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Market Research

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Market Research

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students will conceptualize a new product or service and develop a market research survey to help guide development of the product. Then they will compile and analyze the results of the survey in order to fine-tune their product or service concept. This activity builds research, analytical thinking, and collaboration skills.

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Market Research

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Heart Beat Challenge

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 3 - 8

Heart Beat Challenge

By OregonASK

3 - 8

Students learn about Stethoscopes and recognize heart beats. They will also learn how to find a person's heartbeat.

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Heart Beat Challenge

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Call to Service(Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Call to Service(Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students research and present a service project that they think is worthy of their efforts in a future afterschool session. The group then votes on which project to take on in a future session.

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Call to Service(Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Invasive Species Data Analysis

Nature and Wildlife • STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

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Grades 6 - 8

Invasive Species Data Analysis

By City Parks Foundation

6 - 8

In this lesson, students will learn to plot and analyze invasive species data. They will also collaborate with peers to determine the level of risk that invasive species pose to a habitat and consider ideas for intervention.

This is activity 3 of 5 in the "Invasive Species" module from City Parks Foundation.

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Invasive Species Data Analysis

Nature and Wildlife • STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Empirical Data in Classrooms: Raptor Migrations

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

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Grades 3 - 8

Empirical Data in Classrooms: Raptor Migrations

By California Academy of Sciences

3 - 8

Why do birds migrate? How do seasonal changes in primary productivity influence the behaviors of higher order consumers like raptors? Visualize and explore the connectedness of organisms within and across ecosystems in this teacher-guided activity.

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Empirical Data in Classrooms: Raptor Migrations

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Reader’s Theater and Poetry (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Reader’s Theater and Poetry (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students practice presenting a short story in a flexible reader's theater format. They plan their presentation in small groups. Then they read aloud and add special effects in a group performance.

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Reader’s Theater and Poetry (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Clay Coil Pot

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 12

Clay Coil Pot

By OregonASK

3 - 12

Students learn how to create a coil pot by molding clay and have the opportunity to decorate their works.

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Clay Coil Pot

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 12

Pollinators and Their Flowers

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m

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Grades K - 8

Pollinators and Their Flowers

By National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50m

Flowering plants are much more common than non-flowering plants. The success of flowering plants is primarily due to the flower’s close relationship with animals in the process called pollination. Over time, flowers have developed adaptations to ensure that the best pollinator for their species will visit and often return to feed. In fact, flowers’ fragrance, bright colors, nourishing nectar, and varied shapes are considered adaptations to attract specific pollinators. For example, the bright colors of flower petals are thought to help flowers stand out against a green background. Many flowers, such as a black-eyed susan, have a bull’s eye pattern of color to focus animal attention on the part of the flower with pollen and nectar. Violets have both a weak bull’s eye pattern and “nectar-guides”— a pattern that radiates out from the nectar cup. Many flowers have nectar guides, which aren’t always visible to the human eye.

Birds and bees find different flowers attractive, largely due to differences in the animal senses. Birds have a poor sense of smell but a keen color vision. Bees use both color and odors to find a suitable flower. The shape of the flower also plays a role in determining the kind of pollinator who can feed from the flower. Butterflies must have a perch to land on while feeding. Hummingbirds can hover in front of the flower and so don’t need a place to land. Pollinators have also adapted to ensure that they will have access to flower nectar. Animal

adaptations include a sense of smell, color, preferences, beak shape (especially noticeable in hummingbirds), and tongue length.

The activity children will complete has them making flower observations as pollinators come and go, then asks them to consider why some pollinators frequent specific flowers more than or instead of others.

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Pollinators and Their Flowers

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m•Grades K - 8

Shifting the Frame (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

50m

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Grades 6 - 12

Shifting the Frame (Student Reporting Labs)

By PBS

6 - 12

50m

Students will visually map portrayals of their communities in the news media. The result will be a graphic organizer of unique perspectives and story ideas.

This is activity 1 of 16 in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Module. Visit the Module to learn more before getting started.

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Shifting the Frame (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

50m•Grades 6 - 12

Create a Career Presentation

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Create a Career Presentation

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students prepare a computer presentation on a career of interest. They research the career of interest, find related photos, and write captions.

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Create a Career Presentation

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Catapults Part 2

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Catapults Part 2

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

Students learn about Mechanical Engineering as they use the Engineering Design Process to make a catapult that will fling a marshmallow the furthest, focusing on distance and power as they test and modify their designs.

To gather background information on this activity, try the activity "S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Catapults".

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S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Catapults Part 2

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

Dance the Shim Sham

Arts • Leadership and Teamwork

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Grades 3 - 8

Dance the Shim Sham

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students learn four basic Shim Sham movements. The combination is repeated over and over, mimicking patterns found in the dance's companion song. Students then modernize the dance, applying their own unique twists.

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Dance the Shim Sham

Arts • Leadership and Teamwork

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Many Ways to Read (Grades K-2)

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades K - 2

Many Ways to Read (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children listen to a book read aloud to them, and then they read books on their own. This simple activity shows children that they can read and enjoy books in many different ways, including by themselves, with a friend, or in a large group.

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Many Ways to Read (Grades K-2)

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades K - 2

OnTRaC: Networking for Creative Careers

Arts • Career and Future Readiness

1h 30m

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Grades 9 - 12

OnTRaC: Networking for Creative Careers

By ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1h 30m

This activity invites young people to explore careers in the arts and creative fields by first identifying the skills and resources in their own personal networks. Using brainstorming, drawing mind maps, and group discussion, participants will create a roadmap for a professional network that will help guide them in their goals. Then, young people will role-play networking conversations.

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OnTRaC: Networking for Creative Careers

Arts • Career and Future Readiness

1h 30m•Grades 9 - 12

A News Show Structure: Block G and Kickers

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m

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Grades 3 - 5

A News Show Structure: Block G and Kickers

By PBS

3 - 5

30m

Students embark on a journey into news storytelling, emotions, and impactful communication. Engage in positive reporting with a trip to a fake World’s Fair of Achievements.

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 G and Kickers

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m•Grades 3 - 5

Save the Oceans!

History and Society • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Save the Oceans!

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students learn about and discuss the importance of conserving and sustainably using the world's oceans and then create advertisements to persuade others of the importance of oceans.

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Save the Oceans!

History and Society • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Ultimate Cup Stack (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • STEM

20m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

Ultimate Cup Stack (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

20m

Be the fastest team to build a large pyramid using only a string and a rubber band!

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Ultimate Cup Stack (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • STEM

20m•Grades 3 - 12

Making a Kaleidoscope

Arts • STEM

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Grades 3 - 8

Making a Kaleidoscope

By OregonASK

3 - 8

Students make a simple, colorful Kaleidoscope and experiment with manipulating light.

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Making a Kaleidoscope

Arts • STEM

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Stop the Madness!

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 12

Stop the Madness!

By kid-grit

3 - 12

45m

Web-based information and content can definitely be false. It is always important to be an educated participant of information on the internet. How can we ourselves- and then our students- learn how to decipher what is true or false? In this lesson, we will ask students to do their own research about internet 'information' and how to examine it with a critical eye.

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Stop the Madness!

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 12

What Kind of Day Did I Have?

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

15m

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Grades K - 2

What Kind of Day Did I Have?

By kid-grit

K - 2

15m

At the end of program time, use this reflection activity to help students think critically about the day and what they learned. In this activity, students practice reflection by identifying and exploring something that was a challenge for them that day. Students can share, journal, or draw it out. In the second part of the activity, they will develop and provide solutions for each other to show that there are ways to navigate difficult things.

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What Kind of Day Did I Have?

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

15m•Grades K - 2

What Makes a Year?

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades 6 - 8

What Makes a Year?

By OregonASK

6 - 8

30m

Students create a diagram of how the Earth rotates around the sun, making a year.

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What Makes a Year?

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades 6 - 8

Website Design: Band Sites

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Website Design: Band Sites

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students use wireframe sketches and colored pencils or watercolors to plan, design, and present a new home page website idea for a favorite music group.

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Website Design: Band Sites

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Meet the Me Puppet

Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Meet the Me Puppet

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students make a sock puppet to represent themselves. Then the group uses their puppets to have conversations with one another. The activity aims to provide students with an outlet for speaking up in their own voice. Another benefit of the activity is that it allows students to define the elements of their essential selves.

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Meet the Me Puppet

Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students learn about tolerance by learning about their peers and recognizing and appreciating their similarities and differences. The activity builds communication and listening skills and also helps students learn to respect one another’s strengths, interests, and perspectives.

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Respect and Learn from Others (Grades 6-8)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Like and Comment (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

30m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

Like and Comment (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

30m

Create a positive, real-world social media environment where art and memories are displayed for others to like and comment!

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Like and Comment (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

30m•Grades 3 - 12

Functional Fitness Week 6: Day 1

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 6: Day 1

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Start week 6 by learning the skill of the week: Squats. In this activity, students test their endurance with stations and a game of Toilet Tag. Then, they learn about dairy foods.

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 6: Day 1

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m•Grades K - 8

Reverse Engineering an Affinity Map

STEM • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Reverse Engineering an Affinity Map

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students explore affinity maps—in reverse! They form groups according to how an affinity map describes them, look for properties that each group has in common, and analyze the different ways these maps visually represent the whole.

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Reverse Engineering an Affinity Map

STEM • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

S.INQ Up Space Time Odyssey

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up Space Time Odyssey

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students create a model of the Universe, thinking about scale. In teams, students share and explain their models.

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S.INQ Up Space Time Odyssey

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 6 - 8

What is a Quality?

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

20m

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Grades K - 2

What is a Quality?

By kid-grit

K - 2

20m

The goal of this activity is to help students understand and identify positive qualities about themselves and others. When children recognize their strengths, they learn to value themselves and understand that they are capable of doing wonderful things. It also helps them appreciate the good qualities in others, which leads to better friendships, cooperation, and kindness. Knowing and focusing on positive qualities helps children become more aware of how to be good friends, solve problems peacefully, and treat others with respect.

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What is a Quality?

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

20m•Grades K - 2

Be an Assignment Editor: Understanding Perspectives

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m

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Grades 3 - 5

Be an Assignment Editor: Understanding Perspectives

By PBS

3 - 5

30m

Sharpen your awareness! Students explore how selective attention can affect memory and perception in journalism and reporting. Join us in mastering the art of trustworthy reporting!

This lesson can be completed independently. It is also lesson 1 in SRL’s Be An Assignment Editor Series and is the 16th lesson in SRL’s Module From Concept to Screen: Building Your News Hour.

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Be an Assignment Editor: Understanding Perspectives

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m•Grades 3 - 5

Shakespeare Scenes and You

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Shakespeare Scenes and You

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

The work of Shakespeare presents both a challenge and an opportunity to middle school student-actors. In this activity, students work in groups to practice and perform a short selection from a Shakespeare play. They recognize that the works of Shakespeare portray universal themes that apply to modern life.

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Shakespeare Scenes and You

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Investing in Human Capital

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Investing in Human Capital

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students explore the meaning of human capital and its role in economic production. They work in teams as entrepreneurs to analyze a business’s human capital needs and reflect on the roles of scarcity and incentives in choosing workers.

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Investing in Human Capital

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Global Issues Collage

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Global Issues Collage

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students create collages based on a global issue and display them around the room to view and discuss with their peers.

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Global Issues Collage

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

S.INQ Sound Pitch

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Sound Pitch

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

Students use bottles of water, tuning forks, and other instruments to learn about pitch as the quality of sound. This hands-on activity gives students the opportunity to experiment with pitch and order instruments from highest to lowest.

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S.INQ Sound Pitch

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

Order Fractions

STEM • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Order Fractions

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students use pattern blocks to model fractions. Once the models are complete, students order their fractions from least to greatest. They then learn the cross-multiplying method of comparing fractions. This activity builds understanding of ordering and comparing fractions.

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Order Fractions

STEM • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

American Touch Football

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

American Touch Football

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students team-up to learn the history and game of American football. Then, they go head-to-head in a game of touch football.

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American Touch Football

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Obstacle Course (Grades K-2)

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades K - 2

Obstacle Course (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Young children enjoy physical activity, and they appreciate humorous or lighthearted situations. In this activity, the children compete in a 2-person relay race across an obstacle course. They will practice a variety of motor skills involving speed, dexterity, and stamina.

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Obstacle Course (Grades K-2)

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades K - 2

Word Detectives

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Word Detectives

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Every student will be assigned a secret word. It will be their job to try to get others to say their secret word in conversation. After having many conversations, they will have to use their detective skills to decide who had each secret word.

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Word Detectives

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

What Should Journalism Do?

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

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Grades 6 - 12

What Should Journalism Do?

By Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

What is journalism, and what role does it play in our everyday lives? In this activity, students will reflect on the purpose of journalism, and how being informed can empower people.

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What Should Journalism Do?

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

1h•Grades 6 - 12

Conceptualize and Design an Informational Visual

Arts • Literacy

50m

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Grades 6 - 8

Conceptualize and Design an Informational Visual

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

50m

Presenting information in attractive visual formats, such as posters, flyers, and brochures, is a frequently used tool of community and tourism organizations, businesses and trades, zoos and museums, as well as other groups that want to promote themselves or their causes to the public. Design elements are key to attracting viewers and helping them perceive and understand the information and intended message. In this activity, students will study and compare examples of informational products and then conceptualize, plan, and design an informational product of their own.

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Conceptualize and Design an Informational Visual

Arts • Literacy

50m•Grades 6 - 8

Is Pop Culture Inclusive?

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

Grades 6 - 12

Is Pop Culture Inclusive?

By PBS

6 - 12

Let’s talk pop culture. There’s been a ton of buzz about the importance of representation of minorities in all the latest movies, TV shows, music, sports, video games, and books. Whether it’s racial, gender, socioeconomic, disability, or sexual orientation, many people believe that pop culture hasn’t fully succeeded at being inclusive and representative.

Most recently, the casting of Black actress Halle Bailey as Ariel in the new Little Mermaid remake had some critics fuming. They claimed that Bailey couldn’t possibly play the red-haired, porcelain-skinned mermaid, while also launching #NotMyAriel and #NotMyMermaid campaigns on social media. Disney-owned TV channel Freeform clapped back, calling the naysayers “poor, unfortunate souls.” On the flip side, from the SRL archives, an example (link in preparation steps)about MTV’s short-lived reality TV show, Buckwild, where students from West Virginia talk about how rural stereotypes in the show can be hurtful.

Productions like Crazy Rich Asians, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Blackish, The Hate U Give, Queer Eye, and Coco, however, show that diversity can be successful.

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Is Pop Culture Inclusive?

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

Grades 6 - 12

Handling Stress (Grades 9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Handling Stress (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

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 9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Would You Rather?

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

10m

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Grades 6 - 12

Would You Rather?

By After-School All-Stars

6 - 12

10m

Warm up your brain and get to know your group with this question game that encourages you to trust your instincts and make decisions quickly.

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Would You Rather?

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

10m•Grades 6 - 12

Beach Ball Math

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

30m

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Grades K - 8

Beach Ball Math

By Foundations, Inc.

K - 8

30m

This game allows kids to move while they practice their math skills, engaging youth with kinesthetic and tactile learning.

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Beach Ball Math

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

30m•Grades K - 8

Whoa, Domino!

Leadership and Teamwork • Arts

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Whoa, Domino!

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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

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Whoa, Domino!

Leadership and Teamwork • Arts

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Making a Kite

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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All Grades

Making a Kite

By OregonASK

All Grades

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

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Making a Kite

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•All Grades

Community Colleges

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Community Colleges

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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

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Community Colleges

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Design Your Own Money (Grades 3-5)

Career and Future Readiness • Arts

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Design Your Own Money (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students create new designs for the front and back of the $10 bill. This activity builds design and creative-thinking skills.

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Design Your Own Money (Grades 3-5)

Career and Future Readiness • Arts

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Insect Traps

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

50m

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Grades K - 5

Insect Traps

By Go2Science

K - 5

50m

Let’s research respectfully! Use scavenged materials to create a model insect trap. Students will think about how to safely capture and release a specific insect and then design a model trap. Before getting started, watch Beth and Curtis demonstrate how this is done in the field using butterfly traps in the rainforest.

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Insect Traps

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

50m•Grades K - 5

What Was the Cold War? (Grades 6-8)

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

What Was the Cold War? (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

As time passes, events that many could once describe as “current” or “present-day” inevitably flow into the category of “history.” This activity will introduce students to the Cold War, a period of history where power, dominance, and strength were defined by 2 superpowers and 2 opposing world views.

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What Was the Cold War? (Grades 6-8)

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Freedom of the Press Broadcast

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Freedom of the Press Broadcast

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students explore the role and importance of the freedom of the press in the United States. Students identify key phrases in the First Amendment and organize into teams to study a political cartoon, an article, and a video related to the freedom of the press. They then apply what they have learned in a short broadcast of their own.

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Freedom of the Press Broadcast

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Ruley Rules

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

15m

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Grades 3 - 5

Ruley Rules

By kid-grit

3 - 5

15m

In this opening activity, you will break down the students' understanding of a rule and why we have them. Understanding the value of guidelines, rules, and expectations are an important part of personal development.

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Ruley Rules

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

15m•Grades 3 - 5

Be a Sales Representative (Grades 6-8)

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Be a Sales Representative (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

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 mobile telephones. They deliver sales pitches that portray their products as attractively as possible to potential customers.

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Be a Sales Representative (Grades 6-8)

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Spelling Bee (Grades9-12)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Spelling Bee (Grades9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students are organized into small teams to play a game in which they must identify both correctly spelled words and incorrectly spelled words. The teams win points for corrections and lose points for incorrect answers. Teams are challenged to work together and strategize to score the most points to win.

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Spelling Bee (Grades9-12)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Manufacturing and Automation Career Interest Quizzes

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

20m

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Grades 6 - 8

Manufacturing and Automation Career Interest Quizzes

By After-School All-Stars

6 - 8

20m

Assess student career interests and match them with potential manufacturing and automation careers with these short quizzes. This activity is part of the Manufacturing and Automation Career Exploration Course.

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Manufacturing and Automation Career Interest Quizzes

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

20m•Grades 6 - 8

Basics of Presenting (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Basics of Presenting (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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

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Basics of Presenting (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Make a Stronger Password: The Bruce Schneier Method

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 8

Make a Stronger Password: The Bruce Schneier Method

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 8

45m

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

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Make a Stronger Password: The Bruce Schneier Method

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 8

Decorate Your Science Notebook

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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All Grades

Decorate Your Science Notebook

By California Academy of Sciences

All Grades

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

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Decorate Your Science Notebook

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•All Grades

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

By OregonASK

3 - 12

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

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

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 12

Sushi, Chopstick Relay (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

15m

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Grades 6 - 12

Video

Sushi, Chopstick Relay (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

6 - 12

15m

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

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Sushi, Chopstick Relay (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

15m•Grades 6 - 12

What are the Benefits of Eating Healthy Food?

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

What are the Benefits of Eating Healthy Food?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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

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What are the Benefits of Eating Healthy Food?

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Pony Race Relay (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

10m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

Pony Race Relay (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

10m

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

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Pony Race Relay (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

10m•Grades 3 - 12

Pyramid Toss (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m

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All Grades

Video

Pyramid Toss (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

All Grades

15m

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

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Pyramid Toss (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m•All Grades

We’re the Same!

Career and Future Readiness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

We’re the Same!

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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

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We’re the Same!

Career and Future Readiness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Turning Garbage into Gold

Career and Future Readiness • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Turning Garbage into Gold

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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

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Turning Garbage into Gold

Career and Future Readiness • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 9 - 12

The Ruby Hop

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

The Ruby Hop

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

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

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The Ruby Hop

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Faces and Feelings

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

15m

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Grades 3 - 5

Faces and Feelings

By kid-grit

3 - 5

15m

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

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Faces and Feelings

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

15m•Grades 3 - 5

Sound Hide-and-Seek

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

50m

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Grades K - 5

Sound Hide-and-Seek

By Go2Science

K - 5

50m

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

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Sound Hide-and-Seek

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

50m•Grades K - 5

Eliminating the Runoff Through Green Infrastructure

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 9 - 12

Eliminating the Runoff Through Green Infrastructure

By The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

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

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Eliminating the Runoff Through Green Infrastructure

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

2h•Grades 9 - 12

Mastering Play as a Funologist

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

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Grades 3 - 5

Mastering Play as a Funologist

By Nickelodeon + Mizzen Education

3 - 5

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

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

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Mastering Play as a Funologist

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

1h•Grades 3 - 5

Beyond the Headlines: Sneaky Logos

Digital Media and Communications • Arts

30m

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Grades 3 - 5

Beyond the Headlines: Sneaky Logos

By PBS

3 - 5

30m

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

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

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Beyond the Headlines: Sneaky Logos

Digital Media and Communications • Arts

30m•Grades 3 - 5

U.S. Trade Balance

History and Society • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

U.S. Trade Balance

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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

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U.S. Trade Balance

History and Society • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Jigsaw: Create a Sport

Leadership and Teamwork • Arts

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Jigsaw: Create a Sport

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

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

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Jigsaw: Create a Sport

Leadership and Teamwork • Arts

45m•Grades 6 - 8

My Life (Grades9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

My Life (Grades9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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

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My Life (Grades9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Making Costumes (Grades K-2)

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

Making Costumes (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2