutic and restorative exercise, pupils use worksheets to recall experiences and explore their reactions to major feelings, from anxiety and anger to joy and love. 
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Designing a Robotic Surgical Device

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
The engineering design process meets laparoscopic surgical robots with an activity that is the last part in a series of 10 and brings all the lessons of the unit together. Teams design and build a remotely controlled laparoscopic device....
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Cornell University

Resolution—Not Just for the New Year

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Experiment with optical resolution using an inquiry-based instructional activity. Young researchers calculate fellow classmates' optical resolutions. They apply the information to understand the inner workings of optical instruments.
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Two Rivers Ran Through It

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover the problems that early Mesototamian farmers faced while developing agriculture in the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. They design a working model that solves those unique challenges.
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A Career Planning Guide

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Where to start when planning future goals is a big question. Using the Florida Choices website, learners will be able to take a self-assessment, determine career interests, and make a portfolio to help them stay on track. 
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Character in Place: Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” for the Common Core

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How do writers use the interaction between elements like characterization and setting to create meaning? Readers of "A Worn Path" create a series of comic book-style graphics of Eudora Welty's short story and reflect on how Welty uses...
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Winter Wonderland

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of the activities they can participate in during the winter months. In groups, they rotate between stations in which they can practice or try the different winter sports. To end the lesson, they can play the...
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Physical Education - Gallop

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice galloping. In this gross motor skills lesson, students review how to jump and hop using a jump-rope and hopscotch. The teacher shows the steps to gallop and they hold a noodle and pretend as if they are riding a horse. 
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Controlling a Ball With a Hockey Stick

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice stopping and guiding a ball with a hockey stick, as an introduction to floor hockey.
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Fun at the Beach

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students engage in a variety of activities that are given the theme of "Fun At The Beach". The games can be played outside or at the beach. The use of a game helps to keep student engagement.
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Hula Hoop Hoopla

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in various activities using the hula hoop. They should follow directions given and experience a variety of locomotor and manipulative movements. They study to work as an individual and a team member.
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Medieval Games

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a theme-based field day base on Medieval games. They integrate the field day activities into an academic study of medieval times.

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