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Adult education critical thinking laboratories
Nervous System Lesson (5 Senses)
Investigating The 5 Senses - A Series of Lab Activities for the Nervous System UnitIncluded:-A student worksheet for each of the "5 Senses" labs. (Some labs have multiple activities!)-A teacher guide slideshow to facilitate and run the lesson smoothly from-Teacher tips and preparation guides for each of the lab activities-ASL alphabet-Braille alphabet-Snellen vision test posters-Ishihara Color Test for Color Blindness-data tables-guided questions/ pre and post lab activity analysis questionsThis
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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STEM Marshmallow Challenge
The Marshmallow Challenge is an exciting STEM design challenge that will push your students to think like an engineer, problem solve, and collaborate with their peers. Students will have to manipulate limited materials to make sure they can successfully build a structure to support a marshmallow!
The Marshmallow Challenge has been used by teachers and developers alike in classrooms, professional development meetings, on business retreats and so much more. To learn more about The Marshmallow C
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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What's the Matter: Chemistry Basics
What’s the Matter will introduce your students to the basic theory of Chemistry. Terms such as matter, volume, and density will be discussed. “Hands-on Lab experiments” and “Test Yourself” activities will let each student know if they have met their objectives.
Answers are provided for many but not all activities. The teacher may need to provide some of the solutions.
Some additional activities of interest:
Reading a Bar graph.
Reading a Bar Graph.
Tell me a Story.
Tell me
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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STEM - Dollar Store Design Challenge - Marshmallow Tower
This is a great discovery-based activity!Many teachers' favorite store is their local Dollar Store. I personally am willing to spend a little of my own money for a great lesson plan.The Design Challenge idea is not new, but has gained tremendous momentum with the increase in STEM education focus over the last few years. These challenges force learners in to a growth mindset but requiring multiple trials, being creative with limited supplies and by relying on group members for suggestions.I typic
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, HS-ETS1-2
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Parapsychology Lab Psychology Psychic
Ready to broach Parapsychology with your students? Here is a lab I called “Parapsychology.” In the lab the students are asked whether or not they are psychic, and do they know anyone they think is psychic. The students then take a 100 question test of “psychic ability.” The test is simply a 100 question multiple choice test where the answers have been assigned randomly. The students are simply shown A, B, C and D and asked to pick one. The students collaborate, and do some data comparison. As th
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Parapsychology The Luck O'The Irish Psychology Critical thinking
Ready to broach critical thinking or parapsychology with your students? Here is a lab I called “Luck O’The Irish.” In the lab the students are asked whether or not they are lucky, and do they know anyone they think is lucky. The students then take a 100 question test of “luck.” The test is simply a 100 question multiple choice test where the answers have been assigned randomly. The students are simply shown A, B, C and D and asked to pick one. The students collaborate, and do some data compariso
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The News about Day and Night: How Does the Earth's Movement Affect Us?
Ever wonder why the numbers of hours of daylight and night-time change throughout the year. Here is an activity that will answer that question for you. Terms such as equinox, solstice, summer, winter, etc. will be discussed and explained for your understanding. Hands-0n and test yourself activities are provided to make sure that each student comprehends the concepts presented.
An answer guide is provided for each activity. Basic scientific standards will be met by this set of activities
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Programming in BASIC: Golf Anyone?
This activity can be used in conjunction with any of the other computer science labs (Physics: Introduction to Programming I, etc.) offered by Creative Curricula. This lab can also be used as a stand-alone activity. Experienced code writers understand a variety of computer languages. BASIC is the first computer language that reached the masses in the 1970s and early 1980s. While it is not used much today, a great deal can be learned about coding by using BASIC. This activity requires students to
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-4
THE SCIENCE OF ELECTRICITY
FUNNY, NO PREP story to open your SCIENCE class. The electrician is fixing the power in the house and the owner is frightened to put the outlet decors. Need a laughter with your teacher colleagues? Is it your Science colleague's birthday? Read this story in the teachers' room and set the atmosphere for a good day.
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8th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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