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Gel Electrophoresis: Sort and See the DNA

For Students 7th - 12th
In this DNA learning exercise, students access a website to learn how DNA fragments are separated through the process of gel electrophoresis. Then students model the construction of DNA fingerprints and practice interpreting restriction...
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Cherokee Leaf Printing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate their local creeks and forests and practice identifying trees.  For this ecology identification lesson plan, students utilize a pad and pencil while on a field trip near their school and describe their...
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Exercise Stations

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in station activities in P.E. In this physical education lesson, students do station activities. Students start out with a warm up exercise then make their way to dance, bowling, scooters, jump rope,...
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Communication Methods

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore communications by participating in a science class activity. In this communication technology instructional activity, students discuss the process of morse code, its history, and the electromagnets used to create the...
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People, Places and Events

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students participate in the game People, Places, and Events to practice their science, and social studies skills
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Simulating Mixture Problems with Colored Beads

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice creating mixtures out of colored beads.
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Air and Water in the Environment

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the traits of water condensation and evaporation. In this water cycle lesson, students develop an awareness of the importance of water for sustaining life. Students participate in a hands-on activity in which water is...
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Volumetric Analysis 3 To Determine the Relative Molecular Mass of a Soluble Base

For Students 9th - 12th
In this volumetric analysis instructional activity, learners experimented with a known amount of hydrochloric acid to determine the relative molecular mass of an unknown group 1 carbonate. Learners use volumetric analysis to determine...
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Toward a Sustainable Agriculture

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students analyze organic production systems. In this organic agriculture lesson plan, students examine key organic practices for both crop and livestock. This lesson plan includes 5 different activities, 4 critical thinking questions and...
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Water Cycle Voice Thread

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students understand the water cycle through a role playing activity. In this water cycle lesson, students become familiar with the water cycle through a play about the water cycle. Students illustrate their parts and create a VoiceThread...
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice their reading comprehension while investigating vegetables.  In this children's literature lesson, students are read The Tale of Peter Rabbit in class and analyze the concept and themes.  Students complete...
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What Lives in the Open Ocean and Where Do They Live?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore oceanography by participating in a flash card activity. In this ocean inhabitant activity, students define a list of ocean related vocabulary terms and answer ocean geography study questions. Students utilize organism...
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Magnets

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners explore how the earth is a magnet and that magnets have two "poles".  In this magnetic lesson plan students complete an activity by designing their own compass. 
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School Lighting Audit Data Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the data collected in the school lighting audit. They work together to write recommendations for more efficient lighting for their school. They practice using new vocabulary and working together with others.
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What's the Fizz Factor

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students as a class create a fountain using both coke soda, and mentos candy. In this science instructional activity, students test which combination of coke and mentos products produce the tallest fountain. Students use the scientific...
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Ecology of the Dump

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine which types of garbage are biodegradable and which are nonbiodegradable. They practice measuring skills, hypothesizing, taking data, and writing a lab report. Students observe the relative biodegradability of metal,...
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Wilderness Survival: A Field Practicum

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use hands-on field-testing of authentic application from principles pertaining to: Psychology- A. Develop a positive, can-do attitude with a high degree of self-reliance that is transferable to human interactions outside of the...
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Types And Magnitudes Of Earthquakes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of earthquakes and the different types of magnitudes. They research the Richter scale and how it is used to measure the intensities of earthquakes. Students then apply the concept by completing a...
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Bubble Festival

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice scientific inquiry while learning about bubbles. In this lesson about bubbles, students explore characteristics of bubbles. Students move through nine different "bubble" stations following directions and completing an...
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Recycling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read or listen to a story, and discuss how it relates to them. In this personal event writing activity, students write about recycling. Students read "The Giving Tree" a Shel Silverstein poem and discuss the poem's meaning....
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Visual Arts- Planetary Travel Brochure

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students research the planets and create a "travel brochure." In this space science lesson plan, students read the book Magic School Bus: Lost in Space and identify various properties of each planet. Students create a brochure for a...
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Gel Electrophoresis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners conduct a variety of experiments to explore gel electrophoresis. In this biology lesson, explain how this process separate DNA and RNA. They discuss the practical applications of this method.
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Oval Action Figures

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discover the basics of figure proportion and create oval figures which show the human body in motion. Artists also study the way the body moves and bends. They see that artists study live models and make many sketches or studies...
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How We Can Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students evaluate the school's recycling and waste management practices. After analyzing current methods, teams develop a new recycling plan, and create a slideshow presentation. They present their proposals to the principal for...