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Relentless (Team Building) Game

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

20m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

Relentless (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

20m

You only have seconds to design, destroy, and rebuild clay art as you swap seats working on a variety clay sculptures!

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Relentless (Team Building) Game

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

20m•Grades 3 - 12

Give One, Get One (Grades 3-5)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Give One, Get One (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students begin this activity reading One Green Apple, a story about a young immigrant girl on her first day of school in the United States. She does not speak English. As students listen to this story, they are faced with how it feels to be different and alone, even when surrounded by people. Students then discuss the story with one another, communicating both by writing and speaking.

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Give One, Get One (Grades 3-5)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

The Big Easy: Day 11 Lesson

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 8

The Big Easy: Day 11 Lesson

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Welcome to Lesson 11 of Jazz at Lincoln Center's module, "The Big Easy"! Immerse students in the rich history of the Mardi Gras Indians as they discover the unique history of such a storied American group of people. Students apply their learning by replicating the practice of the Mardi Gras Indians, designing clothing to honor a mentor or supporter.

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The Big Easy: Day 11 Lesson

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Memory Card Game (Grades 9-12)

STEM • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Memory Card Game (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students make and play a memory card activity to work on remembering school facts from one of their subject classes, such as chemistry, physics, math, or geography.

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Memory Card Game (Grades 9-12)

STEM • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Model U.S. Government: The Work of Committees

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Model U.S. Government: The Work of Committees

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In the school student council or similar body, new policies may be decided after a round of debate and then a vote. In the U.S. Congress and other real-life legislative bodies, however, enacting a new law involves a much more complicated process. In this activity, students will model the work of legislative committees. They will learn that these committees call witnesses to testify about the effects of the proposed law and that they may revise the proposed law extensively, and in some cases, stop the proposed law from ever being voted on by the whole legislative body.

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Model U.S. Government: The Work of Committees

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Write a Letter to Your Local Representative

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

55m

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Grades 3 - 5

Write a Letter to Your Local Representative

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

55m

Students identify and research local issues they see in their community and write a letter to their local representative about what concerns them.

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Write a Letter to Your Local Representative

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

55m•Grades 3 - 5

Sports Advertising

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Sports Advertising

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Youth discuss advertising and explore how ads are used in sports. They also examine the corporate sponsorship of sports teams as a form of advertising. Finally, youth predict how their own school or community sports teams might use ads by designing a uniform, field, or piece of sports equipment that features an advertisement.

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Sports Advertising

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up History of Earth

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

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Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up History of Earth

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students learn about Earth's history and create a timeline that represents the Earth's history. Students also learn about the wonders of evolution.

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S.INQ Up History of Earth

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Functional Fitness Week 11: Day 3

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 11: Day 3

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

In this culminating activity, students test their endurance and physicality by running a mile. Then, they reinforce prior learning by brainstorming healthy snack options.

This activity is part of the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness 12-week program. If you are new to the program, visit the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 1-4 Collection before getting started.

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Functional Fitness Week 11: Day 3

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m•Grades K - 8

History of Travel Patents

STEM • History and Society

30m

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Grades 6 - 8

History of Travel Patents

By OregonASK

6 - 8

30m

Students look at travel patents from the past for cars and steam trains. They also learn about patents.

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History of Travel Patents

STEM • History and Society

30m•Grades 6 - 8

Hidden Pictures

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Hidden Pictures

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students work in teams to mask small icons on a larger piece of art by coloring, marking up, or decorating the page. Then they exchange the page and see if other students can find the hidden pictures.

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Hidden Pictures

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Grow Where You’re Planted: Understanding Plant Hardiness Zones

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 5m

•

Grades 3 - 8

Grow Where You’re Planted: Understanding Plant Hardiness Zones

By Farm to Table Kids

3 - 8

1h 5m

Every region has its own unique climate, and not all plants can grow everywhere! In this activity, students will use the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone map to identify their zone and determine which plants thrive where they live. By exploring plant cards, categorizing crops, and creating personalized garden plans, students will understand why it’s essential to “grow where you’re planted.”

This activity is 1 of 4 in the "Things to Know Before You Grow" collection from Farm to Table Kids. Visit the collection to view the full set of learning resource and learn more about Part 2 of the collection series, "How to Grow Dahlias."

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Grow Where You’re Planted: Understanding Plant Hardiness Zones

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 5m•Grades 3 - 8

Chill or Grill

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

1h 40m

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Grades 6 - 12

Chill or Grill

By Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship

6 - 12

1h 40m

As an engaging way to introduce students to NFTE’s entrepreneurial mindset domains, students will either complete an interactive digital module or engage in an investigation to make rapid-fire decisions pertaining to a new restaurant opening.

This lesson plan is written around the completion of a hands-on activity, but you can replace or supplement this activity with a couple of digital interactives. See the Modifications section at the end of this lesson plan for more details.

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Chill or Grill

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

1h 40m•Grades 6 - 12

Straw Bridge Design Challenge

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 6 - 8

Straw Bridge Design Challenge

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students work in teams as engineers to create their own straw bridges! By using only plastic straws and tape, students work together to see how many marbles their bridge can hold.

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Straw Bridge Design Challenge

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Wacky Inventions

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 6 - 12

Wacky Inventions

By VentureLab

6 - 12

45m

Students use a playful frame of mind to explore objects and ideas to help them become inventors.

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Wacky Inventions

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 6 - 12

Spelling Bee (Grades K-2)

Literacy • Arts

45m

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Grades K - 2

Spelling Bee (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

This activity provides a fun alternative to the traditional spelling bee. Children take turns spelling a word letter by letter, involving an element of chance. Play the game to build interest in spelling practice!

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Spelling Bee (Grades K-2)

Literacy • Arts

45m•Grades K - 2

Which Website Is a Good Source of Information? (Grades 6-8)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Which Website Is a Good Source of Information? (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

When students conduct research online, they easily can feel overwhelmed by the huge number of websites dedicated to a certain subject or that provide tangential but still useful information. But there is 1 rule of thumb: not all information is good information. In this activity, students learn how to identify and evaluate websites in order to determine if they are reliable tools for research.

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Which Website Is a Good Source of Information? (Grades 6-8)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

The Angle

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

The Angle

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Let's continue our news adventure! In today's mission, students dive deep into story angles, identifying the right approach to reporting on the first cellphone call.

This is lesson 5 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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The Angle

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 3 - 5

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 10: NBA Math Hoops Championship Week

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

50m

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Grades 3 - 8

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 10: NBA Math Hoops Championship Week

By Learn Fresh

3 - 8

50m

In this activity, students collaborate to build a tournament bracket for the in-class NBA Math Hoops Championship. Along the way, they develop an understanding of how math contributes to the development of sports tournaments.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 10: NBA Math Hoops Championship Week

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

50m•Grades 3 - 8

Making Costumes for Characters from Books

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Making Costumes for Characters from Books

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Fiction and fashion unite in this fun activity. Students design and draw a costume for a favorite character from a book or story and for use in a scene from the book or an imagined event.

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Making Costumes for Characters from Books

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Chemical Element Family Feud

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Chemical Element Family Feud

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

It’s the alkaline earth metals vs. the halogens in Chemical Element Family Feud. In this engaging and educational activity, students act as contestants, announcers, and even the scoreboard of the famous television game show, but with the twist that the subject is the periodic table. Make sure that someone records the activity because it will be a hit with school science teachers.

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Chemical Element Family Feud

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 9 - 12

The Monarch Butterfly

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m

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Grades 3 - 8

The Monarch Butterfly

By National Wildlife Federation

3 - 8

50m

The large and brilliantly-colored monarch butterfly is among the most easily recognizable butterfly species that call North America home. Monarch butterflies are found across North America wherever their habitat’s needs are being met. They are broken into two populations separated by the Rocky Mountains, called the eastern and western populations.

Monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed. As caterpillars, monarchs feed exclusively on the leaves of milkweed, wildflowers in the genus Asclepias. North America has several dozen native milkweed species with which monarchs coevolved and upon which they rely to complete their life cycle.

The monarch migration is one of the greatest phenomena in the natural world. Monarchs know the correct direction to migrate even though the individuals that migrate have never made the journey before. They follow an internal “compass” that points them in the right direction each spring and fall. A single monarch can travel hundreds or even thousands of miles.

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The Monarch Butterfly

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m•Grades 3 - 8

Pantomime (Grades K-2)

Arts

30m

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Grades K - 2

Pantomime (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

30m

Children will plan and pantomime a scene to act out, involving preparing favorite foods.

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Pantomime (Grades K-2)

Arts

30m•Grades K - 2

Raccoons

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m

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Grades K - 8

Raccoons

By National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50m

Raccoons live throughout the continental United States in woods, wetlands, suburbs, parks, cities, and anywhere there is cover, food, and water. Predators of raccoons include the coyote, fisher, bobcat, red fox, and great horned owl.

Raccoons are omnivores, meaning they will eat both meat and vegetables. They like grasshoppers, nuts, berries, mice, squirrels, and bird eggs. They are nocturnal and search for food at night. Raccoons are opportunistic feeders and are well known by people for their skillful attempts at stealing food from garbage cans in parks and neighborhoods.

Raccoons can get food that other animals cannot because they have nimble, almost hand-like paws that can grasp tree branches, nuts, fruits, and even the lids of garbage cans.

Raccoons are solitary, except during the breeding season, which occurs from January to June. Females usually have one litter a year, with three to seven offspring per litter.

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Raccoons

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m•Grades K - 8

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 1: Demonstrating Sportsmanship

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 3 - 8

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 1: Demonstrating Sportsmanship

By Learn Fresh

3 - 8

45m

To start the NBA Math Hoops experience, all students are asked to sign a Sportsmanship Contract! Just like an NBA or WNBA player, this affirms their commitment to their team and league. An additional curriculum spotlight on sportsmanship asks them to reflect on the skills necessary to be a great competitor.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 1: Demonstrating Sportsmanship

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 3 - 8

Periscope I Spy

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 3 - 5

Periscope I Spy

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

Students create their own periscopes using shoeboxes and mirrors. Then they use their periscopes to play a game of I Spy.

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Periscope I Spy

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 3 - 5

Any Shape Box

Arts • STEM

35m

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Grades 3 - 12

Any Shape Box

By Rediscover Center

3 - 12

35m

In this activity, students will learn how to make an Any Shape Box using cardboard and simple tools by understanding the flutes inside cardboard and how to work with them.

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Any Shape Box

Arts • STEM

35m•Grades 3 - 12

The Artist and The Describer (Team Building) Game

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

25m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

The Artist and The Describer (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

25m

Artists will replicate masterpieces using only verbal descriptions from their partner!

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The Artist and The Describer (Team Building) Game

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

25m•Grades 3 - 12

Our World Worldwide Day of Play: It's Game Day!

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

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Grades 3 - 5

Our World Worldwide Day of Play: It's Game Day!

By Nickelodeon x Mizzen Education

3 - 5

It’s time for the main event! Youth play peer-created games in this fun celebration of their hard work as Junior Funologists. This lesson provides an outline for a 1-hour Worldwide Day of Play event. Planning resources are available within the lesson for guidance on how to expand the event to a half or whole day.

This is activity 12 of 12 in the Nickelodeon Our World: The Play Lab Module.

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Our World Worldwide Day of Play: It's Game Day!

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

1h•Grades 3 - 5

Design Landscape Ceramic Tiles

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Design Landscape Ceramic Tiles

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students design a 3-inch-by-5-inch rectangular tile for a landscape. This activity can include clay construction or the use of air-hardening clay options.

This activity may require up to 3 sessions. Review the Preparation steps for more information.

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Design Landscape Ceramic Tiles

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Show Me How

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Show Me How

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Public speaking can be challenging and overwhelming at first, but the more you practice, the easier it gets. Students get a taste of public speaking as they present a how-to project.

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Show Me How

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Conservation Island

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

30m

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Grades 3 - 8

Conservation Island

By California Academy of Sciences

3 - 8

30m

The imaginary location of Conservation Island teaches students about some of the real-world issues involved in making conservation plans to save endangered species.

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Conservation Island

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

30m•Grades 3 - 8

Guess the Purpose

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 6 - 12

Guess the Purpose

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 12

45m

Students who like both science and mysteries will enjoy this activity. The students study a gallery of 20 photographs spread throughout the room. Their task is to figure out the theme or purpose of the photo gallery. The surprising answer is that the photos illustrate 20 examples of elements of the periodic table.

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Guess the Purpose

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 6 - 12

MLB Players STEM League Lesson 6: Wild Cards

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

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Grades 3 - 8

MLB Players STEM League Lesson 6: Wild Cards

By Learn Fresh

3 - 8

Now that students are familiar with the core rules of the MLB Players STEM League, it’s time to introduce Wild Cards! These game-changing tools add a new layer of strategy to gameplay by simulating real-life baseball scenarios, allowing students to make quick, strategic decisions that impact outcomes. In this lesson, students will explore how to use Wild Cards effectively, practice applying them in gameplay scenarios, and conclude by integrating Wild Cards into the rest of the season.

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MLB Players STEM League Lesson 6: Wild Cards

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Body Language

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Body Language

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Explore the power of body language in interviews! In this exciting lesson, students dive into the world of non-verbal communication. They play interactive games, watch videos, and create Body Language Stories to master the art of body language. By the end, they're equipped with the skills to convey messages beyond words.

This is lesson 14 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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Body Language

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Reflecting on Slavery and Resistance with Born on the Water

History and Society • Literacy

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Grades K - 8

Reflecting on Slavery and Resistance with Born on the Water

By Pulitzer Center

K - 8

In this activity, students read the picture book Born on the Water and explore the stories of African people who were kidnapped and brought to America, experiencing years of enslavement and oppression. Through reading and class discussion, students explore a legacy of Black American resilience, resistance, and joy.

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Reflecting on Slavery and Resistance with Born on the Water

History and Society • Literacy

1h•Grades K - 8

Get Centered!

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m

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Grades K - 2

Get Centered!

By kid-grit

K - 2

15m

In this ice breaker/opener, students ground themselves and learn how to use their breath to calm themselves down and self-regulate.

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Get Centered!

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m•Grades K - 2

Get to Know You Bingo (Grades K-2)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

Get to Know You Bingo (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, children play a bingo game to get to know one another. They practice skills in drawing, communication, and relationship-building.

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Get to Know You Bingo (Grades K-2)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Straw Rockets

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades 6 - 8

Straw Rockets

By OregonASK

6 - 8

30m

Students build and test a simple propulsion rocket built out of straw.

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Straw Rockets

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades 6 - 8

Amazing Bodies! 4: Prototype Test & Modify

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

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Grades 6 - 8

Amazing Bodies! 4: Prototype Test & Modify

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students design a prototype and test it to improve their designs.

This activity is Part 4 of 6 in the Amazing Bodies! series, with activities designed to build upon each another:

Amazing Bodies! 1: Prototype Brainstorm

Amazing Bodies! 2: Prototype Selection

Amazing Bodies! 3: Prototype Build

Amazing Bodies! 4: Prototype Test & Modify

Amazing Bodies! 5: Prototype Naming

Amazing Bodies! 6: Prototype Presentations

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Amazing Bodies! 4: Prototype Test & Modify

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Parachute Engineering

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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All Grades

Parachute Engineering

By OregonASK

All Grades

Students learn the engineering behind parachutes and how they work as they make and test their own.

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Parachute Engineering

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•All Grades

Story Spark Series: Sean

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

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Grades 6 - 12

Video

Story Spark Series: Sean

By PLUS ME Project

6 - 12

Students explore the themes of integrity, kindness, and perseverance through the story of a young man whose teammate on a youth basketball team taught him what it meant to show up and do the work, even when no one else did. Through Sean’s experience, students hear how one teammate’s quiet character shaped the way he approached challenges throughout high school and college, and how storytelling became a way to honor that teammate’s memory.

Participants identify four story elements within the narrative and reflect on the people who inspire them, the obstacles they have overcome, and the advice they would give themselves.

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Story Spark Series: Sean

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

1h•Grades 6 - 12

A New Logo (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

A New Logo (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Youth act as graphic artists and designers, as well as business executives, to design a logo for a new business. After generating their logo, they'll present it to the group for feedback.

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A New Logo (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Guess the Photo (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Guess the Photo (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students take close-up photographs of familiar objects, and then guess what each photo shows. This activity helps students develop new perspectives on the world around them

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Guess the Photo (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Entrepreneurs, Help Heather!

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

30m

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Grades K - 2

Entrepreneurs, Help Heather!

By VentureLab

K - 2

30m

This activity allows students to work in teams to solve a problem with new ideas, the first step to really experiencing what it's like to be an entrepreneur. While building teamwork skills, students will have the opportunity to solve Heather's problem of not being able to see the board very well. By helping a character students can relate to, they will be able to see that entrepreneurs help people with innovative designs and ideas.

This activity was designed as Part 3 of 5 in a series created by VentureLab. Check out the "Intro to Entrepreneurship" lesson to see more.

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Entrepreneurs, Help Heather!

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

30m•Grades K - 2

Erasure Poetry as Resistance

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 12

Erasure Poetry as Resistance

By Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

45m

Students discuss what erasure means, and how it can be used both as a tool of oppression and resistance. They then explore examples of poems that use erasure to question, challenge, and subvert existing texts, and create erasure poems of their own in the spirit of resistance.

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Erasure Poetry as Resistance

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 12

Systems Where You Live

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Systems Where You Live

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Every community functions because of the personal and professional relationships among its members and the systems that these people have built and continue to maintain. In this activity, students explore the community in which they live and identify the many physical systems that serve it.

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Systems Where You Live

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

My Life (Grades9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

My Life (Grades9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students sit in 2 concentric circles discussing various questions. They rotate every few minutes, changing partners and discussing a new question to practice communication and get to know one another.

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My Life (Grades9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Making Costumes (Grades K-2)

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

Making Costumes (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children will choose a favorite animal character and design a costume for that character.

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Making Costumes (Grades K-2)

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Mastering Play as a Funologist

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

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Grades 3 - 5

Mastering Play as a Funologist

By Nickelodeon x Mizzen Education

3 - 5

Welcome to Nickelodeon’s Our World Play Lab! Youth are tasked with helping Nickelodeon create the most exciting and fun games ever for Worldwide Day of Play. Youth learn what it takes to become a Funologist by using science and math to design and build cool new games. As Funologists, they’ll explore what makes a game fun. Youth will play exciting games like the Tennis-Ball-On-A-Spoon Race and Pool Noodle Javelin Toss, and evaluate them using the Lab’s Worldwide Day of Play - Game Criteria Checklist. Get ready for a session full of creativity, teamwork, and celebration!

The activity is 1 of 12 in the Nickelodeon Our World: The Play Lab Module.

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Mastering Play as a Funologist

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

1h•Grades 3 - 5

Beyond the Headlines: Sneaky Logos

Digital Media and Communications • Arts

30m

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Grades 3 - 5

Beyond the Headlines: Sneaky Logos

By PBS

3 - 5

30m

Dive into the world of iconic logos! In this lesson, we decode why our brains love images over words, transform plain logos into iconic masterpieces, and give friendly feedback. Get ready to unleash your inner designer!

This activity can be completed as a standalone lesson. It is best completed as part of SRL’s Beyond the Headlines 4-part series. This short series is also the first section of SRL’s First Module From Concept to Screen: Building Your News Hour. The module is broken into three sections. The first two contain lessons that can be completed as standalone activities or as part of a series. All three sections converge to provide a powerful and fun introduction to producing and hosting news shows. The module is followed by a second that deepens student knowledge and skills.

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Beyond the Headlines: Sneaky Logos

Digital Media and Communications • Arts

30m•Grades 3 - 5

U.S. Trade Balance

History and Society • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

U.S. Trade Balance

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students work in small groups to conduct research on the U.S. trade balance with Canada, Mexico, China, India, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Brazil.

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U.S. Trade Balance

History and Society • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Jigsaw: Create a Sport

Leadership and Teamwork • Arts

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Jigsaw: Create a Sport

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students apply their creativity and imagination to create a new sport, prompted by existing sports and useful adjectives.

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Jigsaw: Create a Sport

Leadership and Teamwork • Arts

45m•Grades 6 - 8

What's in the Frame

Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

What's in the Frame

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

In this lesson, students explore how a shot's framing impacts the stories. They dissect existing images, comparing framed versus original versions, and capture their learning spaces in various ways.

This is lesson 27 of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs' second module, Building a News Hour.

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What's in the Frame

Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Robins

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m

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Grades K - 8

Robins

By National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50m

American robins are year-round visitors to suburban and rural settings. A male robin is often easier to identify than a female. Males have rust-colored feathers on their chest, a yellow bill, a black head, and white outlines around their eyes. They also have gray wings and backs. Female robins look similar to males, but their colors are much duller and sometimes blend, making identification difficult. Males are also easier to identify because only male robins sing their “cheerily, cheer up” song. This song is usually heard in the early morning, before and after sunrise. Robins also sing at dusk or when it’s about to rain.

American robins live in woodlands, suburban backyards, parks, and grasslands with shrubs. Robins can be found year-round in the continental United States, and some migrate north to spend summers in Alaska. Squirrels, snakes, and other birds have been known to eat robin eggs and chicks. Predators to adult robins include hawks, snakes, and cats. These birds are easily spotted hopping around city parks and lawns, searching for food in flocks. They have flexible diets and will eat whatever is most readily accessible, which can be dependent on the season. Robins often depend more on insects and earthworms in the spring, and consume more fruits and berries during the colder winter months.

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Robins

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m•Grades K - 8

Ask the Expert

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

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Grades 3 - 5

Ask the Expert

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

In this group activity, students team up to become experts, and a panel of their peers will ask questions to learn more about their expertise.

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Ask the Expert

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

1h•Grades 3 - 5

Measurement Games (Grades 6-8)

STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Measurement Games (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students test their estimation and measurement skills as they compete for points. This fun activity shows the value of precise measurement instruments and how the unaided eye can be easily misled.

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Measurement Games (Grades 6-8)

STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Speak and Listen (Grades 6-8)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Speak and Listen (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students share details of their lives with one another, as well as stories, ideas, and plans for the future. After listening to one another, they try to recall those details. This simple but effective activity builds speaking and listening skills while helping students learn more about their peers.

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Speak and Listen (Grades 6-8)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Decorate Your Science Notebook

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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All Grades

Decorate Your Science Notebook

By California Academy of Sciences

All Grades

By decorating and personalizing their own science notebooks, students develop a sense of ownership over their learning, establishing routines to record observations and reflections as they learn.

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Decorate Your Science Notebook

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•All Grades

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

By OregonASK

3 - 12

Students will look at the way characters and settings tell a visual story. They will have a chance to explore a Comic Book Splash Page and create their own.

This is part 2 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Part 1: Characters & Setting, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 3-7.

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 12

Sushi, Chopstick Relay (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

15m

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Grades 6 - 12

Video

Sushi, Chopstick Relay (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

6 - 12

15m

Using only chopsticks, transfer candy from station to station until your team reaches the finish line!

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Sushi, Chopstick Relay (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

15m•Grades 6 - 12

Basics of Presenting (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Basics of Presenting (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students prepare and deliver presentations, focusing on organizing their topic clearly and logically.

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Basics of Presenting (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Make a Stronger Password: The Bruce Schneier Method

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 8

Make a Stronger Password: The Bruce Schneier Method

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 8

45m

In this activity, students will learn a new method for generating a strong online password. They also will recognize the need for strong passwords.

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Make a Stronger Password: The Bruce Schneier Method

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 8

Turning Garbage into Gold

Career and Future Readiness • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Turning Garbage into Gold

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students consider the excessive waste that enters landfills. To help solve this problem, they brainstorm ideas for businesses that could use landfill contents for revenue. They turn garbage into financial gold!

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Turning Garbage into Gold

Career and Future Readiness • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 9 - 12

The Ruby Hop

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

The Ruby Hop

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children hear a story about a character who learns she is valuable just the way she is. Children then apply this knowledge to themselves, which culminates in self-portraits.

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The Ruby Hop

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Faces and Feelings

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

15m

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Grades 3 - 5

Faces and Feelings

By kid-grit

3 - 5

15m

In this opening activity, students will use the emoji handout to begin identifying their own thoughts and feelings. Before you begin any activity use this icebreaker to get check in with students on how they are feeling.

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Faces and Feelings

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

15m•Grades 3 - 5

Eliminating the Runoff Through Green Infrastructure

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 9 - 12

Eliminating the Runoff Through Green Infrastructure

By The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

Through collaboration and problem-solving, youth design innovative solutions, using green infrastructures, to solve local runoff.

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Eliminating the Runoff Through Green Infrastructure

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

2h•Grades 9 - 12

Sound Hide-and-Seek

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

50m

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Grades K - 5

Video

Sound Hide-and-Seek

By Go2Science

K - 5

50m

Have you ever wondered about all the ways animals find their way around in nature? One way is through sound! In this sound hide-and-seek game, imagine how field researchers can listen in on bat sounds even though most of their sounds are too high pitched for us to hear with just our ears.

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Sound Hide-and-Seek

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

50m•Grades K - 5

Pony Race Relay (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

10m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

Pony Race Relay (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

10m

Flip water bottles to race your "pony" to the finish line first!

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Pony Race Relay (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

10m•Grades 3 - 12

What are the Benefits of Eating Healthy Food?

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

What are the Benefits of Eating Healthy Food?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students act as marketing executives or promoters for the 5 major food groups: Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Dairy, and Protein. They will research the value of a food group, practice articulating and demonstrating that value, and then perform for the group. By the end of this activity, students will see that all 5 food groups are essential for a balanced diet when combined in proper amounts!

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What are the Benefits of Eating Healthy Food?

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Pyramid Toss (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m

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All Grades

Video

Pyramid Toss (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

All Grades

15m

Put your carnival skills to the test by tossing poker chips at a pyramid grid to score the highest points!

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Pyramid Toss (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m•All Grades

We’re the Same!

Career and Future Readiness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

We’re the Same!

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students determine similar and complementary interests and ideas among their peers. First, students fill out the included Interest Inventory handout. Then, they form small groups to discuss and compare what they wrote. Finally, students reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

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We’re the Same!

Career and Future Readiness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Whoa, Domino!

Leadership and Teamwork • Arts

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Whoa, Domino!

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students watch videos of impressive domino tracks and then create their own intricate domino tracks.

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Whoa, Domino!

Leadership and Teamwork • Arts

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Community Colleges

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Community Colleges

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students learn about their local community colleges and how they differ from 4-year colleges and universities.

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Community Colleges

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Making a Kite

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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All Grades

Making a Kite

By OregonASK

All Grades

Students learn about the properties that affect kites, and make their own!

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Making a Kite

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•All Grades