All Activities

Mission to Mars

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

Mission to Mars

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students work in groups to plan a mission to Mars. This activity builds teamwork, speaking and listening skills, and problem-solving skills.

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Mixed-Up Sentences

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Mixed-Up Sentences

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students work in pairs to determine and construct sentences from a series of words. Then, students reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

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Model Eardrum Experiment

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

Model Eardrum Experiment

OregonASK

6 - 8

1 Hour

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

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Model U.S. Government: The Work of Committees

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Model U.S. Government: The Work of Committees

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In the school student council or similar body, new policies may be decided after a round of debate and then a vote. In the U.S. Congress and other real-life legislative bodies, however, enacting a new law involves a much more complicated process. In this activity, students will model the work of legislative committees. They will learn that these committees call witnesses to testify about the effects of the proposed law and that they may revise the proposed law extensively, and in some cases, stop the proposed law from ever being voted on by the whole legislative body.

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Model a Computer Program

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Digital Voices

Model a Computer Program

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

A computer will follow coded instructions nearly instantly-and with no mistakes! If an error occurs, the fault is with the code, or software, and not the computer circuitry. In this activity, students will model the instructions, variables, and calculations of a computer program, 1 line of code after another. The skills they practice will be useful for writing programs of their own, as well as debugging their programs. The activity also demonstrates the remarkable speed and accuracy at which computers complete tasks.

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Model of the Seasons

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

Model of the Seasons

OregonASK

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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

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Model the Water Cycle

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

Model the Water Cycle

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Ocean water is very salty, so why does fresh water fall on land? In this activity, students will answer this question by investigating a sealed cup of tinted water. The sealed cup acts as a simple model of Earth’s water supply and the water cycle.

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Modeling DNA

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

Modeling DNA

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students construct a model of half of a strand of DNA, then work with partners to complete the double-strand. This activity builds understanding of the structure and function of DNA and prepares students for a deeper understanding of molecular genetics.

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Modeling How the Heart Works

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

Modeling How the Heart Works

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students use paper cups and coffee stirrers to model a human heart. They use the models to examine how the heart pumps blood. This activity builds an understanding of the structure and function of the heart muscle.

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Modeling an Elbow

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

Modeling an Elbow

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students use rubber bands and a foam board to construct a working model of an elbow joint. By experimenting with the model, students observe that muscles work in pairs to bend joints and move body parts. Flexing and extending the arm at the elbow joint is one example.

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Models and Props for Books and Games

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Models and Props for Books and Games

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Books and games stimulate the imagination by portraying characters, objects, and settings. In this fun activity, students construct models or props for a dramatic rendering of their favorite book or game.

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Modern Manufacturing Quiz

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

Modern Manufacturing Quiz

After-School All-Stars

6 - 8

5 Minutes

Take the Discovery Education: Modern Manufacturing online quiz to continue exploring Advanced Manufacturing and Automation and how it impacts daily life.

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More Tools Are Better Than One

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

More Tools Are Better Than One

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In life, there are many tasks that cannot be completed without the help of a team. In this activity, students will attempt to separate a mixture of things by themselves using only a single tool. They will come to find that when they all put their tools together and communicate, the work becomes much easier.

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Motor Day

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

Motor Day

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students make a motor from a kit or from individual parts. After they build the motor and observe how it runs, they explore the science principles that explain how motors work.

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Multiplication Relay

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

Multiplication Relay

PowerUp Fitness

3 - 8

15 Minutes

PowerUp Multiplication Relay - practice factor families and multiplication with this fun relay game!

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Music and Rhythm (Grades 6-8)

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Music and Rhythm (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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

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Music and Rhythm (Grades 9-12)

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Music and Rhythm (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students sit in a circle on the floor and use their hands on the floor in front of them to tap out rhythms. Students start with slow two-beat rhythms, then add a finger snap, percussion from found objects like pencils, rulers, books, or brooms. Then they will add vocal percussive sounds and additional beats. In small groups, students will use found objects to create percussive performances.

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Music and Rhythm (Grades K-2)

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Music and Rhythm (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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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My Favorite Number

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

My Favorite Number

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Almost every person has a favorite number. Maybe it is their birthday or their favorite sports player’s number, but either way it is a number that they use often in their life. Children will be creating posters that tell others about their favorite numbers in creative ways while also incorporating addition and subtraction facts.

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My Goals List (Grades 6-8)

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

My Goals List (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students generate a list of goals to accomplish for their upcoming time in high school. Their goals need not be serious or part of an overarching plan but instead should reflect desires, wishes, hopes, or expectations. By brainstorming a list, students can help to refine their goals, identify what they really want, and discover what is truly important to them.

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My Life (Grades 6-8)

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

My Life (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Middle school students may maintain a strong sense of personal identity, yet at the same time recognize that their identity is changing. Reviewing and presenting their life story, or autobiography, can help a preteen or teen better understand who they are and who they want to become. In this activity, students plan, create, and present their autobiographies, either as an essay, a poster, or a computer presentation.

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My Life (Grades9-12)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

My Life (Grades9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students sit in 2 concentric circles discussing various questions. They rotate every few minutes, changing partners and discussing a new question to practice communication and get to know one another.

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My Life: Highlights Reel

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

My Life: Highlights Reel

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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 Little Camp

Whole Body, Whole Self, The Natural World

My Little Camp

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

Camping can be enjoyed year round. The National Wildlife Federation hosts the Great American Campout, a summer-long celebration exploring the wild outdoors through camping through October 31. Camping can happen just about anywhere — at a neighborhood, state or national park and even in your own backyard. This is a fun, easy way for family and friends to connect with nature and wildlife.

Today the average American child spends more than seven hours a day in front of an electronic screen, but as few as 30 minutes in unstructured outdoor play. Getting kids in nature is proven to reduce stress, improve sleep, and even lead to higher test scores. A child’s mind, body and spirit markedly improve in response to unstructured outdoor play.

MIND: Exposure to natural settings may be widely effective in reducing ADHD symptoms.

BODY: Outdoor play increases fitness levels and builds active, healthy bodies, an important strategy in helping the one in three American kids who are obese, get fit.

SPIRIT: Nature makes children nicer, enhancing social interactions, value for community and close relationships.

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My Neighborhood

Belonging and Community, We The People

My Neighborhood

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity about sense of place, children represent and discuss their neighborhoods. They build upon their own observations of their families and daily lives to recognize their interdependent relationships with the greater community.

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My Watershed

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

My Watershed

National Wildlife Federation

3 - 8

50 Minutes

A watershed is an area of land that drains all the streams, rainfall, and snowmelt to a common outlet such as the outflow of a reservoir, mouth of a bay, or ocean and consists of surface water, such as lakes, streams, reservoirs, and wetlands and all underlying groundwater. The word “watershed” is sometimes used interchangeably with drainage basin or catchment. Larger watersheds contain many smaller watersheds. Watersheds are critical because the water flowing over the land impacts habitat, and wildlife health supports various recreational activities and provides communities with drinking water.

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Mystery Box

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

Mystery Box

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students use their powers of observation to make educated guesses about the contents of closed shoeboxes. This activity builds observational and scientific inquiry skills.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 1: Demonstrating Sportsmanship

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 1: Demonstrating Sportsmanship

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

45 Minutes

To start the NBA Math Hoops experience, all students are asked to sign a Sportsmanship Contract! Just like an NBA or WNBA player, this affirms their commitment to their team and league. An additional curriculum spotlight on sportsmanship asks them to reflect on the skills necessary to be a great competitor.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 2: Field Goal Percentages

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

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 2: Field Goal Percentages

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

1 Hour

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

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 5: Steals & Strategy

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Belonging and Community

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 5: Steals & Strategy

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students review the “steal rule” and practice identifying incorrect calculations while reinforcing computational accuracy. Then, they work through various gameplay scenarios in teams, discussing different strategies and decisions.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 6: Shooting a Free Throw

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

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 6: Shooting a Free Throw

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students explore free-throw percentage data and learn to take free throws using the coordinate plane. Then, students discuss when to “foul,” considering various scenarios and reasons for calling fouls.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 7: The Shot Clock

Belonging and Community, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 7: The Shot Clock

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

45 Minutes

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

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Plan a Business

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

Plan a Business

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students work in small groups to propose a new business that they could open in their community and write a social media marketing plan for it. This activity builds critical-thinking and collaboration skills.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 8: Maximizing Shot Options

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

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 8: Maximizing Shot Options

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

30 Minutes

In this activity, students learn the importance of division and rounding in the context of NBA Math Hoops, where certain division results can unlock valuable shot options. Students then work in teams, ensuring accuracy through collaboration. This activity aims to reinforce division and rounding skills while highlighting their strategic application in the game.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 9: Trade Deadline

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

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 9: Trade Deadline

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

1 Hour 15 Minutes

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

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Nature Squares

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

Nature Squares

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students develop their scientific inquiry and observational skills as they list all the living and nonliving things in a 1-meter-by-1-meter plot of land.

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Navigating Using the Sun

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

Navigating Using the Sun

OregonASK

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students track the sun’s path across the sky to determine north, south, east, and west.

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Net Match

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

Net Match

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

A net is a 2-dimensional representation of the surface of a 3-dimensional object. In this activity, students fold nets to form 3-D objects and then compete to match each object with its net.

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Networking

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Belonging and Community

Networking

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students collaborate to identify complementary interests and ideas, and in the process develop networking skills.

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Networking Circles

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

Networking Circles

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students identify similar interests and career goals, which they apply to model a business or professional network.

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Networking on LinkedIn

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Networking on LinkedIn

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students discover the use of the website LinkedIn for career and business networking. As a group, they model the interactions on the website among employers and job-seekers.

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New Commercials for Sugary Foods

Whole Body, Whole Self, Digital Voices

New Commercials for Sugary Foods

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Some experts recommend that sugar in the diet be limited to less than 25 grams (or 6 teaspoons) per day. This amount includes sugars that are included naturally in fruits and some vegetables. Yet most people take in much more sugar than this amount.

In this activity, students will recognize that commercials and other advertisements for foods often provide poor information about their products. This is especially true for sugar-rich foods and snacks that are marketed to young children. In response, students will create honest advertisements or commercials for these products.

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New End to the Story

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

New End to the Story

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Young children enjoy interacting with read-aloud stories. In this activity, children are given an opportunity to create an ending to a storybook, such as Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli. After they suggest endings, they find out how the author ended the book.

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New Foods

Whole Body, Whole Self, The Natural World

New Foods

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, children work collaboratively to match the names of fruits and vegetables with pictures. Then they talk about fruits and vegetables, building cooperative learning skills, and interest in trying a variety of foods.

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New Lyrics for Old Songs

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

New Lyrics for Old Songs

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Writing singable and memorable song lyrics might be a more challenging task than students imagine. In this fun activity, students compose new lyrics to a familiar song of their choice, and may choose to perform their new song for the group!

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New Sports Jigsaw

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

New Sports Jigsaw

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students create a new sport based on the characteristics of sports that they know.

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No Boundaries Chess

Leadership and Teamwork, Belonging and Community

No Boundaries Chess

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Chess is generally considered an individual sport. In this activity, the addition of a few new rules encourages players to work together as a team.

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No to Totalitarianism

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

No to Totalitarianism

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

For citizens of a free country, it can be difficult to understand what life is like under totalitarian rule. In this activity, students explore this form of government and meet some of its infamous practitioners. They create a poster to oppose totalitarian rule.

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Number Line Run

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

Number Line Run

PowerUp Fitness

K - 5

10 Minutes

PowerUp Number Line Skills - problem solve across the number line with this math and movement game.

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Observing Biodiversity

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

Observing Biodiversity

National Wildlife Federation

3 - 8

50 Minutes

Bio meaning life and diversity mean variety; biodiversity is the variety of life at every trophic level from microorganisms to the largest species of plants and animals. Biodiversity is a critical factor in a healthy environment, a part of the biosphere system. When parts of the system are not functioning well, the system starts to struggle, working inefficiently, or having the potential to break down completely.

An assessment of the best-known groups of U.S. plants and animals indicates that as many as one-third of America’s species are vulnerable, one in five is in danger and at high risk of extinction. It is critically important we provide children numerous opportunities to appreciate the natural world and teach them the skills required to be stewards of the land and its inhabitants.

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Observing Clouds

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

Observing Clouds

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

Clouds are a familiar part of our human environment. Clouds affect our daily plans, and even children pay attention to them from a young age because of the many shapes they can take. Clouds are a key factor influencing local weather as well as the Earth’s climate system. They affect the temperature and energy balance of the Earth and play a significant role in controlling the planet’s long-term climate.

By observing clouds, we can get information about temperature, moisture, and wind conditions at different heights in the atmosphere. This information helps in predicting the weather. Observations of clouds also help us know how much sunlight reaches the ground and how easily heat from the ground and lower atmosphere can escape to space. Clouds play a central role in controlling the exchange of heat in the atmosphere, and changes in clouds over time can have significant climate impacts.

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Observing Nature

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

Observing Nature

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

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

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

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

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Obstacle Course (Grades 6-8)

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Obstacle Course (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students test their agility, speed, and stamina as they compete for the best time in an obstacle course. Students also participate as human obstacles in the course.

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Obstacle Course (Grades 9-12)

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Obstacle Course (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students test their agility, speed, and stamina as they compete for the best time in an obstacle course.

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Obstacle Course (Grades K-2)

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Obstacle Course (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Young children enjoy physical activity, and they appreciate humorous or lighthearted situations. In this activity, the children compete in a 2-person relay race across an obstacle course. They will practice a variety of motor skills involving speed, dexterity, and stamina.

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Olympic Games (Grades 3-5)

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Olympic Games (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn and play a series of Olympic games, building their skills in listening and cooperation along the way.

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Olympic Games (Grades 6-8)

Leadership and Teamwork, Belonging and Community

Olympic Games (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn and play a series of Olympic games. Then they vote on their favorite game. This activity builds listening and cooperative learning skills. It can also improve physical and reasoning skills.

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Olympic Games (Grades 9-12)

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Olympic Games (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn and play a series of Olympic games. Then they vote on their favorite game. This activity builds listening and cooperative learning skills. It also promotes physical fitness.

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Olympic Games (Grades K-2)

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Olympic Games (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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

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OnTRaC: Acting the Interview

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

OnTRaC: Acting the Interview

ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1 Hour 30 Minutes

Theater exercises allow young people to practice eye contact, projecting their voices, and speaking with confidence – skills necessary in theater, as well as in job interviews. In an arts-led strengths inventory, students brainstorm careers, jobs, personal and academic interests. Then, they role-play or improvise a simple interview scene - taking turns being the interviewee and being the interviewer to build their confidence in speaking in more formal scenarios like a job interview.

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OnTRaC: Invite a Guest Artist to Visit

Arts in Action, Future Ready: Learning and Earning

OnTRaC: Invite a Guest Artist to Visit

ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1 Hour 30 Minutes

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

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OnTRaC: Networking for Creative Careers

Arts in Action, Future Ready: Learning and Earning

OnTRaC: Networking for Creative Careers

ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1 Hour 30 Minutes

This activity invites young people to explore careers in the arts and creative fields by first identifying the skills and resources in their own personal networks. Using brainstorming, drawing mind maps, and group discussion, participants will create a roadmap for a professional network that will help guide them in their goals. Then, young people will role-play networking conversations.

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One Minute Speeches

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

One Minute Speeches

After-School All-Stars

6 - 12

10 Minutes

Develop public speaking fluency, spontaneity, and confidence with this game.

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One-Way Paper Talk

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

One-Way Paper Talk

After-School All-Stars

6 - 8

5 Minutes

This short activity illustrates the importance of two-way communication in collaborative work and relationships.

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Only YOU Can Prevent Deforestation!

The Natural World, We The People

Only YOU Can Prevent Deforestation!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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

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Open Scenes (Grades 3-5)

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Open Scenes (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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

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Optical Illusion Circuit Toy

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

Optical Illusion Circuit Toy

OregonASK

6 - 8

30 Minutes

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

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Order Fractions

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

Order Fractions

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students use pattern blocks to model fractions. Once the models are complete, students order their fractions from least to greatest. They then learn the cross-multiplying method of comparing fractions. This activity builds understanding of ordering and comparing fractions.

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Order in the (Supreme) Court!

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Order in the (Supreme) Court!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students discover the world of procedures, structure, traditions, and terminology that make up the highest court in the judicial branch of the U.S. Government.

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Organizing Your Science Notebook

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

Organizing Your Science Notebook

California Academy of Sciences

K - 12

45 Minutes

Students pop open their science notebooks and get them ready for learning by inserting a Table of Contents, numbering the pages, and completing their first reflective entry.

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Our 50 States

We The People, Arts in Action

Our 50 States

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children are assigned an outline map of 1 of the 50 states. They label the map with the state's name and nickname and decorate it with an appropriate image. The group puts together the individual state map they created to make an artistic map of the United States.

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Making Waves

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

Making Waves

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

3 Hours

Students use everyday objects to learn how to create and manipulate sound. They practice a Design Process through the construction of musical instruments.

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PSA: Cut Those Rings!

Belonging and Community, The Natural World

PSA: Cut Those Rings!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Public service announcements get people thinking about problems in the world. One large problem is the amount of plastic in our oceans and, in particular, animals getting caught in 6-pack rings. Students design posters to encourage their peers to “Do the Right Thing and Cut Those Rings!,” including facts about plastic in the oceans and informing others how important it is to cut plastic 6-pack rings.

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Pacific Northwest Memory Game

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Pacific Northwest Memory Game

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students work in small groups to research the states in the Pacific Northwest and then create a memory game to play as a whole group.

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Panel Expert

Stories and Perspectives, Leadership and Teamwork

Panel Expert

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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

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Mission to Mars

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

Mission to Mars

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students work in groups to plan a mission to Mars. This activity builds teamwork, speaking and listening skills, and problem-solving skills.

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Mixed-Up Sentences

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Mixed-Up Sentences

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students work in pairs to determine and construct sentences from a series of words. Then, students reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

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Model Eardrum Experiment

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

Model Eardrum Experiment

OregonASK

6 - 8

1 Hour

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

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Model U.S. Government: The Work of Committees

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Model U.S. Government: The Work of Committees

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Model a Computer Program

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Digital Voices

Model a Computer Program

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Model of the Seasons

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

Model of the Seasons

OregonASK

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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

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Model the Water Cycle

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

Model the Water Cycle

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Modeling DNA

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

Modeling DNA

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Modeling How the Heart Works

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

Modeling How the Heart Works

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Modeling an Elbow

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

Modeling an Elbow

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Models and Props for Books and Games

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Models and Props for Books and Games

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Modern Manufacturing Quiz

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

Modern Manufacturing Quiz

After-School All-Stars

6 - 8

5 Minutes

Take the Discovery Education: Modern Manufacturing online quiz to continue exploring Advanced Manufacturing and Automation and how it impacts daily life.

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More Tools Are Better Than One

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

More Tools Are Better Than One

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Motor Day

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

Motor Day

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students make a motor from a kit or from individual parts. After they build the motor and observe how it runs, they explore the science principles that explain how motors work.

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Multiplication Relay

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

Multiplication Relay

PowerUp Fitness

3 - 8

15 Minutes

PowerUp Multiplication Relay - practice factor families and multiplication with this fun relay game!

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Music and Rhythm (Grades 6-8)

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Music and Rhythm (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Music and Rhythm (Grades 9-12)

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Music and Rhythm (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Music and Rhythm (Grades K-2)

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Music and Rhythm (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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My Favorite Number

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

My Favorite Number

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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My Goals List (Grades 6-8)

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

My Goals List (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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My Life (Grades 6-8)

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

My Life (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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My Life (Grades9-12)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

My Life (Grades9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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My Life: Highlights Reel

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

My Life: Highlights Reel

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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My Little Camp

Whole Body, Whole Self, The Natural World

My Little Camp

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

MIND: Exposure to natural settings may be widely effective in reducing ADHD symptoms.

BODY: Outdoor play increases fitness levels and builds active, healthy bodies, an important strategy in helping the one in three American kids who are obese, get fit.

SPIRIT: Nature makes children nicer, enhancing social interactions, value for community and close relationships.

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My Neighborhood

Belonging and Community, We The People

My Neighborhood

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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My Watershed

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

My Watershed

National Wildlife Federation

3 - 8

50 Minutes

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Mystery Box

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

Mystery Box

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students use their powers of observation to make educated guesses about the contents of closed shoeboxes. This activity builds observational and scientific inquiry skills.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 1: Demonstrating Sportsmanship

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 1: Demonstrating Sportsmanship

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

45 Minutes

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 2: Field Goal Percentages

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

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 2: Field Goal Percentages

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

1 Hour

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 5: Steals & Strategy

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Belonging and Community

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 5: Steals & Strategy

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

45 Minutes

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 6: Shooting a Free Throw

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

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 6: Shooting a Free Throw

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

45 Minutes

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 7: The Shot Clock

Belonging and Community, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 7: The Shot Clock

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

45 Minutes

Discover Activity

Plan a Business

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

Plan a Business

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Discover Activity

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 8: Maximizing Shot Options

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

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 8: Maximizing Shot Options

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

30 Minutes

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 9: Trade Deadline

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

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 9: Trade Deadline

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

1 Hour 15 Minutes

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Nature Squares

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

Nature Squares

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students develop their scientific inquiry and observational skills as they list all the living and nonliving things in a 1-meter-by-1-meter plot of land.

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Navigating Using the Sun

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

Navigating Using the Sun

OregonASK

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students track the sun’s path across the sky to determine north, south, east, and west.

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Net Match

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

Net Match

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

A net is a 2-dimensional representation of the surface of a 3-dimensional object. In this activity, students fold nets to form 3-D objects and then compete to match each object with its net.

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Networking

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Belonging and Community

Networking

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students collaborate to identify complementary interests and ideas, and in the process develop networking skills.

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Networking Circles

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

Networking Circles

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students identify similar interests and career goals, which they apply to model a business or professional network.

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Networking on LinkedIn

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Networking on LinkedIn

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students discover the use of the website LinkedIn for career and business networking. As a group, they model the interactions on the website among employers and job-seekers.

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New Commercials for Sugary Foods

Whole Body, Whole Self, Digital Voices

New Commercials for Sugary Foods

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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New End to the Story

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

New End to the Story

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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New Foods

Whole Body, Whole Self, The Natural World

New Foods

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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New Lyrics for Old Songs

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

New Lyrics for Old Songs

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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New Sports Jigsaw

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

New Sports Jigsaw

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students create a new sport based on the characteristics of sports that they know.

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No Boundaries Chess

Leadership and Teamwork, Belonging and Community

No Boundaries Chess

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Chess is generally considered an individual sport. In this activity, the addition of a few new rules encourages players to work together as a team.

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No to Totalitarianism

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

No to Totalitarianism

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Number Line Run

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

Number Line Run

PowerUp Fitness

K - 5

10 Minutes

PowerUp Number Line Skills - problem solve across the number line with this math and movement game.

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Observing Biodiversity

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

Observing Biodiversity

National Wildlife Federation

3 - 8

50 Minutes

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Observing Clouds

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

Observing Clouds

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

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Observing Nature

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

Observing Nature

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

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

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

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Obstacle Course (Grades 6-8)

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Obstacle Course (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students test their agility, speed, and stamina as they compete for the best time in an obstacle course. Students also participate as human obstacles in the course.

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Obstacle Course (Grades 9-12)

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Obstacle Course (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students test their agility, speed, and stamina as they compete for the best time in an obstacle course.

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Obstacle Course (Grades K-2)

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Obstacle Course (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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Olympic Games (Grades 3-5)

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Olympic Games (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn and play a series of Olympic games, building their skills in listening and cooperation along the way.

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Olympic Games (Grades 6-8)

Leadership and Teamwork, Belonging and Community

Olympic Games (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Olympic Games (Grades 9-12)

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Olympic Games (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Olympic Games (Grades K-2)

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Olympic Games (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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

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OnTRaC: Acting the Interview

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

OnTRaC: Acting the Interview

ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1 Hour 30 Minutes

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OnTRaC: Invite a Guest Artist to Visit

Arts in Action, Future Ready: Learning and Earning

OnTRaC: Invite a Guest Artist to Visit

ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1 Hour 30 Minutes

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OnTRaC: Networking for Creative Careers

Arts in Action, Future Ready: Learning and Earning

OnTRaC: Networking for Creative Careers

ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1 Hour 30 Minutes

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One Minute Speeches

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

One Minute Speeches

After-School All-Stars

6 - 12

10 Minutes

Develop public speaking fluency, spontaneity, and confidence with this game.

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One-Way Paper Talk

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

One-Way Paper Talk

After-School All-Stars

6 - 8

5 Minutes

This short activity illustrates the importance of two-way communication in collaborative work and relationships.

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Only YOU Can Prevent Deforestation!

The Natural World, We The People

Only YOU Can Prevent Deforestation!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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

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Open Scenes (Grades 3-5)

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Open Scenes (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Optical Illusion Circuit Toy

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

Optical Illusion Circuit Toy

OregonASK

6 - 8

30 Minutes

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

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Order Fractions

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

Order Fractions

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Discover Activity

Order in the (Supreme) Court!

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Order in the (Supreme) Court!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students discover the world of procedures, structure, traditions, and terminology that make up the highest court in the judicial branch of the U.S. Government.

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Organizing Your Science Notebook

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

Organizing Your Science Notebook

California Academy of Sciences

K - 12

45 Minutes

Students pop open their science notebooks and get them ready for learning by inserting a Table of Contents, numbering the pages, and completing their first reflective entry.

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Our 50 States

We The People, Arts in Action

Our 50 States

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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Making Waves

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

Making Waves

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

3 Hours

Students use everyday objects to learn how to create and manipulate sound. They practice a Design Process through the construction of musical instruments.

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PSA: Cut Those Rings!

Belonging and Community, The Natural World

PSA: Cut Those Rings!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Discover Activity

Pacific Northwest Memory Game

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Pacific Northwest Memory Game

Mizzen Education, Inc.