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Roadkill Museum

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students use roadside kill to use taxidermy skills, become comfortable working with animals and dissecting.
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Which Brand of Air Freshener is Most Cost Effective?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners use scientific method to determine cost-effectiveness of air freshener, and create PowerPoint presentations to share their results.
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Destination Red Planet

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore reasons why people are interested in exploring other planets. After reading an article, they identify developments in the mission to Mars. Using the internet, they research the history of exploring Mars and create a...
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Is a Pulley a Special Kind of Lever?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use information from their text to read and discuss pulleys and levers. They examine a top sketch of the arrangement of a fixed pulley. Working in groups, 5th graders perform experiments to test the effect of using a pulley...
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Discovering the Breakdown

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate diseases of the respiratory system. In this respiratory system lesson, 5th graders research, using a variety of sources, the common diseases this system. They determine the causes of a breakdown in the system...
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Explore Metric Units of Length problem solving 12.6

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this exploring metric units of length worksheet, students estimate, measure with paper clips, measure with centimeter and millimeter rulers, and convert centimeters to milliliters. Students write five answers.
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How Plants Spice Up Our Lives

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study plants. In this biology lesson plan, 3rd graders label and identify parts of plants, identify spices obtained from plants, and determine what part of a plant a spice comes from by using taste, touch, smell and sight.
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Areas of States - Estimation

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners estimate the area of states using the formulas for the areas of rectangles, squares, and triangles. In this geometric shapes lesson, students divide irregular shaped states into shapes. They use the formulas for areas of...
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Ecosystems at School

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this ecosystem worksheet, students use a string and make a large circle. Everything in the circle is part of the ecosystem the students will study. They identify everything in their ecosystem and classify their data. They answer 2...
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Paper Bag Book Report

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students read books and write a unique kind of book report. For this literature lesson, students use paper bags to construct projects about the books they read. Students present their projects to the class.
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Egg Fun

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the physical properties of eggs. In this scientific observation lesson, students define characteristics of eggs, measure eggs vertically and horizontally, and use the scientific method to perform simple experiments using...
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The Trip Around the Sun

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the relationship between the tilt of the Earth's axis and the seasons. For this earth science lesson, 6th graders sing the song "Why Do We Have Seasons" and use simulate the Earth's tilt by using their bodies.
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Physics: Forces and Motion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize the effect of Earth's gravity on an object's weight. For this force and motion lesson students understand the role of gravity when you drop an object. Students experiment with small items. Students measure in Newton's....
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Jumping to Solutions

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students explore two-step linear equations.  In this middle school Pre-algebra instructional activity, students create and solve equations that describe how a person got to an end postion on a ruler by jumping.  After...
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Size Riddles

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate shapes and sizes by creating a riddle.  For this geometry lesson, students read one of two books and investigate facts about an object's size.  Students write a riddle using the facts they have read and cut...
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Investigating AAS

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the theorems of ASA, AAS, AAA and ASA. In this geometry lesson plan, students discuss the theorems of triangles and how it is used to solve for missing sides or angles. They review how two angles are formed by two...
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Scale

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners apply concepts of scales to solve problems. For this geometry lesson, students solve real world problems using scales, proportions and ratios. They predict the actual size of a model given the scale drawings.
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Discovering the Magical Pi

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students calculate pi using data on the circumference and diameter of various objects. They define key vocabulary terms, measure the circumference and diameter of various circular objects, organize the data on a table or chart, and...
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Lab Safety

For Students 5th - 10th
In this lab safety learning exercise, students use an illustration of students in a lab classroom to complete 10 short answer questions about what they see as safe and unsafe lab procedures.
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An application of the Parallax Effect

For Students 9th - 12th
In this parallax effect activity, students observe 2 photographs taken of an active area of the sun by 2 STEREO satellites and 1 photograph taken of the same active area of the sun by the SOHO satellite. Students observe the shift in...
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Changing Perspectives on the Sun's Diameter

For Students 8th - 10th
In this sun's diameter worksheet, students use a photograph taken by the SOHO satellite of the sun showing a change in diameter from one month to another. Students find the average diameter of the sun, they determine the percent change...
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Pan's Highway-Saturn's Rings

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Pan's highway learning exercise, students read about the Cassini spacecraft that discovered how Pan clears out the ring debris in the outer A-ring system of Saturn. Students use an image taken by the satellite to find the scale...
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Fly Me to the Moon!

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this Moon travel worksheet, students construct a simple rocket trajectory called the Hohmann Transfer orbit using a compass, string, paper and a pencil. Students solve 2 problems which include finding the number of hours it takes to...
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Solar Surface Details

For Students 7th - 10th
In this solar surface worksheet, students use a photograph taken by the Swedish Vacuum Telescope to answer 6 questions about the solar features in the photograph. Students determine the scale of the image, they determine the smallest...

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