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PBS

Sink or Swim?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What's with all the numbers on plastic products? Learners complete an in-depth analysis of the physical properties of the different plastic types. They connect the properties of the plastics to uses and test their observation skills by...
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University of Florida

Six Bits of Abiotics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Collect clues and unwrap a mystery in an intriguing study about air pollution and urban forests. Teams share information to explore abiotic interactions and forest health. Scholars create a concept map using newly acquired knowledge and...
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PBS

Genome 101: Life's Instruction Manual | UNC-TV Science

For Students 5th - 12th
Crack open the mysteries inside a genome. Participants view an animated video describing the relationship between DNA, genes, proteins, chromosomes, and an organism's genome. A post-video learning exercise allows pupils to apply...
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PBS

Curious George: Five Senses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Curious scholars make like Curious George and use their five senses to identify mystery objects. After a brief discussion, learners watch an engaging Curious George video in preparation for an activity. Scholars visit three tables that...
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Activity
University of California

Migration of Early Humans: Evidence and Interpretations

For Teachers 6th Standards
While much of prehistory is cloaked in mystery, ancient ancestors left evidence in DNA, languages, and materials from their time. Using photographs of items such as cave paintings and ancient tools, as well as maps of linguistic patterns...
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DocsTeach

What is Patent Number 1,693,515?

For Students 4th - 8th
Scholars examine a document from 1928 featuring a mystery invention. Following their observations and discussion, the document reveals the invention of the permanent wave machine by Marjorie S. Joyner. Class members read about Joyner,...
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Curated OER

River of Venom

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Read an exciting science mystery about killer bees online, evaluate a list of clues, and try to answer the questions correctly. The story responds to the reader's choices and presents research material for the next step. Though the...
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Curated OER

Get In Touch With Trees

For Teachers K - 1st
Students feel tree parts inside of 3 mystery boxes. Then they go outside and find the 3 trees the parts came from. They draw their favorite tree including details of the part they felt.
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Curated OER

Who Done It?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pick and choose which activities to include in this crime scene investigation. Junior detectives can examine fingerprints, DNA, blood samples, or bone structure.  The plan suggests you have teams solve a mystery, but it does not give you...
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Curated OER

Project Based Technology in Second Grade

For Teachers 5th - 7th
The many activities in this resource serve to introduce second graders to the Macintosh computer and to various programs and their creative product options. They make sideshows using KidPix, practice using email with the Journey South...
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Curated OER

Illinois On Tour

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in the Illinois Mystery Activity (from the ENTICE materials) to study additional interesting facts about Illinois. Using the DNR poster "Illinois' Natural Divisions" and printed materials from ENTICE, 8th...
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Curated OER

Think of an Ending

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Good endings are hard to find. And write. This, the final instructional activity in a six-part series devoted to study of the ingredients of a good story, focuses on crafting endings. Class members draft ideas about what should happen to...
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Curated OER

Harriet The Spy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the style of diary writing as its own genre of literature. They read Harriet The Spy in order to have a text for this literature study. Students use the skill of prediction to preview the story, and then...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Activity Sheet 3: Focus Questions: The Earhart Project

For Students 6th - 9th
In this Earhart Project worksheet, students read about the Earhart Project and answer questions about it. They write short answers to information pertaining to the project, its cost, findings reported, and expeditions led. This one...
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Curated OER

Solar System: Uranus

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students research Uranus and its geological formation, atmosphere, magnetic field, satellites, and rings.
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Curated OER

Developing Thinking and Reasoning Skills in Primary Learners Using Detective Fiction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the genre of detective fiction. Based on their reading level, they are given a different series of books to read. For each story, they are to make predictions and practice decoding messages. To end the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The World of Sherlock Holmes

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literature activity, students find the words that are part of the story of Sherlock Holmes and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Holiday Math Mystery

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this Christmas math worksheet, learners fill in each tree with the missing number to complete the addition problems. Students then use the missing numbers to find the secret message about Christmas.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

High-Frequency Words-"The Pine Park Mystery"

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this high-frequency word worksheet, students put a set of 5 words in ABC order, use each in a sentence and color code consonants and vowels.
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Curated OER

The Mysteries of Twins

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experience reading in the content areas by reading about heredity and practicing summarizing the reading.
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Curated OER

The Roanoke Mystery

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders hypothesize about what happened on the island of Roanoke. In this South Carolina history instructional activity, 4th graders use primary documents to draw conclusions about what happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke. This...
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Curated OER

Box of Mystery

For Teachers All
Students are given a box and wrapping paper and are asked to decorate it in a style that is original and creative. The project could be used for content area learning if adapted to include curriculum content. The lesson is designed to be...
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Curated OER

Methods of Mystery

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students utilize the scientific method to discover the age of an item.  In this historical dating lesson plan, students compare and contrast a 400 year old cabinet to one made within a few years by using carbon dating.  Students complete...
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Curated OER

Mystery Jars: Make Your Own

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore the concept of estimation. In this estimation lesson, students create their own estimation jars and fill them with objects of their choice. Students then count the exact number of objects and trade jars to repeat. 

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