All Activities

Only YOU Can Prevent Deforestation!

The Natural World, We The People

Only YOU Can Prevent Deforestation!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students learn about and discuss the importance of preventing deforestation. Students then work in pairs or small groups to design an infographic to emphasize the issues involved with deforestation.

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Make a Counting Book

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Stories and Perspectives

Make a Counting Book

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children make pages for a counting book for the numbers 1 through 20. This activity builds number sense and counting skills.

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Respecting Others

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Respecting Others

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn that everyone has traits that make them unique and play a game to explore their similarities and differences.

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Personal Information on the Internet (Grades 6-8)

Digital Voices, Belonging and Community

Personal Information on the Internet (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Maintaining privacy on the internet can be a challenging goal for anyone to achieve. In this activity, students will make and evaluate choices for a variety of online situations, including commenting on social media, instant chatting, and game playing.

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How Can My College Major Lead to a Career?

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

How Can My College Major Lead to a Career?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

What potential career paths await students based on their choice of major in college? Students relate majors to subsequent careers and discuss their findings.

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Building an Interview Set B

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Building an Interview Set B

PBS

3 - 5

45 Minutes

It’s day two of building an interview set. Today, students will backgrounds, props, and furniture of their news sets.

This is lesson 25 of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs' second module, Building a News Hour.

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Bees

The Natural World, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Bees

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

Like all insects, a bee’s body is divided into three parts: a head with two antennae, a thorax with six legs, and an abdomen. All bees have branched hairs somewhere on their bodies and two pairs of wings. Only female bees have stingers. Many bee species have black and yellow coloration, but many do not—they come in various colors, including green, blue, red, or black. Some are striped, and some even have a metallic sheen. They range in size from large carpenter bees and bumblebees to the tiny Perdita minima bee, which is less than two millimeters long.

There are over 20,000 bee species worldwide, including the honey bee, which originated in Eurasia and has been imported worldwide as a domesticated species. Wild bee species live on every continent except Antarctica. In North America, there are approximately 4,000 native bee species occupying ecosystems from forests to deserts to grasslands. Bees feed exclusively on sugary nectar and protein-rich pollen from flowering plants, unlike the predatory wasps from which they evolved. As they forage, bees perform the critical act of pollination. Bees pollinate a staggering 80 percent of all flowering plants, including approximately 75% percent of the fruits, nuts, and vegetables grown in the United States. Though all female bees can sting, they only do so when threatened.

Unlike the hive-forming domesticated honey bee or wild bumble bee species, most bees are solitary nesters. They don’t form hives, create honey, or live a communal lifestyle. Instead, they lay their eggs in a series of tiny chambers in tunnels in the ground, hollow plant stems, or decaying wood.

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Model of the Seasons

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Model of the Seasons

OregonASK

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students make a model of the Earth demonstrating why we have seasons.

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The Price Is Close! (Grades 9-12)

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

The Price Is Close! (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students play pricing games presented in a game-show style. This activity builds analytical and math skills, as well as collaboration skills.

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Something-Is-Missing Stories

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Something-Is-Missing Stories

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Based on the popular Mad Libs activities, students write a story with a partner, leaving out key words but replacing them with the part of speech or a similar description. They exchange their stories with another pair to fill in the missing words.

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Jingle and Mingle

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Jingle and Mingle

kid-grit

K - 2

15 Minutes

In this closing, reflection activity, students are invited to share songs from their cultural backgrounds. The activity aims to explore both the richness of diversity and the common threads that bind us together. This cultural exploration isn't just a celebration of traditions—it's a strategic approach to fostering better cultural awareness and emotional connection, using music to explore perspectives and experiences of others.

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Team Work and Planning (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Team Work and Planning (Student Reporting Labs)

PBS

6 - 12

45 Minutes

Working in groups can be challenging for even the best students and so helping kids learn how to work well together can be an invaluable activity not only in journalism but in life.

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

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S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Cars and Ramps

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Cars and Ramps

OregonASK

K - 5

30 Minutes

Students design a car that will roll straight and far down a ramp. They learn about Mechanical Engineering as they test and modify cars to meet their goals.

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Dream Team

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

Dream Team

VentureLab

6 - 12

45 Minutes

Students create their ultimate entrepreneurial "dream team" poster. Students first create an image of themselves as an entrepreneur (as creatively as they like), highlighting their entrepreneurial strengths, and then they will add team members to their poster (real or fictional), highlighting the mindsets and skills they will bring to the team to make up the ultimate entrepreneurial dream team - ready to take on any challenge!

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Mindfulness (Grades K-2)

Whole Body, Whole Self, Belonging and Community

Mindfulness (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Teach mindfulness and strategies for focus as you lead students through slow and measured breathing techniques.

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S.INQ Invisible Forces Magnets & Circuits

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

S.INQ Invisible Forces Magnets & Circuits

OregonASK

K - 5

30 Minutes

In this lesson, students experiment with objects to see which ones react to a magnet, becoming magnetized and capable of picking up other metal objects.

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Persuade Me!

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Persuade Me!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students develop a persuasive argument to convince you why a particular after-school activity should be chosen as tomorrow's activity.

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Should the Electoral College Be Reformed? (Grades 6-8)

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Should the Electoral College Be Reformed? (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

The electoral college has served the United States since the beginning of the nation. Is now the time to reform this method of electing the president? In this activity, students present arguments for or against this question based on the perspective of citizens from various states. They may reach the conclusion that replacing the electoral college may address only some of the complaints that people have leveled at it.

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Answer This!

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Answer This!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

30 Minutes

Students form two concentric circles to discuss different topics and learn more about their peers.

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Delivering a Persuasive Argument (Grades 6-8)

Stories and Perspectives, Future Ready: Learning and Earning

Delivering a Persuasive Argument (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students work in pairs to create a short, persuasive piece (either oral or visual), which they present to the whole group. This activity provides practice in persuasion, logic, and teambuilding, as well as builds speaking and listening skills.

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First Frost, Last Frost, No Frost: Understanding Nature’s Garden Clock

The Natural World, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

First Frost, Last Frost, No Frost: Understanding Nature’s Garden Clock

Farm to Table Kids

3 - 8

1 Hour 10 Minutes

In this activity, students explore how understanding frost dates and using a seed-starting calculator can help them plan a successful school garden. Working in small groups and using data-driven tools, students will create a collaborative class-wide garden collage that reflects their local growing season, planting schedule, and the specific needs of different crops.

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

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Emoji Detectives (Team Building) Game

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Emoji Detectives (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

6 - 12

30 Minutes

Put on your detective's hat as you and your group decode a series of emoji puzzles and translate them into everyday sayings!

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Case Studies of Business Failures

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Case Studies of Business Failures

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

“Too big to fail” is a popular phrase in business, but what exactly causes a once-thriving company to fail? In most cases, there is not a single answer to this question because several factors often contribute to driving a company to the brink of going out of business or actually pushing it over that edge, as students will discover during this activity.

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What Was the Cold War? (Grades 9-12)

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

What Was the Cold War? (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn about key events and ideas of the Cold War. They begin by watching a primary source video from the Federal Civil Defense Administration and discuss the origins of the term “duck and cover.” Students then break into small teams to read articles on key events and aspects of the Cold War. After doing research, students take on the role of television news broadcasters to report on the events.

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One Thing

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives, Leadership and Teamwork

One Thing

kid-grit

K - 2

20 Minutes

In this closing, reflection activity, students think actively about doing something positive before the next time they meet. When students can think about kindness without prompting, and it becomes second nature, they are displaying positive character qualities and building empathy skills. Empathy encourages kindness, cooperation, and sharing, and it helps youth learn how to support one another. It also promotes emotional intelligence, allowing them to manage their own feelings better and respond to others in caring, thoughtful ways.

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Action Packed ABC

Stories and Perspectives, Leadership and Teamwork

Action Packed ABC

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children read Curious George Learns the Alphabet and come up with movements to go with each page. Then, they invent their own movements for the letters of thalphabet.

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The Wonderful World of Feelings

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives, Whole Body, Whole Self

The Wonderful World of Feelings

kid-grit

K - 2

20 Minutes

In this opening activity, students will explore their emotions and feelings by using a worksheet with pictures. This activity is a great way to start the class, as it helps understand the emotional state students are in when they arrive.

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Celebrating Earth Day

The Natural World, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Celebrating Earth Day

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

This activity allows children to take action for the planet and express their ideas for change.

The first Earth Day, founded by Gaylord Nelson, was celebrated in 1970 to mobilize citizens around growing environmental concerns such as toxic waterways, the polluted atmosphere, litter, and dangerous chemicals. On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — at the time, 10% of the total population of the U.S. — took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate a healthy, sustainable environment. By the end of 1970, the first Earth Day led to creating the U.S Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts.

Today, Earth Day is celebrated worldwide and is marked by more than a billion people every year as a day of action to change human behavior and advocate for policy changes.

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Many Ways to Read (Grades 3-5)

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Many Ways to Read (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students read articles in children’s magazines and explore reading in large groups, small groups, and individually.

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Fish, Birds, and Mammals

The Natural World, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Fish, Birds, and Mammals

National Wildlife Federation

3 - 8

50 Minutes

Animals can be categorized in many different ways. Scientists and community scientists use taxonomy or the system used to sort 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 fish, birds, and mammals.

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Simple Clay Animal Figures

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Simple Clay Animal Figures

OregonASK

3 - 12

30 Minutes

Students create animal figures by using clay and their hands. Also, students learn about the symbolic meanings that animals bring to all cultures, especially the Mayans.

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Getting the Goods on You (Team Building) Game

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Getting the Goods on You (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

20 Minutes

What would your mobile device, bank card, and fridge say about you? Let's find out!

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Games From Around the World (Games 3-5)

Leadership and Teamwork, Belonging and Community

Games From Around the World (Games 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this fun activity, students learn and play 3 playground games that originated in different places around the world. Then they vote on their favorite game to play again. This activity builds listening and cooperative learning skills and promotes physical fitness.

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Run-of-Show B

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Run-of-Show B

PBS

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Final preparation for interview mastery! In today’s lesson, students polish their run-of-shows to perfection.

This is lesson 30 of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs' second module, Building a News Hour.

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Superhero Lair Part 2

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Superhero Lair Part 2

OregonASK

K - 5

45 Minutes

Students continue to read books about superheroes, finish their superhero lairs, and start to work on comic strips.

This activity is part 4 of a 5 activity series: Creating a Superhero, Creating Superhero Suits, Superhero Lair Part 1, Superhero Lair Part 2, and Superhero Comics.

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Animal Kingdom (Team Building) Game

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Animal Kingdom (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

15 Minutes

The only way to conquer the animal kingdom and find your lost teammates is to close your eyes and scream out your animal sounds!

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The Bill of Rights: What Is Freedom to Assemble?

We The People, Belonging and Community

The Bill of Rights: What Is Freedom to Assemble?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students explore significant examples of ways people have exercised their right to assemble, and they model assembling for a purpose of their own choosing. Students will practice key skills including decision-making, collaboration, and advocacy.

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Interview Practice

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

Interview Practice

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students work in pairs to conduct mock job interviews. They evaluate the interview process from the perspective of both the applicant and the employer.

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Democracy in Action

We The People, Belonging and Community

Democracy in Action

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this fun activity, students model aspects of democracy as practiced in the United States. They form political parties, hold an election, and observe their representative decide issues that affect their lives as students. Students learn that in many ways our government functions differently than its founders had intended.

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Does Social Media Contribute to Stress? (Grades 9-12)

Digital Voices, Whole Body, Whole Self, Future Ready: Learning and Earning

Does Social Media Contribute to Stress? (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students explore the positive and negative effects of social media and whether it affects mental health. First, students work in small groups to research how social media affects people. Then, they discuss their personal experiences with social media and how it affected them.

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Paper Structures

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Paper Structures

OregonASK

6 - 8

30 Minutes

Students explore how to support weight using lightweight materials to build a structure.

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Difficult Decisions

Belonging and Community, Future Ready: Learning and Earning

Difficult Decisions

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students role-play in groups to act out a business-related conflict and work together to resolve the conflict.

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Helicopter Engineering

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Helicopter Engineering

OregonASK

6 - 8

1 Hour

Students work in teams to engineer an optimal paper helicopter design

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S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Catapults

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Catapults

OregonASK

K - 5

30 Minutes

In this activity, students use mechanical engineering to build a catapult that will fling a marshmallow projectile, testing and modifying it for speed, aim, and distance.

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Journey in Time: The 1970s

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Journey in Time: The 1970s

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students work together to read and investigate a topic from the 1970s, such as Watergate, Star Wars, early computers, or the end of the Vietnam War. Teams share their findings by creating a television news report. This activity builds skills in research, cooperative learning, and public speaking.

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Employee Benefits

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Stories and Perspectives

Employee Benefits

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students explore the different types of paid and unpaid employee benefits offered by employers, as well as costs of those benefits. They begin by brainstorming the types of benefits that attract employees to jobs and consider how businesses use benefits to attract employees. Students learn about several kinds of benefits and the costs of providing them. They use this knowledge to create “benefits cards” and work in pairs to negotiate benefits packages.

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Superhero Capes (Team Building) Games

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Superhero Capes (Team Building) Games

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

25 Minutes

Be a superhero, throw on a cape, and take a sentimental moment to recognize your peers!

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Introduction to Scientific Sketching

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Introduction to Scientific Sketching

California Academy of Sciences

3 - 12

1 Hour

Students learn how to sketch like scientists. You can teach this even if you think you can't draw!

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Analyzing and Constructing Timelines of Racial (In)justice

We The People, Belonging and Community

Analyzing and Constructing Timelines of Racial (In)justice

Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

45 Minutes

Students reflect on how myths about history are perpetuated, analyze a timeline of racial (in)justice from The 1619 Project, and collaborate to build timelines that illustrate how the fight for racial justice continues in their own lifetimes.

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Animal Charades

The Natural World, Belonging and Community

Animal Charades

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

40 Minutes

Children are familiar with many wild animals, but only from picture books or other media or visits to zoos and aquariums. For this reason, animals help introduce children to the idea that the world is larger and more diverse than their own neighborhoods and communities. In this activity, children impersonate a variety of animals as they play a version of charades. In addition, they practice skills in movement and speech as they learn more about the animal kingdom.

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Local Hero Walk

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Local Hero Walk

OregonASK

K - 5

1 Hour

Students have the opportunity to meet, thank, and honor the heroes in their community.

This activity is part 5 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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Writing Abstracts, Summaries, and Backgrounds

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Writing Abstracts, Summaries, and Backgrounds

OregonASK

6 - 8

1 Hour

Students examine a wheelchair patent and learn how to write backgrounds, summaries, and abstracts for their own inventions.

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Picture Description

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Picture Description

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Being able to give descriptive instructions takes practice. This activity allows students to practice giving detailed instructions so that someone else can understand and follow them. Students also have the opportunity to follow simple 1-step and 2-step instructions.

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The Civil War

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

The Civil War

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students work together to learn about battles, personalities, or stories from the American Civil War and present what they learn. This activity builds research and cooperative learning skills as well as speaking and listening skills.

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Career Bingo (Grades 6-8)

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Career Bingo (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this fun activity, students learn about a wide variety of careers as they play a version of bingo, the classic party game.

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Website Scavenger Hunt

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Digital Voices

Website Scavenger Hunt

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students use a scavenger hunt to evaluate a business's website. They will use the information they find to draw conclusions about why websites are important for businesses.

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State Jumps

We The People, Leadership and Teamwork

State Jumps

PowerUp Fitness

3 - 8

10 Minutes

PowerUp with Geography - practice states and identify their geographic location with this unique state jump game!

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Improv Time!

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Improv Time!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students have fun practicing improvisation by acting out scenes for a given combination of character, setting, and motivation or conflict.

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The Big Easy: Day 3 Lesson

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

The Big Easy: Day 3 Lesson

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

Welcome to Lesson 3 of Jazz at Lincoln Center's module, "The Big Easy"! Dive into symbolism! Students decode and describe symbols in art, with the lesson culminating in students creating original symbols to represent concepts or objects.

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Picture Book in Pieces

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Picture Book in Pieces

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children explore the narrative structure of stories by ordering the pages of a picture book. This entertaining activity introduces children to the general principles of storytelling as well as to concepts that pertain to literature for all ages.

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Untangle Our Hand Circle

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Untangle Our Hand Circle

OregonASK

6 - 8

15 Minutes

Students build teamwork and communication skills by working together to untangle themselves in this group activity.

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S.INQ Sound Introduction

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

S.INQ Sound Introduction

OregonASK

K - 5

30 Minutes

Students have an opportunity to learn about how sound is produced with simple hands-on materials.

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Exploring the Colors of Mars

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Exploring the Colors of Mars

NASA

3 - 5

2 Hours

Students use satellite and rover images to learn about the various features and materials that cause color variation on the surface of Mars. They will then use their knowledge to color a line drawing of Mars and add relief features using glue and powdered minerals. Students explain their choice of colors and minerals based on Mars minerology.

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Pattern Exchange

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Stories and Perspectives

Pattern Exchange

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Recognizing patterns is a useful skill in mathematics and in real-world contexts. In this activity, students will generate patterns of their own, and then exchange their work to identify the patterns that others created.

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Making Instruments for a Music Jamboree

Arts in Action, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Making Instruments for a Music Jamboree

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students investigate how musical sounds are produced, and then adapt everyday materials to create a unique musical instrument to play in a whole-group jamboree of a familiar song.

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What Can be Done About Climate Change?

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, We The People

What Can be Done About Climate Change?

The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

1 Hour

Students research ways of negating climate change. They share their discoveries through a social media campaign.

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Where are the Bees?

The Natural World, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Where are the Bees?

The Nature Conservancy

6 - 8

1 Hour

Youth play the role of scientists as they seek to uncover the cause(s) of the declining bee populations.

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Picture Me

Belonging and Community, Arts in Action

Picture Me

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

There are many ways for us to share information about our lives and what makes us who we are. This activity asks children to think about their lives and what makes them who they are today. They take these ideas and find pictures to create a collage that represents who they are and share these stories with their peers.

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Our Tapestry of Belonging

Belonging and Community, Arts in Action

Our Tapestry of Belonging

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

1 Hour 15 Minutes

In this collaborative art experience, youth explore the relationship between identity and a sense of belonging. Each person receives a strip of canvas fabric and reflects on a word or short phrase that represents a part of their identity and what they bring to the community. After writing their identity word(s) and using paint to visually express their identity, all strips are tied to a large stick or branch to create a unified tapestry. The final artwork visually represents how each individual’s uniqueness strengthens the sense of belonging within the whole group.

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Escape Room (Grades 9-12)

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Leadership and Teamwork

Escape Room (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Teams work together to solve clues and puzzles to escape from a room. This activity builds collaboration, creative thinking, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

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Human Rights: Meaning and Importance

We The People, Belonging and Community

Human Rights: Meaning and Importance

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students learn what constitutes a human right and become familiar with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, published by the United Nations. Students work in small groups to demonstrate 1 of the rights in the document using a format of their choice.

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Plan A Community Dance

Leadership and Teamwork, Future Ready: Learning and Earning

Plan A Community Dance

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students practice teamwork and collaboration as they work together to plan a mock event for the students in their school or community. This activity introduces students to an organizational model that is used in many businesses.

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The Big Easy: Day 6 Lesson

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

The Big Easy: Day 6 Lesson

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

Welcome to Lesson 6 of Jazz at Lincoln Center's module, "The Big Easy"! Harness creativity as students utilize dance notation to choreograph expressive dances imbued with symbolic meanings.

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Job Interview Round Robin

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Stories and Perspectives

Job Interview Round Robin

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

1 Hour

In this activity, students will prepare and conduct mock interviews for a business of their choice. They will practice speaking skills and thinking on their feet—both important skills in the business world.

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How Have Cell Phones Improved?

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, We The People

How Have Cell Phones Improved?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

50 Minutes

The first mobile phones were more like walky-talkies and were used for communications in the military and emergency services. Steady improvements led to the first cellular phone in 1973. Now, 1 study reports that 90% of all adults in the United States own a cell phone. In this activity, students will explore the history of cell phones and the improvements in communications technology.

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Only YOU Can Prevent Deforestation!

The Natural World, We The People

Only YOU Can Prevent Deforestation!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students learn about and discuss the importance of preventing deforestation. Students then work in pairs or small groups to design an infographic to emphasize the issues involved with deforestation.

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Make a Counting Book

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Stories and Perspectives

Make a Counting Book

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children make pages for a counting book for the numbers 1 through 20. This activity builds number sense and counting skills.

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Respecting Others

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Respecting Others

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn that everyone has traits that make them unique and play a game to explore their similarities and differences.

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Personal Information on the Internet (Grades 6-8)

Digital Voices, Belonging and Community

Personal Information on the Internet (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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How Can My College Major Lead to a Career?

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

How Can My College Major Lead to a Career?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

What potential career paths await students based on their choice of major in college? Students relate majors to subsequent careers and discuss their findings.

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Building an Interview Set B

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Building an Interview Set B

PBS

3 - 5

45 Minutes

It’s day two of building an interview set. Today, students will backgrounds, props, and furniture of their news sets.

This is lesson 25 of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs' second module, Building a News Hour.

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Bees

The Natural World, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Bees

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

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Model of the Seasons

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Model of the Seasons

OregonASK

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students make a model of the Earth demonstrating why we have seasons.

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The Price Is Close! (Grades 9-12)

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

The Price Is Close! (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students play pricing games presented in a game-show style. This activity builds analytical and math skills, as well as collaboration skills.

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Something-Is-Missing Stories

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Something-Is-Missing Stories

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Jingle and Mingle

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Jingle and Mingle

kid-grit

K - 2

15 Minutes

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Team Work and Planning (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Team Work and Planning (Student Reporting Labs)

PBS

6 - 12

45 Minutes

Working in groups can be challenging for even the best students and so helping kids learn how to work well together can be an invaluable activity not only in journalism but in life.

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

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S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Cars and Ramps

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Cars and Ramps

OregonASK

K - 5

30 Minutes

Students design a car that will roll straight and far down a ramp. They learn about Mechanical Engineering as they test and modify cars to meet their goals.

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Dream Team

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

Dream Team

VentureLab

6 - 12

45 Minutes

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Mindfulness (Grades K-2)

Whole Body, Whole Self, Belonging and Community

Mindfulness (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Teach mindfulness and strategies for focus as you lead students through slow and measured breathing techniques.

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S.INQ Invisible Forces Magnets & Circuits

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

S.INQ Invisible Forces Magnets & Circuits

OregonASK

K - 5

30 Minutes

In this lesson, students experiment with objects to see which ones react to a magnet, becoming magnetized and capable of picking up other metal objects.

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Persuade Me!

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Persuade Me!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students develop a persuasive argument to convince you why a particular after-school activity should be chosen as tomorrow's activity.

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Should the Electoral College Be Reformed? (Grades 6-8)

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Should the Electoral College Be Reformed? (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Answer This!

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Answer This!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

30 Minutes

Students form two concentric circles to discuss different topics and learn more about their peers.

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Delivering a Persuasive Argument (Grades 6-8)

Stories and Perspectives, Future Ready: Learning and Earning

Delivering a Persuasive Argument (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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First Frost, Last Frost, No Frost: Understanding Nature’s Garden Clock

The Natural World, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

First Frost, Last Frost, No Frost: Understanding Nature’s Garden Clock

Farm to Table Kids

3 - 8

1 Hour 10 Minutes

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Emoji Detectives (Team Building) Game

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Emoji Detectives (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

6 - 12

30 Minutes

Put on your detective's hat as you and your group decode a series of emoji puzzles and translate them into everyday sayings!

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Case Studies of Business Failures

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Case Studies of Business Failures

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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What Was the Cold War? (Grades 9-12)

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

What Was the Cold War? (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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One Thing

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives, Leadership and Teamwork

One Thing

kid-grit

K - 2

20 Minutes

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Action Packed ABC

Stories and Perspectives, Leadership and Teamwork

Action Packed ABC

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children read Curious George Learns the Alphabet and come up with movements to go with each page. Then, they invent their own movements for the letters of thalphabet.

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The Wonderful World of Feelings

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives, Whole Body, Whole Self

The Wonderful World of Feelings

kid-grit

K - 2

20 Minutes

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Celebrating Earth Day

The Natural World, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Celebrating Earth Day

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

This activity allows children to take action for the planet and express their ideas for change.

Today, Earth Day is celebrated worldwide and is marked by more than a billion people every year as a day of action to change human behavior and advocate for policy changes.

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Many Ways to Read (Grades 3-5)

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Many Ways to Read (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students read articles in children’s magazines and explore reading in large groups, small groups, and individually.

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Fish, Birds, and Mammals

The Natural World, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Fish, Birds, and Mammals

National Wildlife Federation

3 - 8

50 Minutes

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Simple Clay Animal Figures

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Simple Clay Animal Figures

OregonASK

3 - 12

30 Minutes

Students create animal figures by using clay and their hands. Also, students learn about the symbolic meanings that animals bring to all cultures, especially the Mayans.

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Getting the Goods on You (Team Building) Game

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Getting the Goods on You (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

20 Minutes

What would your mobile device, bank card, and fridge say about you? Let's find out!

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Games From Around the World (Games 3-5)

Leadership and Teamwork, Belonging and Community

Games From Around the World (Games 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Run-of-Show B

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Run-of-Show B

PBS

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Final preparation for interview mastery! In today’s lesson, students polish their run-of-shows to perfection.

This is lesson 30 of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs' second module, Building a News Hour.

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Superhero Lair Part 2

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Superhero Lair Part 2

OregonASK

K - 5

45 Minutes

Students continue to read books about superheroes, finish their superhero lairs, and start to work on comic strips.

This activity is part 4 of a 5 activity series: Creating a Superhero, Creating Superhero Suits, Superhero Lair Part 1, Superhero Lair Part 2, and Superhero Comics.

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Animal Kingdom (Team Building) Game

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Animal Kingdom (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

15 Minutes

The only way to conquer the animal kingdom and find your lost teammates is to close your eyes and scream out your animal sounds!

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The Bill of Rights: What Is Freedom to Assemble?

We The People, Belonging and Community

The Bill of Rights: What Is Freedom to Assemble?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Interview Practice

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

Interview Practice

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students work in pairs to conduct mock job interviews. They evaluate the interview process from the perspective of both the applicant and the employer.

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Democracy in Action

We The People, Belonging and Community

Democracy in Action

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Does Social Media Contribute to Stress? (Grades 9-12)

Digital Voices, Whole Body, Whole Self, Future Ready: Learning and Earning

Does Social Media Contribute to Stress? (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Paper Structures

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Paper Structures

OregonASK

6 - 8

30 Minutes

Students explore how to support weight using lightweight materials to build a structure.

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Difficult Decisions

Belonging and Community, Future Ready: Learning and Earning

Difficult Decisions

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students role-play in groups to act out a business-related conflict and work together to resolve the conflict.

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Helicopter Engineering

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Helicopter Engineering

OregonASK

6 - 8

1 Hour

Students work in teams to engineer an optimal paper helicopter design

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S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Catapults

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Catapults

OregonASK

K - 5

30 Minutes

In this activity, students use mechanical engineering to build a catapult that will fling a marshmallow projectile, testing and modifying it for speed, aim, and distance.

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Journey in Time: The 1970s

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Journey in Time: The 1970s

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Employee Benefits

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Stories and Perspectives

Employee Benefits

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Superhero Capes (Team Building) Games

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Superhero Capes (Team Building) Games

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

25 Minutes

Be a superhero, throw on a cape, and take a sentimental moment to recognize your peers!

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Introduction to Scientific Sketching

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Introduction to Scientific Sketching

California Academy of Sciences

3 - 12

1 Hour

Students learn how to sketch like scientists. You can teach this even if you think you can't draw!

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Analyzing and Constructing Timelines of Racial (In)justice

We The People, Belonging and Community

Analyzing and Constructing Timelines of Racial (In)justice

Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

45 Minutes

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Animal Charades

The Natural World, Belonging and Community

Animal Charades

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

40 Minutes

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Local Hero Walk

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Local Hero Walk

OregonASK

K - 5

1 Hour

Students have the opportunity to meet, thank, and honor the heroes in their community.

This activity is part 5 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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Writing Abstracts, Summaries, and Backgrounds

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Writing Abstracts, Summaries, and Backgrounds

OregonASK

6 - 8

1 Hour

Students examine a wheelchair patent and learn how to write backgrounds, summaries, and abstracts for their own inventions.

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Picture Description

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Picture Description

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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The Civil War

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

The Civil War

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Career Bingo (Grades 6-8)

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Career Bingo (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this fun activity, students learn about a wide variety of careers as they play a version of bingo, the classic party game.

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Website Scavenger Hunt

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Digital Voices

Website Scavenger Hunt

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students use a scavenger hunt to evaluate a business's website. They will use the information they find to draw conclusions about why websites are important for businesses.

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State Jumps

We The People, Leadership and Teamwork

State Jumps

PowerUp Fitness

3 - 8

10 Minutes

PowerUp with Geography - practice states and identify their geographic location with this unique state jump game!

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Improv Time!

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Improv Time!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students have fun practicing improvisation by acting out scenes for a given combination of character, setting, and motivation or conflict.

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The Big Easy: Day 3 Lesson

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

The Big Easy: Day 3 Lesson

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

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Picture Book in Pieces

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Picture Book in Pieces

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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Untangle Our Hand Circle

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Untangle Our Hand Circle

OregonASK

6 - 8

15 Minutes

Students build teamwork and communication skills by working together to untangle themselves in this group activity.

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S.INQ Sound Introduction

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

S.INQ Sound Introduction

OregonASK

K - 5

30 Minutes

Students have an opportunity to learn about how sound is produced with simple hands-on materials.

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Exploring the Colors of Mars

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Exploring the Colors of Mars

NASA

3 - 5

2 Hours

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Pattern Exchange

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Stories and Perspectives

Pattern Exchange

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Making Instruments for a Music Jamboree

Arts in Action, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Making Instruments for a Music Jamboree

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students investigate how musical sounds are produced, and then adapt everyday materials to create a unique musical instrument to play in a whole-group jamboree of a familiar song.

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What Can be Done About Climate Change?

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, We The People

What Can be Done About Climate Change?

The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

1 Hour

Students research ways of negating climate change. They share their discoveries through a social media campaign.

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Where are the Bees?

The Natural World, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Where are the Bees?

The Nature Conservancy

6 - 8

1 Hour

Youth play the role of scientists as they seek to uncover the cause(s) of the declining bee populations.

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Picture Me

Belonging and Community, Arts in Action

Picture Me

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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Our Tapestry of Belonging

Belonging and Community, Arts in Action

Our Tapestry of Belonging

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

1 Hour 15 Minutes

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Escape Room (Grades 9-12)

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Leadership and Teamwork

Escape Room (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Teams work together to solve clues and puzzles to escape from a room. This activity builds collaboration, creative thinking, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

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Human Rights: Meaning and Importance

We The People, Belonging and Community

Human Rights: Meaning and Importance

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Plan A Community Dance

Leadership and Teamwork, Future Ready: Learning and Earning

Plan A Community Dance

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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The Big Easy: Day 6 Lesson

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

The Big Easy: Day 6 Lesson

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

Welcome to Lesson 6 of Jazz at Lincoln Center's module, "The Big Easy"! Harness creativity as students utilize dance notation to choreograph expressive dances imbued with symbolic meanings.

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Job Interview Round Robin

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Stories and Perspectives

Job Interview Round Robin

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

1 Hour

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How Have Cell Phones Improved?

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, We The People

How Have Cell Phones Improved?

Mizzen Education, Inc.