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Inventions (Team Building) Game

STEM • Arts

30m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

Inventions (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

30m

With only minutes on the clock, your team must create, sketch, and present a hilarious invention to solve an odd-ball problem!

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Inventions (Team Building) Game

STEM • Arts

30m•Grades 3 - 12

Creating Games & Puzzles

Arts • STEM

•

Grades 6 - 8

Creating Games & Puzzles

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students create their own board games, while giving and receiving feedback from others.

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Creating Games & Puzzles

Arts • STEM

2h•Grades 6 - 8

The Price Is Close! (Grades 3-5)

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m

•

Grades 3 - 5

The Price Is Close! (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In the game show The Price Is Right, contestants guess the price of various items with the goal of not overestimating the price. Today's activity has students playing a game called The Price Is Close. Each team leads a round of the game.

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The Price Is Close! (Grades 3-5)

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Skip Counting Hip Hops

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

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Grades K - 2

Skip Counting Hip Hops

By PowerUp Fitness

K - 2

PowerUp Skip Counting Hip Hops - increase knowledge of multiples through movement and math integration.

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Skip Counting Hip Hops

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

5m•Grades K - 2

Graduating from Junior Funologist Training

Leadership and Teamwork • STEM

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Grades 3 - 5

Graduating from Junior Funologist Training

By Nickelodeon + Mizzen Education

3 - 5

Youth explore their personal game preferences by examining patterns in their Play Preference Sheet. They'll reflect on the types of games they consistently enjoy or dislike and consider why. The activities involve observation and active play, allowing youth to analyze games based on universal fun criteria and their preferences. This reflective process helps them understand their tastes and hone their data analysis skills, making it a valuable and engaging activity for young learners.

This is activity 4 of 12 in the Nickelodeon Our World: The Play Lab Module.

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Graduating from Junior Funologist Training

Leadership and Teamwork • STEM

1h•Grades 3 - 5

Plan an International Business Trip

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m

•

Grades 9 - 12

Plan an International Business Trip

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students work together to create a realistic plan and budget for an overseas business trip. They learn general principles about business travel, budgets, and managing cultural differences. Each team presents its plans to the whole group for approval to travel.

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Plan an International Business Trip

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m•Grades 9 - 12

S.INQ Invisible Forces Static Electricity

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

•

Grades K - 5

S.INQ Invisible Forces Static Electricity

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

This activity helps students test various objects to see which are affected by an electrically charged balloon.

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S.INQ Invisible Forces Static Electricity

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

Foot Maps

STEM • History and Society

45m

•

Grades K - 2

Foot Maps

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, children will create their own simple maps in the shape of their foot. They will develop map skills by naming the map and including features such as a compass rose, map key, and simple pictorial symbols.

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Foot Maps

STEM • History and Society

45m•Grades K - 2

Space and Time

STEM • Arts

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Grades 3 - 8

Space and Time

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students practice moving through a subdivided space, a space which simultaneously represents fractions and musical notes. This practice allows students to witness firsthand both equivalent fractions and rhythm. Students then create their own unique rhythmic patterns.

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Space and Time

STEM • Arts

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Memory Card Game (Grades K-2)

STEM • Literacy

45m

•

Grades K - 2

Memory Card Game (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children make and play a card game to work on their memory skills using addition facts. Since this activity helps children practice basic math facts, it is a great game to play often.

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Memory Card Game (Grades K-2)

STEM • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Motor Day

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

•

Grades 3 - 5

Motor Day

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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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Motor Day

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Innovation, Stagnation, and Decline: What Happened to the Blackberry Phone?

History and Society • STEM

45m

•

Grades 9 - 12

Innovation, Stagnation, and Decline: What Happened to the Blackberry Phone?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

The once-innovative BlackBerry was left behind in the wake of its more forward-thinking competition. Students discuss the history of the BlackBerry and explain its innovation, stagnation, and decline.

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Innovation, Stagnation, and Decline: What Happened to the Blackberry Phone?

History and Society • STEM

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Collections

Animal Homes

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

4 Items

•

Grades K - 8

Collection

Animal Homes

By National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

In this module youth will learn about animal homes. They will find similarities and differences between the places we call home.

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Animal Homes

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

Grades K - 8

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STEAM Activities for Middle School at Home

STEM • Arts

9 Items

•

Grades 6 - 8

Collection

STEAM Activities for Middle School at Home

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

This Playlist gives middle school aged students fun engineering and design activities that can be done at home or in small groups.

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STEAM Activities for Middle School at Home

STEM • Arts

Grades 6 - 8

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S.INQ Up Earth and Space

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

7 Items

•

Grades 6 - 8

Collection

S.INQ Up Earth and Space

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Earth and Space is an inquiry and exploration-based curriculum that uses hands-on activities focused on the relationship between the earth, the solar system, and human impacts on our global environment.

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S.INQ Up Earth and Space

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

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Animal Families and Nearby Nature

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

3 Items

•

Grades K - 8

Collection

Animal Families and Nearby Nature

By National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

We can learn a lot when we take time to observe nature nearby. In this playlist, youth learn about six animal families, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, fish, birds, and mammals. Additionally, we take a look at the plants in the community and how they support the animal families.

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Animal Families and Nearby Nature

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

Grades K - 8

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Operation: Mindset

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

6 Items

•

Grades 6 - 12

Collection

Operation: Mindset

By Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship

6 - 12

Students discover what it means to think and act like an entrepreneur in this series of fun and engaging lessons. First, students learn about the mindset traits and behaviors of successful entrepreneurs before taking a survey that reveals the characteristics of their own entrepreneurial mindset. Students then participate in a series of four challenges – each designed to activate two of the eight domains of the entrepreneurial mindset. The module wraps up with students creating an action plan to further grow their own entrepreneurial potential.

Recommended Module Sequence

NFTE recommends that Lessons 1, 2, and 6 are facilitated in the order listed below. However, Lessons 3, 4, and 5 can be facilitated in any order. Lessons 3, 4, 5, and 6 can also be done independently for teachers looking for exercises that engage students in those non-cognitive skills.

Lesson 1: Pitch Yourself

Lesson 2: EMI Pre-Survey Analysis

Lesson 3: Tower of Power

Entrepreneurial Mindset Domain Focus: Creativity & Innovation and Initiative & Self-Reliance

Lesson 4: Chill or Grill

Entrepreneurial Mindset Domain Focus: Flexibility & Adaptability and Comfort with Risk

Lesson 5: Picture This

Entrepreneurial Mindset Domain Focus: Communication & Collaboration and Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Lesson 6: Startup Survival

Entrepreneurial Mindset Domains: Opportunity Recognition & Future Orientation

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Operation: Mindset

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

Grades 6 - 12

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Real World Arts & Design

Arts • STEM

4 Items

•

Grades 9 - 12

Collection

Real World Arts & Design

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

Students go through a variety of fun arts and design activities that have real world applications.

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Real World Arts & Design

Arts • STEM

Grades 9 - 12

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Understanding Climate Change

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

7 Items

•

Grades 9 - 12

Collection

Understanding Climate Change

By The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

Students will explore the relationship between weather and climate and nature's role in creating resilience.

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Understanding Climate Change

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

Grades 9 - 12

COLLECTION

S.INQ Sound

STEM • Arts

9 Items

•

Grades K - 5

Collection

S.INQ Sound

By OregonASK

K - 5

This lesson has hands-on activities ranging from learning about sound, pitch, and amplification through material exploration to designing, building, testing and modifying their own musical instruments.

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S.INQ Sound

STEM • Arts

Grades K - 5

COLLECTION

Visual Arts Activities For 3rd-5th Grade at Home

Arts • STEM

5 Items

•

Grades 3 - 5

Collection

Visual Arts Activities For 3rd-5th Grade at Home

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

This Playlist provides younger students a variety of visual arts activities that encourages creative thinking at home.

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Visual Arts Activities For 3rd-5th Grade at Home

Arts • STEM

Grades 3 - 5

COLLECTION

Activities

Inventions (Team Building) Game

STEM • Arts

30m

•

Grades 3 - 12

Video

Inventions (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

30m

With only minutes on the clock, your team must create, sketch, and present a hilarious invention to solve an odd-ball problem!

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VIDEO

Inventions (Team Building) Game

STEM • Arts

30m•Grades 3 - 12

Creating Games & Puzzles

Arts • STEM

•

Grades 6 - 8

Creating Games & Puzzles

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students create their own board games, while giving and receiving feedback from others.

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Creating Games & Puzzles

Arts • STEM

2h•Grades 6 - 8

The Price Is Close! (Grades 3-5)

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m

•

Grades 3 - 5

The Price Is Close! (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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The Price Is Close! (Grades 3-5)

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Skip Counting Hip Hops

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

•

Grades K - 2

Skip Counting Hip Hops

By PowerUp Fitness

K - 2

PowerUp Skip Counting Hip Hops - increase knowledge of multiples through movement and math integration.

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Skip Counting Hip Hops

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

5m•Grades K - 2

Graduating from Junior Funologist Training

Leadership and Teamwork • STEM

•

Grades 3 - 5

Graduating from Junior Funologist Training

By Nickelodeon + Mizzen Education

3 - 5

This is activity 4 of 12 in the Nickelodeon Our World: The Play Lab Module.

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Graduating from Junior Funologist Training

Leadership and Teamwork • STEM

1h•Grades 3 - 5

Plan an International Business Trip

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m

•

Grades 9 - 12

Plan an International Business Trip

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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Plan an International Business Trip

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m•Grades 9 - 12

S.INQ Invisible Forces Static Electricity

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

•

Grades K - 5

S.INQ Invisible Forces Static Electricity

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

This activity helps students test various objects to see which are affected by an electrically charged balloon.

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S.INQ Invisible Forces Static Electricity

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

Foot Maps

STEM • History and Society

45m

•

Grades K - 2

Foot Maps

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

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Foot Maps

STEM • History and Society

45m•Grades K - 2

Space and Time

STEM • Arts

•

Grades 3 - 8

Space and Time

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

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Space and Time

STEM • Arts

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Memory Card Game (Grades K-2)

STEM • Literacy

45m

•

Grades K - 2

Memory Card Game (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children make and play a card game to work on their memory skills using addition facts. Since this activity helps children practice basic math facts, it is a great game to play often.

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Memory Card Game (Grades K-2)

STEM • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Motor Day

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

•

Grades 3 - 5

Motor Day

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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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Motor Day

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Innovation, Stagnation, and Decline: What Happened to the Blackberry Phone?

History and Society • STEM

45m

•

Grades 9 - 12

Innovation, Stagnation, and Decline: What Happened to the Blackberry Phone?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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Innovation, Stagnation, and Decline: What Happened to the Blackberry Phone?

History and Society • STEM

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Collections

Animal Homes

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

4 Items

•

Grades K - 8

Collection

Animal Homes

By National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

In this module youth will learn about animal homes. They will find similarities and differences between the places we call home.

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Animal Homes

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

Grades K - 8

COLLECTION

STEAM Activities for Middle School at Home

STEM • Arts

9 Items

•

Grades 6 - 8

Collection

STEAM Activities for Middle School at Home

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

This Playlist gives middle school aged students fun engineering and design activities that can be done at home or in small groups.

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STEAM Activities for Middle School at Home

STEM • Arts

Grades 6 - 8

COLLECTION

S.INQ Up Earth and Space

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

7 Items

•

Grades 6 - 8

Collection

S.INQ Up Earth and Space

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Discover Collection

S.INQ Up Earth and Space

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

COLLECTION

Animal Families and Nearby Nature

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

3 Items

•

Grades K - 8

Collection

Animal Families and Nearby Nature

By National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

Discover Collection

Animal Families and Nearby Nature

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

Grades K - 8

COLLECTION

Operation: Mindset

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

6 Items

•

Grades 6 - 12

Collection

Operation: Mindset

By Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship

6 - 12

Recommended Module Sequence

Lesson 1: Pitch Yourself

Lesson 2: EMI Pre-Survey Analysis

Lesson 3: Tower of Power

Entrepreneurial Mindset Domain Focus: Creativity & Innovation and Initiative & Self-Reliance

Lesson 4: Chill or Grill

Entrepreneurial Mindset Domain Focus: Flexibility & Adaptability and Comfort with Risk

Lesson 5: Picture This

Entrepreneurial Mindset Domain Focus: Communication & Collaboration and Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Lesson 6: Startup Survival

Entrepreneurial Mindset Domains: Opportunity Recognition & Future Orientation

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Operation: Mindset

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

Grades 6 - 12

COLLECTION

Real World Arts & Design

Arts • STEM

4 Items

•

Grades 9 - 12

Collection

Real World Arts & Design

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

Students go through a variety of fun arts and design activities that have real world applications.

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Real World Arts & Design

Arts • STEM

Grades 9 - 12

COLLECTION

Understanding Climate Change

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

7 Items

•

Grades 9 - 12

Collection

Understanding Climate Change

By The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

Students will explore the relationship between weather and climate and nature's role in creating resilience.

Discover Collection

Understanding Climate Change

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

Grades 9 - 12

COLLECTION

S.INQ Sound

STEM • Arts

9 Items

•

Grades K - 5

Collection

S.INQ Sound

By OregonASK

K - 5

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S.INQ Sound

STEM • Arts

Grades K - 5

COLLECTION

Visual Arts Activities For 3rd-5th Grade at Home

Arts • STEM

5 Items

•

Grades 3 - 5

Collection

Visual Arts Activities For 3rd-5th Grade at Home

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

This Playlist provides younger students a variety of visual arts activities that encourages creative thinking at home.

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Visual Arts Activities For 3rd-5th Grade at Home

Arts • STEM

Grades 3 - 5

COLLECTION