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Dear Pen Pal

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
Explore cultures from around the world with an engaging pen pal resource. Through a series of classroom activities and written correspondence, children learn about the favoritec pastimes, schooling, geography, and weather that is...
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Nature's ABC's

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners will recognize objects in nature that are similar in shape to the letters of the alphabet. For this digital camera lesson, students will find objects in nature that look like letters of the alphabet. They will create a poster of...
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DNA Fingerprinting

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars discuss DNA Fingerprinting and gel electrophoresis before participating in a crime solving activity. Students simulate their DNA using adding tape and complete the steps necessary to do a gel electrophoresis. They...
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Religion and Ethics: Living with Special Needs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore human behavior by exploring mental and physical disabilities. In this learning disability lesson plan, students identify the different disabilities young scholars have which prevent them from working at the same...
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Periodic Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students review periodic table of elements, choose one element, and create piece of poetry about it using Cinquain, Haiku, or Acrostic format. Students then read aloud their poems to classmates.
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My Science Box: DNA Fingerprinting

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students identify DNA in a crime scenario. In this DNA activity, students perform paper chromatography and compare it against the pens of various suspects.
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Media Campaign

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders design and present a media product supporting environmental stewardship. They demonstrate an understanding of the nature and types of waste and of their management in industry and the community. They assess the results...
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The Atrazine Dilemma

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students understand how farming practices and the topography of a region can effect the health and safety of all living things. Students play a game which helps them understand how the chemical Azatrine has spread in the watershed.
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Investigating Motion

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students determine velocity using the slope of a time distance graph. They investigate a motion cart using a CBR unit and a TI 83 calculator setup. Using the graph generated, they calculate velocity.