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Clutch (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

10m

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All Grades

Video

Clutch (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

All Grades

10m

Circle up to see who has the reflexes and discipline to be "clutch" for this activity. Here's a hint; success will depend on how well you can multitask.

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Clutch (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

10m•All Grades

Hate Speech vs. Free Speech

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Hate Speech vs. Free Speech

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students will discover that the First Amendment guarantees Americans the right to free speech but that not all speech is protected. They will define the concept of hate speech, explain when it is protected, and explain when the government can step in to limit it. Students will analyze different real-life situations to determine if hate speech should be protected and explaining their reasoning to the whole group.

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Hate Speech vs. Free Speech

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Four Square Bonanza

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Four Square Bonanza

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Four Square is a fast-paced game that keeps students moving. In this activity, students refine their skills in coordination and sportsmanship by participating in Four Square Bonanza!

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Four Square Bonanza

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Stop the Show (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Stop the Show (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Small groups of students plan scenarios that have concrete starting points and a conflict, obstacle, or problem the characters have to solve. At a certain point, the adult leader stops the play and asks the audience to vote on the ending to the scene. Students learn to be flexible and creative by acting out the new ending.

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Stop the Show (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

What Makes a Strong Online Community? (Grades 6-8)

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

What Makes a Strong Online Community? (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students model an online chat group and learn that these groups can be successful and enjoyable, as long as everyone is respectful.

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What Makes a Strong Online Community? (Grades 6-8)

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Crowdsourcing

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Crowdsourcing

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students learn about different types of crowdsourcing and then work together in small groups to develop a project idea that uses crowdsourcing. This activity builds analytic and problem-solving skills. It also develops speaking and listening skills.

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Crowdsourcing

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Early African Civilizations and Cultures

History and Society • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 8

Early African Civilizations and Cultures

By Pulitzer Center

3 - 8

In this activity, students exercise their research and presentation skills while learning about the cultures of early African civilizations. Facilitators will model inquiry and research by co-creating a presentation on the kingdom of Ndongo, featured in the picture book Born on the Water, with the whole group. Students will then complete their own inquiry into an early African civilization and share their learning with their peers.

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Early African Civilizations and Cultures

History and Society • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 8

S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Self Propelled Cars

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Self Propelled Cars

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

In this activity, students have the opportunity to build, test, and modify self propelled cars using an engineering design grid. Students will build cars with sails, testing them with a fan to see what kinds of sails work best to propel their vehicle.

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S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Self Propelled Cars

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

Rock Cycle Roundabout

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h 20m

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Grades 3 - 8

Rock Cycle Roundabout

By California Academy of Sciences

3 - 8

1h 20m

After playing a board game to learn how to differentiate the three ways rocks can form, students analyze maps of local topography, water sources, and volcanic activity, to better understand how geology affects a given region. They also experience scale, recognizing geologic processes as fast or extremely gradual.

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Rock Cycle Roundabout

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h 20m•Grades 3 - 8

Balloon Buddies (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

10m

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All Grades

Video

Balloon Buddies (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

All Grades

10m

Grab a friend and try to keep your balloon up in the air longer than anyone else in the room!

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Balloon Buddies (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

10m•All Grades

Stats-Minded Scrabble® Tournament

STEM • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Stats-Minded Scrabble® Tournament

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In traditional games of Scrabble® or other word games, the player with the highest total score is declared the winner. Not so in today’s activity! Students will play a word game in which the winner achieves a certain statistical goal, such as a mean score closest to 12 points or a set of scores with the greatest standard deviation.

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Stats-Minded Scrabble® Tournament

STEM • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

No Boundaries Chess

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

No Boundaries Chess

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Chess is generally considered an individual sport. In this activity, the addition of a few new rules encourages players to work together as a team.

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No Boundaries Chess

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Research and Understanding (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

50m

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Grades 6 - 12

Research and Understanding (Student Reporting Labs)

By PBS

6 - 12

50m

Students will identify what they know and don’t know about their story’s topic. Once students know what they don’t know, they will use curiosity to guide research that will result in better developed stories.

This is activity 8 of 16 in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Module. Visit the Module to learn more before getting started.

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Research and Understanding (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

50m•Grades 6 - 12

Creative Reuse Collection Box

Arts • Health and Wellness

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All Grades

Creative Reuse Collection Box

By Rediscover Center

All Grades

In this activity, students will create a collection box for recyclable home goods and materials. This is a group project and will require the participation of all students to collect from their homes to donate. This fun building and decorating activity will encourage everyone to be mindful of their waste!

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Creative Reuse Collection Box

Arts • Health and Wellness

1h•All Grades

Do You Like This Website?

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m

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Grades K - 2

Do You Like This Website?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, children explore a variety of age-appropriate websites and evaluate them. First, the children explore websites with a partner. Then, they fill out a simple worksheet on their own to evaluate different aspects of the site. Finally, children reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

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Do You Like This Website?

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m•Grades K - 2

Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 9-12)

Literacy • Arts

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students improvise skits to show how fictional characters might respond to everyday situations and challenges. This activity demonstrates how fiction can differ from real life.

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Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 9-12)

Literacy • Arts

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Pantomime (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Pantomime (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students act out a good citizen or stewardship activity that could happen at school and other students guess the activities.

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Pantomime (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Free Speech for Students

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Free Speech for Students

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students will review the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, focusing on freedom of speech. They will learn that this freedom is a cornerstone of American culture and democracy, and it extends to students at school. Students will evaluate Tinker v. Des Moines along with a present-day case focusing on students’ first amendment rights.

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Free Speech for Students

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Tricky Conversations (Grades 9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Tricky Conversations (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Teens may struggle to talk about a wide variety of personal subjects with parents, teachers, peers, and siblings. In this activity, teens will role-play a variety of conversation topics and evaluate their performances. (Note that the activity incorporates subjects such as honesty, friendship, academic achievement, and general health and wellness. However, it excludes controversial and emotionally sensitive subjects, such as sexuality and gender identity.)

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Tricky Conversations (Grades 9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

What Makes a Good Interview? (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

50m

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Grades 6 - 12

What Makes a Good Interview? (Student Reporting Labs)

By PBS

6 - 12

50m

Preparation and practice are the keys to a successful interview and amazing story. This lesson uses a famous art project, Humans of New York, to reverse-engineer good interview questions and techniques.

Before you write your own interview questions, understand your goal: to get soundbites that connect with your audience, illuminate the topic and move your story forward.

This is activity 10 of 16 in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Module. Visit the Module to learn more before getting started.

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What Makes a Good Interview? (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

50m•Grades 6 - 12

Character Mash-Up (Grades 9-12)

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Character Mash-Up (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students choose well-known characters from books, movies, and other media. Then, they form groups of 3 to plan and perform a short skit about the character.

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Character Mash-Up (Grades 9-12)

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Ready, Set, Relay Race!

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Ready, Set, Relay Race!

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Relay races are a great way to get students moving while working together. In this activity students will be broken into teams to brainstorm different tasks for their fellow students to complete in a variety of relay races.

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Ready, Set, Relay Race!

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Engineering an Upgrade (Grades 6-8)

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Engineering an Upgrade (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Student teams work together to improve an existing product and then present their ideas to the group. This activity builds analytical thinking and cooperative learning skills while developing speaking and listening skills.

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Engineering an Upgrade (Grades 6-8)

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Visualizing the Legacy of Slavery: Gallery Walk and Quote Museum

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 12

Visualizing the Legacy of Slavery: Gallery Walk and Quote Museum

By Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

45m

Students will learn about the ways in which slavery’s legacy persists in U.S. systems and society by examining images and text in an engaging gallery walk activity. They will also practice visually communicating tone and information to others by creating a group “quote museum.”

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Visualizing the Legacy of Slavery: Gallery Walk and Quote Museum

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 12

Banner Design

Arts • History and Society

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Banner Design

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students use design elements and principles to create a banner that celebrates an invention or displays a well-liked quotation or saying.

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Banner Design

Arts • History and Society

45m•Grades 3 - 5

What Is Opportunity Cost?

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

What Is Opportunity Cost?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

This activity explores the concept of opportunity cost in the context of choosing a summer job. Students discuss the opportunity costs of making a decision in a fictional scenario and watch a video that explains the basic concepts of opportunity costs. They then break into small groups and identify the opportunity costs of different summer job opportunities. They wrap up the activity with a group discussion about opportunity costs.

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What Is Opportunity Cost?

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Create Your Life Vision

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Create Your Life Vision

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

A vision board or poster can help people visualize what their ideal life would look like, which is considered an essential goal-setting step in finding true success. Students form a deeper understanding of their needs for a balanced, happy, and healthy life.

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Create Your Life Vision

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Public Speaking: Wrap it Up

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Public Speaking: Wrap it Up

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students compete to make the most engaging summary, or wrap-up, for a presentation.

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Public Speaking: Wrap it Up

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Checking out Nutrition Labels

Health and Wellness • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Checking out Nutrition Labels

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

The government regulates nutrition labels to inform consumers about the content of processed foods. This activity helps students analyze the information in these labels. Students work in small groups to calculate and visualize the amount of sugar in common processed foods and beverages.

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Checking out Nutrition Labels

Health and Wellness • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Journey in Time: Searching World War II Primary Sources

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Journey in Time: Searching World War II Primary Sources

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students search primary sources on a scavenger hunt for information on the 1930s and 1940s, the era of World War II.

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Journey in Time: Searching World War II Primary Sources

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Linda Brown Went to School . . . and Changed History: The Equal Protection Clause

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Linda Brown Went to School . . . and Changed History: The Equal Protection Clause

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Young students may have never heard of the equal protection clause, yet they can identify with the act of going to school every day. In this activity, students discuss a landmark Supreme Court case involving grade-school student Linda Brown.

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Linda Brown Went to School . . . and Changed History: The Equal Protection Clause

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Journey in Time: Campaigns

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Journey in Time: Campaigns

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students read, analyze, and discuss news reports from the same event—the New Hampshire primary—for 4 different presidential campaigns.

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Journey in Time: Campaigns

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Superhero Lair Part 1

Literacy • Arts

45m

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Grades K - 5

Superhero Lair Part 1

By OregonASK

K - 5

45m

Students read books about superheroes and make superhero lair.

This activity is a part 3 of a 5 activity series: Creating a Superhero, Creating Superhero Suits, Superhero Lair Part 1, Superhero Lair Part 2, and Superhero Comics.

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Superhero Lair Part 1

Literacy • Arts

45m•Grades K - 5

Modern Manufacturing Quiz

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

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Grades 6 - 8

Modern Manufacturing Quiz

By After-School All-Stars

6 - 8

Take the Discovery Education: Modern Manufacturing online quiz to continue exploring Advanced Manufacturing and Automation and how it impacts daily life.

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Modern Manufacturing Quiz

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

5m•Grades 6 - 8

Minimize Your Footprint

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m

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Grades 3 - 8

Minimize Your Footprint

By National Wildlife Federation

3 - 8

50m

A carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and other carbon compounds emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels by a particular person, group, etc. Since the industrial revolution, more CO₂ is being emitted into the mix of heat-trapping gases (greenhouse gases) than can be absorbed by what is known as carbon sinks — places where carbon can be absorbed instead of trapped in the atmosphere. Carbon sinks include trees, the ocean, and soil. Every little action makes a change, and therefore, It is vital to reduce our carbon footprint to reduce the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere. Focus on the positive. Do not use scare tactics (doom and gloom) to encourage behavior change. What children should know:

● Carbon dioxide is put into the atmosphere, mainly when we burn fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas), primarily the result of our transportation needs and energy use.

● Industry, agriculture, and tree burning also contribute to CO₂ in the atmosphere.

● Carbon that is not absorbed in sinks (oceans, trees, and soils) stays trapped in the atmosphere making the global temperature warmer.

● Each action we take has a positive or negative impact on the environment, think cause and effect.

● You can change your habits and behavior to reduce the amount of CO₂ you contribute to the atmosphere.

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Minimize Your Footprint

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m•Grades 3 - 8

What Should My College Major Be?

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

What Should My College Major Be?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students research college majors based on likes and skills. First, they fill out the My Personal Inventory worksheet. Then, they work in small groups to try to connect each student's likes and skills with various college majors. Finally, students reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

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What Should My College Major Be?

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Be an Assignment Editor: Pick an Angle

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m

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Grades 3 - 5

Be an Assignment Editor: Pick an Angle

By PBS

3 - 5

30m

Unlock the secrets of journalism in today's investigative lesson! Join us in playing detective, decoding clues, and uncovering the key to journalism - finding the story or angle! Get ready to think critically and collaborate with your fellow reporters.

This lesson is part of SRL's Be An Assignment Series. This series is also the third 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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Be an Assignment Editor: Pick an Angle

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m•Grades 3 - 5

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

25m

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Grades 6 - 12

By PBS

6 - 12

25m

Students create short presentations to learn about copyright and fair use on the internet.

This is activity 5 of 16 in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Module. Visit the Module to learn more before getting started.

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Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

25m•Grades 6 - 12

Designing a Garden

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

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Grades 6 - 8

Designing a Garden

By The Nature Conservancy

6 - 8

Youth design a garden paradise for the purpose of growing fruit and vegetables.

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Designing a Garden

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h•Grades 6 - 8

What’s That For?

STEM • Arts

45m

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Grades K - 2

What’s That For?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, children observe and ask questions about unfamiliar objects that nevertheless serve a useful purpose in their lives. This activity helps provoke children’s curiosity in the world around them and shows them that the world can surprise them in many ways.

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What’s That For?

STEM • Arts

45m•Grades K - 2

Multiplication Relay

STEM • Literacy

15m

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Grades 3 - 8

Multiplication Relay

By PowerUp Fitness

3 - 8

15m

PowerUp Multiplication Relay - practice factor families and multiplication with this fun relay game!

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Multiplication Relay

STEM • Literacy

15m•Grades 3 - 8

20 Questions (Grades 6-8)

STEM • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

20 Questions (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students play the popular game 20 Questions. First, students pair off, with 1 student thinking of an animal, vegetable, or mineral while the other asks their partner up to 20 questions to determine what it is. Finally, students reconvene as a whole group for a discussion.

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20 Questions (Grades 6-8)

STEM • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Olympic Games (Grades 6-8)

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Olympic Games (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students learn and play a series of Olympic games. Then they vote on their favorite game. This activity builds listening and cooperative learning skills. It can also improve physical and reasoning skills.

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Olympic Games (Grades 6-8)

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Plan a Trip Through China

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Plan a Trip Through China

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students work in small groups to research China and then plan a trip through the country.

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Plan a Trip Through China

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Play Stations

Arts • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 12

Play Stations

By VentureLab

6 - 12

45m

Give students the opportunity to freely play and reconnect with their own innate creativity.

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Play Stations

Arts • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 12

Functional Fitness Week 10: Day 1

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 10: Day 1

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Start week 10 by learning the skill of the week: Donkey Kicks. In this activity, students perfect their strength and balance with donkey kicks and a game of Shadow. Then, they sharpen their understanding of food groups.

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 getting started.

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Functional Fitness Week 10: Day 1

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m•Grades K - 8

Economic Concepts: What Is a Consumer?

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 3 - 8

Economic Concepts: What Is a Consumer?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 8

45m

Students participate in simulated shopping, with some spending play money in local mock stores while others act as proprietors. These stores are all small businesses (i.e., not large chains or box stores) and offer items attractive to consumer students, who will have to determine how and where to spend their money. After a shopping trip, total receipts from each store will be counted. A group discussion will include why students made their choices and how their choices as consumers affected the businesses.

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Economic Concepts: What Is a Consumer?

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 3 - 8

Area Dice

STEM • Literacy

15m

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Grades 6 - 12

Area Dice

By After-School All-Stars

6 - 12

15m

Students practice multiplication and visualizing area spaces with this fun math game.

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Area Dice

STEM • Literacy

15m•Grades 6 - 12

Farm to Table 3: Prototype Build

Arts • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Farm to Table 3: Prototype Build

By OregonASK

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students build the kitchen/farm inventions they created.

This is part 3 of 6 in a series. Start this series with “Farm to Table 1: Prototype Brainstorm” and “Farm to Table 2: Prototype Selection.” To take learning further after this activity, proceed to “Farm to Table 4: Prototype Test & Modify,” “Farm to Table 5: Prototype Naming” and Farm to Table 6: Prototype Share”

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Farm to Table 3: Prototype Build

Arts • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Sound: Sound Travels

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Sound: Sound Travels

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

In this lesson, students will use a tuning fork and place it on different objects in order to find out through which material sound travels best, and through which material sound doesn’t travel well. These experiments in sound conductivity will help them visualize sound as a wave that travels through matter as a vibration.

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S.INQ Sound: Sound Travels

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

Interview Setup Evaluation Checklist

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Interview Setup Evaluation Checklist

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Picture this: You're setting up for an important interview. The ambiance, the lighting, the background - they all play pivotal roles. But how do you ensure your interview set is perfect for your journalistic masterpiece? That's where an Evaluation Checklist comes in! Students work in teams and as a class to craft an Evaluation Checklist.

This is lesson 23 of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs' second module, Building a News Hour.

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Interview Setup Evaluation Checklist

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Stories of Resistance: Queen Njinga, Elizabeth Freeman, and Today

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

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Grades K - 8

Stories of Resistance: Queen Njinga, Elizabeth Freeman, and Today

By Pulitzer Center

K - 8

In this activity, students explore different ways resistance can look through the stories of Queen Njinga and Elizabeth Freeman. Then, they will analyze text and multimedia to inform a written reflection and group discussion about the legacy of Black resistance and how we can resist injustice.

An optional extension activity guides students in completing a research project on Black leaders resisting injustice throughout history.

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Stories of Resistance: Queen Njinga, Elizabeth Freeman, and Today

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

1h•Grades K - 8

Blanket Toss (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

Blanket Toss (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

15m

Heave piles of stuffed animals across the room from one sheet to another!

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VIDEO

Blanket Toss (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m•Grades 3 - 12

Teens Curate Teens: Opening the Exhibition

Arts • Literacy

1h 30m

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Grades 9 - 12

Teens Curate Teens: Opening the Exhibition

By ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1h 30m

It's the exhibition opening! Teen curators work as a collective team to design, plan, install, and host an art event featuring artwork by teens open to the public. Students prepare for the opening and dates of the exhibition.

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Teens Curate Teens: Opening the Exhibition

Arts • Literacy

1h 30m•Grades 9 - 12

What Is Media? (Grades 9-12)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

What Is Media? (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students will explore the many different types of media. They will begin by defining media and identifying specific categories, including print, digital, broadcast, social, audio, and visual. Students will then break into teams and brainstorm examples of the media they use and observe in their daily lives. They will discuss how media influences them, their community, and society in general. Each team will then create a brief presentation to share their ideas and findings with the group.

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What Is Media? (Grades 9-12)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Body Percussion

Leadership and Teamwork • Arts

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Body Percussion

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students stand in a circle and practice making different percussive sounds, starting with hand-clapping and finger-snapping. Next, they move on to using combinations of multiple parts of the body. Then students work in small groups to prepare short percussive pieces to perform for the whole group.

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Body Percussion

Leadership and Teamwork • Arts

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Can You Guess This Fictional Character?

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades K - 2

Can You Guess This Fictional Character?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, children try to guess a fictional character by listening to a description by another child. One child randomly picks a slip with a character's name. That child then describes the character without using their name while the group tries to guess who it is. After everyone has a turn, the group reconvenes for discussion.

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Can You Guess This Fictional Character?

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades K - 2

How Well Can You See?

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

How Well Can You See?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students conduct several eye tests. First, groups conduct a simple test to check their visual acuity. Then individuals conduct several online tests. Each person conducts the test twice under different conditions to compare the results. This activity builds understanding of how vision tests work and the differences in how people see.

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How Well Can You See?

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 9 - 12

What Is a Digital Footprint?

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

What Is a Digital Footprint?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students create a visual record of their recent online activity to help them see actions that are forming their permanent digital footprints.

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What Is a Digital Footprint?

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Number Line Run

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

10m

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Grades K - 5

Number Line Run

By PowerUp Fitness

K - 5

10m

PowerUp Number Line Skills - problem solve across the number line with this math and movement game.

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Number Line Run

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

10m•Grades K - 5

The Blues: Lyrics & Chords

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 8

The Blues: Lyrics & Chords

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students create lyrics and a blues-inspired comic strip by expressing the sounds and associated feelings of major, minor, and blues chords. Students learn that the blues not only have a characteristic lyrical style, but also use specific musical structures to convey meaning; the blended major and minor chord progressions used by blues musicians are recognizable to audiences and can be duplicated by other musicians.

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The Blues: Lyrics & Chords

Arts • Literacy

2h•Grades 3 - 8

What’s an Adaptation?

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m

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Grades K - 8

What’s an Adaptation?

By National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50m

An adaptation is any trait that helps an animal or plant survive in its habitat. Adaptations are helpful only in the habitat for which an animal is adapted. A freshwater newt, used to living in or near water, wouldn’t survive long in the desert.

Diet, behavior, physical anatomy, and even physiology (internal mechanisms), are ways animals adapt to their surroundings. Many living things have evolved unique ways of dealing with the problems of survival. An animal’s adaptations develop over a very long time and can pass to their children, such as an eagle’s keen sense of sight or a hummingbird’s long beak

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What’s an Adaptation?

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m•Grades K - 8

Does the Current Climate Change Pose a Threat to Humans?

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

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Grades 9 - 12

Does the Current Climate Change Pose a Threat to Humans?

By The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

Students research trends within a state’s climate and determine how those trends will impact humans.

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Does the Current Climate Change Pose a Threat to Humans?

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h•Grades 9 - 12

What Can You Hear?

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

What Can You Hear?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students conduct tests of their hearing. First, groups conduct a simple test to check the upper range of their hearing. Then, individuals conduct a second test to identify their complete hearing range. Students then compare and graph the results for their group. Finally, they have the option to conduct additional tests to find out more about their hearing. This activity builds understanding of how the ear works and the frequencies at which humans can hear.

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What Can You Hear?

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Preparing for an Interview

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Preparing for an Interview

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Visualizing success! Discover the power of mental preparation for interviews. Learn how to align your questions with your story angle for interviews that shine.

This is lesson 9 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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Preparing for an Interview

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Drawing a New Invention (Grades 6-8)

STEM • Arts

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Drawing a New Invention (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students brainstorm an invention that can be used in everyday life. They make a detailed drawing of their invention, including labels and descriptions, and then share their invention idea with the group.

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Drawing a New Invention (Grades 6-8)

STEM • Arts

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Your Career

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Your Career

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Today, career choices may be more diverse and numerous than ever before. Advances in technology are constantly making career options more complex, as they may lead to new careers while decreasing the demand for older careers. As a result, many adults will take on several careers during their lives—in some cases, simultaneously! In this activity, students research and report on various careers that they may find interesting, rewarding, and appealing.

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Your Career

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Planet Mooz Diner

Arts • Leadership and Teamwork

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Grades K - 2

Planet Mooz Diner

By VentureLab

K - 2

Students create a name and menu for a diner on a strange, newly discovered planet called Mooz. Watch out, though! Moozians eat very different things than we do on planet Earth, so students will need to use their creativity to put together a stellar menu. After creating the menu, students will create play food and try each other's "food" out as customers at their diners. This engaging activity allows students to explore their creativity in a meaningful way, as they get a chance to create new menu items, invent a diner name, and showcase their work to their peers while role-playing.

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Planet Mooz Diner

Arts • Leadership and Teamwork

1h•Grades K - 2

Mixed-Up Sentences

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Mixed-Up Sentences

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students work in pairs to determine and construct sentences from a series of words. Then, students reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

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Mixed-Up Sentences

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Persistence Stories

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Persistence Stories

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students read and report on stories of persistence paying off in business and discuss characteristics of and similarities across the stories and how they might use them in their own lives.

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Persistence Stories

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Be a Sales Representative (Grades 3-5)

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Be a Sales Representative (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Successful sales representatives know all of the advantages and disadvantages of their products and how their product compares with the competition. In this activity, students act as sales representatives for brands of sneakers. They deliver sales pitches that portray their products as attractively as possible to potential customers.

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Be a Sales Representative (Grades 3-5)

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Evaluate a Business Idea (Grades 6-8)

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Evaluate a Business Idea (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Entrepreneurs evaluate their business plans to make sure that they are devoting their time wisely and investing their money wisely as well. In many cases, seeking other people's opinions about their plans is a smart decision. These opinions might identify opportunities or drawbacks the entrepreneur had not considered. In today's activity, students will learn about several start-up ideas from their peers. Finally, they will conduct SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analyses about the business ideas and then apply the technique to evaluate their ideas.

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Evaluate a Business Idea (Grades 6-8)

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Protest Songs: Sounds of Resistance

History and Society • Literacy

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Grades K - 8

Protest Songs: Sounds of Resistance

By Pulitzer Center

K - 8

In this two-part activity, students learn about the history of American protest songs and explore how Black Americans have utilized music to resist injustices and empower and uplift themselves.

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Protest Songs: Sounds of Resistance

History and Society • Literacy

2h•Grades K - 8

The Lindy Hop

Arts • Leadership and Teamwork

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Grades 3 - 8

The Lindy Hop

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students learn four basic, Lindy Hop steps through an instructional video. Then as a group, students add their own twists on this classic dance.

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The Lindy Hop

Arts • Leadership and Teamwork

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Modeling How the Heart Works

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Modeling How the Heart Works

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students use paper cups and coffee stirrers to model a human heart. They use the models to examine how the heart pumps blood. This activity builds an understanding of the structure and function of the heart muscle.

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Modeling How the Heart Works

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5