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The Junk Mail Explosion, Why You Buy and How Ads Persuade

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students increase their awareness of persuasion tactics used in "junk mail" advertising.
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Scientific Notation II: The Mantissa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students after completing the Part II (of 2) scientific notation online lab exercises, manipulate and interpret large numbers expressed in the "mantissa and exponent" format of scientific notation.
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Honey, I Shrunk the Lids!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars, in groups, explore how manufacturers use the concept of lightweighting.
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The Talk Show: A Bioethical Dilemma About Neurological Disorders

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore neurological societal problems. They research, collect information and assess the ramifications of ethical, economic, political, and social issues. During a talk show simulation, students present their decisions.
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Magazine Ads and You, the Teenager

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students become aware of persuasion tactics as seen in magazine advertising as they analyze ads. They invent a product and design a magazine ad using 3 advertising techniques.
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Chinese New Year

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the Chinese New Year celebration. Through the use of interactive video and the Internet, they will examine the sequence of events that occur during the preparation and festivities. Students compare the Chinese New Year...
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Developing and Assessing the Intelligence of a Kindergartner: A Practical Approach

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students name objects that are the same size, shape, and weight as the human brain. They touch the model brain, feeling the folds, etc. They make connections to the chart displaying the brain-like objects. They touch the 'potato flake'...
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A Journey Through Our Solar System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the concept of the solar system in our universe by constructing a model that is made to a measurable scale. Once the model is constructed it should be placed in a wide open space for observation and...
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Worksheet 27

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students examine the equations for the planets of Mercury and Saturn. Then they find the distance of Saturn’s closest and farthest approach to the sun.
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Effects of Alcohol Use

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify short and long term effects of alcohol use. In this effects of alcohol lesson plan, 5th graders participate in activities to understand what it feels like to have alcohol in their system. With the teacher they make...
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US Government: Foreign Policy

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the basic precepts of American foreign policy. For this diplomacy lesson, students read textbook chapters regarding American foreign policy practices before and after World War II. Students also watch a...
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Hearing Galileo's Whisper Across the Solar System

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read and answer questions about satellites. In this satellites instructional activity, students read information about Galileo's Whisper and satellite capabilities.
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U.S. Involvement in Nation-Building Before Iraq

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils analyze U.S. involvement in Iraq. In this foreign policy lesson, students listen to their instructor lecture on America's nation-building policies. Pupils respond to questions pertaining to nation-building practices.
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This Life Stinks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study how organisms that live in cold seep communities get energy from methane.  For this organism lesson students write a brief report and identify oxidation reduction reactions and explain if these are dependent of...
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Exploring Infinite Sequences, Part II

For Students 8th - 10th
In this algebra activity, students identify the nth term of the sequence. They find the missing term in the pattern and what theorem justifies their choice. There are 12 questions.
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Julia Roberts

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Julia Roberts and then complete worksheets such as spelling, a listening gap fill, synonym matching, scrambled sentences, and more.
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What are the Challenges?

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students discuss energy. In this energy challenges instructional activity, students read about greenhouse gas emissions and global climate change. Comprehension questions from the reading are provided. 
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Business: What Are Advertisers Selling?

For Teachers All
Students will search for hidden messages in advertising and the "hidden audience." They gain a greater understanding of the structures of advetising and marketing.
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Exploring the Interstellar Medium

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students investigate the Interstellar Medium and the Local Bubble that the Sun is inside. They read and discuss a handout, answer discussion questions, observe a demonstration of light scattering, and conduct an experiment on the...
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WHAT IS A CELL?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the function and structures of cells, including plant and animal cells. They explore cell parts including cell wall, ribosomes, chromosomes, nucleoid, plasmids, flagella, pilli, and plasma membrane, cel
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Solar Powered Cars

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students build and race solar powered cars after a teacher lecture. They answer questions based on their experiences with the car they build.
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Life Beyond Earth

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners investigate the solar system and what makes a planet habitable. They complete an online Webquest, simulate a NASA training program online, take an online quiz, answer discussion questions, and locate newspaper articles about the...
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Adbusting: A Media Literacy Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the ethical issues regarding the role of advertising in our society. They watch a series of ads, analyze the messages of the commercials, and in small groups create a counter-ad.
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20th-Century Astronomy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine and explain how the distance to nearby stars can be measured by the parallax method, discuss the role of women in the history of American astronomy, form their own opinions of the importance of Harlow Shapley and Edwin...