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Curated OER

#22 Frames of Reference: The Basics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of frames of reference in physics.
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Curated OER

Air is something

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars recognize that air has the properties of mass and volume. They predict, observe, and evaluate the effect of the air on various objects, using bubbles and bubble wands.
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Curated OER

Secrets Beneath the Waters

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students work in small groups and design a ship out of balsa wood. They hypothesize what happens when the ship is placed in water then make predictions as to which ship stays afloat the longest with the greatest amount of weight added.
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Curated OER

"He Says, She Says"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Stuents compare and contrast male and female views of love and beauty in classic Chinese and Japanese society through the reading and evaluation of prose and poetry. Chinese and Japanese art is also studied.
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Curated OER

Cultural Exchange (Alaska)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the culture of Alaska. They identify the geographic location of Tlingit Indians. Students compare/contrast the culture of the Europeans and Tlingits. Students complete selected reading worksheets and provide alternative...
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Curated OER

A Balloon Dance

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify three different levels of movement and sensation of buoyancy, respond spontaneously in movement to the stimuli of imagery and feelings, and formulate his or her own unique sequence of movements based on personal...
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Curated OER

Teaching about Rain Storms, Land Use, and Lake Turbidity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the impacts of major rainfall and subsequent runoff on turbidity in lakes. They, in groups, develop a presentation of their research and/or write a paper summarizing their investigation.
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Curated OER

Don't oZone Out

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study the ozone and measure its concentration in different areas. Students use Ecobadge strips and other equipement for measurement. Then they share their results on an on-line forum. Also, students study environmental problems.
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Curated OER

BASKET MAKING

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students 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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Curated OER

Soaring With Air Power

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders view a Newton's Apple show that explores glider mechanics, explore the four forces, build and fly a glider to specific guidelines. They adjust the glider for greater accuracy and distance using four forces, and assess...
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Curated OER

How Warm is the Water?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research how surface sea temperature changes throughout the year. They draw a time series of sea surface temperatures for each month of the year and a depth profile for a summer and winter month using an OceanExplorer Profiler...
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Curated OER

Teaching about Diel Temperature Variation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore temperature variation in lakes and deal with the data.
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Curated OER

Telling Time: Hours

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students participate in a discussion about the different types of timepieces and the energy sources necessary to run them. They observe the numbers on a clock and review the hands and what they mean and make individual clocks using a...
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Curated OER

Recycled Sailing Vessels

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Pupils discuss how recycled materials can be used to create art and how this will apply to their artwork. They create a sailing vessel using recycled materials that they find.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Harnessing Wind

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson introduces the ways that engineers study and harness the wind. Students will learn about the different kinds of winds and how to measure wind direction. In addition, students will learn how air pressure creates winds and how...
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Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Weather Page: Winds

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about wind and jet streams and the tools that measure them.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Charting the Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, students will gather data from temperature and water gauges set up on the playground to learn about weather patterns. Then students will build a spreadsheet with data related to temperature, wind direction and amount...
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: The Air Out There

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Cooperative learning activity in which students will create a windmill and a weather vane. Students will find the direction of wind and the speed relative to the spinning windmill. Great for K-2.
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Other

Arm Program's Education Center: Global Warming

For Students 3rd - 8th
An all purpose site with something for everyone. Learn about global warming and climate change, ask a scientist, take a quiz, or get a lesson plan!
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Weather Patterns

For Teachers 5th - 9th
In this lesson students will be able to identify and describe how different types of storms form (hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms and thunder storms). The activity can be used on the SMART board or in SLS Online. Covert slides 6, 8,...
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The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute Online: Make Your Own Weather Vane

For Students 2nd - 8th
As part of a unit on gathering data about the weather, this lesson features instructions for making a simple weather vane.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through nine lessons, students are introduced to a range of energy types--electrical, light, sound and thermal-as well as the renewable energy sources of wind, hydro (water) and solar power. Subjects range from understanding that the...