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Clothesline Sleuth

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover the origin of an item of clothing.  In this clothing lesson, 3rd graders navigate the net to locate information related to various fabrics.  Students answer questions and define vocabulary about fabrics.  Students...
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Fabrics and Polymers

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore natural resources by reading a science story in class. In this fibers lesson, students identify and discuss the differences between fibers such as wool, silk, rayon, linen and cotton. Students identify the common uses of...
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Is Your Blue Really Blue? [Metamerism]

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine color perception and how it relates to metamerism.  For this color lesson students complete a lab activity that shows them the three basic components of color perception. 
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Mulch

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a series of experiments on mulching. In this earth science instructional activity, students discuss the benefits of mulching on soil. They explore how different types of mulch affect plant growth.
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Contact Angle. Interfacial Tension and Wetting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the contact angle of water on different surfaces. In this physics instructional activity, students calculate their percent error using a mathematical formula. They explain the advantages of using non-wetting surface...
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3D Houses

For Teachers K - 1st
Students construct 3-dimensional structures from 2-dimensional paper. They design and compile their structures to resemble a neighborhood community.
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Beeswax Flower Candle

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a gift.
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Pizza Garden

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students get involved in growing veggies so they may start eating them more!
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Art Savers

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Need a cheap way to get all those fabulous paintings, collages, and drawings home? Learners use old paper towel tubes to create a handy art transportation device. 
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Leprechaun Dust

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners make "leprechaun dust" in this short art lesson using Jello instant pistachio pudding, small jars, milk, and spoons. Ideal for celebrating St. Patrick's Day with early-elementary students. Can be combined with the reading of a...
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CLOTHESLINE SLEUTH

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will trace origins of various forms of clothing to their agricultural sources.String a cotton cord across the top of a blackboard to resemble a clothesline. 2. Bring a variety of clothing articles to class made from a variety of...
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Outsourcing Jobs to Other Countries: Is Globalization a Threat to American Workers?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze the effects of outsourcing. For this globalization lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the outsourcing of American jobs to other countries. Young scholars respond to discussion...
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Recycling- Multiple Choice Words

For Students 4th - 6th
For this recycling worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct recycling related word that fits a given description.
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Lesson 11: Lowell Workers and Producers Respond to Incentives

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore concept of supply and demand and how changes in supply affect price and quantity of goods.
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Images from South Carolina Cotton Mills

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write a paragraph comparing their lives to the lives of a child working in South Carolina during the early 1900's. In this Industrial Revolution lesson plan, 5th graders explore primary and secondary sources to teach them...
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The Plight of Women's Work in the Early Industrial Revolution in England and Wales

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read about, discuss, and answer questions regarding the various jobs women performed in the early Industrial Revolution in England and Wales.
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Trash Pizza

For Teachers K - 6th
Students work together to identify items sent to landfills. They summarize percentages of the different items found in landfills. They create a pizza pie graph of all of the components found in landfills.
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Design: Line

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students employ an analysis and exploration of line use, to understand line in terms of design, style, and functionality. The learners experiment with line design. Understanding dynamic and diverse use of line will broaden students'...
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Flush It! Throw It! Out of Sight, Out of Mind!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe disposal procedures by reviewing water and solid waste disposal cycles and what happens when one step is omitted. They examine the connection between industry and human health.
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The Inventions and Effects of the Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students understand that the Industrial Revolution began in England, spreading to the rest of Western Europe and the United States and with it came an increased demand for raw materials from the Americans, Asia, and Africa.
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Vocational: Basic Sewing

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars discover how to use sewing machines, ironing boards, and steam irons. Using diagrams, they label all the parts of a sewing machine and solve crossword puzzles in groups. Following a teacher demonstration, students sew...
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Virginia's Five Geographic Regions

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders study the products and industries of five major geographic regions in Virginia. They use web based resources to examine maps of Virginia and to make a large classroom map which they label with the products and industries....
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Terms: Industrial Revolution

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Industrial Revolution fact card worksheet, middle schoolers use the notes and picture provided to create a note card for study purposes.
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MUGHAL EMPIRE Fact card

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this Mughal Empire fact card worksheet, students use the notes and picture provided to create a note card for study purposes.

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