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Harriet Tubman

History and Society • Arts

45m

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Grades K - 2

Harriet Tubman

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, students listen to a picture book read aloud about Harriet Tubman. Then, students work in groups to create a book about Harriet Tubman.

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Harriet Tubman

History and Society • Arts

45m•Grades K - 2

Functional Fitness Week 11: Day 2

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 11: Day 2

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

In this activity, students continue measuring their physical abilities by participating in hundred-meter runs. Then, they reinforce prior learning by brainstorming healthy lunch ideas.

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 2

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m•Grades K - 8

Super ME! Part 1

Literacy • Arts

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Grades K - 5

Super ME! Part 1

By OregonASK

K - 5

Students use their drawings from My Talents, Interest, and Strengths to start their Super ME pop-up book.

This activity is part 4 of a 5 part activity series: A Hero Among Heroes, The Hero Inside, My Talents, Interests, and Strengths, Super ME Part 1, and Super ME Part 2.

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Super ME! Part 1

Literacy • Arts

1h•Grades K - 5

Voices from the Past (1960s and 1970s)

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Voices from the Past (1960s and 1970s)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students explore the lives of teenagers who lived 50-60 years ago. They discuss similarities and differences among teens of the past and the present.

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Voices from the Past (1960s and 1970s)

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Idioms

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades K - 2

Idioms

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Young children are rarely exposed to figurative language. The Amelia Bedelia books, by Peggy Parish, are a great introduction to figurative and literal meanings. In this activity, children interact with the original text of Amelia Bedelia as it is read aloud to them. Later, they illustrate the literal and figurative meanings of idioms.

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Idioms

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades K - 2

MLS STEM Goals: Choosing a Shot Spot

STEM

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Grades 3 - 8

MLS STEM Goals: Choosing a Shot Spot

By Learn Fresh

3 - 8

In this activity, students learn how to make strategic decisions about when and where to shoot in MLS STEM Goals. Using shooting percentages from team cards, students compare the likelihood of scoring from different player positions and analyze whether it is better to shoot immediately or attempt to move to a different shot spot. Through these scenarios, students continue applying their understanding of percentages and conclude the lesson by playing their first official game of MLS STEM Goals.

This is activity 3 of 8 in the MSL STEM Goals Collection from Learn Fresh. To view all activities and Quality Instructional Practices for planning and facilitation, visit the MLS STEM Goals Collection page.

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MLS STEM Goals: Choosing a Shot Spot

STEM

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Product Analysis & Snapshot of Famous Entrepreneur, Indra Nooyi

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

25m

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Grades K - 2

Product Analysis & Snapshot of Famous Entrepreneur, Indra Nooyi

By VentureLab

K - 2

25m

How are everyday products designed to solve problems and appeal to customers? In this activity, students will survey people about products they buy at the grocery store and think entreprenurially about packaging, logos, and other aspects of product design. Students will also learn about a real, famous entrepreneur, Indra Nooyi, helping make the connection that real-life entrepreneurs have ideas and take steps to carry out those ideas, being thoughtful about every aspect of the product they create.

This activity was designed as Part 4 of 5 in a series created by VentureLab. Check out the "Intro to Entrepreneurship" lesson to see more.

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Product Analysis & Snapshot of Famous Entrepreneur, Indra Nooyi

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

25m•Grades K - 2

In My Shoes (Grades K-2)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts

45m

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Grades K - 2

In My Shoes (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, children consider life from the perspective of a variety of other children, some whose experiences may be very different from their own.

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In My Shoes (Grades K-2)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts

45m•Grades K - 2

Make It Move! 1: Transportation Prototype Brainstorm

STEM • Arts

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Grades 6 - 8

Make It Move! 1: Transportation Prototype Brainstorm

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students work together and brainstorm ideas for their transportation invention protoype.

This activity is Part 1 of 6 in the Make It Move! series, with activities designed to build upon each another:

Make It Move! 1: Transportation Prototype Brainstorm

Make It Move! 2: Transportation Prototype Selection

Make It Move! 3: Transportation Prototype Build

Make It Move! 4: Transportation Prototype Test & Modify

Make It Move! 5: Transportation Prototype Naming

Make It Move! 6: Transportation Prototype Presentations

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Make It Move! 1: Transportation Prototype Brainstorm

STEM • Arts

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Circle Sort

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Circle Sort

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students stand at the back of a room and view colored construction paper circles spread throughout the room. Their task is to place the circles in order from smallest to largest. This activity builds spatial reasoning and collaboration skills.

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Circle Sort

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Researching Robotics

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Researching Robotics

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students work in small groups to research topics in robotics, then present what they learned to the whole group by making a human timeline.

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Researching Robotics

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Battle Ball Relay (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

10m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

Battle Ball Relay (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

10m

Each round is a new, tougher challenege as teams race to get their ball across the finsh line first!

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VIDEO

Battle Ball Relay (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

10m•Grades 3 - 12

S.INQ Sound Telephones

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Sound Telephones

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

Students have the opportunity to investigate which simple telephone device makes our voices the loudest when they travel from one person to another. Students explore and test various materials to act as phone cords, carrying the vibration of sound.

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S.INQ Sound Telephones

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

S.INQ Up Space Systems Part 1

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up Space Systems Part 1

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students create a diagram of the solar system to give a good idea of space in their minds. Students will see a visual representation of space is really like. This activity is a good foundation for the students to learn about the basics of science in space.

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S.INQ Up Space Systems Part 1

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Break the Box

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

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Grades 3 - 8

Break the Box

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students learn basic stick notation and how to organize the notation into bars. They layer created patterns to alter the depth and complexity of the sound.

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Break the Box

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

2h•Grades 3 - 8

Website Design (Game Apps)

Arts • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Website Design (Game Apps)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students create a website design for a new phone app, making mockup sketches to plan, design, and present their ideas.

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Website Design (Game Apps)

Arts • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Farm to Table 2: Prototype Selection

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

20m

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Grades 6 - 8

Farm to Table 2: Prototype Selection

By OregonASK

6 - 8

20m

In this activity, students choose their best invention idea by weighing the pros and cons of their ideas.

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Farm to Table 2: Prototype Selection

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

20m•Grades 6 - 8

Let’s Have a Debate

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Let’s Have a Debate

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students debate topics that are appropriate and of interest to middle school students.

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Let’s Have a Debate

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Can You Patent It?

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Can You Patent It?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Youth learn about patentable ideas. Youth discuss and assess whether hypothetical ideas are patentable and think of their own invention that could be patented.

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Can You Patent It?

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Buoyancy

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades 6 - 8

Buoyancy

By OregonASK

6 - 8

30m

Students learn about buoyancy, density, and force by testing materials to build water crafts. Which will float, sink, or sit on the surface?

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Buoyancy

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades 6 - 8

Paper Sculptures (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Paper Sculptures (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students create lines and shapes from paper and glue them together to make an abstract sculpture representing themselves and their families.

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Paper Sculptures (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Color Collage

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

Color Collage

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children clip and assemble photographs to make collages that represent a color. This fun activity introduces collages as an art form and helps students develop design skills.

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Color Collage

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Blog

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Blog

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students have an opportunity to review a blog written by a high-school student. After briefly reviewing the blog, students try their hand at drafting their own blog posts.

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Blog

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Say the Line Improv

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Say the Line Improv

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Have fun with improv! In groups of 3, students are given a scenario, such as "customer at a shoe store" or "students in the cafeteria line." Two of the students are given a target line, such as "Do you sell clown shoes?" or "No, we don't have cheeseburgers today," which they must get the third student to say. Watch the creativity and laughter ensue as you build on students’ improvisation skills.

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Say the Line Improv

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

What Is the Judicial Branch?

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

What Is the Judicial Branch?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students investigate the judicial branch of the U.S. government. They begin by considering why the courts intervened in the presidential election of 2000. They then split into teams to explore specific aspects of the judicial branch by watching informational videos and considering how to uphold the provisions of Article III of the U.S. Constitution. Teams use what they learn to prepare a poster presentation providing an overview of key details and how what they learned explains why the courts intervened in the election.

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What Is the Judicial Branch?

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Beyond the Headlines: Analyzing the Core of News Shows

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Beyond the Headlines: Analyzing the Core of News Shows

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Ready to uncover news show secrets? Join us as students unravel the mysteries of news show structures and use their newfound knowledge to create their very own news show!

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: Analyzing the Core of News Shows

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

What’s Your Angle? News Framing and Bias

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

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Grades 6 - 12

What’s Your Angle? News Framing and Bias

By Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

Students will explore how news framing influences the popular understanding of people, places, and ideas. They will practice identifying framing and bias in news headlines they encounter, and will write headlines that offer multiple frames for news stories. Throughout this activity, students will reflect on the personal and social value of being aware of and working to interrupt bias in oneself and in media.

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What’s Your Angle? News Framing and Bias

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

1h•Grades 6 - 12

Career Match

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Career Match

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

When making a difficult personal decision, it sometimes helps to have an anonymous, objective opinion from a peer. In this activity, students brainstorm a list of careers that they might consider for themselves, and then the group will review the inventories anonymously and suggest possible careers that match.

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Career Match

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 3-5)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students explore the concept of tolerance. As they learn about members of the group, they recognize and appreciate their similarities and differences. This activity builds communication and listening skills and helps students get to know their peers and respect one another’s strengths, interests, and perspectives.

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Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 3-5)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Contributing to a Group Web Page

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

Contributing to a Group Web Page

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, students learn that people and groups can build their own web pages. Students look at samples of classroom web pages and learn that pages can be password protected to limit access. They practice writing and drawing in response to questions and then help post and/or see the information posted on a group web page.

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Contributing to a Group Web Page

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m

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Grades K - 8

Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates

By National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50m

Animals can be categorized in many different ways. Scientists and community scientists* use taxonomy or the system used to categorize living things. One way animals are classified is by phylum-sorting animals into categories starting with first, whether they have a backbone or no backbone. Elementary-aged children do not need to know the scientific systems by which animals are categorized, but they do need to begin observing and identifying characteristics that place-specific animals in specific groups. For this activity, children will focus on reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. Both reptiles and amphibians have a backbone, while invertebrates, as the name implies, do not.

*Community scientist is the inclusive term and is synonymous with citizen scientist.

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Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m•Grades K - 8

Working Together in the Digital Age

Career and Future Readiness • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Working Together in the Digital Age

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Many companies employ people who work out of their homes and in places all over the world. In this activity, students compare the different ways workers may collaborate, especially using the internet, mobile phones, and other communication technology.

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Working Together in the Digital Age

Career and Future Readiness • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Convince Me!

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Convince Me!

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Performing science experiments, creating your own board game, writing plays, and constructing papier-mâché volcanoes and making them erupt are all fun after-school activities, but which one is the best? In this activity, students nominate an afterschool activity and work with others to make a persuasive argument to convince the leader to choose their activity.

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Convince Me!

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

PSA: Cut Those Rings!

Social and Emotional Awareness • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

PSA: Cut Those Rings!

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Public service announcements get people thinking about problems in the world. One large problem is the amount of plastic in our oceans and, in particular, animals getting caught in 6-pack rings. Students design posters to encourage their peers to “Do the Right Thing and Cut Those Rings!,” including facts about plastic in the oceans and informing others how important it is to cut plastic 6-pack rings.

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PSA: Cut Those Rings!

Social and Emotional Awareness • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Hot Potato Math (Grades K-2)

STEM • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

Hot Potato Math (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, learners pass a “hot potato” in a fast-paced game while practicing math through collaborative thinking. With flexible flashcards and built-in choice, this activity builds confidence, participation, and problem-solving—without pressure.

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Hot Potato Math (Grades K-2)

STEM • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Make a Spinning Selfie

Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts

45m

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Grades K - 5

Make a Spinning Selfie

By Rediscover Center

K - 5

45m

In this activity, students will make a selfie (self-portrait) that spins!

This project was inspired by The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin, written by Julia Finley Mosca and illustrated by Daniel Rieley. Dr. Grandin is an incredible scientist, animal rights advocate, and spokesperson on autism and neurodiversity.

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Make a Spinning Selfie

Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts

45m•Grades K - 5

Seascape

Arts • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades K - 2

Seascape

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

First, children paint a seascape with water, waves, and a beach. Then, on separate paper, they draw sea animals: fish, crabs, dolphins, sharks, and so on. Next, children cut out the animals, arrange them on their background, and glue them down. They discuss the design element of balance.

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Seascape

Arts • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades K - 2

On Location

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

On Location

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Ready, set, scout! Students develop a list of considerations to utilize when selecting an on-location interview spot. They evaluate various spaces, determine their suitability for interviews, and then brainstorm relevant stories that could be captured in the space.

This is lesson 19 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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On Location

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Yoga for Anxiety (Grades K-2)

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades K - 2

Yoga for Anxiety (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Yoga can help youth learn to control their emotions - particularly anxiety and worry. This activity leads participants through easy poses to learn about breathing and posture in a youth-friendly way.

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Yoga for Anxiety (Grades K-2)

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades K - 2

Making a Vinegar Rocket

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h 30m

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Grades 6 - 8

Making a Vinegar Rocket

By OregonASK

6 - 8

1h 30m

Students create and graph the performance of a vinegar rocket and test it.

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Making a Vinegar Rocket

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h 30m•Grades 6 - 8

Take it Outside! Air Temperature Survey

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 25m

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Grades 6 - 8

Take it Outside! Air Temperature Survey

By City Parks Foundation

6 - 8

1h 25m

This activity will introduce students to the powerful role of trees within our environment, especially how the role of the street tree in particular relates to the higher quality of life in our city, students adopt a different attitude.

This is activity 2 of 3 in the "Urban Forests" module from City Parks Foundation.

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Take it Outside! Air Temperature Survey

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 25m•Grades 6 - 8

How the Internet Has Changed the Workplace

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

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Grades 9 - 12

How the Internet Has Changed the Workplace

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

Technology and the internet have impacted almost every aspect of our daily lives. One of the most drastic changes may be in the way we work. Students explore the ways in which widespread internet usage has impacted the workplace and then discuss the pros and cons of these changes.

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How the Internet Has Changed the Workplace

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

1h•Grades 9 - 12

College Major Report

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

College Major Report

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students research and report on a wide variety of college majors by identifying details of subject(s) studied for the major, the requirements for a degree, and the jobs or opportunities that the major may support. Students then share and discuss their findings with the group.

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College Major Report

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Character Charades

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Character Charades

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students play a game of charades in which they act out and guess popular characters and character traits.

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Character Charades

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Medical Invention Build

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Medical Invention Build

By OregonASK

6 - 8

In this activity, students will create a prototype for their ideas. Students will be able to use their own crafty skills to make their own idea.

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Medical Invention Build

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Erosion Experiment

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 10m

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Grades 6 - 8

Erosion Experiment

By City Parks Foundation

6 - 8

1h 10m

This lesson aims to explore how sustainable landscaping can be used to strengthen vulnerable habitats.

Robust plant cover provided by parks and other green spaces provide a number of ecosystem services, including protection against soil erosion and stormwater capture. In thinking about ways to combat the effects of climate change, green infrastructure and sustainable landscaping should be at the top of everyone's list! In many places around the world, including New York, climate change effects include increased rainfall and storm surges.

This is activity 1 of 3 in the "Design a Park" module from City Parks Foundation.

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Erosion Experiment

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 10m•Grades 6 - 8

Tinfoil Raft

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 3 - 12

Tinfoil Raft

By OregonASK

3 - 12

Students engineer tinfoil rafts and test how much their weight they can hold before taking on water.

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Tinfoil Raft

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 3 - 12

S.INQ Invisible Forces Magnetic Strength

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Invisible Forces Magnetic Strength

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

In this lesson, students connect paper clips, one at time to test the strength of their magnet. They will test two different magnets to see which can hold more, and then try to make their magnetic force stronger.

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S.INQ Invisible Forces Magnetic Strength

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

Local Hero Scene Part 1

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

1h 30m

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Grades K - 5

Local Hero Scene Part 1

By OregonASK

K - 5

1h 30m

Students create out their own scene to honor the heroes in their community.

This activity is part 2 of a 5 part series: Everyday Superheroes, Local Hero Scene Part 1, Local Hero Scene Part 2, Preparing for the Local Hero Walk, and Local Hero Walk.

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Local Hero Scene Part 1

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

1h 30m•Grades K - 5

Building a Buzzer Alarm

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Building a Buzzer Alarm

By OregonASK

6 - 8

45m

Students create a circuit that causes an alarm to trigger. In addition, they learn about electrical currents and circuits!

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Building a Buzzer Alarm

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Life-size Animal Posters

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

50m

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Grades K - 5

Life-size Animal Posters

By Go2Science

K - 5

50m

As they travel through new areas of the rainforest, Beth and Curtis share many of the animal species they see. Using their observations of rainforest animals, students will apply what they see by arranging and assembling life-size animal posters. Make just one or do them all. It’s up to you!

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Life-size Animal Posters

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

50m•Grades K - 5

Mexico and Central America Trading Cards

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Mexico and Central America Trading Cards

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students learn about the geography and cultures of Mexico and Central America. After doing some initial research, they create trading cards to represent the 8 different countries and discuss what they’ve learned about this region of the world.

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Mexico and Central America Trading Cards

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Interrupting Bias Through News

Digital Media and Communications • History and Society

1h 30m

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Grades 6 - 12

Interrupting Bias Through News

By Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

1h 30m

Students will explore what bias is, how it shows up in their lives, and how it can be harmful when left unchecked. They will then brainstorm ways to interrupt bias, and practice methods for doing so through an exploration of underreported news stories.

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Interrupting Bias Through News

Digital Media and Communications • History and Society

1h 30m•Grades 6 - 12

Story Spark Series: Christina

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

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Grades 6 - 12

Story Spark Series: Christina

By PLUS ME Project

6 - 12

Students explore the themes of loss, courage, and new beginnings through the story of a young woman whose dream of becoming a prima ballerina ended with a rejection phone call at age fourteen. Through Christina’s experience, students hear how the loss of a dream, combined with difficulties at home, led her to a place where she had nothing left to lose, and how auditioning for a theater program she never planned on opened a new path forward.

Participants identify four story elements within the narrative and reflect on the people who challenge them, the difficult moments they have faced, and the lessons they have learned from their peers.

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Story Spark Series: Christina

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

1h•Grades 6 - 12

Story Spark Series: Bethanee

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

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Grades 6 - 12

Story Spark Series: Bethanee

By PLUS ME Project

6 - 12

Students explore the power of personal storytelling through the experience of a young woman who grew up in a single-parent household and was told she would not succeed. Through Bethanee's story, students hear how a sixth-grade class play helped her discover a gift she did not know she had: her voice.

Participants identify four story elements within the narrative and then reflect on the people, places, experiences, and lessons that have shaped their own lives.

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Story Spark Series: Bethanee

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

1h•Grades 6 - 12

Literature Squares (Grades 9-12)

Literacy • Arts

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Literature Squares (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Hollywood Squares is a well-known and popular television game show. In this activity, students recreate the game with characters from literature, and they answer questions about their books. This activity uses an enjoyable premise to build knowledge and awareness of literature and may inspire students to delve further into reading.

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Literature Squares (Grades 9-12)

Literacy • Arts

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Handling Stress (Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Handling Stress (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students explore situations in their lives that cause stress, the potentially harmful effects of stress, and how they can manage stressful situations.

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Handling Stress (Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

There Are (At Least) 2 Sides to Every Story

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

There Are (At Least) 2 Sides to Every Story

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students read news stories on a variety of news sites, comparing how the same stories are presented differently depending on the site.

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There Are (At Least) 2 Sides to Every Story

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Post or Not Post?

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Post or Not Post?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students decide whether or not a post on social media is appropriate. They discover that the answer may depend mostly on their own values and personal guidelines.

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Post or Not Post?

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Fact or Opinion?

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Fact or Opinion?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students learn to distinguish between facts and opinions in informational texts.

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Fact or Opinion?

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

How to Remember Names (Grades 9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

How to Remember Names (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students practice association strategies to remember other's names (or fictitious names), including making up visualizations and stories to help jog thei memory.

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How to Remember Names (Grades 9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Messages to the Past

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Messages to the Past

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students activate their imagination by writing a letter to a parent or significant adult in their life, and addressing the recipient as middle school students.

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Messages to the Past

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Nice to Ya!

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

10m

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Grades K - 2

Nice to Ya!

By kid-grit

K - 2

10m

The goal of this activity is to support students in building kindness and empathy skills. Empathy is the key to connection and emotional intelligence. As children get older, they will use their emotional intelligence in several areas of their lives to become happy and productive people.

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Nice to Ya!

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

10m•Grades K - 2

Literature Squares (Grades 6-8)

Literacy • Arts

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Literature Squares (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Hollywood Squares is a television game show that was launched in the 1960s and has remained popular in various formats to this day. In this activity, students replace the celebrities with characters from literature, and they answer questions about their books. This activity uses an enjoyable premise to build knowledge and awareness of literature. It may inspire students to delve further into reading.

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Literature Squares (Grades 6-8)

Literacy • Arts

45m•Grades 6 - 8

The International Space Station (Grades 3-5)

History and Society • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

The International Space Station (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students watch videos about the International Space Station and then collaborate as teams to complete a matching puzzle about the station.

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The International Space Station (Grades 3-5)

History and Society • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5

A News Show Structure: Block D and Human-interest Stories

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m

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Grades 3 - 5

A News Show Structure: Block D and Human-interest Stories

By PBS

3 - 5

30m

Step into the world of heartwarming storytelling! Students explore the magic of human-interest stories, celebrating incredible achievements and acts of kindness within their community. Get ready to share stories that touch the heart!

This activity can be completed as a standalone lesson. It is, however, best completed as part of SRL’s The News Show Structure. This series is also the second 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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A News Show Structure: Block D and Human-interest Stories

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m•Grades 3 - 5

What Makes a Strong Online Community? (Grades 3-5)

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

What Makes a Strong Online Community? (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students model conversations about a wide variety of topics on social media.

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What Makes a Strong Online Community? (Grades 3-5)

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

MLS STEM Goals: Sportsmanship Contract

STEM • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

MLS STEM Goals: Sportsmanship Contract

By Learn Fresh

45m

To start the MLS STEM Goals experience, all students are asked to sign a Sportsmanship Contract! Just like an MLS 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.

This is activity 1 of 8 in the MSL STEM Goals Collection from Learn Fresh. To view all activities and Quality Instructional Practices for planning and facilitation, visit the MLS STEM Goals Collection page.

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MLS STEM Goals: Sportsmanship Contract

STEM • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

Tap to Your Toes

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m

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Grades 3 - 5

Tap to Your Toes

By kid-grit

3 - 5

15m

In this closing activity, students explore physical exercises and tapping methods to relieve stress. Using physical stress relievers is another way to reduce anxiety, especially for students who don’t like to talk about it. This activity can be used anytime, all year round!

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Tap to Your Toes

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m•Grades 3 - 5

My Little Camp

Health and Wellness • Nature and Wildlife

50m

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Grades K - 8

My Little Camp

By National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50m

Camping can be enjoyed year round. The National Wildlife Federation hosts the Great American Campout, a summer-long celebration exploring the wild outdoors through camping through October 31. Camping can happen just about anywhere — at a neighborhood, state or national park and even in your own backyard. This is a fun, easy way for family and friends to connect with nature and wildlife.

Today the average American child spends more than seven hours a day in front of an electronic screen, but as few as 30 minutes in unstructured outdoor play. Getting kids in nature is proven to reduce stress, improve sleep, and even lead to higher test scores. A child’s mind, body and spirit markedly improve in response to unstructured outdoor play.

MIND: Exposure to natural settings may be widely effective in reducing ADHD symptoms.

BODY: Outdoor play increases fitness levels and builds active, healthy bodies, an important strategy in helping the one in three American kids who are obese, get fit.

SPIRIT: Nature makes children nicer, enhancing social interactions, value for community and close relationships.

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My Little Camp

Health and Wellness • Nature and Wildlife

50m•Grades K - 8

MLB Players STEM League Lesson 2: Baseball Basics

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

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Grades 3 - 8

MLB Players STEM League Lesson 2: Baseball Basics

By Learn Fresh

3 - 8

In this lesson, students will discover baseball's fundamental rules, structure, and terminology as they prepare for the STEM League season. Along the way, they'll explore how runs are scored, how teams work together, and how basic arithmetic—like multiplication, addition, and comparison—fits into the game.

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MLB Players STEM League Lesson 2: Baseball Basics

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

1h•Grades 3 - 8

The Big Easy: Day 7 Lesson

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 8

The Big Easy: Day 7 Lesson

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Welcome to Lesson 7 of Jazz at Lincoln Center's module, "The Big Easy"! Join the rhythm! students participate in a dynamic drum circle while mastering quarter notes, quarter rests, and half notes through musical notations.

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The Big Easy: Day 7 Lesson

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 8

S.INQ Sound Pitch Part 2

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Sound Pitch Part 2

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

Students will have the opportunity to experiment with pitch in sounds by designing and testing their own "Sound Contraptions" which can make four sounds each at a different pitch, arranged in order from low to high.

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S.INQ Sound Pitch Part 2

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

Lion Dance

Arts • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Lion Dance

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students explore how animal movements can inspire dance. They watch a short film of the Chinese Lion Dance, and then design an animal dance of their own.

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Lion Dance

Arts • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Teens Curate Teens: Developing a Theme

Arts • Literacy

1h 30m

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Grades 9 - 12

Teens Curate Teens: Developing a Theme

By ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1h 30m

The goal of Teens Curate Teens is to collaboratively assemble an exhibition of artwork created by teens exploring a compelling theme. To start, teens will brainstorm topics or issues important to them. After selecting a theme, students will research multiple viewpoints on the theme. Finally they'll work independently or collaboratively to write an introductory text for their exhibition.

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Teens Curate Teens: Developing a Theme

Arts • Literacy

1h 30m•Grades 9 - 12