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Make a Journal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners decide what kind of journal they want to keep. They make the cover for their journal using construction paper and markers or paint and other types of art equipment like sequins.
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Minerals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students become aware of the amount of different kinds of minerals are needed to maintain our standard of living by observing the worksheet. They study how it requires production of 40,000 pounds of new minerals and metals every year for...
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The People and Places Around Us

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate the different kinds of habitats for humans, animals, and things. They illustrate the interior and exterior views of their homes. Finally they create a map key and a block map of their school neighborhood.
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Ground Beef Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare the difference in the amount of fat and its flavor, by pan frying ground beef patties between three different kinds of ground beef - regular, lean and extra lean with different prices. They study basic information about...
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Lesson 9-Our Local Community

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders brainstorm and create a list of important features/characteristics that they would want to include in a community setting. They include physical features, economic activities, kinds of housing, etc. This lesson is a...
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Creating a Storyboard

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students find out what a storyboard is and why it is important. They identify what kind of traditional and technological tools can be used to create a storyboard and determine the order of each team's part for the final presentation.
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Simple Machines - Fruit Wedge

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the principles and uses of inclined planes, screws, and wedges while they determine examples of simple machines that are use in everyday life. They separate different kinds of fruit into pieces to determine the...
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Sportsperson of the Day

For Teachers K - 5th
Students follow the classroom and game/activities rules. They demonstrate responsibility by wearing tennis shoes to class, assisting others, taking care of equipment, helping clean-up, show respect and kindness to others during class time.
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Expression is the Key

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to the reading of "For Sale" by Shel Silverstein which is read very expressively. They review sentence structure remembering that reading the sentence should always make sense especially when read with expression....
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LA CENERENTOLA (Cinderella)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars formulate how to make puppets and realize that puppetry, like opera, is another kind of theater. They gain deeper knowledge of the characters in Rossini's La Referentially. Students use this concept to make decisions about...
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Unlocking Whole Numbers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate three kinds of remainders, use computers and counters division mats to explore equal groups. In pairs, 5th graders solve problems at the computer. Notepad is used by the students to explain symbols, grouping,...
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The Milkman

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice speaking and listening in the context of an improvised mini-play. They play the role of a milkman. He stops and rings the imaginary doorbell of one of the pupils. A conversation follows, for example: "What will it be...
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Calligraphy: Symbols & Signs - Visual Arts

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars research the forms and significance of calligraphy in traditional and contemporary Chinese society. They design a mixed media scroll on paper, developing symbols for use as calligraphic images. Students describe how...
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2 Cubed

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students recognize the many kinds of knowledge we all have. They develop recognition and foster self-esteem. They log on to SparkTop.org and play 2 Cubed, an online trivia game that they play one-on-one with an opponent. They identify...
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Student Experiment Flies On NASA Space Shuttle!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students design and construct an experiment that will be launched into space aboard a NASA research shuttle. How better to gain and appreciation for (and, hopefully, a love of) scientific investigation than to do real science and be...
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Weather Wise

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate weather and how to forecast it. They discuss the three types of clouds and the kind of weather they bring. After setting up a database, they reearch weather-related websites to check cloud conditions and weather...
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Earthquakes!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students experiment with the concept of earthquakes while completing a lab with marshmallows, toothpicks, modeling clay and firm Jell-O and rectangular pan. They explore what kind of soil earthquakes do the most damage in and how...
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Math and Cinderella

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students trace their feet and them compare the different sizes of classmates. They construct a bar graph showing the results of their classmates' feet size. They discuss what kinds of conclusions can be drawn from their observations.
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Wooden Toys

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are asked what kinds of toys do they think people made a long time ago? They are shown pictures of some toy wooden soldiers that were made a long time ago. Students count the number of toy sailors in red jackets. They write the...
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Butterflies

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this butterflies worksheet, students answer 6 short answers dealing with what butterflies look like, sound, live and eat. Students write what they would do if they were a butterfly and list what kind of butterflies live near them.
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Young Adults Who Give and Receive Help

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students analyze how young adults view and experience the social impact of giving and receiving help. In this behavior analysis lesson, students discuss acts of kindness and motivations behind the acts. Students examine all aspects of...
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Can You Do It? I Can Do It!

For Teachers K
Students imitate the same movements that different animals would make.
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An Apple A Day

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a graph that showcases their pick for favorite kind of apple. Students are given samples of a variety of apples to determine their favorite in a taste test. They a create a tally chart of favorite kinds apples and use a...
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Michigan Sea Grant

Water Quantity

For Teachers 4th - 8th
It may be tricky for a young mind to conceptualize that less than 1% of all water on earth is useable for humans to drink. Simulating the amount of fresh water available on earth by removing measured amounts of water from a five-gallon...

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