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Gymnastics Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the importance of having a healthy body by performing gymnastics.  In this physical education activity, students utilize their flexibility and body strength to perform intense physical gymnastic maneuvers with...
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Bats

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students model how the bones in a bat wing are organized. They develop questions about bat body parts based on photographs. They hypothesize how bats locate their food.
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Science: Criminalistics - A New Look at Crime

For Teachers K - 12th
Pupils examine the world of forensic science, focusing on fingerprint analysis. In the lesson, they implement a method by which fingerprints of class members are categorized and identified. Elementary students study classification...
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Estimating With Fractions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, exploring methods to estimate fractions, take notes on estimating fractions, 7th graders write letters to explain the process of estimating fractions and mixed numbers to someone who does not know the concept. Students...
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Careers in Science

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Stuents explore the current job market for scientists. They explore types of jobs, salary range and job requirements. Students write a letter of application for a particular job.
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SAT Reading Comprehension Practice Test 01

For Students 10th - 12th
In this SAT reading comprehension worksheet, students read an excerpt from a book and answer comprehension questions.  Students answer 7 questions and submit their answers in this SAT practice worksheet.
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Dinosaur History (Part 1)

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students explore and interpret scientific data through a Biblical world view. They discuss scientific dating methods of dinosaur bones. Students compare and contrast Biblical and evolutionary views.
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Space-Age Experiments

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners evaluate the notion of aging by reviewing some of the studies that occurred on John Glenn's space shuttle mission.
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Speed Measurement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are asked how do they calculate velocity? They take a trip to the school's track and have a series of timed races. Students return to class and calculate their velocity and see who is the fastest. They summarize what...
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Ten Important Hardwoods

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss ten important Pennsylvania hardwood trees, examine characteristics of each tree species, evaluate economic and ecological importance of hardwood trees, and recognize at least two characteristics of each species.
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Plants Under Attack

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders will identify the four needs for plant survival and gain skills and confidence in using scientific measurement tools, probes as well as the spreadsheets and graphing capacity of a computer to represent and analyze data.They...
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Separation of Unknowns in a Liquid

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils identify chromatography as method of separating the components of a liquid. Students discover that dyes are composed of more than one component in achieving a particular color in these lessons on paper chromatography.
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How Well Will I Eat This Week?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders develop a healthy menu for the coming week using Palm technology to develop healthy eating habits. They develop a spreadsheet for the seven days and for each menu using the Palm.
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Is There Sewage in My Sample?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the proximity of the Hudson Shelf Valley and the Hudson Canyon to one of the Nation's most populated areas. They study that from 1987 to 1992, two dumpsites in the Hudson Shelf Valley and Hudson Canyon, one 12 miles
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Chemical Resistance and Synthetic Polymers

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students participate in lab activities in which they examine immersion, stain resistance, and stress cracking of synthetic polymers. Students use their collected data to discuss service applications and possible performance of materials.
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Daily Academic Language Development

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Five minute mini-lessons designed to expose learners to high-frequency academic language.
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Insects

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research an insect and creates a brochure on that selected insect. Each student develops a Venn Diagram comparing similarities and differences between moths and butterflies.
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History's Mysteries Lesson Plans

For Teachers 6th - 8th
By exploring history's mysteries, like Stonehenge, students can learn about historical research.
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Plan Ahead for Professional Development

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
You can learn something new this fall and winter by attending a conference or seminar.
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Leaves, Flowers, Seashells, Mirrors and Symmetry

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students develop an understanding of patterns and symmetry. In this symmetry and pattern lesson, students use real world patterns then analyze and extend them. Students also use real world items while discovering and observing...
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Bubble-ology and Bernoulli

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students explore aerodynamics and Bernoulli's principle by devising ways to keep bubbles aloft.
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Modeling Mania Math Topic: Using Models

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine problem solving techniques when working on spatial problems. They discover how models, sketches, and drawings can be used to understand on something works. They design a model of a bridge using given dimensions and...
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A Study of Hydra Cluster Galaxies

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students analyze a designated galaxy with a partner or in a small group.
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Elements of Myth

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read and act out myths. In this world mythology instructional activity, students read and analyze myths from various cultures and then recognize their attributes as they prepare presentations of myths that explain natural...