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Simple Spectroscope

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students make a spectroscope out of simple materials and are expected to view as many different light sources as possible to see the whole spectrum.
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Prime and Composite Numbers

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders inspect prime and composite numbers. Using graph paper, they draw as many different shaped rectangles as possible. They use the dimensions of the rectangles to discuss prime and composite numbers. Students create a chart...
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Zero Is Our Hero

For Teachers K
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the mastery of counting by ten's. They practice counting to varying quantities not to exceed 100. Students could also use manipulatives that are separated into groups of ten.
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Make Your Own Shape Puzzles

For Teachers All
Students create their own shape puzzles. They practice putting puzzle pieces together so they fit correctly. They classify and sort the different shapes as they finish the puzzle.
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Pinhole Viewer

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners make a pinhole viewer to demonstrate how it inverts light passing through it which produces inverted images.
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ESOL Shape identification

For Teachers Higher Ed
Pupils review vocabulary shape cards. They match oral words of shapes with flash cards then they make and label their own set of shape flash cards and then review with a classmate.
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An Artistic List of Ways to Make Flowers

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use cupcake holders, paint, then add green construction paper stems and leaves to make flowers.
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Gridding An Archaeological Site

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students investigate using some of the basic skills of an archaeologist while using a Cartesian coordinate system. They establish a grid system for a dig site and determine the locations for different artifacts. Students use the...
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Colorful Christmas Tree

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Christmas tree worksheet, students follow the directions to make a Christmas tree. Students read and follow 6 steps to make the tree and decorate it with Christmas balls.
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Earthquake Machine

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore plate tectonics by conducting a class experiment. In this earthquake lesson plan, students utilize scrap wood, sandpaper, rubber bands and a sanding belt to create a model earthquake experiment which shakes a nearby...
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Mars Pathfinder Egg Drop and Landing

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students construct a pathfinder that could land an egg safely. In this physics lesson, students explain the factors affecting the dynamics of falling objects. They evaluate their pathfinder design.
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Aspects of Weather

For Teachers K - 5th
Students recognize and observe weather phenomena. In this four part weather lesson, students are introduced to weather symbols through a story, then use a thermometer to measure water temperature. Next, students observe the formation of...
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Volume, Surface Area for Cylinders

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of volume and surface area of cylinders. In this volume and surface area of cylinders lesson, 7th graders break cylinders into their base shapes of a circle and a rectangle. Students discover that...
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The Dead Zone: A Marine Horror Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers graph dissolved oxygen versus depth using data taken from NECOP Program. In this marine science lesson, students explain the causes of hypoxia. They recommend possible solutions to this problem.
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Harnessing the Wind for Electricity

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explain how wind can produce electricity. In this geometry lesson plan, 9th graders construct their own pin wheel turbine and calculate its power. They discuss the pros and cons of using wind generator.
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Upside Down and All Around

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss what a line of symmetry is, then demonstrate how to fold shape cutouts to generate lines of symmetry. They demonstrate slides, flips, and turns with objects, and write explanations of changes they observe in pictures.
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Poetry

For Teachers K
Students review how clouds form rain, listen to the poem April Rain Song, discuss the saying April Showers Bring May Flowers, and participate in a craft activity.
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Analytical Spectroscope

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students using a spectroscope view different substances when heated with electricity.
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Persistence of Vision Tube

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students demonstrate how individual pieces of data combine to produce complete images.
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Paper Mache Caterpillar

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, and practice fine motor skills by using scissors and newsprint strips, and balloons to create paper mache caterpillars.
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Spacd Day:Probing For Knowledge

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the uses and purpose of the Hubble telescope. They create a model of the telescope and conduct research about the history behind the invention of it. Students use the information in order to create a context for the...