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The Giant Barrel Sponge

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study barrel sponges. In this science and art lesson, students discuss what sponges are, create their own sponge, and share what they created with the rest of the class.
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Fire Escape Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore fire safety. In this fire prevention and safety lesson, students discuss and brainstorm ideas about what to do if there is a fire. Students practice stating information that should be given when calling 911. Students...
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Mayonnaise Jar Greenhouse

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the Greenhouse Effect, how it operates and finally allows the student to experiment using a model created in the classroom. They explain how the greenhouse effect affects the Earth.
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Biomes: Extreme Climate

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the causes of global warming. For this earth science lesson, students examine how global warming is connected to the arctic and world climate. They write a paragraph about their interconnection.
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Soccer Scatter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice dribbling the ball with his/her feet and passing to a partner.
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Video Game Treasure Hunt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students creatively and safely move through general space, developing their own locomotor movements.
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Voices of Louisiana Worksheet

For Students 7th - 8th
In this voices of Louisiana worksheet, students choose at least three quotations from the Voices of Louisiana webpage and look for clues about each person's folk groups and the genres they mention; for example, oral tradition, folk...
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Aurora Borealis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss what causes the northern lights and the folklore attached to them. They discuss magnetic fields, and use various common materials to discover if ions conduct electricity.
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Aquifers

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners participate in an experiment about aquifers. They answer questons and make observations about the experiment. They discuss how they can make a difference in the way water is used.
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Escape From the Antlion's Pit

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students draw conclusions about the effectiveness of antlion's pits in catching prey. A brief review of the antlion and its hunting habits is conducted. After watching a video about the use of pits to catch prey, students complete a...
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Autumn

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the cycle of nutrients in a forest. They research the concepts of decomposing and recycling within a forest.
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Science Word Search

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this science worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to earth science. There are 44 words/phrases located in the puzzle.
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The Mass of the Van Allen Radiation Belts

For Students 10th - 12th
In this van Allen Radiation Belts worksheet, students are given the formula for the field line of the Earth's inner magnetic field. Students use this equation to find the polar coordinates of a field line in the van Allen Belts. They...
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Small-sided Soccer Skill Baseball

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students play a game that emphasizes practice of all the basic soccer skills.
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Respiration Crossword

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this respiration worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by figuring out the vocabulary words associated with the 14 clues given.
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The Westing Game: Chapters 25-30

For Students 10th - 11th
In The Westing Game chapter questions learning exercise, students complete a series of short answer questions over chapters twenty-five through thirty to advance their understanding of the text.
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Pressure Melting of Ice: While-U-Wait

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners demonstrates one of the few cases in which geologic solids visibly deform at room conditions. They suspend a weight on a thin wire over an ice cube to observe its effects over time.
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Biology Junction

Bacteria Crossword Puzzle

For Students 9th - 12th
For this biology instructional activity, students complete a crossword puzzle with 42 questions about bacteria. They identify the different characteristics of bacteria.
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Geology

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders devise a workable inch-to-inch scale for a geologic timeline sequencing the eras covered in the unit. They hypothesize from descriptions of dinosaur fossil evidence.
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Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Inside of the Foot Pass

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teachers, demontrate the "Inside of the foot," pass in gym class and allow students to practice passing and trapping the ball with partners. Includes ideas for varying the activity.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Soccer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can learn all about the sport of soccer! Find out what kind of equipment you'll need to get started, how to play it safe, fun facts, and some tips to get you moving!
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Fermilab: Detector Detail

For Students 9th - 10th
How do scientists capture and measure the energy in atomic particles? Learn about the design of a calorimeter and how it measures the energy of the atomic particles passing through it.
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Oregon California Trails Association: New Light on the Donner Party

For Students 9th - 10th
The myths, mysteries, and facts are revealed at this Donner Party site. At the beginning of November 1846, a group of California-bound immigrants was trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevada. By the time the last member reached safety six...
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The History Cat: The Donner Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
Tells the story of the well-known Donner family who attempted to pass over the mountains to California in the winter of 1846-47, but became trapped by heavy snowfall. Many people in the party perished from starvation and cold, and there...

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