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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Light and Vision

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Lesson plan should be used for intermediate students. Students work in pairs or groups to create a shoe box that will bend light.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Light

For Teachers 4th - 6th
For this activity, students actually find the angles of reflection and incidence.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Airplanes (2 3)

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
This paper airplane lesson plan helps young scholars learn about certain concepts like air resistance, motion, and aerodynamics.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Electromagnets (Grades 3 and 4)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson helps students to understand the difference between magenets and electromagnets. They will also create an electromagnet.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Sound

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site provides a lesson plan designed for primary students over a three week period. Students learn concepts of vibration, communication,and pitch.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Sound, the Vibration of Materials

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Great activity for primary and intermediate students to learn why objects make noise. This can be organized in stations or in groups of students.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Electric Currents and Circuits

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This cooperative learning activity for intermediate to junior high students has them create various electrical circuits in order to understand electricity.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Mystery of the Mirrors (1 3)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This lesson plan from the Illinois Institute of Technology incorporates observation with hands on activity through various stations.