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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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Earth Day Grocery Bag Art

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars decorate grocery bags with messages aimed at increasing environmental responsibility. They deliver the bags to local grocery stores in time for Earth Day.
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Western Folklore

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore Western Region folklore. They choose a Western Folklore character and research that character. Students prepare a presentation on their character and present the information to the class.
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Cultural Collision

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the culture of the Native Americans. As a class, they discuss the negative impact of the melting pot theory and how different cultures can be preserved today. In pairs, they practice saying Native American words and...
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Creepy Crawlers

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify the characteristics of an insect and their habitat. They read books about insects, research different types of insects, and create their own insect art. The project also includes the creation of an insect song and...
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Is My Water Safe?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss what makes their drinking water safe and unsafe. They locate and visit a local tributary and test the water's pH, hardness, dissolved oxygen, and total alkalinity. They compose a summary paragraph about the tests and...
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Michigan- Made Products

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in studying about different Michigan-Made Products. They create a Hyper-Studio presentation that details six products that are made in Michigan. They research three different products in depth.
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Legends in a local region

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars locate information about a legendary person or place, locate legends in their locale, create a description and drawing of their legendary person or place, exchange their description with another student, and recreate the...
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Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

For Teachers K
Students identify and interpret the lifecycle and parts of the pumpkin. Students utitlize interactive ways to discover this process. Students create a big book of their own by researching further information about pumpkins and what...
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Mouthpart Madness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the basic biology of a pest. They identify the four major kinds of insect mouthparts and explain how they work. Students examine the specific mouthparts and how they can limit food resources and in what environment an...
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Placebo - 1

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the placebo effect, thus producing the positive effects of acupuncture without needle insertion. Students discuss echolocation. They participate in hands-on/minds-on activities in reflected sound waves. They...
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Little Hands Help the Homeless

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore, analyze and study the concept of the homeless. They cover a wide range of classroom, community and career activities that define, develop, encourage, support and defend the homeless as well as what we can do as...
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Buddy, Are You Ready?-Preparing for School Emergencies

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars explore natural disasters by reading stories about volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. They explore safe behaviors in order to understand what to expect in a catastrophe. Students practice safe evacuation...
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We Are Super-Duper!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils explore the concept that each person is unique, special and valuable and assess how to express that concept with positive attitudes through role play, music and art. They email a friend or family member a special message with a...
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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon in order to determine the main idea and essential message of bullying from the text. In this anti-bullying lesson, students first listen to the story, then each student re-reads the sayings...
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Technology

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students create podcasts. In this technology lesson, students familiarize themselves with podcasts and develop their own podcast about a current event.
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Summer Camp in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners explore wildlife plants and summer activities. In this natural science lesson, students identify plants and animals and create a scrapbook of their findings.
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Anty-Bodies

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners compare and contrast likenesses and differences to others by creating a life-size picture of themselves. In this character building activity, students dictate a sentence about comments on sharing and display them with their...
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Periodic Pencil Classification-Understanding Chemistry's Cornerstone

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Young scholars study the periodic table and the elements.  In this chemistry lesson students complete a group lab activity and relate it to the periodic table. 
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Sky and Cloud Windows

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students monitor the weather, clouds, and sky. For this weather lesson, students create a sky and cloud window to focus their sky observations. They write observations in a notebook and include the date, time, cloud cover, types of...
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Hero Holiday and Portfolio Completed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students summarize the unit on heroes and present picture books to younger students.  In this hero instructional activity, students compile their portfolios, in which they have presented heroic characteristics of their own...
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Dog Care Booklet

For Teachers K
Students complete a dog care booklet. In this language arts instructional activity, students discuss what needs to be done to care for a dog. Students write a dog care booklet and write a story about their pet.
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Build Your Own Car

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers design and build their own cars. In this physics lesson, students test their car's speed and make changes when necessary. They graph data and analyze results.
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Frank Sadorus Collection: Photographic Family Tree Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students collect and place photographs of their parents, grandparents, etc., in a family tree-like chart or positioned by generation. They find out more about the occupations and lives of their ancestors.

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