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Invention Convention

For Teachers 5th
Invent a new machine for the 21st century and make a model of the invention in this cross-curricular lesson about Leonardo da Vinci. Young inventors will use various art supplies to create their models. The lesson includes resource links...
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From Corn To Tortillas

For Teachers K
Students investigate the food known as the tortilla. They research the growth cycle of the corn plant and how tortillas are made from it. The importance of the tortilla according to the Hispanic culture is explained to the students. The...
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Poetry and PowerPoint

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read and discuss the poem, "April Rain Song" by Langston Hughes. After brainstorming examples of vivid verbs, figures of speech, language patterns, and imagery used in the poem, 3rd graders write a poem on a topic of...
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Reach For The Stars: A Health Careers Constellation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine health related careers.  In this career lesson students create a presentation of health related careers and present it to the class. 
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Where Do I Fit?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete activities to learn about career options and the role jobs have in community. In this career lesson plan, 4th graders complete a career exploration worksheet and study the local community jobs available. Students...
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Sustainable Living

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students act out various types of transportation.  In this transportation lesson, students practice speaking using the transportation phrases. Students ask each other question about the transportation.  Students discuss the...
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Looking Blue

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in a research project that is exclusively using the internet. The author states that traditional labs are hard to conduct for a light lab. This one uses the internet with the intention that students can manipulate...
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Animal Riddles

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research an animal using online research .They create a multimedia riddle using the information and share it with the class.
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Flammable and Combustible Liquids

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students complete the required topics for the OSHA 10-hour course. They are presented with Flammable and Combustible Liquids. Students define the following tems: flash point, flammable liquid, and combustible liquid. They are explained...
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Traveling the Career Paths 2

For Teachers K
Students discover the six different career paths they could take and why each path is important.  In this career choice instructional activity, students discuss different career paths using a visual poster. Students...
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Oil Slick Emergency

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how to recover and remove oil from an oil spill.  In this oil spill clean-up activity students use role play and act like a committee to determine how to clean up an oil spill.
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What's the Connection Between Convection and Inversion?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders observe a simulation demonstrating the difference between convection and inversion. They explain where and when convection and inversion layers occur and how each impacts air quality, and by connection, human health.
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Plant Growth

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students role play as text book creators by designing an animation showing plant growth from seed to maturity. They incorporate things that plants need to grow in the animation.
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Ramps 2: Ramp Builder

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners plan, build, and test a ramp that allows objects to roll far. After each group has tested out their ramps, allow them to test their design against the record previously established by the prototype ramp.
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Sorting

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore how books are sorted in a library. In this sorting lesson, students play a game where they have to fill the shelves with books that share a common theme. Students compare this game to a real library. Students discuss how...
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Next Year's Seeds

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore genetic traits. In this genetic traits lesson, 5th graders discover how traits are passed from parent to offspring while examining plants. Students problem solve real world applications.
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Basic First Aid

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students listen to basic first aid information. In this first aid lesson, students discuss CPR, Choking, Severe Bleeding, and Shock. They research the steps and how they can help in an emergency situation. 
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Animal Characteristics

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a graphic organizer to study animal characteristics. In this animal characteristics lesson plan, students use a program in Microsoft Word to create a brainstorm about different animal characteristics.
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Students Exploring Cyberspace (SECs) Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students study AIDS and other current topics in a multinational, interdisciplinary fashion. They communicate with students from other countries throughout e-mail to find out how AIDS impacts other societies.
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Companion Animals

For Students 6th - 7th
In this animals learning exercise, learners discuss their own pets. Then students answer 3 questions having to do with pets and overpopulation. Learners then separate into debate teams and debate licensing and breeding issues.
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Mimicry: Other Insects That Resemble Bees

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students design a conceptual experiment to test whether mimics actually benefit from the fact they resemble other organisms or objects. They define the term mimicry. They focus on insects that resemble bees and wasps.
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Electronic Technology

For Students 6th - 10th
In this electronic worksheet, students complete 4 short answer, 6 fill in the blank, and 4 term identifications about electronics.
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Plant Actions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore plant life. In this biology lesson plan, students take part in 2 activities that require them to study photosynthesis and water transport in plants.
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Water Gardening

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study the details to watering a garden. For this water resource lesson, students visit several websites and watch a PowerPoint about watering a garden.