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Build Your Own Weather Station

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Studens experiment with temperatures. In this science lesson, pupils make their own weather station by heating one bottle and keeping the water in another bottle at room temperature.
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Day Five - Bible A Noble Cause - Thessalonica

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students analyze, compare and contrast success and failure inside the kingdom and  outside the kingdom.  In this Bible study lesson students read Act 17:1, plays games, engage in discussions and complete a written activity to complete...
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A Model of a Strato Volcano

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students build a volcano model on tag board. They add lava and ash layers simulating the process that builds a real strato volcano cone.
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Bernoulli Effect

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the relationship between velocity and pressure of a fluid. After a lecture/demo, students engage in an experiment which demonstrate the Bernoulli Effect and enhance their understanding.
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Everyday Life In Africa

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students compare the life of a boy in Africa with their own lives. Students act out stories that they have written in groups.
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BASKET MAKING

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils create individual basket plaques emphasizing Native American techniques and designs. Students learn to identify Native American tribal symbols and incorporate them into their basket plaque.
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Rockets

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explain the basics of rocketry and explain the relationships between mass, acceleration, and thrust.
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Coal Combustion

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students determine that coal can burn to produce heat.
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CDV, CDV, What's a CDV?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Introduce your class to the Core Democratic Values. The instructional activity focuses on defining the Core Democratic Values and related terms. Small groups look up terms and present a song based on the information they've found. After...
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Old Fashioned Christmas Toy

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create an old fashioned toy that explains stored, potential and movement energy.
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Cross-Cultural Connections

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students investigate many of the relationships that contribute to the look and design of decorative arts objects.
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Tension and Compression

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine tension and compression by manipulating objects that are strong in each but not in both. Students apply their observations to the construction of a model of a beam bridge, suspension bridge, and inverted triangle...
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Wind Tunnels

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students build a simple wind tunnel and test out 2 glider wing shapes at different angles of attack. They record their observations and results just as engineers do. There also is a "virtual wind tunnel" they can try to test aerodynamic...
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Mariner's Compass Quilts: New Directions

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students follow the steps of creating Mariner's Compass blocks using two different methods, freezer paper templates and paper foundations. Then they draft their own original full size block on freezer paper.
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Science

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study light and shadow, participate in mirror activities, and build a periscope.
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Japanese Folktales

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students listen to examples of Japanese folktales and identify universal themes. Students construct a 'kamishibai' - a traditional Japanese storytelling prop - and dramatize a folktale through puppetry.
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Kansas River: Where Do They Come From? Where Do They Flow? Which Ones Make the Kansas River Grow?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify major rivers in Kansas, identify the direction which they flow and identify tributaries of the Kansas River. Students examine what occurrences upstream influence water quality downstream.
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Magnetism in Action

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with magnetic force and magnetic fields. They examine how magnetic forces can act through a distance.
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How Did We Get to School Today?

For Teachers 1st
First graders draw pictures of how they came to school.
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DESIGN AND BUILD A MAGNETOMETER

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners brainstorm and design an instrument to detect magnetic field direction. The design approximates the design included in this activity. They build a functioning magnetometer, a device for detecting the relative direction of the...
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Sustained Resistance

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research events that led up to the Civil Rights movement using primary source documents that show attitudes about lynching.
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Bead Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use beads to write their name or other slogans.
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ISM: Bertha Stenge Quilt Collection Activity: Design a Local Quilting Pattern

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research quilt designs by Bertha Stenge. They make a list of things that they could stylize as a design motif. They create a quilt design based on local history and landmarks and sew it onto a pre-made quilt block or quilt.
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Poetry as a Means of Redemption and Reflection

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders read poetry for homework and discuss it during class. They participate in poetry readings and decide who the speakers are in the poems.

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