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Mean, Median, Mode and Range

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Mean, median, mode, and range lessons can link math to real life experiences.
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Using Technology in Science

For Teachers 4th - 6th
You can spice up your science content by incorporating technology into your lesson plans.
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Finding Fungi in the World Around Us

For Teachers 4th - 8th
These lesson ideas will help your students explore the diversity of Kingdom Fungi.
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"Egg-citing" Science!: Experiments Using Eggs

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can use these "eggs-traordinary" hands on lesson plans to get students engaged in science.
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Understanding Weathering and Erosion in the Environment

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can use these lessons to enhance your students' understanding of weathering and erosion.
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How Plants Help Us Breathe

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss how humans breathe and how plants help us to stay alive. In groups, they identify and label the different parts of plants and describe their functions. They compare and contrast the ways plants and animals breathe...
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American Indian Flute and Math

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the Math behind Musical instruments in this cross-curricular Math activity on the Native American Flute and waveforms. The activity can be accomplished in 6 days and includes an extensive materials list for...
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Micro-Organisms

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate micro-organisms with an on line activity. In this micro-organism on line lesson plan, students identify bacteria, viruses and fungi projected onto a white board. Students work in groups and use a computer and an on...
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Using Electricity

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch to become familiar with the way a lighthouse works.In this using electricity lesson, student create lighthouses with plasticine clay and a working circuit. Students complete a worksheet on...
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Sorting and Using Materials

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore materials and their properties. In this matter lesson, students identify objects and describe their properties. Learners test and sort materials using an interactive whiteboard, followed by a group discussion of what was...
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Friction

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students compare and contrast the movement of objects on different surfaces, experimenting with friction and forces of motion. This friction lesson has numerous online tools including worksheets and virtual activities; the option is also...
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Rising Temperatures Threaten Penguins

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students examine the continent of Antarctica, then read a news article about the decline in the Antarctic penguin population. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary activity,...
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Scientists Breed See-Through Frogs

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students participate in a pre-reading activity, then read a news article about the breeding of transparent frogs. In this biology and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a question and a vocabulary activity,...
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Hot Weather, Rain Mean Fewer Pumpkins

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share their knowledge of pumpkins, then read a news article about how hot weather and rain are affecting the pumpkin crop. For this agriculture and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and...
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Winter Olympics Stations

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars experience various Winter Olympic sports in Physical Education class. In this Winter Olympics lesson, students participate in stations which represent the Olympic games. These representative stations include a biathlon,...
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How We See Things

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate how mirrors reflect light. In this reflection lesson, students draw the path of the light reflected from a mirror. Students construct a list of objects that are light sources.
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Water to the Max

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experiment with the angle that yields the greatest distance of water at constant pressure.  In this experiment with the angle that yields the greatest distance of water at constant pressure lesson plan, students shoot water...
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We've got the whole world in our hands

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore spatial sense in regards to maps about the globe. In this maps lesson plan, students label oceans, locate the continents and poles, follow directions, and explain the symbols on a map.
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Captain Lewis and his Medicine Bag

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore medical practices of the early 1800's that were used on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. For this lesson, young scholars compare and contrast medical practices, create a list of medical needs for a modern trip and...
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Big Dipper Story Wheel

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners research a Canadian Indian Tale. In this constellation instructional activity, students hear the story "Never-Ending Bear Hunt" which describes the constellations from the Native American perspective. They create their own...
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Diversity: Appearance

For Teachers K - 5th
  Students collect several 'diversity beans' and sort them into piles based on the color of the beans and if they believe they will enjoy the flavor concluded from the outside appearance.  In this diversity lesson, students...
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Animals Finding Rice Paddies

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the animals who live in rice paddies and create a chart.  In this rice lesson, 4th graders link the types of animals living in each ecosystem with a bar graph. Students use colored bars to show...
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Social Movements in American Politics

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Learners explore American social movements. In this writing skills lesson, students read Orwell's "Politics and the English." Learners then apply the rules for writing that are included in the piece. Students follow-up by completing a...
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Weather, Sea Level Rise and Climate Change

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students compare the carbon dioxide content of four different samples. In this chemistry lesson, students research the causes of global warming. They explain how humans contribute to rising global temperature.

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