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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry Straws

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create different angles and shapes by using different lengths of straws. For this geometry straws lesson plan, students glue straws onto paper and define what they have made.
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Activity
Curated OER

Turned Around Day

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students do silly things. In this performing arts lesson, students read books from the last page first, wear their clothes backwards, and eat pudding with a straw.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building a Straw Power Tower

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners build a tower out of straws. In this engineering lesson, students build a tower of straws that must be at least 58 cm tall. The goal is to be the group whose tower can support the most pennies. This lesson gives learners the...
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Activity
Curated OER

Homemade Bubble Makers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make a simple bubble maker using two straws and string. In this art lesson, students make another bubble maker by bending a coathanger into a loop. Students enjoy making bubbles.
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Worksheet
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Nerves

For Students 4th - 8th
For this nerves worksheet, students complete an experiment involving paper, straws, toothpicks, and more to test their nerves. Students follow 13 sets of directions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Lung Capacity

For Students 4th - 8th
In this lung capacity worksheet, students use straws, funneling, liquids, tubing, and more to test their lung capacity. Students follow 14 sets of directions and analyze their data.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Do Re Mi With Straws

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this fun science fair project about the physics of musical sound production. Here you will make musical instruments with drinking straws, one for each note on a one-octave major scale. You will figure out the right lengths for...
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Noodle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this lesson design and build a structure out of spaghetti and mini marshmallows.