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Functional Fitness Week 1: Day 2

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 1: Day 2

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Continue building week 1 skill of the week: Planks. In this activity, students challenge their planking skills in a relay race and game of crab walk soccer. Then, they make inquiries about nutrition and healthy eating.

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 1: Day 2

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m•Grades K - 8

S.INQ Up Careers Engineering & Manufacturing Part 2

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

30m

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Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up Careers Engineering & Manufacturing Part 2

By OregonASK

6 - 8

30m

Students think about skills that go into manufacturing. Students work in teams to design, construct, test, and redesign an assembly line to manufacture a product as quickly and efficiently as possible to meet the quality control criteria.

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S.INQ Up Careers Engineering & Manufacturing Part 2

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

30m•Grades 6 - 8

Open Scenes (Grades 3-5)

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Open Scenes (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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

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Open Scenes (Grades 3-5)

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Match the Program with Its Purpose

STEM • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Match the Program with Its Purpose

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students analyze 1 or more computer programs in the BASIC language and then identify the statistics measurement it calculates. For students ready for a challenge, extend the activity by having them revise the programs to combine their functions effectively.

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Match the Program with Its Purpose

STEM • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Design Floral Ceramic Tiles

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Design Floral Ceramic Tiles

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students sketch flowers and then turn those drawings into a painted square tile design. Students will learn that scientific illustration is a good career for those who love science and art.

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Design Floral Ceramic Tiles

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Hands-on Games Exploring Senses

Leadership and Teamwork • STEM

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Grades 3 - 8

Hands-on Games Exploring Senses

By OregonASK

3 - 8

These mini-activities all help students explore their senses.

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Hands-on Games Exploring Senses

Leadership and Teamwork • STEM

1h•Grades 3 - 8

The Truman Doctrine

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

The Truman Doctrine

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In a message to Congress in 1947, President Truman outlined a foreign policy designed to stop the spread of Communism. The policy became known as the Truman Doctrine. In this activity, students analyze the Truman Doctrine and the role this policy played in the Cold War. They practice critical thinking and collaboration skills as they explore the history of US foreign policy.

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The Truman Doctrine

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Factory Product and Promotional Material

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Factory Product and Promotional Material

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students work in pairs and small groups to come up with an idea for a factory and a product the factory can make. Then they choose 1 visual item to design: a logo, a storyboard for a video ad, a poster announcing job openings, a drawing of their product, etc.

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Factory Product and Promotional Material

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Card Tricks

STEM • Arts

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Card Tricks

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Children, teens, and adults are familiar with card tricks as entertainment for parties or stage shows. For educators, however, card tricks offer a novel way to teach skills in logic, reasoning, and problem-solving. In this activity, students will witness 4 card tricks and then attempt to explain and recreate them. They may discover that a card trick, like other illusions, is successful only when all of its details are mastered.

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Card Tricks

STEM • Arts

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Olympic Games (Grades K-2)

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades K - 2

Olympic Games (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children learn and play a series of Olympic-style games and then vote on their favorite. This activity builds listening, cooperative learning, and reasoning skills and improves physical health.

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Olympic Games (Grades K-2)

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades K - 2

Appeal to the Consumer

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Appeal to the Consumer

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students explore the role of consumers in the economy. They begin by discussing what consumers are and how entrepreneurs develop ideas for goods and services to meet consumer needs and wants. In teams, they brainstorm innovations to existing goods and services to appeal to specific consumers. They do so by querying their fellow consumers about the existing goods and services. They then use what they learn to write a proposal for their innovative good or service.

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Appeal to the Consumer

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

What Could the Animals Be Saying?

Literacy • Arts

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

What Could the Animals Be Saying?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students write and rehearse their own narrations for video segments of interesting animal behavior. This enjoyable activity introduces students to an easy way of producing their own videos.

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What Could the Animals Be Saying?

Literacy • Arts

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Question Slips

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Question Slips

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Proficient readers often ask themselves questions to guide their comprehension. However, developing readers do not always pay attention to their internal thoughts as they read. In this activity, students jot down questions that come to mind about the vocabulary or ideas they encounter. This encourages authentic reader engagement with texts and helps students build comprehension at deeper levels.

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Question Slips

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 3 - 5

How Have Cell Phones Improved?

STEM • History and Society

50m

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Grades 9 - 12

How Have Cell Phones Improved?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

50m

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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How Have Cell Phones Improved?

STEM • History and Society

50m•Grades 9 - 12

Job Interview Round Robin

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

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Grades 6 - 8

Job Interview Round Robin

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

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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Job Interview Round Robin

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Plan A Community Dance

Leadership and Teamwork • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Plan A Community Dance

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

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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Plan A Community Dance

Leadership and Teamwork • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

The Big Easy: Day 6 Lesson

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 8

The Big Easy: Day 6 Lesson

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

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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The Big Easy: Day 6 Lesson

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Our Tapestry of Belonging

Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts

1h 15m

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Grades 6 - 8

Our Tapestry of Belonging

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

1h 15m

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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Our Tapestry of Belonging

Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts

1h 15m•Grades 6 - 8

Human Rights: Meaning and Importance

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Human Rights: Meaning and Importance

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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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Human Rights: Meaning and Importance

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Escape Room (Grades 9-12)

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Escape Room (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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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Escape Room (Grades 9-12)

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 9 - 12

State Capitals Freeze Tag

History and Society • Leadership and Teamwork

10m

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Grades 3 - 8

State Capitals Freeze Tag

By PowerUp Fitness

3 - 8

10m

PowerUp with Geography - practice state capital memorization with this fun freeze tag game.

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State Capitals Freeze Tag

History and Society • Leadership and Teamwork

10m•Grades 3 - 8

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 2: Field Goal Percentages

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

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Grades 3 - 8

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 2: Field Goal Percentages

By Learn Fresh

3 - 8

Understanding percentages is the first fundamental math skill in NBA Math Hoops. In this activity, students use basketball statistics to develop an understanding of the relationship between fractions, decimals, and percentages.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 2: Field Goal Percentages

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Storytelling Shipwreck

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m

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Grades K - 5

Storytelling Shipwreck

By PowerUp Fitness

K - 5

15m

PowerUp Storytelling Skills - strengthen literacy skills with this creative fitness game connection

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Storytelling Shipwreck

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

15m•Grades K - 5

One, Two, Three (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

10m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

One, Two, Three (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

10m

Having fun by connecting with others is literally as easy as one, two, three! Join other players as you learn to "count" on each other to do this challenge!

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VIDEO

One, Two, Three (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

10m•Grades 3 - 12

What is a Pollinator?

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m

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Grades K - 8

What is a Pollinator?

By National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50m

A pollinator is anything that helps carry pollen from the male part of the flower (stamen) to the female part of the same or another flower (stigma). Over 100,000 invertebrates—including bees, butterflies, beetles, moths, wasps, and flies — and more than a thousand mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians take on the job of pollinating plants. This biodiverse group of wildlife buzzes, flutters, and creeps from plant to plant, dining on protein-rich pollen and high-energy nectar. As they move, they transport and deposit pollen, fertilizing plants and allowing those plants to reproduce.

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What is a Pollinator?

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m•Grades K - 8

Genetically Modified Food Crops

STEM • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Genetically Modified Food Crops

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students research various genetically modified (GM) food crops. Then they prepare and stage a debate about the values and ethics of using genetic technology for this purpose. Their research should show that there are both pros and cons to the issue and that not all GM crops should be evaluated equally.

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Genetically Modified Food Crops

STEM • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Zoo Day

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Zoo Day

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students work in pairs to research an animal found in zoos and then create information cards about that animal to display.

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Zoo Day

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Design an Ad

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Design an Ad

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Advertisements are all around us and are a part of our everyday lives. Students will be looking at different advertisements to figure out their purpose, what message they send, and who the audience is. After analyzing different advertisements, students will design an advertisement for a product of their choice.

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Design an Ad

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Benjamin Franklin

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

Benjamin Franklin

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children learn about Benjamin Franklin by listening to the leader read a picture book. Then the work in small groups to create a poster about Franklin.

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Benjamin Franklin

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

The Art of the Campaign Poster

History and Society • Arts

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

The Art of the Campaign Poster

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In the weeks and months before an election, candidates are promoted on billboards, posters, yard signs, and advertisements in all media. What qualities make these promotions effective? In this activity, students will explore this question as they design and make signs or posters for a political campaign.

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The Art of the Campaign Poster

History and Society • Arts

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Panel Expert

Literacy • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Panel Expert

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students learn to be panelists that share their expertise on common interests and answer audience member's questions about their topics.

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Panel Expert

Literacy • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Is Social Media Addictive? (Grades 6-8)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Is Social Media Addictive? (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students evaluate information about social media to try to determine if it is addictive.

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Is Social Media Addictive? (Grades 6-8)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Ghost and Super Ghost

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Ghost and Super Ghost

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students form groups to play Ghost and Super Ghost by adding letters to word fragments to make viable words.

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Ghost and Super Ghost

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Balloon Rockets Challenge

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Balloon Rockets Challenge

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students design and operate balloon-powered drinking straw rockets. They conduct and evaluate several trials to improve their results.

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Balloon Rockets Challenge

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Harvesting Game

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

1h 10m

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Grades 6 - 8

Harvesting Game

By OregonASK

6 - 8

1h 10m

In this activity, students learn about the resources and processes involved in harvesting and processing food.

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Harvesting Game

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

1h 10m•Grades 6 - 8

Simon Says…Exercise!

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades K - 2

Simon Says…Exercise!

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, students discuss why exercise is important, how often they should exercise, and identify examples of exercises. Then, they brainstorm examples of exercise movements that will be used in a game of Simon Says.

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Simon Says…Exercise!

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades K - 2

Native and Invasive Species

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 15m

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Grades 6 - 8

Native and Invasive Species

By City Parks Foundation

6 - 8

1h 15m

In this activity students will learn about the impact of invasive species on native fauna and flora. They will also learn about the different measures taken by community members and land conservation agencies to mitigate the impacts of invasives. With this context, students will put together species profiles on native and invasive species in their local regions which they will contribute to the development of their invasive species management proposals for Lesson 4 in the Invasive Species module.

This is activity 1 of 5 in the "Invasive Species" module from City Parks Foundation.

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Native and Invasive Species

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 15m•Grades 6 - 8

Fable Character Charades

Arts • Literacy

Grades 3 - 5

Fable Character Charades

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

Students listen to and read along with 4 popular fables. They form pairs and act out characters and character traits from the fables.

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Fable Character Charades

Arts • Literacy

Grades 3 - 5

What Does It Mean to Help People Be More Equal?

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

What Does It Mean to Help People Be More Equal?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Through drawing and writing, students identify and analyze problems that many people face on a daily basis as a result of global inequality. They analyze the consequences of inequality and the efforts to bring more equality to communities.

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What Does It Mean to Help People Be More Equal?

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Computer Viruses and Malware

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Computer Viruses and Malware

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students learn about computer viruses and other forms of malware. They begin by relating computer viruses to biological viruses. Students break into teams to investigate 1 type of malware. They use information gleaned from a video and an article to prepare a computer health advisory poster, which they display for the group. To wrap up the activity, students take turns presenting and answering questions about their posters.

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Computer Viruses and Malware

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

All About Me (Grades 3-5)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

All About Me (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students create a poster about themselves. This activity can help students to develop a public identity and sense of place in the world.

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All About Me (Grades 3-5)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Emotional Triggers

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy • Health and Wellness

15m

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Grades 3 - 5

Emotional Triggers

By kid-grit

3 - 5

15m

Through this interactive icebreaker, students will learn valuable skills in expressing, exploring, and dealing with their feelings positively and constructively. This sets the stage for a supportive and emotionally intelligent learning environment.

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Emotional Triggers

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy • Health and Wellness

15m•Grades 3 - 5

A Good Hook (Grades 6-8)

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

A Good Hook (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students practice developing and delivering different types of hooks (an engaging opening that captures the attention of a reader, listener, or viewer) in pairs or groups. Students then present their hooks to the group.

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A Good Hook (Grades 6-8)

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Talk Show Time

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Talk Show Time

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students stage their own talk shows and take turns being the talk show host and guest in front of their peers.

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Talk Show Time

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Make It Move! 5: Transportation Prototype Naming

Arts • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Make It Move! 5: Transportation Prototype Naming

By OregonASK

6 - 8

45m

Students brainstorm and decide on names for their amazing transportation inventions.

This is Part 5 of 6 in the Make It Move! series, with activities designed to build upon each another:

Make It Move! 1: Transportation Prototype Brainstorm

Make It Move! 2: Transportation Prototype Selection

Make It Move! 3: Transportation Prototype Build

Make It Move! 4: Transportation Prototype Test & Modify

Make It Move! 5: Transportation Prototype Naming

Make It Move! 6: Transportation Prototype Presentations

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Make It Move! 5: Transportation Prototype Naming

Arts • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

What Was the Cold War? (Grades 3-5)

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

What Was the Cold War? (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students explore the Cold War through the experiences of life in Berlin, Germany. Students divide into 2 teams separated by a “wall.” Each team reads a book about the Berlin Wall and illustrates what they imagine life was like in Berlin, based on the books. Student teams then “smuggle” their work across the wall.

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What Was the Cold War? (Grades 3-5)

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Clay Coil Snake

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 12

Clay Coil Snake

By OregonASK

3 - 12

Students explore coils, coils are the first technique to learn in clay class. The coil technique can be used to make coil pots and also as a way to form larger structures later on. Below are basic instructions for a coil snake, which is the method for creating coils for any project.

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Clay Coil Snake

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 12

Catch that Firefly

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 8

Catch that Firefly

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students identify the 3/2 Clave Rhythm through a story. They then apply their own rhythm to an everyday act, such as washing dishes or doing laundry.

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Catch that Firefly

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 8

What Contains Carbon?

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m

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Grades 3 - 8

What Contains Carbon?

By California Academy of Sciences

3 - 8

50m

What kinds of everyday objects contain carbon? Students recognize where carbon is found and start thinking about how it cycles through the environment.

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What Contains Carbon?

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m•Grades 3 - 8

Entrepreneurship: Meeting a Need

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Entrepreneurship: Meeting a Need

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students explore the role of needs and wants in the economy. They begin by identifying examples of needs and wants and then learn that entrepreneurs come up with business ideas to meet a need or a want. They work in groups to list personal needs and wants. In teams, they select 1 of the needs or wants they identified and brainstorm an idea for a good or service to meet it. Together, they create a pitch to “sell” their idea. To complete the activity, they pitch their business ideas to the group.

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Entrepreneurship: Meeting a Need

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Signs of Winter

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m

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Grades K - 5

Signs of Winter

By National Wildlife Federation

K - 5

50m

Seasons change throughout the year because of the Earth’s tilt. Earth sits on an invisible access, and as it revolves around the sun, the amount of sunlight we receive in the United States changes. In winter, the U.S. gets less sunlight, and therefore we see cooler temperatures and changes in precipitation, animal behavior, and plants, shrubs, and trees. Signs of winter include:

● most grasses are brown—lying dormant for the winter to conserve water and nutrients

● frozen ponds/streams

● cozy squirrel nests

● trees with no leaves

● buds on trees/shrubs that will become

● new leaves or flowers in the spring

● temperatures are cooler/colder; people may be wearing hats and coats

● birds with fluffed up feathers

● dogs with thicker layers of fur

● snow

● holly bush with red berries

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Signs of Winter

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m•Grades K - 5

What is Green Infrastructure?

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 9 - 12

What is Green Infrastructure?

By The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

Youth explore the concept of green infrastructure and its innovative solutions for sustainable water management in urban areas.

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What is Green Infrastructure?

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 9 - 12

Uncover the Secret

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Uncover the Secret

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

In this interactive session, students are divided into Secret Keepers and Interviewers, each with a unique role. Secret Keepers will hold mysterious secrets while Interviewers will try to unveil them through strategic questioning, body language, and vocal tone.

This is lesson 17 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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Uncover the Secret

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Don't Go (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

10m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

Don't Go (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

10m

Using only opposite directions from your parter, quickly navigate a maze with your eyes closed!

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VIDEO

Don't Go (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

10m•Grades 3 - 12

Pet Match

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Pet Match

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students role-play prospective pet owners who are deciding which type of pet to adopt and work together to determine the benefits and drawbacks of owning each type of pet.

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Pet Match

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Functional Fitness Week 3: Day 2

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 3: Day 2

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Continue learning week 2 skill of the week: Metrics. In this activity, students continue measuring in their physical abilities by participating in a 400 meter run for time. Then, they learn the nutrients responsible for a vegetable's color.

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Functional Fitness Week 3: Day 2

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m•Grades K - 8

Halloween

Literacy • Arts

45m

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Grades K - 2

Halloween

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children listen to a Halloween-themed book, then make Halloween trick-or-treat bags.

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Halloween

Literacy • Arts

45m•Grades K - 2

Recording an Interview Practice

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Recording an Interview Practice

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Introduction:

Action! It’s time to start rehearsals. In this lesson, students learn how to operate a recording device as they rehearse their interviews.

This is lesson 28 of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs' second module, Building a News Hour.

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Recording an Interview Practice

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Clay Pinch Pot

Arts • Literacy

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Grades K - 5

Clay Pinch Pot

By OregonASK

K - 5

Students learn how to sculpt clay into Pinch Pots. Pinch Pots have a multi purposes and students find out what those are.

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Clay Pinch Pot

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades K - 5

Equation Assembly Line

STEM • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Equation Assembly Line

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Beginning algebra students often struggle with using variables to represent unknown or unspecified quantities. They also may feel more confident solving a problem or equation that uses relatively simple numbers, such as 2x – 7 = 3, compared to less familiar numbers, such as 14x – 75 = 23. In this activity, students will apply an assembly-line model to generate and solve a variety of equations of the form ax + b = c or ax – b = c, in which a, b, and c represent positive integers. The end product will be flash cards or note cards for modeling the solution for this type of equation.

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Equation Assembly Line

STEM • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Word Box

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

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Grades 6 - 12

Word Box

By After-School All-Stars

6 - 12

This quick mini word game gets students ready to learn by having some fun together.

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Word Box

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

5m•Grades 6 - 12

Too Early for School?

Social and Emotional Awareness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Too Early for School?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students debate whether their school starts too early, citing specific reasons why the school’s start time has a positive or negative effect. They also apply what they discussed to write letters to their teachers or school administrators, with the goal of promoting their ideas and suggestions.

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Too Early for School?

Social and Emotional Awareness • History and Society

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Building Card Houses

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 6 - 8

Building Card Houses

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students work with cards to complete a structure-building challenge.

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Building Card Houses

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Quality Education for All

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Quality Education for All

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students define the concept of a quality education. Students discuss the material (e.g. books) and non-material (e.g. a safe environment) needs are most necessary for a quality education. To conclude, students begin to plan a potential service project to promote quality education for all.

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Quality Education for All

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Wacky Sentences

Literacy • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 12

Wacky Sentences

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 12

45m

In this activity, students determine and construct sentences from a series of words. First, students pair off. Then, the partners write out a sentence, writing one word each on sticky notes and putting the words in random order. Another pair of students must put the sticky notes in the correct order to reconstruct the sentence. Finally, students reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

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Wacky Sentences

Literacy • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 12

What Would You Do?

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

What Would You Do?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students think about making difficult decisions and write about the choices made in tough situations. Then they consider the short-term and long-term consequences of those choices.

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What Would You Do?

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Music and Rhythm (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Music and Rhythm (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students use their hands on their bodies and on the floor in front of them to tap out rhythms. Students start with slow 2-beat rhythms and then add a finger snap and additional beats. The beats gradually become more complicated to remember. Then they will stand up, add music, and create more full body rhythmic movements as a whole group. Finally, they will form small groups to choose pieces of music and create rhythmic performances.

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Music and Rhythm (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Draw an Animal Habitat

Nature and Wildlife • Arts

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Draw an Animal Habitat

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

An animal's habitat suits its specific needs for food, water, and shelter. In this activity, students investigate and study the animals that live on plains, ice floes, and other habitats. They draw an environment to show some of the animals that live there.

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Draw an Animal Habitat

Nature and Wildlife • Arts

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Word Hunt (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Word Hunt (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this game, students search for words hidden around the school yard. When time is up, students work together to combine their words into meaningful sentences. This game builds collaborative learning skills, and helps students stay physically and mentally active.

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Word Hunt (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

What Was the Truman Doctrine?

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

What Was the Truman Doctrine?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students develop key critical thinking and collaborations skills, as well as gain a better understanding of international relations. The activity introduces students to the Truman Doctrine, which shaped U.S. foreign policy in response to the Soviet Union.

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What Was the Truman Doctrine?

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Observing Nature

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m

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Grades K - 8

Observing Nature

By National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50m

Observation is the cornerstone of the inquiry process. It begins an investigation and continues throughout it. When making observations, children are learning to gather evidence, organize their ideas, and propose explanations about the world around them. By challenging children to use their five senses to make detailed observations, teachers are encouraging students to collect and organize information about natural phenomena that they naturally find compelling. ¹

While touch and taste help round out the five senses, it’s crucial children do not touch or taste anything that could cause harm, such as poison ivy or Virginia creeper berries.

¹https://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=52414

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Observing Nature

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

50m•Grades K - 8

How Can We Help Land Animals and Plants?

Nature and Wildlife • History and Society

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

How Can We Help Land Animals and Plants?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students learn about ways they can help animals and plants that live on land through various books and websites, and then they have a contest to come up with ideas for protecting them.

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How Can We Help Land Animals and Plants?

Nature and Wildlife • History and Society

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Comparing Domesticated and Wild Animals

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Comparing Domesticated and Wild Animals

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students learn how a farm animal or type of pet became domesticated and compare similarities and differences with its wild counterpart.

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Comparing Domesticated and Wild Animals

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Quick Letters

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

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Grades K - 5

Quick Letters

By Foundations, Inc.

K - 5

There are more ways to practice spelling than simply writing the words on a piece of paper. In Quick Letters, students use teamwork and communication to learn new words and practice for their spelling test. And, it's fun!

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Quick Letters

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

1h•Grades K - 5

The World of Banking

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

The World of Banking

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students explore the world of banking, including categories of accounts and services, the differences between banks and credit unions, and the general rules that bankers and their customers must follow.

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The World of Banking

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12