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Factual Writing: Instructions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students write step-by-step instructions for tasks. In this factual writing lesson, students complete an online activity. Each group also writes directions for completing a task. A worksheet is available for more practice.
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Mystery of the Poisoned Panther Picnic

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify how and where bacteria grows. For this health education lesson, students watch the video "Mystery of the Poisoned Panther Picnic" and identify the rules for keeping food fresh. Students complete the included transparency.
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Now Take a Deep Breath

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research to answer questions related to deep sea diving. In this deep sea diving lesson, students answer questions on a worksheet using the Internet. They discuss pressure, gas laws, and the physiology of diving in the deep sea.
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The Benthic Drugstore

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine active chemicals that are in marine invertebrates and how they act to fight diseases.  In this marine lesson plan students identify three pharmacologically-active chemicals, describe their disease fighting action and...
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Treasures in Jeopardy

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners compare and contrast deep sea coral reefs to shallow water reefs.  In this coral reef lesson students develop a poster that could be used to educate the public about the importance of coral reefs. 
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Evaluating Floor Plans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine what a floor plan is used for and what a floor plan should include. They compare the characteristics of floor plans and zoning to family activities/needs. They answer the questions on the worksheet as they read through...
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Watch the Screen!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore screening processes for biological activity.  In this deep sea lesson students complete a lab activity. 
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Sowing Seeds of the Future

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore how to preserve native wild plants and garden crops. In this science lesson, students play the role of botanists and research North American plants. Students create a presentation about their findings.
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Jump Rope Around the World (Target Heart Rate)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars participate in a game where they get 5 "lives." When they miss with the rope the fifth time, they go to another area in the gym. They continue jumping to keep their heart rates elevated.
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Principles of Flight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the principles of flight. In this flight activity, students construct a model plane and investigate the forces acting on the flier. They will measure the thrust and calculate the stored energy.
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Westward Expansion - Fur Trade

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students complete a unit of lessons to learn how products reach the market and study the history of the fur trade. In this history and trade lesson, students first learn about the technology that allowed products to reach market faster....
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Now, Take a Deep Breath

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define several laws of pressure and see how they relate to scuba diving.  In this ocean explorer lesson plan students answer questions and complete an activity. 
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Stick Your Neck Out

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students research stories of teens who care using a website embedded in the lesson.  In this character education lesson, students read about students who performed philanthropic acts and discuss the projects that most influenced them.
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Stick Your Neck Out

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students investigate the "Giraffe Heroes Project" and read about service works that teens have completed.
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Football Review

For Teachers 2nd - 10th
Students review a subject and get points such as the points in football for correct and incorrect answers. In this football review lesson plan, students fill out a score board as they review.
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Beauty Behind Barbed Wire

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the issue of racism against the Japanese during the start of World War II. They use the artwork of Estelle Ishigo to create context for the lesson and see how it provides a look into the life she experienced...
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Handwashing and Sanitation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners apply Glo-Germ to their hands to see the amount of germs on their skin. As a class, they watch a demonstration on how to properly watch their hands to prevent the spread of disease. To end the lesson, they are introduced to the...
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What's Down There?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze data on coral reefs and use this to help characterize reefs.  In this mapping coral reefs lesson students identify and explain the major threats to coral reefs.
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Kindness Fables

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create a fable that is based on kindness. In this fables lesson plan, students read and discuss different fables. Then they discuss kindness, and write their own fables based on the kindness of others.
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Who Eats Whom in the Open Ocean?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine how organisms interact with one another in the ocean. In this science lesson, students discuss predators and prey in the ocean. Students discuss food webs and how organisms interact with each other.
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Germbusters

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students describe different safe kitchen practices. For this adult health lesson, students explain how germs spread. They discuss ways to find bacteria and food born diseases.
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Abundant Lakes

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students define lake life zones. They define stormwater runoff and its effects on lakes. They identify the relationship between decaying substances and water pollution. They construct a freshwater food web.
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"Lista Negra-The Black Lists"

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students review the history and political motivation behind the U.S. adoption of the Monroe Doctrine and how national security measures collide with the issues of due process and human rights during times of war. They learn about how the...
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The Euro: Classroom Exercises – Exchange Students Going to Europe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore ever-changing exchange rates. In this euro/dollar exchange rate lesson, students plan a trip to Europe and calculate their costs in euros and dollars.

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