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I'd Like To Have A Word With You (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

15m

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Grades 3 - 12

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I'd Like To Have A Word With You (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

15m

Connect with other players by creating words from random letter tiles!

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I'd Like To Have A Word With You (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

15m•Grades 3 - 12

Labor Unions

History and Society • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Labor Unions

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students explore the role of labor unions. They examine the purpose and methods of labor unions. Then, through case studies, they learn about the successes and challenges of labor unions over time and contrast right to work vs. right to organize ideologies. Finally, students will apply what they have learned to present arguments for and against the merits of labor unions.

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Labor Unions

History and Society • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Playing Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

Leadership and Teamwork • History and Society

50m

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Grades 3 - 5

Playing Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

50m

In this culminating activity, learners use their completed Innovator Trading Cards to play two connected games: first, trading cards to recognize shared themes, and second, applying their learning to identify which types of innovators are best suited to solve community challenges. This activity reinforces collaboration, evidence-based reasoning, and the understanding that communities benefit from many kinds of innovation working together.

This is the second of two activities in the Innovator Trading Card Collection:

Activity 1 focuses on the theme of the week, learning about the innovators and their influence, and designing the innovator trading cards.

Activity 2 focuses on facilitating the associated game to reinforce learning.

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Playing Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

Leadership and Teamwork • History and Society

50m•Grades 3 - 5

Memory and Place-Making

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

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Grades K - 8

Memory and Place-Making

By Pulitzer Center

K - 8

In this activity, students explore how enslaved people worked to stay connected to their cultures and homelands. They will read a short text illustrating this idea from The 1619 Project and discuss the importance of commemorating one's own cultural background, as well as learning about other cultures.

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Memory and Place-Making

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

1h•Grades K - 8

Amazing Bodies! 2: Prototype Selection

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

15m

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Grades 6 - 8

Amazing Bodies! 2: Prototype Selection

By OregonASK

6 - 8

15m

Students brainstorm the pros and cons of their inventions, and how they can fix them.

This activity is Part 2 of 6 in the Amazing Bodies! series, with activities designed to build upon each another:

Amazing Bodies! 1: Prototype Brainstorm

Amazing Bodies! 2: Prototype Selection

Amazing Bodies! 3: Prototype Build

Amazing Bodies! 4: Prototype Test & Modify

Amazing Bodies! 5: Prototype Naming

Amazing Bodies! 6: Prototype Presentations

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Amazing Bodies! 2: Prototype Selection

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

15m•Grades 6 - 8

Build a Business Logo

Career and Future Readiness • Arts

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Build a Business Logo

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Lemonade stands, lawn service, and dog walking. These are all business ideas that most of us had at one point. Students collaborate to develop their own age-appropriate small business, designing an attractive and memorable logo for their business.

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Build a Business Logo

Career and Future Readiness • Arts

45m•Grades 3 - 5

What Is Pi?

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

What Is Pi?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students will measure the diameters and circumferences of circles and then calculate their ratios, discovering that the ratio between the circumference and diameter is always the same.

The constant ratio is named after the Greek letter π, or pi. For most students, pi is their first example of an irrational number, or a number that is expressed as a non-repeating decimal. The value of pi is 3.1415926…and the digits continue without end.

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What Is Pi?

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Speak and Listen (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Speak and Listen (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students share details of their lives with one another, as well as stories, ideas, and plans for the future. Then they try to recall those details. This simple but effective activity builds speaking and listening skills while helping students learn more about their group.

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Speak and Listen (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Many Businesses, Many Models

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Many Businesses, Many Models

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students explore different business models and apply them to real-life examples. They begin by drawing a simple model of their own to understand the similarities and differences in business structures. They then break into teams to learn about a business started by a young entrepreneur. Using a worksheet describing the different types of business models, they match the appropriate model to the business they studied. Finally, they create a visual to explain the business model they studied and use it to share what they learned with the rest of the group.

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Many Businesses, Many Models

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Who Could My Customers Be?

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Who Could My Customers Be?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students work together to design an online marketing plan to reach international customers. This activity builds research and problem-solving skills while also developing speaking and listening skills.

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Who Could My Customers Be?

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Careers in Education

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Careers in Education

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students will learn about education as a career by speaking with a teacher who has been invited to discuss their career with the group. Then, students will view a website to compare education to other possible careers.

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Careers in Education

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up Earth Sciences

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

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Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up Earth Sciences

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students learn about the water cycle, detailing the ways that water changes states as it supports life on earth.

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S.INQ Up Earth Sciences

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h•Grades 6 - 8

My Life: Highlights Reel

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

My Life: Highlights Reel

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Think of your life as an ongoing motion picture. There is so much to see, and every day is different. If you had to put together a highlights reel for your life, what would you include? In this activity, students decide just that as they make a slideshow "highlights reel" of their lives.

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My Life: Highlights Reel

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Make 3-D Paint

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Make 3-D Paint

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, student pairs use flour and baking powder to make 3-D paint. Students paint words or pictures with the paint and then heat the paintings. The heat causes carbon dioxide to form, which makes the paint rise and get bubbly. This activity builds understanding of how heat promotes chemical reactions, and how flour and baking powder react to form carbon dioxide.

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Make 3-D Paint

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Helping Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades 3-5)

Nature and Wildlife • History and Society

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Helping Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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 Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades 3-5)

Nature and Wildlife • History and Society

45m•Grades 3 - 5

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

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

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

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Escape Room (Grades 3-5)

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Escape Room (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

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 3-5)

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Highlighting Underreported Stories About Black Innovators

History and Society • Literacy

1h 30m

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Grades 6 - 12

Highlighting Underreported Stories About Black Innovators

By Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

1h 30m

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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Highlighting Underreported Stories About Black Innovators

History and Society • Literacy

1h 30m•Grades 6 - 12

Making a Constellation

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 6 - 8

Making a Constellation

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students craft projectors that display constellations. Learning about what constellations are and what they mean.

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Making a Constellation

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Story, Story, and More Story

Literacy • Arts

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Story, Story, and More Story

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students write a story as a group. First, they use one of three starter paragraphs to begin the story independently. Then, the story is passed from one student to another to build on what was already written. Finally, students reconvene as a group to read and discuss the stories.

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Story, Story, and More Story

Literacy • Arts

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Book Design (Grades 3-5)

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Book Design (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students look at and discuss art depicting food and then illustrate a foldable book presenting their favorite foods and how to make them.

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Book Design (Grades 3-5)

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

Arts • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Teams collaborate to design and make chess pieces. This activity encourages creative thinking and builds upon design and collaboration skills.

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Make Your Own Chess Pieces

Arts • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5

You’re the Expert

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

You’re the Expert

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Universities and academic conferences often sponsor panels in which experts discuss their opinions, debate ideas, or propose solutions to problems. In this activity, students will apply their own knowledge to participate in expert panels for the group.

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You’re the Expert

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Elevator Pitch Practice: Cookie Pitch

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

30m

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All Grades

Elevator Pitch Practice: Cookie Pitch

By Young Entrepreneur Institute

All Grades

30m

In this activity, students learn about and consider unique product attributes then create and present a pitch about a cookie. The goals are to become more comfortable presenting to a group; start to establish a safe space by practicing constructive feedback with peers; develop or refine presentation skills such as pace, volume, tone, eye contact and confidence.

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Elevator Pitch Practice: Cookie Pitch

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

30m•All Grades

Hot Potato (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Hot Potato (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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 3-5)

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Designing with Purpose

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Designing with Purpose

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Students explore the fascinating world of spatial and visual design as it relates to journalism. They learn how set designers create compelling news station sets, focusing on the importance of visual elements, colors, props, and the arrangement of furniture

This is lesson 18 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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Designing with Purpose

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Improve Your Community

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Improve Your Community

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students work together to design a service project that fills a need in their community.

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Improve Your Community

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Job Interview

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Job Interview

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

As an entrepreneur, it can be hard to decide who to hire and bring on board for your new business venture. Asking good interview questions can help make this process a little easier. Students will be working in groups to come up with interview questions for their peers. They will then go through the process of interviewing one another.

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Job Interview

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Model Eardrum Experiment

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 6 - 8

Model Eardrum Experiment

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students make a model eardrum and see how sound travels through air.

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Model Eardrum Experiment

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Learn a New Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Learn a New Game

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students teach one another their favorite board games or card games.

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Learn a New Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Classic Games

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Classic Games

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

There are classic games that children have played for generations. Children will have an opportunity to play some of these classic games including Captain, May I? (also known as Mother, May I?); Sharks and Minnows; Red Rover; and Red Light, Green Light. They will rotate through 4 game stations, playing a different game at each.

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Classic Games

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

MLS STEM Goals: Data in Action

STEM

1h 30m

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Grades 3 - 8

MLS STEM Goals: Data in Action

By Learn Fresh

3 - 8

1h 30m

In this activity, students track and analyze their performance in MLS STEM Goals across three games. As they play, students record key statistics including shots made and missed by player position, question card accuracy, possessions, and movement on offense. Using the completed tracking charts, students calculate four performance metrics to understand how their data can be used to gain insights into their gameplay strategy. To conclude the lesson, students reflect on their calculations and consider how that data can guide their strategy in future games.

This is activity 4 of 8 in the MSL STEM Goals Collection from Learn Fresh. To view all activities and Quality Instructional Practices for planning and facilitation, visit the MLS STEM Goals Collection page.

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MLS STEM Goals: Data in Action

STEM

1h 30m•Grades 3 - 8

Educational Pathways to Careers in Advanced Manufacturing and Automation

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

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Grades 6 - 8

Educational Pathways to Careers in Advanced Manufacturing and Automation

By After-School All-Stars

6 - 8

Students synthesize what they learned about various types of manufacturing, what kinds of jobs are needed in those sectors of manufacturing, and what types of jobs they might want to pursue.

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Educational Pathways to Careers in Advanced Manufacturing and Automation

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Reader’s Theater and Poetry (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Arts

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Reader’s Theater and Poetry (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students experience ways to dramatize any story and increase their fluency and enjoyment by presenting “The Ugly Duckling” by Hans Christian Anderson in a reader's theater format.

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Reader’s Theater and Poetry (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Arts

45m•Grades 3 - 5

The New Hieroglyphics? Communicating in Textspeak

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

The New Hieroglyphics? Communicating in Textspeak

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students examine modern "textspeak," an abbreviated and symbol-laden language, to communicate in electronic media. They read aloud "An Emoji Tale," a traditional fairy tale retold in textspeak, and practice writing in textspeak and interpreting one another's work.

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The New Hieroglyphics? Communicating in Textspeak

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Meet the Interns

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Meet the Interns

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Internships are a popular way for teens and young adults to learn about a business. They also let the business community support the next generation of workers and leaders, and provide them with valuable workers for a few months at a time. In this activity, students meet peers or older students who have completed an internship and learn about the various experiences that an internship may offer.

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Meet the Interns

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Likes, Skills, and College Majors

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Likes, Skills, and College Majors

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students learn how people’s likes and skills relate to college majors. First, they brainstorm likes and skills as a group. Then, using index cards, they post likes and skills near various college majors displayed around the room. Finally, students reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

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Likes, Skills, and College Majors

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

By OregonASK

3 - 12

Students use the skills they learned in Making Comics Parts 1-6 and begin a brand new comic book made up of multiple pages.

This activity is part 7 of 7 in a series. Provide students with context by facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-6.

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 12

Whom Do You Hire? (Grades 9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Whom Do You Hire? (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students role-play a job interview by taking on the role of either the applicant or the hiring committee. Students will develop key critical-thinking and analysis skills, as well as collaboration skills.

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Whom Do You Hire? (Grades 9-12)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

From Bud to Bloom: How to Organically Care For & Harvest Dahlias

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 20m

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Grades 3 - 8

From Bud to Bloom: How to Organically Care For & Harvest Dahlias

By Farm to Table Kids

3 - 8

1h 20m

Now that your dahlias are planted and thriving, it’s time to learn how to care for them as they grow—and how to harvest them at their peak! In this hands-on lesson, students will explore supporting healthy dahlia plants through watering, pest monitoring, pinching, and staking. Then they’ll learn when and how to harvest dahlias to enjoy long-lasting, vibrant blooms.

This activity is 3 of 5 in the "How to Grow Dahlias" module from Farm to Table Kids. Visit the module to view the full set of learning resource and learn more about Part 1 of the module series, "Things to Know Before You Grow."

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From Bud to Bloom: How to Organically Care For & Harvest Dahlias

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 20m•Grades 3 - 8

Africa from A to Z

History and Society • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Africa from A to Z

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students "tour" Africa by learning about the geography, landmarks, and countries of the world's second-largest continent!

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Africa from A to Z

History and Society • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Write Postcards From Planets

Literacy • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Write Postcards From Planets

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students conduct research about a planet, then use those facts to write a postcard telling of their journey to that planet.

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Write Postcards From Planets

Literacy • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Should the Electoral College Be Reformed? (Grades 9-12)

History and Society • Literacy

55m

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Grades 9 - 12

Should the Electoral College Be Reformed? (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

55m

The Founding Fathers established the electoral college in the Constitution, in part, as a compromise between the election of the president by a vote in Congress and the election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens. Every state gets at least 3 electoral votes because a state's number of electors is identical to the total number of its senators and representatives in Congress. Seven states have the minimum 3 electors. Washington, D.C., also has 3 electoral votes because of the 23rd Amendment, which gave the nation's capital as many electors as the state with the fewest electoral votes. California has the most electoral votes with 55. Texas is next with 38. New York and Florida have 29 apiece. The founders were concerned that average Americans would lack enough information about the candidates to make intelligent choices. So informed "electors" would stand in for them. Has the electoral college become obsolete in the age of mass communication and a more educated citizenry? We will look at that question in this lesson.

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Should the Electoral College Be Reformed? (Grades 9-12)

History and Society • Literacy

55m•Grades 9 - 12

Zip Line

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

50m

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Grades K - 5

Zip Line

By Go2Science

K - 5

50m

Zip and zoom through this activity just like Beth and Curtis zip lined through the treetops of the rainforest! Teams create their own zip lines and test if they can transport Beth and Curtis from the highest point they can reach to the ground safely, stopping at platforms along the way.

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Zip Line

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

50m•Grades K - 5

Bucket Race

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Bucket Race

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, teams compete against each other to carry a bucket of tennis balls from one end of a course to another. This activity builds teamwork and collaboration skills.

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Bucket Race

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Acrostic Poem Campaign Poster

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Acrostic Poem Campaign Poster

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Youth create a poster to use during a simulated classroom election. They create an acrostic poem using their name to explain what makes them a good leader. Students share their posters and vote in a classroom election.

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Acrostic Poem Campaign Poster

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Smoothies and Startups: The Costs of Starting a Business

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Smoothies and Startups: The Costs of Starting a Business

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

There's a well-known saying: It takes money to make money. Spending money is one of the realities of starting a business. Students will think like new business owners and consider their start-up costs as they develop a business plan.

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Smoothies and Startups: The Costs of Starting a Business

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Your Olympic Games

Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Your Olympic Games

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students create their own versions of Olympic sports and demonstrate the sports to the group.

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Your Olympic Games

Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 9 - 12

MLS STEM Goals: Shot Percentages

STEM

1h 30m

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Grades 3 - 8

MLS STEM Goals: Shot Percentages

By Learn Fresh

3 - 8

1h 30m

In this activity, students explore how percentages connect to real in game performance by analyzing shot percentages in MLS STEM Goals. Using data found in Team Cards, students will learn how fractions, decimals, and percentages are all ways of displaying measurements that are just a part of a whole. In the first half of the lesson, students will calculate and compare shooting percentages across player positions. To conclude the lesson, educators have the option to bring students to a real soccer field or gymnasium where students can gather data on their shooting performance and calculate their own shot percentage.

This is activity 2 of 8 in the MSL STEM Goals Collection from Learn Fresh. To view all activities and Quality Instructional Practices for planning and facilitation, visit the MLS STEM Goals Collection page.

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MLS STEM Goals: Shot Percentages

STEM

1h 30m•Grades 3 - 8

Pollinators Project

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h 15m

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Grades 6 - 12

Pollinators Project

By OregonASK

6 - 12

1h 15m

Students learn how pollination works and how bees are essential for the production of fruits and vegetables. Students will also be presented with a problem and use tools to brainstorm and test potential solutions to fix it.

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Pollinators Project

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h 15m•Grades 6 - 12

Prep, Plant, Bloom! How to Plant a Dahlia Tuber

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 30m

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Grades 3 - 8

Prep, Plant, Bloom! How to Plant a Dahlia Tuber

By Farm to Table Kids

3 - 8

1h 30m

Let’s dig in! After checking for healthy tubers and learning how they work, it's time to plant! This hands-on lesson will teach students how to properly prep and plant their dahlia tubers. From prepping garden beds to placing the tubers at the proper depth, students will experience the joy and responsibility of kickstarting the growing season. They will also learn why placement, spacing, and soil health are essential for producing strong, beautiful blooms.

This activity is 2 of 5 in the "How to Grow Dahlias" module from Farm to Table Kids. Visit the module to view the full set of learning resource and learn more about Part 1 of the module series, "Things to Know Before You Grow."

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Prep, Plant, Bloom! How to Plant a Dahlia Tuber

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 30m•Grades 3 - 8

Half the Conversation

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Half the Conversation

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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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Half the Conversation

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Celebrating Culture, Resisting Erasure

History and Society • Literacy

1h 30m

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Grades K - 8

Celebrating Culture, Resisting Erasure

By Pulitzer Center

K - 8

1h 30m

What is culture, why does it matter, and what is the impact of cultural erasure? This activity explores these questions through text and multimedia exploration, discussion, and art. Students will read excerpts from the picture book Born on the Water that introduce the culture of the people of Ndongo prior to the trans-Atlantic slave trade. As a culminating activity, they will create art expressing aspects of their own cultures.

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Celebrating Culture, Resisting Erasure

History and Society • Literacy

1h 30m•Grades K - 8

Windchimes & Mobiles

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

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Grades K - 8

Windchimes & Mobiles

By Rediscover Center

K - 8

In this activity, students will learn how to make mobiles or windchimes using materials collected from their home or outside in their neighborhood. This is a simple but versatile activity to really liven up your classroom or your home. Get creative with colors or patterns as you see fit!

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Windchimes & Mobiles

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

1h•Grades K - 8

Helping People Learn

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

Helping People Learn

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

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 People Learn

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Pre-interviewing (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

50m

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Grades 6 - 12

Pre-interviewing (Student Reporting Labs)

By PBS

6 - 12

50m

Pre-interviews help you find the right voices (characters) for your story. In the Find Your Story Lesson, you identified potential people to interview and feature in your story.

Now you will talk to them to get a sense of whether they are indeed the right people and if they will move your story forward. The pre-interview will also help you create a list of interview questions so that you can make the best use of your time, and theirs.

This is activity 11 of 16 in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Module. Visit the Module to learn more before getting started.

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Pre-interviewing (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

50m•Grades 6 - 12

S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Egg Safe Seat

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Egg Safe Seat

By OregonASK

K - 5

Students create a car that can safely transport an egg when it comes in contact with a wall. They learn about mechanical engineering as they use an engineering design process grid to build, test, and modify their designs. This activity can be done in one day or over several days.

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S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Egg Safe Seat

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades K - 5

The First Cellphone Call

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

The First Cellphone Call

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Welcome to “Building a News Hour” Module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab, an opportunity for students to apply and extend their learning from Module 1, “From Concept to Screen: Building Your News Show.” By the end of the module, students, working in groups or independently, will have created their own News Hour. The process begins in this first lesson, where students learn the focus of their stories, the first cellphone call.

This is lesson 1 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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The First Cellphone Call

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Jump and Push Up for Good Health

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Jump and Push Up for Good Health

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students work in teams to complete a challenge, such as jumping rope, doing jumping jacks, or completing push-ups in timed intervals. Students will reflect on how they're feeling throughout the activity. Students will also learn how to support other group members during this challenge, especially when they are feeling fatigued.

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Jump and Push Up for Good Health

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 3 - 5

S.INQ Up Weather & Climate

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up Weather & Climate

By OregonASK

6 - 8

45m

Students conduct their own investigations to find out the truth behind climate change; also, they brainstorm ways to preserve Earth with each other.

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S.INQ Up Weather & Climate

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Traveling from Brazil

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 8

Traveling from Brazil

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students learn the story behind Bossa Nova through a comic story. They then work with a partner to combine their two favorite songs into a new sound.

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Traveling from Brazil

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 8

S.INQ Invisible Forces Magnetic Attraction

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Invisible Forces Magnetic Attraction

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

In this lesson, students test different objects to see which objects are attracted to the magnet and which objects aren't.

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S.INQ Invisible Forces Magnetic Attraction

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

Farm to Table 4: Prototype Test & Modify

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Farm to Table 4: Prototype Test & Modify

By OregonASK

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students continue to test their Farm to Table prototypes and improve their designs through a process.

This is part 4 of 6 in a series. Provide students with context by first facilitating the previous activities “Farm to Table 1: Prototype Brainstorm”, “Farm to Table 2: Prototype Selection” and “Farm to Table 3: Prototype Build” Then, go further by facilitating “Farm to Table 5: Prototype Naming”, and “Farm to Table 6: Prototype Presentation

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Farm to Table 4: Prototype Test & Modify

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Mindfulness (Grades 3-5)

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Mindfulness (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Being mindful involves paying attention to the world outside you and inside you as well. In this activity, students apply various focus strategies as you lead them through slow and steady breathing. Students also are invited to share their observations and experiences.

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Mindfulness (Grades 3-5)

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Shadow Scenes

STEM • Arts

45m

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Grades K - 2

Shadow Scenes

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Shadow puppets are tools for telling a story. Children will create their own shadow puppets to set up a scene from a familiar story. Will the group be able to guess which story they are viewing?

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Shadow Scenes

STEM • Arts

45m•Grades K - 2

What is This Advertisement Saying? (Grades 9-12)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

What is This Advertisement Saying? (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

When viewing advertisements online, students should be able to determine the claims that are stated in the ads, and then construct their opinions of the claims. In this activity, students view examples of typical social media advertisements. They choose 2 or 3 ads from the provided web page and restate the claim, if any, made in each ad. Students then state whether they find the ads believable and effective, and explain why.

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What is This Advertisement Saying? (Grades 9-12)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Learn About the United States

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Learn About the United States

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

The United States is one of the largest countries in the world, as well as one of the most diverse. Its land includes wide plains, hills and mountains, expansive deserts, and dense forests. The land also shapes its people, many of whom are immigrants from other countries of the world. In this activity, students will research and then act out characters from many places in the United States. They will discover the diversity and majesty of their country and its people. They also may glimpse some of the reasons for the divisions that Americans face.

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Learn About the United States

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Be an Assignment Editor: Assigning Reporters and Camera Persons

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m

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Grades 3 - 5

Be an Assignment Editor: Assigning Reporters and Camera Persons

By PBS

3 - 5

30m

Calling all future Assignment Editors! In this activity, students step into the shoes of an Assignment Editor and make crucial decisions about who covers which news story. Join the discussion, share your reasoning, and learn why pairing the right team with a news story is vital to journalism.

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

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Be an Assignment Editor: Assigning Reporters and Camera Persons

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m•Grades 3 - 5

How to Cut Back, Dig Up, Divide & Store Dahlia Tubers Part 1: Buried Treasure – Cut Back & Dig Up Dahlia Tubers

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 30m

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Grades 3 - 8

How to Cut Back, Dig Up, Divide & Store Dahlia Tubers Part 1: Buried Treasure – Cut Back & Dig Up Dahlia Tubers

By Farm to Table Kids

3 - 8

1h 30m

Students will learn how and when to cut back dahlia plants after frost and safely dig up the tubers for overwintering. Through observation, they’ll track seasonal indicators and begin hands-on harvesting and data collection to prepare tubers for drying.

This activity is 4 of 5 in the "How to Grow Dahlias" module from Farm to Table Kids. Visit the module to view the full set of learning resources and learn more about Part 1 of the module series, "Things to Know Before You Grow."

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How to Cut Back, Dig Up, Divide & Store Dahlia Tubers Part 1: Buried Treasure – Cut Back & Dig Up Dahlia Tubers

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 30m•Grades 3 - 8

Music and Rhythm (Grades K-2)

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades K - 2

Music and Rhythm (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children use their bodies and pat their hands on the floor in front of them to tap out rhythms. They start with slow two-beat rhythms, then they add a finger snap or a vocal sound and additional beats. They can then tap on other parts of their bodies. The beat gradually becomes more and more complicated, challenging their memories.

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Music and Rhythm (Grades K-2)

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades K - 2

S.INQ Invisible Forces: Magnetic Force

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Invisible Forces: Magnetic Force

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

In this lesson, students test different objects to see if the magnetic force is strong enough to pass through and attract a paper clip.

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S.INQ Invisible Forces: Magnetic Force

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

Chatting Safely Online

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Chatting Safely Online

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students evaluate mock conversations that could occur online and recognize strategies for maintaining their safety and dignity.

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Chatting Safely Online

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Where Did You Come From?

Health and Wellness • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 6 - 8

Where Did You Come From?

By The Nature Conservancy

6 - 8

In this engaging lesson, students explore their connection to food and its origins. Through hands-on activities, they sketch their favorite fruits and vegetables, examine their geographical sources, and create thought-provoking food art to reflect on the impact of locally grown versus shipped produce.

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Where Did You Come From?

Health and Wellness • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Find Your Story (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

50m

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Grades 6 - 12

Find Your Story (Student Reporting Labs)

By PBS

6 - 12

50m

Students explore new topics and people to develop a compelling news story.

This is activity 7 of 16 in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Module. Visit the Module to learn more before getting started.

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Find Your Story (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

50m•Grades 6 - 12

MLS STEM Goals: Field Measurements

STEM

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Grades 3 - 8

MLS STEM Goals: Field Measurements

By Learn Fresh

3 - 8

In this activity, students use real soccer field dimensions to calculate the area and perimeter of different field sections, including the full field, half field, and the goalie box. Students also use the radius of the center circle to determine its circumference and area. After completing these calculations, students reflect on their results, compare the sizes of each section, and consider how field measurements can influence decisions made by players and coaches during a match.

This is activity 5 of 8 in the MSL STEM Goals Collection from Learn Fresh. To view all activities and Quality Instructional Practices for planning and facilitation, visit the MLS STEM Goals Collection page.

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MLS STEM Goals: Field Measurements

STEM

1h•Grades 3 - 8