All Activities

Grocery List (Team Building) Game

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Grocery List (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

20 Minutes

With limited time, test your memory by remembering long lists of groceries without being able to write anything down.

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Grotesque Germs

Belonging and Community, Whole Body, Whole Self

Grotesque Germs

kid-grit

3 - 12

2 Hours

Germs are all around us. Knowing how various germs work and how they can affect our health are important to our wellness and preventing illness. In this activity groups of students will research different types of germs. Using their research groups will present and debate the seriousness of a germ type.

This activity may take up to two days to complete since the research and discussion time may take an entire class session.

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Group Interview

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

Group Interview

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students practice mock group interviews. This activity builds communication skills and provides practice in persuasion, logic, and teambuilding.

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Group Picasso (Team Building) Game

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Group Picasso (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

20 Minutes

Rotate self-portraits and try to create artistic masterpieces within seconds before time is called!

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Grouping Day

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

Grouping Day

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children work in groups to classify two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects according to similarities they identify.

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Guess My Secret Word

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Guess My Secret Word

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this fun activity, students will apply language and communication skills to trick one another into saying their secret words. The activity builds language and vocabulary skills as students get to know one another.

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Guess the Function

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

Guess the Function

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Math students often struggle to understand the concept of a function and to use function notation. In this activity, students are introduced to functions by playing a simple guessing game, generating functions of their own, and interpreting the functions of others.

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Guess the Photo (Grades 6-8)

Arts in Action, Digital Voices

Guess the Photo (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students take close-up photographs of familiar objects, and then guess what each photo shows. This activity helps students develop new perspectives on the world around them

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Guess the Photo (Grades 9-12)

Digital Voices, Arts in Action

Guess the Photo (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students take close-up photographs of familiar objects and then guess what each photo shows. This activity helps students develop new perspectives on the world around them.

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Guess the Purpose

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

Guess the Purpose

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 12

45 Minutes

Students who like both science and mysteries will enjoy this activity. The students study a gallery of 20 photographs spread throughout the room. Their task is to figure out the theme or purpose of the photo gallery. The surprising answer is that the photos illustrate 20 examples of elements of the periodic table.

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Guess the Steps

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

Guess the Steps

PowerUp Fitness

K - 5

10 Minutes

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

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Gumdrop Structure Challenge

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

Gumdrop Structure Challenge

OregonASK

6 - 8

1 Hour

Students use gumdrops to design a structure that can hold the weight of a textbook. Students engage in a fun activity, expanding their knowledge and creativity.

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Habitat Planning

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

Habitat Planning

NASA

3 - 8

45 Minutes

Students think about and discuss the basic needs and activities that astronauts might partake in while living on the moon, and draw a habitat that can accommodate those activities.

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Half the Conversation

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Half the Conversation

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students write and act out skits to build self-awareness and conflict-resolution skills. First, students work in pairs to write and practice skits about a conflict they might have with a person in their everyday lives, and then they perform the skits for the group. However, the student who is the “star” of the skit delivers only their half of the conversation, with the other half of the conversation not being performed. The whole group then discusses what they learned about themselves and how they resolve conflicts.

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Halloween

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Halloween

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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

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Handling Stress (Grades 6-8)

Belonging and Community, Whole Body, Whole Self

Handling Stress (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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

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Handling Stress (Grades 9-12)

Belonging and Community, Whole Body, Whole Self

Handling Stress (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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

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Hands-on Games Exploring Senses

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

Hands-on Games Exploring Senses

OregonASK

3 - 8

1 Hour

These mini-activities all help students explore their senses.

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Harry Potter

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Harry Potter

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

An unusual feature of the Harry Potter novels is that the characters mature and develop from 1 book to the next, as does the author’s writing style and narrative structure. In this activity, students analyze and compare selections from the series. They discuss how the books take both the characters and the reader on a journey from age 11 to age 17. Students do not need to have read the Harry Potter series to enjoy this activity.

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Harvesting Game

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

Harvesting Game

OregonASK

6 - 8

1 Hour 10 Minutes

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

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Hate Speech vs. Free Speech

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Hate Speech vs. Free Speech

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students will discover that the First Amendment guarantees Americans the right to free speech but that not all speech is protected. They will define the concept of hate speech, explain when it is protected, and explain when the government can step in to limit it. Students will analyze different real-life situations to determine if hate speech should be protected and explaining their reasoning to the whole group.

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Heart Beat Challenge

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

Heart Beat Challenge

OregonASK

3 - 8

1 Hour

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

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Heavy Lifting

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

Heavy Lifting

NASA

3 - 8

45 Minutes

Students construct balloon-powered rockets to launch the greatest payload possible to the classroom ceiling.

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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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Help Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades K-2)

The Natural World, We The People

Help Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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

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Helping People Learn

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Helping People Learn

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children learn that not everyone has the opportunity to go to school and gain an education. They explore the concept that gaining a quality education is a right that everyone should have.

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Helping Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades 3-5)

The Natural World, We The People

Helping Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students learn about the importance of oceans to the health of the planet. They work together to promote ideas that protect underwater plants and animals in oceans while also helping to reduce global poverty. This activity builds research and cooperative learning skills. It also develops empathy and global awareness.

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Helping the Planet

We The People, The Natural World

Helping the Planet

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students explore some of the problems of our planet and connect them to the United Nations Sustainable Development Global Goals. Then students design a poster that explains the problem and encourages others to work together to help solve it.

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Design a Pollinator Garden

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

Design a Pollinator Garden

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

More than 85 percent of flowering plants require an insect for pollination, which allows for fruit and seed production. These fruits and seeds are a part of the diet of about 25 percent of birds and many mammals. Each year pollinators affect $577 billion in global crops, including $235 billion in the United States. Native bees pollinate an estimated 15 percent of U.S fruit, nut, vegetable, and field crops.

Planting a pollinator garden doesn’t have to be a big undertaking. Any size is excellent. From window and patio planters to home gardens, to pathways and roadsides, to acres of prairies and meadows - all can support pollinator populations. Besides the usual habitat elements, food, water, shelter, and a place to raise young, pollinator habitats have some specific qualities.

● Use plants that provide nectar and pollen sources;

● Be situated in sunny areas with windbreaks;

● Create “pollinator targets” of native and non-invasive plants;

● Establish continuous bloom throughout the growing season; and

● Eliminate or minimize the impact of pesticides.

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Hidden Advertising

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Hidden Advertising

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students will analyze "advertorials," ads that appear as if they are news stories or entertainment articles but are, in fact, selling a product.

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Hidden Costs of Consumer Goods

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Hidden Costs of Consumer Goods

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

When a gallon of gasoline is purchased at the pump, the price does not include the cost of the pollution that the gasoline will release or the pollution involved in its product. In this activity, students analyze the hidden costs of a wide variety of products.

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Hidden Information: Mapping Our Digital Footprint

Digital Voices, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Hidden Information: Mapping Our Digital Footprint

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn about the digital footprint they create when they access the internet. They begin by looking at a sample digital footprint and considering how our online presence leaves impressions, or traces, just like our physical presence does. They create lists of places they have been online and use those lists to illustrate their own digital footprints. Students analyze the footprints to assess what kinds of information they have made public and consider how that information is permanent and accessible. Finally, students visit each other’s footprints to see how their digital interactions connect them.

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Hidden Pictures

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Hidden Pictures

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students work in teams to mask small icons on a larger piece of art by coloring, marking up, or decorating the page. Then they exchange the page and see if other students can find the hidden pictures.

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Hidden Stars

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

Hidden Stars

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this fun activity, students decorate paper stars, the leader arranges the stars in the classroom, and then students try to identify their stars and other stars. Students learn that a variety of factors affect how we see stars in the night sky. These factors include a star’s size, brightness, and distance to Earth.

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High Five!

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

High Five!

After-School All-Stars

K - 8

5 Minutes

Build connection and energy by getting students to affirm and acknowledge each other's contributions.

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Highlighting Underreported Stories About Black Innovators

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Highlighting Underreported Stories About Black Innovators

Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

1 Hour 30 Minutes

Students explore the meaning of the word innovator, analyze two stories about Black American innovators from The 1619 Project, and conduct their own research on underreported stories about Black American innovators. This activity is designed for two 45-minute periods or one 90-minute period.

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History of Flight

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

History of Flight

OregonASK

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students learn about the Wright Brothers and early plane designs.

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History of Travel Patents

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

History of Travel Patents

OregonASK

6 - 8

30 Minutes

Students look at travel patents from the past for cars and steam trains. They also learn about patents.

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Holistic Wellness Wheel

Belonging and Community, Whole Body, Whole Self

Holistic Wellness Wheel

kid-grit

3 - 12

1 Hour

Students benefit from having tools available to help them reflect on their own wellness. In this activity, students use the Holistic Wellness Wheel (HWW) to explore how dissatisfied or satisfied they are in different areas of their life.

The HWW can be used throughout the kid-grit curriculum in any way you find it valuable. Some instructors use it once a week as a check in with students.

Note: The time required to complete the activity may vary depending on the age of students and how often it is completed.

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Homework: Too Much or Just Enough?

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Homework: Too Much or Just Enough?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students debate whether they receive too much homework or not, and brainstorm potential solutions as needed.

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Hot 21st Century Careers

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Stories and Perspectives

Hot 21st Century Careers

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students read online sources about careers that will likely be in demand in the upcoming year: physical therapist, security manager, financial tech professional, and in-home care provider.

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Hot Potato (Grades 3-5)

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Hot Potato (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

This version of the classic game Hot Potato is a fun way for students to quiz one another on various topics. Students pass an object (the potato) and attempt to avoid holding it when the timer goes off.

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Hot Potato (Grades 6-8)

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Hot Potato (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students build collaborative speaking and listening skills by asking and answering questions while passing a “hot potato” object as quickly as possible.

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Hot Potato (Grades K-2)

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

Hot Potato (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, students play Hot Potato to practice immediate recall of basic math facts.

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How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 6-8)

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Belonging and Community

How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students research college majors by interviewing a partner and exploring how their skill sets and traits connect to a variety of college majors.

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How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 9-12)

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students research college majors by identifying their own skill sets and personal attributes and exploring how their traits connect to a variety of college majors.

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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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How Can My College Major Lead to a Dream Job?

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

How Can My College Major Lead to a Dream Job?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students identify their dream job, investigate a college major that could prepare them for this career, and learn what courses they need to take to earn their degree.

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How Can We Help Animals and Plants?

The Natural World, We The People

How Can We Help Animals and Plants?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn about endangered animals and plants, decide on a conservation service project, and then design a poster to advertise the project.

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How Can We Help Land Animals and Plants?

The Natural World, We The People

How Can We Help Land Animals and Plants?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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 Does That Lemonade Get to My House?

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

How Does That Lemonade Get to My House?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students explore the supply chain that brings lemonade to their table. Then, thy work together to create a booklet that describes the process.

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How Has Climate Change Occurred Over Time?

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

How Has Climate Change Occurred Over Time?

The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

1 Hour

Students use kinesthetic movements and temporal experiences to understand research on how Earth’s climate changes.

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How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Operate?

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Operate?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Technology and the economy are constantly affecting each other. In this activity, students evaluate how technology has changed the nature of work for a selected assortment of jobs. They write job ads to recruit employees for those jobs.

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How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Work?

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Work?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Technology has brought numerous innovations into the business world in general and the automotive industry in particular. Invariably, however, negative consequences have accompanied these advancements, often impacting those who provide the labor and consumer power within markets. Students discuss the complex dynamic that exists between technology and business and explore how these two entities can affect people’s lives.

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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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How Much Freedom Do We Have to Speak in the United States?

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

How Much Freedom Do We Have to Speak in the United States?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Freedom of speech is specifically mentioned in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, but it does not provide blanket permission for people to say whatever they want, whenever they want, and wherever they want. In this activity, students will discuss these protections and limitations, as well as explore some Supreme Court decisions that have impacted this constitutional right.

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How Successful Are Monarchies?

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

How Successful Are Monarchies?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students investigate the nature of historic and modern monarchies and learn about the distinctions between absolute and constitutional monarchies. They research important monarchs from the past to better understand the system. Finally, they discuss potential benefits and drawbacks of monarchies and reflect on the activity by evaluating the success of the monarchies they studied.

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How Viruses Infect Cells

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

How Viruses Infect Cells

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students present skits in which they role-play the two infectious cycles that viruses undergo to attack cells: the lytic cycle and the lysogenic cycle. This activity combines biology and drama to teach skills in both disciplines.

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How Well Can You See?

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

How Well Can You See?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students conduct several eye tests. First, groups conduct a simple test to check their visual acuity. Then individuals conduct several online tests. Each person conducts the test twice under different conditions to compare the results. This activity builds understanding of how vision tests work and the differences in how people see.

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How the Internet Has Changed the Workplace

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

How the Internet Has Changed the Workplace

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

1 Hour

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

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How to Look at Dance

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

How to Look at Dance

ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1 Hour 30 Minutes

In this activity, students will practice discussing dance, by first observing and describing ordinary everyday movements. Then, students will apply a critical framework to describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate dances. Students will write a four-sentence dance review; the same process can be used to review modern dance, hip hop, culturally specific dance, and more.

Dance is found in every culture and time period and is evolving all the time. The goal of this lesson is to demystify the discussion and vocabulary about dance through simple observation, description, guided analysis, and freely interpreting everyday activities. Knowledge of any particular dance technique is not needed for this activity.

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How to Look at Monuments

Arts in Action, We The People

How to Look at Monuments

ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1 Hour 30 Minutes

Guide young people in observing, describing, and analyzing local or global monuments. Through multimedia research, writing, and discussion, respond to the questions: Who's history do they include and who do they exclude? Which monuments would you take down and what new monuments would you put up?

Monuments to individuals, historical events, or movements have been created throughout time and around the world, in cities and towns big and small. Sometimes we pass them by without even knowing who or what they depict, and other times they elicit anger, offense, and a call to remove them. This activity asks teens to weigh in on the global debate around how monuments reflect our society and what should be done when they no longer represent our communities.

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How to Make a Decision

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

How to Make a Decision

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students explore the steps of a decision-making process, and discuss how they personally make decisions.

Students may apply many models for decision-making. The goal of this activity is to encourage students to apply a method for organizing their thoughts, recognizing their feelings, and developing intuition about the decision-making process.

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How to Remember Names (Grades 3-5)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

How to Remember Names (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students practice association strategies to remember others' names (or fictitious names) including making up songs to help them remember.

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How to Remember Names (Grades 6-8)

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

How to Remember Names (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students practice memory strategies to remember others' names (or fictitious names) and play a game to see how many names they can remember.

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How to Remember Names (Grades 9-12)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

How to Remember Names (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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

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Hula Hoop Golf (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Hula Hoop Golf (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

30 Minutes

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

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Human Graphs

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

Human Graphs

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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

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Human 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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Human Rights: Rights for Everyone

We The People, Belonging and Community

Human Rights: Rights for Everyone

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students recognize the concept of human rights and are introduced to a proclamation from the United Nations: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Students work in small groups to create a poster to demonstrate 1 of the rights identified in the document.

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I Love My Neighbor!

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

I Love My Neighbor!

After-School All-Stars

6 - 8

5 Minutes

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

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I Want to Be a Producer

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

I Want to Be a Producer

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students explore the role of producers in the economy. They begin by identifying examples of producers and the goods and services that they provide. They then connect the role of producer to the role of entrepreneur by discussing how entrepreneurs develop ideas to produce specific goods and services. The group brainstorms and votes on a good or service to mock produce. They then split into teams to identify and discuss specific economic factors influencing their product.

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Idea Journals and the Entrepreneur Song

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Idea Journals and the Entrepreneur Song

VentureLab

K - 2

15 Minutes

Deepen students' understanding of themselves as entrepreneurs by creating Idea Journals, where they can freely express themselves and jot down thoughts, questions, and drawings as they collect ideas for changing the world. After exploring their Idea Journals, students will listen to and practice singing the Entrepreneur song, which reviews and emphasizes key points about the entrepreneurial mindset.

This activity was designed as Part 2 of 5 in a series created by VentureLab. Check out the "Intro to Entrepreneurship" lesson to see more.

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Idioms

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Idioms

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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

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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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Grocery List (Team Building) Game

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Grocery List (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

20 Minutes

With limited time, test your memory by remembering long lists of groceries without being able to write anything down.

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Grotesque Germs

Belonging and Community, Whole Body, Whole Self

Grotesque Germs

kid-grit

3 - 12

2 Hours

This activity may take up to two days to complete since the research and discussion time may take an entire class session.

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Group Interview

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

Group Interview

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students practice mock group interviews. This activity builds communication skills and provides practice in persuasion, logic, and teambuilding.

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Group Picasso (Team Building) Game

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Group Picasso (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

20 Minutes

Rotate self-portraits and try to create artistic masterpieces within seconds before time is called!

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Grouping Day

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

Grouping Day

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children work in groups to classify two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects according to similarities they identify.

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Guess My Secret Word

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Guess My Secret Word

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Guess the Function

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

Guess the Function

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Guess the Photo (Grades 6-8)

Arts in Action, Digital Voices

Guess the Photo (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students take close-up photographs of familiar objects, and then guess what each photo shows. This activity helps students develop new perspectives on the world around them

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Guess the Photo (Grades 9-12)

Digital Voices, Arts in Action

Guess the Photo (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students take close-up photographs of familiar objects and then guess what each photo shows. This activity helps students develop new perspectives on the world around them.

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Guess the Purpose

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

Guess the Purpose

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 12

45 Minutes

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Guess the Steps

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

Guess the Steps

PowerUp Fitness

K - 5

10 Minutes

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

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Gumdrop Structure Challenge

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

Gumdrop Structure Challenge

OregonASK

6 - 8

1 Hour

Students use gumdrops to design a structure that can hold the weight of a textbook. Students engage in a fun activity, expanding their knowledge and creativity.

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Habitat Planning

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

Habitat Planning

NASA

3 - 8

45 Minutes

Students think about and discuss the basic needs and activities that astronauts might partake in while living on the moon, and draw a habitat that can accommodate those activities.

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Half the Conversation

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Half the Conversation

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Halloween

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Halloween

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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

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Handling Stress (Grades 6-8)

Belonging and Community, Whole Body, Whole Self

Handling Stress (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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

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Handling Stress (Grades 9-12)

Belonging and Community, Whole Body, Whole Self

Handling Stress (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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

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Hands-on Games Exploring Senses

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

Hands-on Games Exploring Senses

OregonASK

3 - 8

1 Hour

These mini-activities all help students explore their senses.

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Harry Potter

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Harry Potter

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Harvesting Game

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

Harvesting Game

OregonASK

6 - 8

1 Hour 10 Minutes

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

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Hate Speech vs. Free Speech

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Hate Speech vs. Free Speech

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Heart Beat Challenge

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

Heart Beat Challenge

OregonASK

3 - 8

1 Hour

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

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Heavy Lifting

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

Heavy Lifting

NASA

3 - 8

45 Minutes

Students construct balloon-powered rockets to launch the greatest payload possible to the classroom ceiling.

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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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Help Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades K-2)

The Natural World, We The People

Help Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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

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Helping People Learn

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Helping People Learn

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children learn that not everyone has the opportunity to go to school and gain an education. They explore the concept that gaining a quality education is a right that everyone should have.

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Helping Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades 3-5)

The Natural World, We The People

Helping Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Helping the Planet

We The People, The Natural World

Helping the Planet

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Design a Pollinator Garden

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

Design a Pollinator Garden

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

● Use plants that provide nectar and pollen sources;

● Be situated in sunny areas with windbreaks;

● Create “pollinator targets” of native and non-invasive plants;

● Establish continuous bloom throughout the growing season; and

● Eliminate or minimize the impact of pesticides.

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Hidden Advertising

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Hidden Advertising

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students will analyze "advertorials," ads that appear as if they are news stories or entertainment articles but are, in fact, selling a product.

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Hidden Costs of Consumer Goods

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Hidden Costs of Consumer Goods

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Hidden Information: Mapping Our Digital Footprint

Digital Voices, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Hidden Information: Mapping Our Digital Footprint

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Hidden Pictures

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Hidden Pictures

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Hidden Stars

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

Hidden Stars

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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High Five!

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

High Five!

After-School All-Stars

K - 8

5 Minutes

Build connection and energy by getting students to affirm and acknowledge each other's contributions.

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Highlighting Underreported Stories About Black Innovators

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Highlighting Underreported Stories About Black Innovators

Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

1 Hour 30 Minutes

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History of Flight

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

History of Flight

OregonASK

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students learn about the Wright Brothers and early plane designs.

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History of Travel Patents

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

History of Travel Patents

OregonASK

6 - 8

30 Minutes

Students look at travel patents from the past for cars and steam trains. They also learn about patents.

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Holistic Wellness Wheel

Belonging and Community, Whole Body, Whole Self

Holistic Wellness Wheel

kid-grit

3 - 12

1 Hour

The HWW can be used throughout the kid-grit curriculum in any way you find it valuable. Some instructors use it once a week as a check in with students.

Note: The time required to complete the activity may vary depending on the age of students and how often it is completed.

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Homework: Too Much or Just Enough?

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Homework: Too Much or Just Enough?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students debate whether they receive too much homework or not, and brainstorm potential solutions as needed.

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Hot 21st Century Careers

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Stories and Perspectives

Hot 21st Century Careers

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students read online sources about careers that will likely be in demand in the upcoming year: physical therapist, security manager, financial tech professional, and in-home care provider.

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Hot Potato (Grades 3-5)

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Hot Potato (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Hot Potato (Grades 6-8)

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Hot Potato (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students build collaborative speaking and listening skills by asking and answering questions while passing a “hot potato” object as quickly as possible.

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Hot Potato (Grades K-2)

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

Hot Potato (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, students play Hot Potato to practice immediate recall of basic math facts.

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How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 6-8)

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Belonging and Community

How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students research college majors by interviewing a partner and exploring how their skill sets and traits connect to a variety of college majors.

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How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 9-12)

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students research college majors by identifying their own skill sets and personal attributes and exploring how their traits connect to a variety of college majors.

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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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How Can My College Major Lead to a Dream Job?

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

How Can My College Major Lead to a Dream Job?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students identify their dream job, investigate a college major that could prepare them for this career, and learn what courses they need to take to earn their degree.

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How Can We Help Animals and Plants?

The Natural World, We The People

How Can We Help Animals and Plants?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn about endangered animals and plants, decide on a conservation service project, and then design a poster to advertise the project.

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How Can We Help Land Animals and Plants?

The Natural World, We The People

How Can We Help Land Animals and Plants?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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How Does That Lemonade Get to My House?

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

How Does That Lemonade Get to My House?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students explore the supply chain that brings lemonade to their table. Then, thy work together to create a booklet that describes the process.

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How Has Climate Change Occurred Over Time?

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

How Has Climate Change Occurred Over Time?

The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

1 Hour

Students use kinesthetic movements and temporal experiences to understand research on how Earth’s climate changes.

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How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Operate?

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Operate?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Work?

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Work?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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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

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How Much Freedom Do We Have to Speak in the United States?

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

How Much Freedom Do We Have to Speak in the United States?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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How Successful Are Monarchies?

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

How Successful Are Monarchies?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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How Viruses Infect Cells

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

How Viruses Infect Cells

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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How Well Can You See?

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

How Well Can You See?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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How the Internet Has Changed the Workplace

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

How the Internet Has Changed the Workplace

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

1 Hour

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How to Look at Dance

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

How to Look at Dance

ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1 Hour 30 Minutes

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How to Look at Monuments

Arts in Action, We The People

How to Look at Monuments

ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1 Hour 30 Minutes

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How to Make a Decision

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

How to Make a Decision

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students explore the steps of a decision-making process, and discuss how they personally make decisions.

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How to Remember Names (Grades 3-5)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

How to Remember Names (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students practice association strategies to remember others' names (or fictitious names) including making up songs to help them remember.

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How to Remember Names (Grades 6-8)

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

How to Remember Names (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students practice memory strategies to remember others' names (or fictitious names) and play a game to see how many names they can remember.

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How to Remember Names (Grades 9-12)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

How to Remember Names (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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

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Hula Hoop Golf (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Hula Hoop Golf (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

30 Minutes

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

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Human Graphs

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

Human Graphs

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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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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Human Rights: Rights for Everyone

We The People, Belonging and Community

Human Rights: Rights for Everyone

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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I Love My Neighbor!

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

I Love My Neighbor!

After-School All-Stars

6 - 8

5 Minutes

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

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I Want to Be a Producer

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

I Want to Be a Producer

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Idea Journals and the Entrepreneur Song

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Idea Journals and the Entrepreneur Song

VentureLab

K - 2

15 Minutes

This activity was designed as Part 2 of 5 in a series created by VentureLab. Check out the "Intro to Entrepreneurship" lesson to see more.

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Idioms

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Idioms

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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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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