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Curated OER

Character Traits

For Teachers 1st
First graders watch a version of the story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and listen to the book, The Rainbow Fish, and identify the story elements of characters, character traits, setting, problem and solution.
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Curated OER

The Rainbow Fish

For Teachers K
Students are read a book about friendship. They create a friendship chain out of construction paper. They discover the importance of friends in school.
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Curated OER

A Rainbow Under the Sea: How do Animals Survive in the Ocean?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read books, watch videos, complete worksheets and participate in class discussions about ocean animals. They, in groups, design PowerPoint presentations on selected marine animals.
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Curated OER

Rainbow Electrophoresis

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to the principles of gel electrophoresis and also provides an opportunity for students to practice loading gels and prpetting. In this laboratory activity, food color is used to separate into constituent pigments.
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Curated OER

Blowing Bubbles, Blowing Colors

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students examine the properties of bubbles by testing different bubble making materials.  In this scientific experiment lesson, students create a bubble brew with different soaps while observing the different strengths and sizes of the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

St. Patrick's Day Counting

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this counting worksheet, students count the number of rainbows for St. Patrick's Day and choose the correct number at the bottom. Students choose from 2, 3, 4, and 5.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Rainbow Soup

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Rainbow Soup comprehension worksheet, students read a "rainbow soup" recipe, and then complete a series of multiple choice questions that focus on reading directions and sequencing information.
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Curated OER

Letter Writing Accuracy, Rainbow Writing

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners will practice writing each upper and lower case letter of the alphabet. In this letter wriitng practice instructional activity, students observe the teacher write each letter on a dry erase board, then practice until each letter...
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University of Colorado

Designing an Open Spectrograph

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Take the class over the rainbow. Pairs or small groups follow directions to create a spectrograph. The pupils measure the angles formed by the different colors of the spectrum along with calculating the lengths formed by the spectrum and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Rainbow Lab

For Students 6th - 8th
In this mixtures worksheet, students experiment with different amounts of solutes and solvents to make solutions. They observe color changes and look for chemical and physical changes in the test tubes. Students answer 5 questions and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Color at Light Speed

For Students 9th - 12th
Rainbow science anyone? learners put the color specturm, frequency, light waves, and wavelengths into a light speed context. They use algebraic formulas to determine the speed of each light wave length. A great way to connect math and...
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Printables
K-3 Teacher Resources

Take Time Every Day To Do Something Silly Quote

For Teachers K - 6th
It's fun to be silly! Encourage kids to enjoy themselves with a colorful poster. Pictures on the poster include a girl dressed in a funny hat and clown nose, and a boy wearing a rainbow wig and superhero cape. Great for a preschool or...
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Writing
Student Handouts

Leprechaun's Pot of Gold Writing Prompt

For Students 1st - 3rd
Everyone wants to find the gold at the end of a rainbow. What would your learners do with their newfound riches? This prompt asks just that and provides the space for individuals to explain their plans.
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Interactive
PHET

Color Vision

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Humans can only see visible light, but some insects can see ultraviolet light. Through a simulation, pupils explore how we see colors using one bulb. It moves on to demonstrate how we see colors by mixing three different bulbs (red,...
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Interactive
PHET

Bending Light

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Different colors of the spectrum travel at different speeds through media, causing them to refract at different angles—which allows humans to see their colors. Through a simulation, pupils see how air, water, and other media bend light....
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Writing
DLTK

St. Patrick's Day Creative Writing Prompt

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day and encourage creativity with a writing prompt. Young scholars to compose a narrative that details what they would keep at the end of a rainbow.
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Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Indicators

For Students 6th - 12th
How do chemists know what indicator solution is the perfect match for the acid or base they're studying? Discover a rainbow of indicator-related properties with an Internet resource. Individuals relate the indicator solution to its...
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Activity
Orlando Shakes

Merry Wives of Windsor: Study Guide

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What does the character Falstaff mean when he says "I was beaten myself into all the colors of the rainbow"? Using the Merry Wives of Windsor curriculum guide, scholars unlock meaning by paraphrasing lines from the play. Pupils also...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2013 AP® English Literature and Composition Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Is there a moment that changed your life? Readers analyze novels and plays to discover the moments in which characters change from children to men. Writers also create essays to analyze literary devices used in The Rainbow and figurative...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Wildlife Federation

Colors to Dye for!

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Nature provides a rainbow of colors at one's fingertips. A hands-on activity uses natural plant materials to create all-natural dyes. Plants range from fruits and vegetables to flowers and greens. After extracting the pigments, eager...
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Lesson Plan
University of Colorado

Designing a Spectroscopy Mission

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Design a mission over the rainbow. Small groups spend several weeks together determining a mission related to spectroscopy. The teams build spectrographs and analyze the design to determine whether it will carry out the mission. At the...
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Health Smart Virginia

Mindfulness Breathing

For Teachers 7th
The more you practice, the better you get. That's the big idea behind a lesson for middle schoolers about using mindfulness breathing techniques to reduce stress. Class members practice Star Breathing and Rainbow Breathing exercises and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Book Ads

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners observe book ads from Reading Rainbow and decide on a book to write an ad for. They prepare an ad and produce it using a digital camcorder and software.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Money, Money, Money!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Letter boxes and a reading activity introduce the /sh/ sound to young learners. First they hear the target sound, then they identify words that contain it, and then they manipulate letters in their letter boxes. After these activities,...

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