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TE Activity: Northward Ho!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design a simple compass. They examine how the Earth's magnetic field has both horizontal and vertical components. They determine how a compass works and work with cardinal directions.
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Swing in Time

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine the motion of pendulums and come to understand that the longer the string of the pendulum, the fewer the number of swings in a given time interval. They see that changing the weight on the pendulum does not have an...
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Design a Recycling Game!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover that recycling is using a product more than once so that natural resources can be saved and so that we won't need so many garbage dumps and landfills. They see that there are different ways to recycle. Students design a...
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The North (Wall) Star

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars engage in a lesson which shows them that celestial navigation is the art and science of finding one's geographic position by means of astronomical observations, particularly by measuring altitudes of celestial objects -...
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Zone Out!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students review telling time to the hour and half hour on an analog clock. In this time lesson, the students learn how to determine the time in each of the 4 standard time zones.
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Falling into a Black Hole

For Students 9th - 12th
For this black hole worksheet, students solve 3 problems given the equation used to determine the speed of a falling body using its mass, the constant of gravitation and the distance it will travel.
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Coin Motion

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize coins and their values and count coin groups. They play a game where when music is turned on they skip, hop, jog and when it is turned off, they go to a spot in the room marked with the same coin or value as is in...
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Tangram Geometry

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students listen to a story involving Tangram pieces. Students use Tangram pieces to complete shapes using an outline of a design.
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How Many Penguins Does It Take? Studying Carrying Capacity and Limiting Factors

For Teachers 4th - 12th
How does a population's habitat determine the size of that population? Teach learners about carrying capacity and limiting factors with an engaging roleplay activity. Class members pose as a colony of penguins who must gather food amidst...
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Balancing Equations and Using a Pyramid

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete worksheets and make journal entries to interpret mathematical expressions about the pyramids. For this equality by balancing equations lesson, 6th graders participate in groups or by themselves to complete...
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Paper Dart Airplane

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars create a paper dart airplane and measure its flight pattern. In this flight activity, students follow the included directions to build their own paper airplane. The young scholars change the aileron configurations to see...
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A Plane Old Time

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders become familiar with a chart and use the information to create a flight plan.  In this flight plan lesson, 4th graders access background knowledge of the role of flight controllers and the number concepts they use. ...
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Backyard Critters

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the characteristics of invertebrates in their backyards. They observe, describe, and classify specimens. They conclude with a "snail race."
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Probability

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners explore probability.  In this probability lesson, students define theoretical probability and experimental probability.  Learners predict outcomes of hands on activities using coins and colored tiles, complete a chart...
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Debit or Credit-You Decide

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify the similarities and differences between an debit and credit card. For this debit or credit lesson plan, student explain the advantages and disadvantages of using cash and consumer credit to purchase good and services...
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Creating a Universally Designed Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students investigate plant cells. In this multiple intelligences lesson, students engage in a variety of activities to foster an understanding of plant cells and how they work. Students read, write, observe, and role-play parts and...
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Infrared-Hot

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students describe how the sun heats the Earth, explain the nature of infrared light, explain how thunderstorms are formed and use infrared maps to predict severe weather.
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Stirring up Fractions

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice unit fractions to identify parts of the whole and parts of a set. They utilize a variety of manipulative's including recipe boxes to get them started stirring up fractions. A multitude of books on fractions are...
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Angle Explorations

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe angles in their classroom and create an angle finder to represent them.In this angles lesson, 3rd graders classify angles as acute, obtuse, right or straight. Students find the differences and similarities in angles.
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Catapults

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students test catapults. In this physics lesson, student conduct scientific investigations that require them to test catapults. Students practice their problem solving skills as they employ the use of the scientific method.
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To Get the Right Answers about College: Ask the Right Questions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students survey college students.  In this lesson, students explore typical costs.  They examine education loans.  Students complete a FASFA form and write an essay describing plans for obtaining money for college expenses.
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Ice Cream Lesson Plan for Kindergarten

For Teachers K
Students explore how ice cream is made in a factory and at home. They help make ice cream in the classroom. They measure out the ingredients. Students share the ice cream when it is done.
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Car Maze competition

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners use graphs to calibrate an RCX car. They must then program the car to traverse a maze using their calibrations
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Following Specs.

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students utilyze a set number of DUPLO blocks to build a free-form construction project.