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Nazareth College

Create Your Own Tornado

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify key concepts and definitions about tornados. They work in small groups of three to four to create mini-tornados. After reading Tornado Alert as a class, 3rd graders discuss tornados and fill out a KWL chart.
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Curated OER

Changes in Pulse Rate

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders practice making observations and collecting data after determining a baseline pulse rate then collect data on the changes in that rate with exercise. Students must organize their data and analyze their observations.
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Curated OER

A Breath of Fresh Air

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the primary function of the respiratory system in multiple activities. In this respiratory system lesson, students build a model of the respiratory system to investigate how the lungs work.
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Curated OER

Exploring the Beach

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the beach. In this marine habitat instructional activity, students inspect sand grains, design beach profiles, classify marine life, and examine natural beach habitats. Students use spreadsheets to record data from their...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

I Will Survive

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore animal adaptations. In this animal science instructional activity, students watch the video "Kratt's Kreatures" and work in groups to complete a worksheet about animal adaptations.
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Curated OER

Inside Out: An Up-Close Look At Foods We Eat

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the origins of meats and vegetables consumed by humans on a daily basis. They classify foods (meats, dairy products, grains...) and create a food pyramid.
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Curated OER

How Far Will It Roll?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners construct a car with the longest roll using a ramp. They construct Lego cars, modify the wheel sizes and car configurations to evaluate which car design rolls the longest distance, develop a graph, and complete a worksheet.
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Curated OER

Discover the World of Machines

For Teachers K
Pupils participate in a project which incorporates science with reading, writing, social studies, and technology. Through several activities over a 15 day period, they explore the computer, digital camera, computer software programs and...
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Curated OER

Primary Sources and Archaeology in the Study of Ancient Mediterranean Trade

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders begin the lesson by plotting trade routes, major empires and items traded. Using primary sources, they examine their own values regarding trading items for royality. They participate in a role-play exercise in which they...
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Curated OER

Lesson PlanThe Huexotzinco Codex

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine primary sources that include pictographs from Puebla, Mexico. In this Huexotzinco Codex instructional activity, students perform historical analysis as they investigate the codex as they make inferences and draw...
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Curated OER

A CEENic Galaxy Quest!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the distances between objects in the Milky Way. In this astronomy lesson, students calculate the time it would take for a robot to travel from Milky Way object to another. They create a travel package for customers...
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Curated OER

Learning About Our Five Senses

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students study the sense of touch and various degrees of heat. They design a model that displays how the human hand reacts to heat using a touch sensor.
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Curated OER

Human Inheritance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze genetic characteristics in a given family tree through the F2 generation. Students apply prior knowledge from Gregor Mendel's study with pea plants and his Laws of Heredity to answer questions.
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Curated OER

Give Me Some Air!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine how trees produce oxygen. They examine satellite images of the reservation they examining and interpret the number of trees on the land. They determine how natural resources should be used wisely.
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Curated OER

Calculating & Graphing Using a Spreadsheet

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students use the lab apparatus to calculate the average velocity and average acceleration at several points and record the data. They use the spreadsheets to plot distance vs. time, velocity vs. time and acceleration vs. time graphs.
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Curated OER

The Impact of Disease on our Lives

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore infectious diseases. They analyze the effect of a disease on the community. Students develop a public health policy that addresses the containment of the epidemic. Students create a policy and present findings as part...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Ed Online: What Do Inquiry Based Lesson Plans Look Like?

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Inquiry-based lesson plans are usually referred to as "facilitation plans," to help teachers remember their role as facilitator of learning, rather than fount of all wisdom. The notion also helps teachers structure lessons more loosely...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Inquiry: How Herbs Change Based on Growing Conditions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students will develop writing, math, and inquiry skills by investigating the taste of basil. Students will test basil in different growing conditions while also comparing it to a controlled variable. Students will then...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Math Is Functional

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson is a technology-based activity in which young scholars extend graphing of linear functions to the use of spreadsheet software. After students have become proficient in constructing a table of values, young scholars are able...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Steam Discharge: An Interdisciplinary Approach

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this Interdisciplinary Field Investigation learners will combine science, math, geography, creative writing and art. The setting will be a local stream (site yet to be determined, Minnehaha or Vermillion) where 150 students will...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Stream Char and Discharge: Interdisciplinary Approach

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this Interdisciplinary Field Investigation students will combine science, math, geography, creative writing and art. The setting will be a local stream (site yet to be determined, Minnehaha or Vermillion) where 150 students will...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Souper Scooper

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This hands-on, inquiry based lesson is an extension of the AMSTI Science Module, Solids and Liquids. Students use nonstandard units to measure beans in a soup mix. Students predict how many beans will be in a scoop. Students group beans...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this inquiry-based lesson, students will discover the formulas for the surface area of pyramids and cones. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Geometric Mean and Indirect Measurement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this inquiry-based lesson, students will work in groups to gather measurements needed to approximate the height of a building. Students will discover how geometric mean can be used to find the lengths of missing sides of right...

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