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Unit Plan
Visa

Pro Lesson Module — Financial Football

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners won't fumble their knowledge of personal finance after an engaging game of Financial Football! As they choose their favorite teams and desired plays, young economists demonstrate their financial literacy with a question ranging...
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Unit Plan
Intel

Designer Genes: One Size Fits All?

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
In this STEM group of 10 activities, lesson two focuses on the question, "Just because we can, should we?" when considering genetically engineered food. Classes hear a scenario and, as young scientists and geneticists, must determine if...
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Lab Resource
Colorado State University

What Is Energy?

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Don't let the energy of your classroom falter! Explore the scientific definition of energy through play. A hands-on lesson focuses on the change of energy from one form to another.
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Lab Resource
Royal Society of Chemistry

Electrolysis Using a Microscale Hoffman Apparatus—Microscale Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Get big results out of a small-scale lab! Young chemists observe the electrolysis of sodium sulfate using a microscale experiment. A colorful indicator solution combined with the production of gas bubbles yields a variety of observations...
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Lesson Plan
Alliance Theater

The Jungle Book Post-Show STEAM Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An ecosystem is really just the flow of energy through many different living organisms. A study of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book leads to an environmental science activity in which learners study how various factors can affect...
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Activity
DiscoverE

Arts and Engineering Activity Packet: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Art and science sometimes go hand in hand. A set of four activities for learners in grades 3-5 teaches engineering concepts as part of art projects. Class members build homemade robots, elastic puppets, musical instruments, and...
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Lesson Plan
Google

Art: Paint with Tera

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Here's a creative resource that definitely isn't paint by numbers. As the fourth in and eight-part Art series, learners create a paint program using the Scratch block code. By completing the activity, class members come to understand the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

SkittleGraphs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover how to make a bar graph. Each student receives a bag of Skittles candy. They make a bar graph which documents the colors found in the bag. At the end of the lesson plan, the Skittles are eaten. Fun!
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Answer Is- What Is the Question

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students review subject matter using a game format. In this quiz game lesson plan, students work in small groups or teams to state the question that matches the answer given by the teacher. (This is similar to the game of Jeopardy) They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Renaissance Feast & Fancy

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the recreation, music, clothing, and food of the Renaissance period. In small groups, they research a topic, and plan activities, music, food, and costumes to be used in a Renaissance Feast.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Invent a .....

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore inventions. In this physical science invention lesson, students work with a team to create an invention using everyday materials.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

New england (1780-1820): Dress, Dance and Games

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine and discuss nineteenth century clothing and compare it to contemporary styles. After writing paragraphs describing the clothing styles, they play games from the period. For homework, they create their own games to play...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Northwest Coast Indian Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create traditional hats. In this visual arts lesson plan, students design and create traditional hats that highlight animal features, line design, and geometric shapes in the style of the Kwakiutl.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Out of the Dust--Appeals to Senses

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students list examples of appeals to the senses in the poem Out of the Dust.  In this Out of the Dust lesson, students discuss ways that the author brings the story alive through appeals to the senses.  Students discuss examples and how...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Can You Guess The Flavor?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders conduct a tasting experiment. In this senses lesson, 2nd graders read The Five Senses and brainstorm different tastes. They work in pairs, one blindfolded and the other recording. The blindfolded student eats one skittle...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Place Value Popsicles

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students play a place value game using popsicle sticks and dice. They investigate units and tens.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Slime and Polymers

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students participate in an experiment to demonstrate how mixing certain chemicals together can change the consistency of both chemicals. Glue, water, and borax are used to create a slime-like substance which is examined to determine how...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Northwest Coast Indian Raven Mask Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Young scholars create raven masks. In this Northwest Coast Native American lesson, students design and create Kwakiutl-style hats that feature the shapes, animals, and colors used by the Northwest Native Americans.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ESOL Transportation and Travel

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students copy and practice familiar transportation vocabulary words. They write senteces using contractions for simple directions. They listen to a traffic hews report and summarize the report in their own words. They compare and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where Should We Put a Store?

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners analyze population data. They convert population data into simple density maps to help make decisions about their world. They select the best location for a school store based on population density. They present their maps...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thanksgiving Holiday

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore American culture by participating in arts and crafts activities. In this Thanksgiving lesson, 1st graders listen to music based upon the Thanksgiving tradition and examine images of the first Thanksgiving. Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spaceship Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars understand personal and general space by playing Spaceship Tag. Students get a "spaceship," which will be their own personal space. While in their "spaceship," they will not be allowed in any other student's personal space.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street Writing Activity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are read a Dr. Suess book. They use the same format found in the book to create a class book about what they see on the way home from school. They practice writing sentences and illustrate them for the book.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sensitive Synonyms

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use a variety of hands-on activities to increase their understanding of synonyms. They exchange synonym plates with other groups and complete synonym puzzles by using the dictionary.