All Activities

The Swings

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 8

The Swings

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students read a comic about the Swings, grandparents who are planning a family party. Students read and act out the comic story to understand the feel of swing and its offspring.

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The Swings

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Responding to the News

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

1h 30m

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Grades K - 8

Responding to the News

By Pulitzer Center

K - 8

1h 30m

In this activity, students reflect on how to find hope in news stories about global issues. Students will identify an underreported news story that interests them, and use visual art or found poetry to creatively call attention to the issues it raises.

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Responding to the News

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

1h 30m•Grades K - 8

Infomercials (Team Building) Game

Arts • Literacy

20m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

Infomercials (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

20m

Pitch your wacky products with creative and clever infomercials! Let's close that deal!

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VIDEO

Infomercials (Team Building) Game

Arts • Literacy

20m•Grades 3 - 12

A Visit to South America

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

A Visit to South America

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students research and plan a family trip to a South American country, developing key research, collaboration, and organizational skills.

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A Visit to South America

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Brand Design Mood Board (Grades 9-12)

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Brand Design Mood Board (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students will use design elements and principles (colors, images, shapes, etc.) to create a mood board to promote their own business brand concept.

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Brand Design Mood Board (Grades 9-12)

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Optical Illusion Circuit Toy

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades 6 - 8

Optical Illusion Circuit Toy

By OregonASK

6 - 8

30m

Students use a battery, magnet, and copper wire to build an electric motor that spins.

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Optical Illusion Circuit Toy

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades 6 - 8

In-camera Edit (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

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Grades 6 - 12

In-camera Edit (Student Reporting Labs)

By PBS

6 - 12

Students learn how to become a better visual storyteller by analyzing and creating their own video sequences.

This is activity 15 of 16 in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Module. Visit the Module to learn more before getting started.

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In-camera Edit (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

2h•Grades 6 - 12

“Shape” Your Own Touch-and-Feel Book

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

“Shape” Your Own Touch-and-Feel Book

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Young children love touch-and-feel books. In this activity, children will work in groups to create their own touch-and-feel books. Each of them will receive a page with geometric shapes cut out of it and use these shapes as a part of a picture. Behind the cut-out shape, they will place a piece of felt, making their pictures perfect for a touch-and-feel book.

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“Shape” Your Own Touch-and-Feel Book

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Hook 'Em

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

Hook 'Em

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

15m

This game will lead to a "chain" reaction of success when you hook the most paper clips together as a team.

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VIDEO

Hook 'Em

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m•Grades 3 - 12

Feelings and Words

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

10m

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Grades K - 2

Feelings and Words

By kid-grit

K - 2

10m

In this opener, you will help students identify their feelings using words on the wall. Developing vocabulary and attaching words about feelings is the gateway to emotional intelligence. Students do not have to share why they feel the way they do; they only share how they feel. We let the students have these feelings without judgment. We just let them learn how to say them aloud. Of course, if they want to share their "why" about the feeling, encourage them to express themselves.

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Feelings and Words

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

10m•Grades K - 2

Making Voices Travel

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 6 - 8

Making Voices Travel

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students investigate how sound travels through string and air. They create their own creations for their investigation!

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Making Voices Travel

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 6 - 8

I Love My Neighbor!

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

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Grades 6 - 8

I Love My Neighbor!

By After-School All-Stars

6 - 8

Students get warmed up and moving with this take on musical chairs!

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I Love My Neighbor!

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

5m•Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Sound: Amplifying Sounds

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Sound: Amplifying Sounds

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

In this activity, students will build, test and modify their own megaphones using a variety of simple materials.

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S.INQ Sound: Amplifying Sounds

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

Hiring a Crew

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Hiring a Crew

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Lights, camera, action! Read, discuss, and match skills to the jobs in a news crew. Students uncover what it takes to bring the news to an audience!

This is lesson 7 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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Hiring a Crew

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Sound Effects

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 6 - 8

Sound Effects

By NASA

6 - 8

Students will learn about the principles of sound, specifically how to amplify and reduce sound volume. Students will construct a speaker to amplify the sound and then will be challenged to find a solution to reduce the perceived sound volume.

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Sound Effects

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Help Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades K-2)

Nature and Wildlife • History and Society

45m

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Grades K - 2

Help Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children learn how to help underwater animals and plants by listening to a teacher read a picture book on the subject and then creating posters illustrating what they learned.

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Help Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades K-2)

Nature and Wildlife • History and Society

45m•Grades K - 2

I Am Not My Actions

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

15m

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Grades 3 - 5

I Am Not My Actions

By kid-grit

3 - 5

15m

In this opening activity, students will learn that a negative behavior does not define who they are as a person. A negative behavior is an action that doesn't have to be permanent.

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I Am Not My Actions

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

15m•Grades 3 - 5

Character Mash-Up (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Character Mash-Up (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students randomly choose slips of paper with well-known characters from popular culture, movies, and books. Then, they plan a simple scenario to perform with those characters. Students can get as silly and creative as they want when coming up with scenarios.

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Character Mash-Up (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

A Thing to Recall

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m

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Grades 3 - 5

A Thing to Recall

By kid-grit

3 - 5

15m

In this closing, reflection activity, students will learn a mindfulness exercise they can practice to access positive thoughts and events in their lives. Helping students remain positive is useful for maintaining a productive learning environment.

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A Thing to Recall

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m•Grades 3 - 5

Fantastic Footwear

Arts • STEM

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Grades 3 - 8

Fantastic Footwear

By Rediscover Center

3 - 8

In this activity, students will be challenged to create a wearable shoe, ankle attachment, or leg attachment out of cardboard. They will learn about measuring techniques that can be used for feet.

This is part 2 of the Cardboard Costumes series from reDiscover Center.

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Fantastic Footwear

Arts • STEM

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Alice in Food Group Land

Health and Wellness • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Alice in Food Group Land

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

We eat different meals and snacks throughout the day, but are we meeting the recommended nutritional guidelines? In this activity, students dive into the world of nutrition by learning about the different food groups, performing a skit to share what they’ve learned, and using that knowledge to plan a balanced meal.

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Alice in Food Group Land

Health and Wellness • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 6 - 8

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

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

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

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

Story Spark Series: Karol

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

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Grades 6 - 12

Story Spark Series: Karol

By PLUS ME Project

6 - 12

Students explore the theme of identity and self-worth through the story of a high school freshman diagnosed with Bell's palsy during her first week of school. Through Karol's experience, students examine how unexpected challenges can test the way we see ourselves, and how the people around us help us remember who we are.

Participants identify four story elements within the narrative and reflect on their own challenges and the lessons those challenges have taught them.

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Story Spark Series: Karol

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

1h•Grades 6 - 12

Dribble and Dazzle

Arts • Leadership and Teamwork

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Grades 3 - 8

Dribble and Dazzle

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students use found objects, such as basketballs, to create fun, rhythmic performance pieces.

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Dribble and Dazzle

Arts • Leadership and Teamwork

1h•Grades 3 - 8

The Big Easy: Day 10 Lesson

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

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All Grades

The Big Easy: Day 10 Lesson

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

All Grades

Welcome to Lesson 10 of Jazz at Lincoln Center's module, "The Big Easy"! Unleash creativity with rhythmic composition as students craft their rhythmic patterns with accents. The lesson culminates with students playing to everyday jazz rhythms.

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The Big Easy: Day 10 Lesson

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

1h•All Grades

Cookie Box Spectrometers

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 3 - 12

Cookie Box Spectrometers

By NASA

3 - 12

Students create their own spectrometers; also, they learn about the color spectrum.

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Cookie Box Spectrometers

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 3 - 12

Microscope Roundup

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Microscope Roundup

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students examine unlabeled microscope slides that show various microorganisms, cells and cell parts, and tissues and guess the object shown on each slide.

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Microscope Roundup

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

SA-TIS-FACT-SHUN

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

15m

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Grades 3 - 5

SA-TIS-FACT-SHUN

By kid-grit

3 - 5

15m

In this closing activity, students think critically about their performance in school, sports, arts, or any other learning space they participated in, reflecting on their day and exploring how satisfied they were with what they did or observed.

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SA-TIS-FACT-SHUN

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

15m•Grades 3 - 5

Guess the Steps

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

10m

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Grades K - 5

Guess the Steps

By PowerUp Fitness

K - 5

10m

PowerUp STEM with Guess the Steps - get moving with math with this fun estimation activity.

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Guess the Steps

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

10m•Grades K - 5

Functional Fitness Week 10: Day 2

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 10: Day 2

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Continue building week 10 skill of the week: Donkey Kicks. In this activity, students refine their agility and endurance in an obstacle course and game of Fox and Rabbit. Then, they revisit what they have learned about specific food groups.

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Functional Fitness Week 10: Day 2

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m•Grades K - 8

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 9: Trade Deadline

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

1h 15m

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Grades 3 - 8

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 9: Trade Deadline

By Learn Fresh

3 - 8

1h 15m

In this activity, students revisit their NBA Math Hoops roster, assess team performance, and decide how best to improve their team before the playoffs begin. This activity aims to enhance data analysis, strategic decision-making, and teamwork through the trading process.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 9: Trade Deadline

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

1h 15m•Grades 3 - 8

Gallery Walk (Grades 3-5)

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Gallery Walk (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students look at a virtual art gallery from the National Gallery of Art called "Vase of Flowers" by Jan Davidsz. de Heem and describe what they see through sketching, writing, discussion, and art creation. They look for the hidden creatures in the painting and respond with artworks of their own.

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Gallery Walk (Grades 3-5)

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Engineering an Upgrade (Grades 3-5)

STEM • Arts

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Engineering an Upgrade (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students consider how inventions are improved over time. They select an everyday product and work as a team to improve or update it by outlining its new features, sketching a prototype, and comparing it to the original invention. This activity builds design and collaboration skills as well as creative thinking skills.

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Engineering an Upgrade (Grades 3-5)

STEM • Arts

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Building an Interview Set C

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Building an Interview Set C

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

This is the final lesson/opportunity for news teams to build their interview sets. Students focus on lighting their set to achieve natural, even light and making general improvements in response to peer feedback.

This is lesson 26 of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs' second module, Building a News Hour.

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Building an Interview Set C

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Reader’s Theater and Poetry (Grades K-2)

Literacy • Arts

45m

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Grades K - 2

Reader’s Theater and Poetry (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, children present the story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” in a modified reader's theater format. They are encouraged to be expressive and use character voices. Children experience ways to dramatize any story and increase their ability to sequence a story and retell it to increase fluency and enjoyment.

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Reader’s Theater and Poetry (Grades K-2)

Literacy • Arts

45m•Grades K - 2

Preparing for the Local Hero Walk

Literacy • History and Society

1h 30m

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Grades K - 5

Preparing for the Local Hero Walk

By OregonASK

K - 5

1h 30m

Students follow up with their local heroes to confirm their attendance for the hero walk and create ribbons to give to their heroes.

This activity is part 4 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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Preparing for the Local Hero Walk

Literacy • History and Society

1h 30m•Grades K - 5

Hula Hoop Golf (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

30m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

Hula Hoop Golf (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

30m

Create your own custom, user-friendly golf course anywhere... Minus the golf clubs!

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VIDEO

Hula Hoop Golf (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

30m•Grades 3 - 12

Dance the 8 Count Lindy

Arts • Leadership and Teamwork

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Grades 3 - 8

Dance the 8 Count Lindy

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students learn four Lindy Hop movements through a dance instruction video. They then modernize the dance, merging old and new.

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Dance the 8 Count Lindy

Arts • Leadership and Teamwork

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Which Website Is a Good Source of Information? (Grades 9-12)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Which Website Is a Good Source of Information? (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

When doing research for school or finding a news article or other source of information online, students should understand what constitutes a valid source. In this activity, students work in pairs or small groups to review the validity of 2 different websites. They evaluate and compare the sites, and tally and discuss their results as a whole group.

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Which Website Is a Good Source of Information? (Grades 9-12)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Likes + Skills = College Major

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Likes + Skills = College Major

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students research college majors that align with their likes and skills. First, they fill out the Personal Inventory worksheet. Then they try to connect their likes and skills with various college majors. Finally, students reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

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Likes + Skills = College Major

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Strategy or Luck: The Great Game Debate

STEM • Arts

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Grades 3 - 5

Strategy or Luck: The Great Game Debate

By Nickelodeon + Mizzen Education

3 - 5

Welcome to "Strategy or Luck: The Great Game Debate"! Youth explore extreme variations in game design: strategy versus luck. Through hands-on gameplay and critical analysis, youth discover the distinct challenges and rewards each type of game offers. By the end of the lesson, youth will gain a deeper understanding of their gaming preferences and the factors contributing to enjoyable gameplay experiences. So, let the games begin, and may the best strategy—or luck—prevail!

This is activity 3 of 12 in the Nickelodeon Our World: The Play Lab Module.

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Strategy or Luck: The Great Game Debate

STEM • Arts

1h•Grades 3 - 5

Personal Information on the Internet (Grades 9-12)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Personal Information on the Internet (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

As high school students mature and begin to think about their futures, they often become concerned about online privacy and security. Students examine choices for a variety of online situations, keeping in mind the goal of using the internet safely.

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Personal Information on the Internet (Grades 9-12)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Fourth of July

Literacy • History and Society

45m

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Grades K - 2

Fourth of July

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children learn about the Fourth of July by listening to a picture book and then collaborating to create posters about the holiday.

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Fourth of July

Literacy • History and Society

45m•Grades K - 2

George Washington Carver

STEM • Arts

45m

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Grades K - 2

George Washington Carver

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children listen to a story about George Washington Carver. To follow in the footsteps of Carver, they use packing peanuts and craft supplies to make models of their own inventions. This activity builds design, listening, and creative-thinking skills.

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George Washington Carver

STEM • Arts

45m•Grades K - 2

Jamming with Musicians

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 8

Jamming with Musicians

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

This lesson provides a structure and framework for a visit with a local jazz musician.

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Jamming with Musicians

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Human Graphs

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Human Graphs

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students model the graphs of linear or quadratic equations by arranging themselves on a large, human-scale representation of the coordinate plane. They compare their human-scale models to traditional graphs of the equations.

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Human Graphs

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Engineering a Tetrahedron Kite

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h 30m

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Grades 6 - 12

Engineering a Tetrahedron Kite

By OregonASK

6 - 12

1h 30m

Students make a tetrahedron kite from scratch!

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Engineering a Tetrahedron Kite

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h 30m•Grades 6 - 12

OnTRaC: Invite a Guest Artist to Visit

Arts • Career and Future Readiness

1h 30m

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Grades 9 - 12

OnTRaC: Invite a Guest Artist to Visit

By ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1h 30m

Learn more about career paths in the arts and creative industries by inviting a guest artist or creative professional to visit. Use this structure to best prepare for and make the most of your guest's visit. Collaboratively brainstorm a list of questions to ask your guest artist to learn more about their experience, education, artwork, and the path that lead them to where they are today. Invite them to share their art with you. Make new community connections and expand your network in the arts.

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OnTRaC: Invite a Guest Artist to Visit

Arts • Career and Future Readiness

1h 30m•Grades 9 - 12

Arts Standards

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Arts Standards

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students work in pairs on an open script with dialogue but no indication of characters, plot, or setting. Students write and perform scenes for the open scripts, and the audience will guess what is happening.

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Arts Standards

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Four Square and Trivia Challenge

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Four Square and Trivia Challenge

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Four Square is a fun, fast-paced game that helps develop coordination and sportsmanship. In this activity, students combine traditional Four Square games with their knowledge of geography, fiction, sports trivia, or other subjects.

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Four Square and Trivia Challenge

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Planning Body Language and Vocal Tone

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Planning Body Language and Vocal Tone

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

In this lesson, students put their new communication skills to the test. They decode non-verbal and verbal cues with a “beep” and “flup” conversation and apply their new skills to their interview.

This is lesson 16 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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Planning Body Language and Vocal Tone

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 3 - 5

The American Revolutionary War

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

The American Revolutionary War

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students learn about the American Revolution through various books on the subject, then work in small groups to create their own books.

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The American Revolutionary War

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Celebrity 20 Questions

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Celebrity 20 Questions

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students play a version of the popular game 20 Questions. Students pair off, with 1 student thinking of a music artist, TV star, or movie star while the other asks their partner up to 20 questions to determine who it is. Finally, students reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

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Celebrity 20 Questions

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Tops

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Tops

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

Students learn and become familiar with mechanical engineering by making and testing their own spinning tops.

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S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Tops

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

Product Reviews

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Product Reviews

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

One role of the internet is to serve as a vast, interactive marketplace, where goods are bought, sold, and reviewed. In this activity, students write examples of product reviews, and then compare their reviews to existing reviews online. They recognize how reviews can be biased, both in favor of and against a particular product or brand.

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Product Reviews

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Teens Curate Teens: Designing the Exhibition

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 9 - 12

Teens Curate Teens: Designing the Exhibition

By ArtsConnection

9 - 12

How does a curator design an exhibition? How do we communicate our theme through the layout or arrangement of the exhibition?

Participants learn to work as a team to design the exhibit space and place each of the selected artworks in the space for the teen art exhibition.

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Teens Curate Teens: Designing the Exhibition

Arts • Literacy

2h•Grades 9 - 12

According to Scientists, Is Climate Change Currently Happening?

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

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Grades 9 - 12

According to Scientists, Is Climate Change Currently Happening?

By The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

Students examine the statements and understanding of scientists in relation to current climate change.

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According to Scientists, Is Climate Change Currently Happening?

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h•Grades 9 - 12

Mapping Dragonfly Life Cycle

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 5m

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Grades 6 - 8

Mapping Dragonfly Life Cycle

By City Parks Foundation

6 - 8

1h 5m

In this activity, students explore a dragonfly's life cycle, considering what developing dragonflies need to survive. Students will then collaborate with their peers to create and perform a short skit that highlights the critical aspects of each dragonfly life cycle stage.

This is activity 1 of 3 in the "Indicator Species" module from City Parks Foundation.

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Mapping Dragonfly Life Cycle

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 5m•Grades 6 - 8

Ship to Shore (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

20m

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All Grades

Video

Ship to Shore (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

All Grades

20m

To learn how to play "Ship to Shore," click the link below to watch an easy-to-learn tutorial video.

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Ship to Shore (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

20m•All Grades

Role Playing

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Role Playing

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Role-playing can provide a safe environment for acting out stressful situations. In this activity, students role-play a variety of scenarios. The role-playing can prepare them for handling similar situations when they occur in real life.

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Role Playing

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Functional Fitness Week 8: Day 2

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 8: Day 2

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Continue building week 8 skill of the week: Jumps. In this activity, students reinforce their agility and power by reviewing types of jumps and playing a game of "What Time is it, Mr. Fox?". Then, they evaluate healthy food options by reviewing nutritional labels.

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Functional Fitness Week 8: Day 2

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m•Grades K - 8

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 7: The Shot Clock

Social and Emotional Awareness • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 8

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 7: The Shot Clock

By Learn Fresh

3 - 8

45m

In this activity, students review the purpose and use of the shot clock. They then work in teams, focusing on optimizing task sequencing and strategy during their turns. The activity concludes with group collaboration and individual reflection, supplemented by class discussions on the concept of grit.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 7: The Shot Clock

Social and Emotional Awareness • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 8

Functional Fitness Week 3: Day 3

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 3: Day 3

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Finish week 3 with the skill of the week: Metrics. In this culminating activity, students test their endurance and physicality by running 400 meters. Then, they evaluate the frequency of incorporating vegetables in their diet.

This activity is part of the Active Kids 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 3: Day 3

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m•Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 8: Day 1

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 8: Day 1

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Start week 8 by learning the skill of the week: Jumps. In this activity, students participate in a series of endurance relays and a classic game of Kangaroo Hop. Then, they learn to locate and read ingredient lists.

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Functional Fitness Week 8: Day 1

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m•Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 5: Day 3

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 5: Day 3

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Finish week 5 with the skill of the week: Push-ups. In this culminating strength activity, students complete sit-up/ push-up ladders and a game of Uncle Sam. Then, they collaborate to identify and brainstorm protein-rich foods.

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Functional Fitness Week 5: Day 3

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m•Grades K - 8

Collaborative Storytelling

Literacy • Arts

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Collaborative Storytelling

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Collaborative storytelling can add an extra flavor or twist to the process of story development. In this activity, students work in groups of 4 or 5. They build their stories one detail or paragraph at a time. The stories turn out to be unique expressions of multiple ideas from multiple perspectives.

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Collaborative Storytelling

Literacy • Arts

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Basics of Presenting (Grades 6-8)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Basics of Presenting (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students prepare and deliver presentations, focusing on being enthusiastic about their subject and engaging their audience.

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Basics of Presenting (Grades 6-8)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Careers in Communications

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Careers in Communications

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students learn about different careers in communications and how to prepare for them.

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Careers in Communications

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Planet Tourism Bureau

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Planet Tourism Bureau

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

For your next vacation, how about a trip to Jupiter? Or Saturn, or Mercury? In this fun, out-of-this-world activity, students act as travel agents for the planets of the solar system, including Earth and the dwarf planet Pluto. Working together, they will learn to appreciate that the solar system is a huge, amazing place and that Earth occupies a special niche as the only planet known to have life.

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Planet Tourism Bureau

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Functional Fitness Week 9: Day 1

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 9: Day 1

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Start week 9 by learning the skill of the week: Walking Lunges. In this activity, students participate in team relays, and a classic game of Red Light, Green Light. Then, they learn to identify the fiber and sugar information included in nutrition labels.

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Functional Fitness Week 9: Day 1

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m•Grades K - 8

All Wrapped Up (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

15m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

All Wrapped Up (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

15m

Your challenge is to wrap a present and write a card... While being tied wrist-to-wrist to your entire team!

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All Wrapped Up (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

15m•Grades 3 - 12

Match the College and Celebrity

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Match the College and Celebrity

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Fame is often seen as a replacement for or an alternative to education. Students in this age range may believe that the money and recognition that typically come with fame make education less valuable or unnecessary. This activity will give students the opportunity to discover that celebrities may be college graduates as well.

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Match the College and Celebrity

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 6 - 8