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Making a Terrarium

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students become familiar with the materials needed to build a terrarium. For this terrarium lesson, students create a terrarium in a bottle and observe how it grows and takes care of itself.
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Circles

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore and define the radius and diameter of a circle. In this geometry lesson, 10th graders calculate the circumference and area of a circle using real world objects and shapes. They discuss chords and lines tangent...
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Home Away from Home

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to stories about homeless people.  In this public service instructional activity, 2nd graders recognize the problems of being homeless and the importance of community activities.  Students listen to Fly...
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Earth Day and "The Lorax" Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Earth Day can be a way for students to explore their relationship to the world around them and read great literature like "The Lorax."
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Touch

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students discover how sense of touch helps us explore our world by feeling it and learning the size, texture and shape of things.
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RAINSTICKS

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a rainstick from recycled materials and begin learning about the "nature" of the rainforest.
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Rock Hunters

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners observe rocks of various types and sizes and record these observations through drawings. They gather rocks, measure, classify, observe, describe and record their collection.
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Rainforest Music

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine musical instruments used by the indigenous people of the rainforest, and analyze how music is used in their daily lives. They create a model, using natural materials, of a musical instrument used by indigenous...
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What Floats Your Boat?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the concept of buoyancy. The Video used in this lesson demonstrates and explains the characteristics of objects that sink and float. It presents the concepts of displacement, weight, and buoyancy.
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Meteor Showers

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use the Internet to discover the wonderful world of comets and meteor showers. They discover how to spot one and predict them using a calendar. They also examine the makeup of meteoroids and meteorites.
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Barf Bag Microbiology

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students investigate and determine which types of carbohydrates Baker's yeast prefers. They crumble Cheerios, Smarties, and Fruit Loops and feed them to the yeast and watch what happens, when the bags begin to barf.
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Discovering the Properties of Matter

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars identify the properties of the three states of matter and observe the movement of Oobleck and be able to compare its movement to that of solids and liquids. They record in their Science Journal what they discovered about...
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To Honor All Children from Prejudice to Discrimination to Hatred....to Holocaust, Part 1

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze different perspectives of the history of the Holocaust. They experience primary and secondary sources along with pieces from literature, documentaries, songs and letters. A commitment of honor and dedication is expressed...
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Exploring the Night Sky: Summer

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explain how moon phases occur. They describe and explain at least two common misconceptions that people have about the moon. Students explain what a star is. They explain 3 ways that the night sky has been used throughout history.
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Where Blues And Jazz Started

For Students 4th - 8th
In this music history worksheet, students will read five paragraphs about the history of blues and jazz music and respond to 10 short answer questions.
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Mystery Dinosaur: Who am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this dinosaur worksheet, students read a description of a dinosaur and then write down which dinosaur is being described. There are 6 questions to answer on this worksheet.
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Types of Rock

For Students 6th - 12th
In this rocks worksheet, students compare and contrast the 3 types of rocks: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. Students complete 1 graphic organizer.
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Coastal Surveys

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students investigate the human impact on coastal land. In this coastal surveys lesson plan, students choose a coastal area and complete a survey sheet about the area. They choose a topic about a sea side village called Dunwich to prepare...
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Molarity Labs I & II $ III

For Students 10th - 12th
In this molarity lab worksheet, students write down the process they took to determine the molarity of a given sample of a solution of salt. They also make two particular molar solutions in the lab and show their calculations. They answer
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Types of Weathering

For Students 9th - 12th
In this weathering worksheet, learners compare the two types of weathering: mechanical and chemical. This worksheet has 11 matching questions.
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Frederick Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars enjoy Leo Lionni's illustrations in Frederick and watching how Frederick uses his imagination. In this Frederick lesson plan, students practice dramatic techniques as they retell traditional literature.
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Rainbow Fish: The Copycat Fish Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore the concept of copying one another. In this early childhood lesson plan, students discuss what a copycat is and why people copy one another. Students then discuss the story Rainbow Fish: The Copycat Fish, recording...
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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Pineapple Investigations

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use all of their senses to explore a fresh, delicious pineapple. In this early childhood lesson plan, students engage in activities that encourage sensory exploration, problem solving, creative-thinking, language skills, and the...
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The Magic School Bus Wet All Over

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students observe the water cycle and experiment with cleaning water. For this hands-on hydrology lesson based on a Magic School Bus book, students conduct two experiments to see the how water moves through the water cycle and then they...

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