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Inventions 1: Edison And The Light Bulb

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the realm and power of inventions, and recognize their impact on people and society. Small groups pretend to have been hired by Edison to make special posters that advertise the uses and benefits of the light bulb.
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Keystone Science School: Sustainable Automobiles

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students explore how to choose the correct car for them based on their needs.
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Murder Mystery

For Teachers 4th - 12th
High schoolers examine how to capture foot prints while they simulate a criminal investigation. They discover how the clues are needed for identifying or eliminating murder suspects.
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Dancing Skeleton Puppets

For Teachers K
Students experience, explore and study the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead. They assess the importance of having bones, identify the different bones that we have in our body and encounter how to make a skeleton and decorate it in...
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Discovering Seeds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students compare seeds with seedlings. In this life science instructional activity, students make observations of seedlings and the seeds they grew from, paying special attention to the roots. Lesson includes extension activities.
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Paper Airplane Science

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders recognize the need to follow the scientific method carefully and be aware of variables in experiments.  In this airplane lesson, 5th graders design and test an airplane, and complete a data sheet. Students retest five times...
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Getting to Know You

For Teachers Pre-K
Students read a book about understanding differences.  In this getting to know you lesson, students sit in a circle, roll a ball to each other and tell one thing about themselves when they get the ball.  Students read the book One and...
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Role Model Medal

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate positive female role models. In this Women's History Month lesson plan, students read the book Mama Went to Jail for the Vote and think about how the character was a role model for other women. Students brainstorm a...
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Making Cookies- How many per hour?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders measure how long it takes to make cookies. In this measuring time lesson plan, 5th graders explore how to manage time. Students decide when to start making breakfast on time, how to calculate playing time into their lunch...
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An Irish Blessing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore Irish culture by participating in a creative writing activity. For this good will writing lesson, students define "Irish Blessings" and utilize computer software to create a template for a blessing they will write....
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Elephants

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this elephants interactive worksheet, students read short passages of information about elephants before answering 10 multiple choice questions. They check their answers and start again if needed.
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Family Faces a Real Struggle In Saving Money For College

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Explore the concept of savings with your high schoolers. They read an article about saving money for retirement and as a way to pay for college. They discuss the financial needs of the family in the article in regards to saving for...
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Parasite Development and Life Cycle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
If you are new to teaching agriculture classes, this outline may be helpful when you are preparing a lecture on parasites in livestock. In addition to lecturing on this topic, the lesson plan suggests that learners research the life...
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Finding the Main Idea: The Storm

For Students 1st - 2nd
Readers analyze a brief excerpt describing a storm, then choose the most applicable from four main ideas. They jot down three details from the story in three boxes. The excerpt isn't anything special; however, for a quick practice with...
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Studying Checks

For Teachers 8th - 10th
While on-line banking and electronic payments seem to be the way of the future, next-generation wage earners still need to understand the details of check writing. Here the focus is on the details of the check including what the...
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Colorful Stained-Glass Candleholder

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a colorful candelholder as a gift for a family member, neighbor, or friend. They follow directions to create the candleholder, wrap and present the candleholder as a gift to someone special.
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A Collection of Lights

For Teachers Pre-K
The purpose of the slide show is to help learners understand that there are different types of lights, that they have an on/off switch, and that they can be made out of a variety of materials. There are quite a few nice pictures of lamps...
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Colors, Colors What Do You See?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study their colors by reading a book Brown, Bear, Brown Bear and take pictures of colors. In this color recognition instructional activity, students read the book and sing a song about colors. Students then take pictures of...
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Reproduction, Day 3: Parenthood

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Teenagers explain the process from making the decision to have a baby to parenthood. They identify the positive and negative aspects of parenting. In small groups, they browse catalogs of baby equipment and evaluate the cost of...
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A Differentiated Art Lesson Plan Based on the Work of Andy Warhol

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
While this lesson isn't incredibly extensive, it does provide a base on which one can build a differentiated learning experience. Video, discussion, and visuals are used to assist learners in understanding the elements of art and design...
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Finger Paint With Sounds

For Students Pre-K - 5th
Finger painting is fun, but finger painting with sounds is really fun. Finger painting is important for many reasons, it can help children develop a sense of creativity, foster social skills and emotional skills, it helps develop large...
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Let’s Wrap It Up!

For Teachers K - 5th
Believe it or not the end of the year has arrived, which means it's time to wrap things up with this collection of activities. From creating personal yearbooks and packets of fun activities for the summer, to having a class field day,...
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Telephone Skills

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The challenge in telephone conversations is that speakers and listeners cannot rely on body language to communicate. This 31-page packet includes a curriculum guide, lesson plans, assessments, and resource lists designed to help language...
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Winter Play Pack

For Teachers K - 3rd
Uncover the magic of winter using this winter play pack. Fold it into a book for learners to work through as they explore wildlife during the cold months. They create winter ice art, go on a scavenger hunt for various plants and animals,...

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