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Creeping Sheets of Ice

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students conduct scientific investigation in which they observe glacial effects on landscape, develop and explain their own theories of how glaciers change land, and demonstrate understanding and explain basic motion and force principles.
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Katrina Case Study

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the impact natural events have on the environment, specifically the wetlands. They view a video about the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Delta and answer discussion questions.
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Visual Arts: Art in Public Places

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students create 3 dimensional art. In this sculpture lesson, students collect objects that represent their community's values to include in a 3 dimensional sculpture. Students write a paragraph explaining the chosen theme of their...
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A Bug's Journey

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research the art of John Baldessari. In this art history lesson, students examine Baldessari's drawing of a beetle and discuss the characteristics of these bugs. They write a story from a bug's perspective and create their own...
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Sense of Place: No River Too Wide-Bridges

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover the history of their hometown Des Moines River.  In this U.S. Geography lesson students speak with Iowans that tell stories of the settlers and early villages near the Des Moines River.  Students document their...
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Families Around the World

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discover the similarities and differences in families from around the world. In this multicultural lesson, students create their own family album and label each family member. There are suggested activities such as investigating...
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Have a Thai day!

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students participate in a fund raiser for the Thai Children's trust.  In this sociology instructional activity, students prepare for a Thai Day by making puppets, having a cake sale, making fans, and performing Thai dances.
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Plates Everybody Can Make

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Learners create hand-built plates. In this sculpting lesson, students use textured slab molds and plate drape molds to create a plate. Learners use texture tools and paint to design their plate.
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Our Natural Resources

For Teachers K - 12th
Students discuss key terms used to describe ecosystems and how humans are altering natural resources. They listen to the book, Grandfather's Wisdom, and list the renewable and nonrenewable resources they have used or consumed in the past...
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The Adoration of Shepherds

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students create bas-relief sculptures of themselves after studying the principles of bas-relief sculpture.
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What are the Different Kinds of Fossils?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine different types of fossils. In this fossil lesson, students investigate the attributes of mold fossils, trace fossils, cast fossils, and true form fossils. Students create their own fossil samples.
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Remembering the Respiratory System

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders analyze the components of the respiratory system. In this respiratory system lesson, 6th graders participate in hands on experiments and activities to identify the functions of the major organs of the respiratory system.
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I can do it blindfolded!

For Teachers Higher Ed
One method of creating a genuine information gap is through the use of blindfold activities. Blindfolds can be employed in a variety of ways in the TEFL/ESL foster a truly communicative and student-centered approach to learning.
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Introduction to Topographic Maps

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders create a topographic map and see how it represents  different elevations. In this topographic maps instructional activity students read and interpret topographic maps. 
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The Wedding of a Mountain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the differences between weathering, erosion, and deposition as it pertains to mountains.
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Going in Cycles: The Life of an Aluminum Can

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate the manufacture of aluminum cans and consider the energy and resources saved when the cans are made from recycled material. They explore the concept of closed-loop recycling using charts, worksheets and discussion.
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Judaism-Hanukkah: How to Make a Dreidel

For Students 5th - 7th
In this how-to worksheet, students create their own dreidels by following the six steps provided on this instructional worksheet.
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The Magnificent Breathing Machine

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover their magnificent breathing machine. In this science lesson plan, students learn the functions of the lungs in our bodies and become aware that in breathing an exchange of gases takes place in the lungs.
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Going in Cycles: The Life of an Aluminum Can

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the life cycle of aluminum cans. In this recycling instructional activity, students review the manufacturing process and how to make a closed loop cycle. Students also have the opportunity to present what they've...
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Capturing the Moment in 3-D

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners analyze the sculpture "Rearing Horse" by Adriaen de Vries. For this visual arts lesson, students examine the sculpture and then draw and sculpt animals from life, trying to capture a moment frozen in time.
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Portrait and Figure Drawing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the self-portraits and figure drawings of famous artists such as Käthe Kollowitz, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt and others following their own attempts to create their expressive original drawings.
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Oceanography (Rivers and Streams)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the characteristics of streams and rivers. They identify the types of resources lakes, ponds and oceans provide. They ask questions to complete the lesson.
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It's So Simple

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars use basic materials to create four simple machines. In this introduction to simple machines lesson plan, students are given four different scenarios that require a simple machine in order to solve. The young scholars use...
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Making An Anemometer

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discover how to capture the speed of wind. In this science activity instructional activity, students gather materials and follow procedures to create an anemometer to measure wind speed.

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