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Discovering the Mathematics of Sound

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study the basic skills of algebraic manipulations. They practice the application of basic mathematics in science and determine the nature of good acoustics. They develop proposals for providing good acoustics and identify...
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Can You Match Them?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students find pairs of matching sounds by shaking lidded containers and listening to the sounds that are generated.
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Out Of Sight Air; Weather

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders conduct an experiment to get them thinking about the invisibility of air, and to prove that air has weight.
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Owl Pellets: A Fowl-Up, Chuck!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils discover the world of owls as predators. After watching a video of owls hunting and eating, are introduced to owl pellets. Students dissect their own pellet and match the prey's bones to a bone diagram.
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Finding and Measuring What You Can't See

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine how scientists measure pollutants in food and the environment. Students discover how scientists remove one material based on its physical properties. Students figure out how much of a pollutant is present after...
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Birds of Wisconsin

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the job done by ornithologists. They role play identifying the characteristics that make a bird a bird. They discuss what makes each bird species unique. Students are introduced to Wisconsin's most common and rare...
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Visual Learning: A Slow, Press-ious Process

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students observe a photograph and make inferences.  In this investigative lesson students study how to find facts in pictures and draw inferences from them. 
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Wondering About Saturn: A Short History

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners read an article about the history of Saturn. They complete reading comprehension tests. They examine what has been discovered on the planet.
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Let Your Ears Do the Walking

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the effects of bycatching on water environments. They discover how echolocation works. They participate in a simulation of the process to use it while walking blindfolded.
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Learning About Bears

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars receive instruction about the different types of bears: Brown bears, Polar bears, and Panda bears. They then work on a worksheet independently to show how well they comprehended the instruction.
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Is It Hot in the Light?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make observations about the temperature of items in direct sunlight. In groups, they discuss why asphalt, brick and cement are warmer than items surrounding them. To end the lesson, they examine how heat transfers energy...
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The Learning Bottleneck

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify and analyze what energy is and how they feel after moving around a lot. They identify other ways that they can acquire heat and if there is some sort of mechanism for storing energy. Finally, students construct their...
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Solids in Bottles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use funnels to put the five solid materials into clear bottles with caps. They observe how the particulate materials look, sound, and move when they shake and roll the bottle. Finally, students write "sound and touch" poetry.
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American Bison

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this bison activity, students read several paragraphs about the American Bison. Students learn about its history and its current status and answer questions about the text.
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What Shape Is It?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars predict the shape of an unknown object by bouncing a ball on it. In this physics lesson, students relate this activity to how dolphins use echo-location to navigate. They analyze their lab result and discuss findings.
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The Mitten

For Teachers K - 1st
Explore the Ukraine through a reading of The Mitten. Readers will determine the sequence of events, cause and effect, make predictions, and find the main idea of the story. They also use math skills to make charts and graphs. Finally,...
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Understanding Proportions and Scale Drawings

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Proportions are ratios found using multiplication or division. Middle schoolers solve measurement problems, find a figure's missing dimension, and find the distance between two points. Resource features four lesson plans with detailed...
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Sensors, Sensors…..Everywhere! Middle School Meteorologist Create Weather Bots!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
My forecast is that you'll want to use the resource. Pupils design and create a weather bot as part of a project-based unit. These bots should be able to measure temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, and...
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The State Of Wisconsin

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the state of Wisconsin and use sound to experience the concept differently. They listen to Native American songs of a tribe in the state. Also they listen to the frogs that live there in the classroom or out in the...
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What is Sound?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss sound and describe them.  In this investigative lesson students observe sound through their eyes, bodies and ears.
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Abe Lincoln's Log Cabin

For Teachers K
Students study Abe Lincoln and make a log cabin out of pretzel sticks and chocolate frosting.
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Food For Thought

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create an individual menu for one of their peers. They must examine their peer's activity level and family history.
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Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Whitman's Leaves of Grass. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Someone Like Me

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students investigate what sort of person the author is. They listen as the teacher use her notes to introduce Tom Holt briefly. Students are asked if anyone has read any of his books. They work in pairs to find more about Tom Holt as a...