All Activities

Quote Match (Grades 6-8)

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Quote Match (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students find quotes from popular middle school literature and then pool their quotes to play and compete in a quote matching game. This activity may inspire students to read new books.

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Stop the Show (Grades 9-12)

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Stop the Show (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Small groups of actors plan scenarios that have concrete starting points and a conflict, obstacle, or problem the characters have to solve. At certain points, the teacher stops the scene and asks the audience to vote on the next thing that will happen or on a certain character's next response or action. The audience becomes a kind of writer’s room, in which actors are asked to try out different ideas as they perform.

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This is Me: Online Profiles

Digital Voices, Belonging and Community

This is Me: Online Profiles

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students in this age range may just be discovering social media websites, as well as both the benefits and drawbacks of social media. In this activity, done entirely offline, students complete a simple profile for themselves. The group tries to match the profile to its owner.

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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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Idea Journals and the Entrepreneur Song

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Idea Journals and the Entrepreneur Song

VentureLab

K - 2

15 Minutes

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

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

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Two Truths and a Lie (Grades 9-12)

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Two Truths and a Lie (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this game, called Two Truths and a Lie, students read statements about one another and then try to distinguish the facts from the falsehoods. This classic icebreaker game helps build a cohesive group.

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Interview Skills

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Stories and Perspectives

Interview Skills

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students practice being interviewed for a job as well as evaluating job applicants. This activity builds interviewing skills and provides practice in speaking and listening.

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What Walked?

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

What Walked?

Foundations, Inc.

K - 12

30 Minutes

Kids enjoy challenging themselves, and testing their memory is one way for them to do this. Build recall and observation abilities to help kids succeed in school and beyond! Connecting a memory activity to a new topic or skill is a great way to introduce a new subject area and make this area meaningful to the student experience.

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Word Hunt (Grades K-2)

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Word Hunt (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this game, children search for words hidden around the schoolyard. When time is up, children work together to combine their words into meaningful sentences. This game builds collaborative learning and literacy skills.

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Bats

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

Bats

National Wildlife Federation

3 - 8

50 Minutes

Most of the world’s bats eat insects, and in areas with cold winters, that is all they eat. Many tropical bats eat fruit and nectar, and a few are carnivores that eat other animals, including rats and mice, small birds, frogs, lizards, or even fish. Only three out of more than 1,000 species drink blood.

Most experienced bat scientists can guess what a bat eats by looking closely at its adaptations. Each species of bat is adapted for the food it eats. Some bats specialize in eating just one or a few kinds of food, but others are generalists who eat various foods. Special adaptations, such as wings, feet, eyes, nose structure, and mouth structure, allow bats to find and eat certain kinds of food with little or no competition from other species. This is very successful as long as their unique food source is abundant, but such specialization is risky because the kinds of prey, fruit, flowers a bat eats might die out, leaving the bat to starve. Animals that eat various foods can switch types if one disappears, but they cannot compete well with specialized animals for any one food.

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Recycling

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

Recycling

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students discuss the 3R's: reducing, reusing, and recycling and evaluate the programs in their homes, school, and community.

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Slot Construction Animals

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Slot Construction Animals

Rediscover Center

K - 8

1 Hour

In this activity, students will use a cardboard construction technique called Slot Construction to make model animals. This technique allows them to build almost instantly without any glue or adhesives so they can explore how to make fun sculptures without always using reinforcements.

This is part 2 of 2 in the Slot Construction Activities by reDiscover Center.

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Scientific Sketching Practice

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

Scientific Sketching Practice

California Academy of Sciences

3 - 12

45 Minutes

Conducting science involves both careful observation and drawing what you see. Most students won’t know where to start if you ask them to sketch a crayfish, a beaker, or even a rock. Lay the foundation for sketching by explicitly teaching drawing techniques so students can build the confidence and skills they need to sketch during science investigations.

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Ready, Set, Goals! (Grades 3-5)

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Ready, Set, Goals! (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Setting goals is an important part of growing as a person. In today's activity, students set goals in 3 different areas of their lives: school, family, and self.

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Improvise, Write, and Perform Scenes

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Improvise, Write, and Perform Scenes

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

1 Hour

In small groups, students will plan, rehearse, and act out a story, using pantomime. Other students will guess where the performers are and what they are doing.

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Alphabet Book

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Alphabet Book

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Knowledge of the alphabet is the foundation for reading. In this literacy activity, children share their knowledge of the names of letters, the sounds letters make, and words that start with each letter as they work together to create a group alphabet book.

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The Bees Knees

Arts in Action, Leadership and Teamwork

The Bees Knees

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

Students learn four basic Charleston steps through an instructional video. Then as a group, students add their own twist on this classic dance.

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Chip Hunt (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork, Belonging and Community

Chip Hunt (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

K - 12

15 Minutes

Hide and hunt colored poker chips in this highly active game as the clock ticks away!

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Let’s Plan a Presentation!

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Let’s Plan a Presentation!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students learn steps to follow when planning a presentation, and then they practice those steps with partners. This activity builds organizational skills as well as skills in collaboration, speaking, and listening.

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S.INQ Sound Telephones Part 2

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

S.INQ Sound Telephones Part 2

OregonASK

K - 5

45 Minutes

Students investigate which simple telephone device makes our voices the loudest when they travel from one person to another. Students explore and test various materials to act as the earpiece of the phone, amplifying the vibration of sound.

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Building an Interview Set A

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Building an Interview Set A

PBS

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students bring their interviews to life through puppets and miniature sets. They begin by building puppets to represent the interviewer and interviewee. This lesson, the first of three, provides time for students to build the sets designed in Lesson 20.

This is lesson 24 of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs' second module, Building a News Hour.

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School Time Debate

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

School Time Debate

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Does your school start classes too early, too late, or at the ideal time? In this activity, students will participate in a debate of this question. They will identify facts in support of their arguments, respond to critiques and questions, and if possible, agree on a resolution.

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Design Your Garden, Define Your Season: How to Draw Your Garden Layout

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

Design Your Garden, Define Your Season: How to Draw Your Garden Layout

Farm to Table Kids

3 - 8

1 Hour 25 Minutes

In this foundational garden planning lesson, students will explore the art and science of designing a functional and beautiful garden layout. First, they will create a “Garden Vision Board Classroom Collage” to spark their imagination. Then, they will draw their own garden layouts based on real dimensions and plant spacing. Students will begin their growing season with creativity, purpose, and intention.

This activity is 4 of 4 in the "Things to Know Before You Grow" module from Farm to Table Kids. Visit the module to view the full set of learning resource and learn more about Part 2 of the module series, "How to Grow Dahlias."

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Sensational Seaweed

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

Sensational Seaweed

California Academy of Sciences

3 - 8

1 Hour

Students learn the parts of algae, compare them to land plants, and rotate through exploration stations to investigate seaweed close up with their different senses.

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Paper Train

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

Paper Train

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children cut simple geometric shapes from construction paper and join them together to represent the locomotive and other cars of a train. Then the teacher joins the cars together to make a train.

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Paper Sculptures (Grades K-2)

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Paper Sculptures (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children create different shapes out of paper and glue or tape them together to make a sculpture. As they create, they learn different ways to manipulate paper and discuss how colors and shapes can affect feelings and even represent the people in their lives.

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Current Issues Debate

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Current Issues Debate

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Teach research and debate skills with this activity where students debate topics that are appropriate for and of interest to high school students.

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Super ME! Part 2

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Super ME! Part 2

OregonASK

K - 5

1 Hour

Students continue to work on and complete their Super ME! pop-up books and share their hard work with each other.

This activity is part 5 of a 5 part activity series: A Hero Among Heroes, The Hero Inside, My Talents, Interests, and Strengths, Super ME Part 1, and Super ME Part 2

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Ecosystem Services

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

Ecosystem Services

City Parks Foundation

6 - 8

1 Hour

This activity will introduce students to the concept of ecosystem services. Students will discuss each of the four ecosystem services and spend time researching how each of these ecosystem services supports our wellbeing and the wellbeing of others. This activity will culminate with a poster design project where students will consider examples of ecosystem services within their communities.

This is activity 1 of 3 in the "Urban Forests" module from City Parks Foundation.

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Weather and Climate

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

Weather and Climate

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

In this activity, we focus on weather and climate. Children commonly misinterpret these words as interchangeable terms. These terms, while related, are different.

Weather is what we experience on a daily basis. It helps us decide what we should wear the next day or bring on an upcoming getaway next week. Weather is a prediction based on various data collected in multiple ways, from ground stations to radars. Weather maps are created to help us understand what to expect based on meteorologists’ evidence (people who study weather).

On the other hand, the climate allows us to see long-term patterns in weather data collected over time — a long period of time. A long time concerning climate is a minimum of thirty years. Climate can tell us many things, from seasonal information and planting zones to increases in global temperatures or carbon dioxide.

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What is that Tone

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

What is that Tone

PBS

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Uncover the Power of Vocal Tone! In this engaging lesson, students delve into the fascinating world of vocal communication. They learn to alter their vocal tone to convey a specific meaning.

This is lesson 15 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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High Five!

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

High Five!

After-School All-Stars

K - 8

5 Minutes

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

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Does That Fit?

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

Does That Fit?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children practice spatial reasoning skills as they predict which objects will fit through various holes. They test their predictions and reach conclusions about 2-dimensional shapes and 3-dimensional spaces.

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Around the World in 45 Minutes

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Around the World in 45 Minutes

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Each of the world’s continents has distinguishing features and landmarks. Students write clues and then play a game to practice identifying and locating the seven continents.

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Measuring Earthquakes

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

Measuring Earthquakes

California Academy of Sciences

3 - 8

35 Minutes

Students make their own seismograph and learn how scientists measure earthquake intensity.

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Youth Climate Leaders

We The People, The Natural World

Youth Climate Leaders

PBS

6 - 12

50 Minutes

Young people are changing the conversation around climate change. Over past few years, youth movements have made global headlines and gotten the attention of political leaders.

Scientists warn that without major, rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the world faces crises including food shortages, extreme weather, wildfires, and a mass die-off of coral reefs as early as 2040. While the effects of man-made warming are already being felt, the most serious impact would be experienced by today’s youth and future generations.

In August 2018, 15-year-old Swedish teen Greta Thunberg began striking from school. She sat outside her country’s parliament with a sign that read, “School strike for climate.”

The images went viral--sparking student strikes around the world, with many young people joining the #FridaysforFuture movement. Thunberg recently spent two weeks taking a sailboat from Europe to the U.S. to attend an upcoming United Nations climate summit in New York City. Her journey was meant to draw attention to the greenhouse gas impact of air travel. The UN hosted a Youth Climate Summit, calling it, “a platform for young leaders who are driving climate action to showcase their solutions at the United Nations, and to meaningfully engage with decision-makers on the defining issue of our time.”

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Two Truths and a Lie

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Two Truths and a Lie

Foundations, Inc.

6 - 12

10 Minutes

Participants bring a wealth of experience and fun to the class in this fun icebreaker.

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Schedule an International Meeting

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

Schedule an International Meeting

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students explore the challenges and benefits of online meetings between participants located all over the world. In the process, they learn about time zones and practice applying them, and they explore translation software.

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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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Broadcast News (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Voices, We The People

Broadcast News (Student Reporting Labs)

PBS

6 - 12

50 Minutes

How does news get from the front lines to your feed? Let’s take a look behind the curtain...

Students will gain an understanding of what constitutes broadcast news and how it’s produced. They will use this knowledge to work backwards, investigating and critically analyzing news stories they’ve recently encountered.

This is activity 6 of 16 in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Module. Visit the Module to learn more before getting started.

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Careers in the Armed Forces

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Careers in the Armed Forces

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students listen and speak to a local recruiter for the armed forces about careers in the military, including options, requirements, and benefits.

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Who Are You? (Grades 6-8)

Digital Voices, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Who Are You? (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students explore the idea that anyone can be anyone on the internet. They role-play various online interactions and try to determine which are truthful and which are fraudulent.

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Do Not Sell My Personal Information (Grades 9-12)

Digital Voices, We The People

Do Not Sell My Personal Information (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students will learn about California’s new data privacy law and create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to educate others about this legislation and how it will affect them. Students will develop key skills in communication, online awareness and safety, and collaboration.

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Production (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Production (Student Reporting Labs)

PBS

6 - 12

1 Hour

In this unique set of video tutorials produced by Gil Garcia of Austin High School, students learn about the different roles associated with video production, how to scout a location and set up, best practices for audio gathering, lighting basics, the importance of white-balancing, how to approach interview process, and how to gather different forms of b-roll.

This is activity 14 of 16 in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Module. Visit the Module to learn more before getting started.

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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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Debate It!

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Debate It!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Debating is a great way for students to work on their speaking, listening, and team-building skills. In this activity, students debate a topic that they can relate to and work in teams to develop arguments that support their side of the debate.

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Definitely Different

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives, Whole Body, Whole Self

Definitely Different

kid-grit

3 - 5

15 Minutes

This is a closing activity to help students think about differences intentionally. These skills help them in school and real-life situations, like resolving conflicts with friends. Developing critical thinking early builds confidence, encourages curiosity, and prepares kids to face challenges more thoughtfully.

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How Can My College Major Lead to a Dream Job?

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

How Can My College Major Lead to a Dream Job?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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

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Slot Construction Sculptures

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Slot Construction Sculptures

Rediscover Center

K - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students will learn a cardboard construction technique called Slot Construction. This technique allows students to build almost instantly without any glue or adhesives so they can explore how to make fun sculptures without always using reinforcements.

This is part 1 of 2 in the Slot Construction Activities by reDiscover Center.

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Conducting Focus Groups

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

Conducting Focus Groups

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students explore the role of focus groups in product development. They watch a video to observe other teens serving on a focus group for a popular clothing line. They then form teams to prepare focus group questions for products. The teams pose their questions to others, which serve as focus groups. Finally, students analyze the focus group findings.

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Bad Day Charades

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Bad Day Charades

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students learn what insurance is, what main types are available, and who needs it. Then they play a game of bad day charades: Groups act out scenarios, and students must guess what is happening in the charade and what type of insurance could be used.

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Benefits of Martial Arts

Whole Body, Whole Self, Belonging and Community

Benefits of Martial Arts

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students research the benefits of martial arts and engage in a whole-group discussion about the practice and discipline of martial arts.

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What is Climate?

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

What is Climate?

The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

1 Hour

Students use data to explore the difference between climate and weather and to derive definitions of the two.

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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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Making an Informed Decision

We The People, Belonging and Community

Making an Informed Decision

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In the spring of 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to decide whether to remain as British colonies or to declare independence from Great Britain. In this fun activity, students role-play the decision-making process that occurred at these important meetings.

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Enunciation and Physical Awareness

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Enunciation and Physical Awareness

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students assess the clarity of their speech and the messages they deliver with body language when they communicate verbally.

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Civil Rights in the United States

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Civil Rights in the United States

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this team building activity, students explore tolerance and learn about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the civil rights movement. Students will develop key skills, such as communication, diversity and multicultural awareness, and collaboration.

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People Bingo

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

People Bingo

Foundations, Inc.

K - 5

30 Minutes

This game is great for building staff and/or student community and gets people up, moving around, and talking to lots of different people.

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Should You Always Tell the Truth? (Grades 6-8)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Should You Always Tell the Truth? (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students discuss examples of lying in the course of daily life, and whether the lie was ultimately the best choice.

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Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 6-8)

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students improvise skits to show how fictional characters might respond to everyday situations and challenges. This activity demonstrates how fiction can differ from real life.

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The Meaning of Music

Arts in Action, Digital Voices

The Meaning of Music

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

Through improvisational games, students identify music's ability to transcend language barriers when conveying emotion and experience. Students use this insight to create Sound Skits - or stories told only through sound.

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Thinking in Opposites: Optimism and Pessimism

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Thinking in Opposites: Optimism and Pessimism

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students will evaluate optimism and pessimism and also practice empathy to recognize and appreciate these different points of view.

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Vacation On!

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Vacation On!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Who doesn’t like a vacation? Students brainstorm places in the United States to take their next vacation and create a visual representation of their responses in an affinity map.

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MLB Players STEM League Lesson 8: The Playoffs

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

MLB Players STEM League Lesson 8: The Playoffs

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

1 Hour

Now that students have made it through the regular season and the trade deadline, it’s time for the playoffs! All professional sports leagues hold end-of-the-year playoffs, culminating in a championship game (or series). This activity demonstrates an actual playoff bracket from a prior professional baseball season and provides instructions on constructing a playoff bracket for your classroom.

This activity contains a bonus lesson on Resilience. Students will need to explain what resilience means to them, how they have seen resilience in teams, and reflect on how someone they know has demonstrated it in the past.

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Functional Fitness Week 7: Day 2

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Functional Fitness Week 7: Day 2

Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40 Minutes

Continue building week 7 skill of the week: Burpees. In this activity, students partner-up for a relay challenge and free play. Then, they learn to discern which beverages are best to consume while exercising.

This activity is part of the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness 12-week program. If you are new to the program, visit the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 1-4 Collection before getting started.

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Rollercoasters (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork, Belonging and Community

Rollercoasters (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

20 Minutes

Quickly compete and create a make-shift rollercoaster to successfully deliver a ball to its location!

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Functional Fitness Week 12: Day 1

Whole Body, Whole Self, Leadership and Teamwork

Functional Fitness Week 12: Day 1

Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40 Minutes

In this activity, students wrap-up their training with end of session reviews and free play. Then, they put their nutritional knowledge to the test in a game of true or false.

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The Power of Persuasion

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

The Power of Persuasion

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

The ability to persuade someone to do or believe something is a powerful skill. Students will give a speech trying to persuade others about a topic of their choice.

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Grouping Day

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

Grouping Day

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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

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Socratic Seminar

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Socratic Seminar

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students will have the opportunity to read an article and discuss it with their peers in a Socratic Seminar. Then, they will evaluate the effectiveness of Socratic Seminars.

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Build Like a Musician

Arts in Action, Digital Voices

Build Like a Musician

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

2 Hours

Students learn the basic elements of rhythm. They arrange and rearrange the basic elements to explore various ways to create movement in music. Students will also layer basic patterns to create complex rhythms, mimicking the sounds of jazz.

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What is Lift?

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

What is Lift?

OregonASK

K - 5

30 Minutes

Students explore and learn about lift and see how it affects aircraft.

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Jobs in My Community

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

Jobs in My Community

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, children learn how different jobs help fill different needs in the community. Children randomly choose 1 job and 1 need, and then walk around the room in search of the child with the job that can help them.

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Measurement Jigsaw (Grades 6-8)

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

Measurement Jigsaw (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students explore measuring tools and units of measurements in a fun game. In groups of 3, students see if they can match an object with a given object and measuring tool.

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Brief but Spectacular

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Brief but Spectacular

PBS

6 - 12

2 Hours

Essential Question: Who in your community is raising awareness around an issue that they are passionate about and spurring others to action?

Overview

To date, Brief but Spectacular has produced over 200 episodes with a mix of well-known guests like Alec Baldwin and lesser known guests like a musician who uses his art to “groove change.” The videos have earned millions of views and students have also engaged with the series to create their own videos. That’s where you come in: shoot a conversational interview with someone in your community who is making a difference and edit it using Brief but Spectacular’s storytelling style.

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Quote Match (Grades 6-8)

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Quote Match (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students find quotes from popular middle school literature and then pool their quotes to play and compete in a quote matching game. This activity may inspire students to read new books.

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Stop the Show (Grades 9-12)

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Stop the Show (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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This is Me: Online Profiles

Digital Voices, Belonging and Community

This is Me: Online Profiles

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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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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Idea Journals and the Entrepreneur Song

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Idea Journals and the Entrepreneur Song

VentureLab

K - 2

15 Minutes

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

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Two Truths and a Lie (Grades 9-12)

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Two Truths and a Lie (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Interview Skills

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Stories and Perspectives

Interview Skills

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students practice being interviewed for a job as well as evaluating job applicants. This activity builds interviewing skills and provides practice in speaking and listening.

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What Walked?

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

What Walked?

Foundations, Inc.

K - 12

30 Minutes

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Word Hunt (Grades K-2)

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Word Hunt (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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Bats

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

Bats

National Wildlife Federation

3 - 8

50 Minutes

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Recycling

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

Recycling

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students discuss the 3R's: reducing, reusing, and recycling and evaluate the programs in their homes, school, and community.

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Slot Construction Animals

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Slot Construction Animals

Rediscover Center

K - 8

1 Hour

This is part 2 of 2 in the Slot Construction Activities by reDiscover Center.

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Scientific Sketching Practice

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

Scientific Sketching Practice

California Academy of Sciences

3 - 12

45 Minutes

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Ready, Set, Goals! (Grades 3-5)

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Ready, Set, Goals! (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Setting goals is an important part of growing as a person. In today's activity, students set goals in 3 different areas of their lives: school, family, and self.

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Improvise, Write, and Perform Scenes

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Improvise, Write, and Perform Scenes

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

1 Hour

In small groups, students will plan, rehearse, and act out a story, using pantomime. Other students will guess where the performers are and what they are doing.

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Alphabet Book

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Alphabet Book

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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The Bees Knees

Arts in Action, Leadership and Teamwork

The Bees Knees

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

Students learn four basic Charleston steps through an instructional video. Then as a group, students add their own twist on this classic dance.

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Chip Hunt (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork, Belonging and Community

Chip Hunt (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

K - 12

15 Minutes

Hide and hunt colored poker chips in this highly active game as the clock ticks away!

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Let’s Plan a Presentation!

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Let’s Plan a Presentation!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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S.INQ Sound Telephones Part 2

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

S.INQ Sound Telephones Part 2

OregonASK

K - 5

45 Minutes

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Building an Interview Set A

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Building an Interview Set A

PBS

3 - 5

45 Minutes

This is lesson 24 of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs' second module, Building a News Hour.

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School Time Debate

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

School Time Debate

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Design Your Garden, Define Your Season: How to Draw Your Garden Layout

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

Design Your Garden, Define Your Season: How to Draw Your Garden Layout

Farm to Table Kids

3 - 8

1 Hour 25 Minutes

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Sensational Seaweed

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

Sensational Seaweed

California Academy of Sciences

3 - 8

1 Hour

Students learn the parts of algae, compare them to land plants, and rotate through exploration stations to investigate seaweed close up with their different senses.

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Paper Train

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

Paper Train

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children cut simple geometric shapes from construction paper and join them together to represent the locomotive and other cars of a train. Then the teacher joins the cars together to make a train.

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Paper Sculptures (Grades K-2)

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Paper Sculptures (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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Current Issues Debate

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Current Issues Debate

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Teach research and debate skills with this activity where students debate topics that are appropriate for and of interest to high school students.

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Super ME! Part 2

Arts in Action, Belonging and Community

Super ME! Part 2

OregonASK

K - 5

1 Hour

Students continue to work on and complete their Super ME! pop-up books and share their hard work with each other.

This activity is part 5 of a 5 part activity series: A Hero Among Heroes, The Hero Inside, My Talents, Interests, and Strengths, Super ME Part 1, and Super ME Part 2

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Ecosystem Services

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

Ecosystem Services

City Parks Foundation

6 - 8

1 Hour

This is activity 1 of 3 in the "Urban Forests" module from City Parks Foundation.

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Weather and Climate

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

Weather and Climate

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

In this activity, we focus on weather and climate. Children commonly misinterpret these words as interchangeable terms. These terms, while related, are different.

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What is that Tone

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

What is that Tone

PBS

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Uncover the Power of Vocal Tone! In this engaging lesson, students delve into the fascinating world of vocal communication. They learn to alter their vocal tone to convey a specific meaning.

This is lesson 15 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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High Five!

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

High Five!

After-School All-Stars

K - 8

5 Minutes

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

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Does That Fit?

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

Does That Fit?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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Around the World in 45 Minutes

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Around the World in 45 Minutes

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Each of the world’s continents has distinguishing features and landmarks. Students write clues and then play a game to practice identifying and locating the seven continents.

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Measuring Earthquakes

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

Measuring Earthquakes

California Academy of Sciences

3 - 8

35 Minutes

Students make their own seismograph and learn how scientists measure earthquake intensity.

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Youth Climate Leaders

We The People, The Natural World

Youth Climate Leaders

PBS

6 - 12

50 Minutes

Young people are changing the conversation around climate change. Over past few years, youth movements have made global headlines and gotten the attention of political leaders.

In August 2018, 15-year-old Swedish teen Greta Thunberg began striking from school. She sat outside her country’s parliament with a sign that read, “School strike for climate.”

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Two Truths and a Lie

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

Two Truths and a Lie

Foundations, Inc.

6 - 12

10 Minutes

Participants bring a wealth of experience and fun to the class in this fun icebreaker.

Discover Activity

Schedule an International Meeting

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

Schedule an International Meeting

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

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

Discover Activity

Broadcast News (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Voices, We The People

Broadcast News (Student Reporting Labs)

PBS

6 - 12

50 Minutes

How does news get from the front lines to your feed? Let’s take a look behind the curtain...

This is activity 6 of 16 in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Module. Visit the Module to learn more before getting started.

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Careers in the Armed Forces

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Careers in the Armed Forces

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students listen and speak to a local recruiter for the armed forces about careers in the military, including options, requirements, and benefits.

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Who Are You? (Grades 6-8)

Digital Voices, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Who Are You? (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students explore the idea that anyone can be anyone on the internet. They role-play various online interactions and try to determine which are truthful and which are fraudulent.

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Do Not Sell My Personal Information (Grades 9-12)

Digital Voices, We The People

Do Not Sell My Personal Information (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Production (Student Reporting Labs)

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Production (Student Reporting Labs)

PBS

6 - 12

1 Hour

This is activity 14 of 16 in the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Module. Visit the Module to learn more before getting started.

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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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Debate It!

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Debate It!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Definitely Different

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives, Whole Body, Whole Self

Definitely Different

kid-grit

3 - 5

15 Minutes

Discover Activity

How Can My College Major Lead to a Dream Job?

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

How Can My College Major Lead to a Dream Job?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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

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Slot Construction Sculptures

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Slot Construction Sculptures

Rediscover Center

K - 8

45 Minutes

This is part 1 of 2 in the Slot Construction Activities by reDiscover Center.

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Conducting Focus Groups

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

Conducting Focus Groups

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Bad Day Charades

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, We The People

Bad Day Charades

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Benefits of Martial Arts

Whole Body, Whole Self, Belonging and Community

Benefits of Martial Arts

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students research the benefits of martial arts and engage in a whole-group discussion about the practice and discipline of martial arts.

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What is Climate?

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

What is Climate?

The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

1 Hour

Students use data to explore the difference between climate and weather and to derive definitions of the two.

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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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Making an Informed Decision

We The People, Belonging and Community

Making an Informed Decision

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Enunciation and Physical Awareness

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Enunciation and Physical Awareness

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students assess the clarity of their speech and the messages they deliver with body language when they communicate verbally.

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Civil Rights in the United States

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Civil Rights in the United States

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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People Bingo

Belonging and Community, Leadership and Teamwork

People Bingo

Foundations, Inc.

K - 5

30 Minutes

This game is great for building staff and/or student community and gets people up, moving around, and talking to lots of different people.

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Should You Always Tell the Truth? (Grades 6-8)

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Should You Always Tell the Truth? (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students discuss examples of lying in the course of daily life, and whether the lie was ultimately the best choice.

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Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 6-8)

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students improvise skits to show how fictional characters might respond to everyday situations and challenges. This activity demonstrates how fiction can differ from real life.

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The Meaning of Music

Arts in Action, Digital Voices

The Meaning of Music

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

Discover Activity

Thinking in Opposites: Optimism and Pessimism

Belonging and Community, Stories and Perspectives

Thinking in Opposites: Optimism and Pessimism

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students will evaluate optimism and pessimism and also practice empathy to recognize and appreciate these different points of view.

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Vacation On!

We The People, Stories and Perspectives

Vacation On!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Who doesn’t like a vacation? Students brainstorm places in the United States to take their next vacation and create a visual representation of their responses in an affinity map.

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MLB Players STEM League Lesson 8: The Playoffs

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

MLB Players STEM League Lesson 8: The Playoffs

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

1 Hour

Discover Activity

Functional Fitness Week 7: Day 2

Leadership and Teamwork, Whole Body, Whole Self

Functional Fitness Week 7: Day 2

Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40 Minutes

Discover Activity

Rollercoasters (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork, Belonging and Community

Rollercoasters (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

20 Minutes

Quickly compete and create a make-shift rollercoaster to successfully deliver a ball to its location!

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Functional Fitness Week 12: Day 1

Whole Body, Whole Self, Leadership and Teamwork

Functional Fitness Week 12: Day 1

Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40 Minutes

In this activity, students wrap-up their training with end of session reviews and free play. Then, they put their nutritional knowledge to the test in a game of true or false.

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The Power of Persuasion

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

The Power of Persuasion

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

The ability to persuade someone to do or believe something is a powerful skill. Students will give a speech trying to persuade others about a topic of their choice.

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Grouping Day

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

Grouping Day

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

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

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Socratic Seminar

Stories and Perspectives, Belonging and Community

Socratic Seminar

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students will have the opportunity to read an article and discuss it with their peers in a Socratic Seminar. Then, they will evaluate the effectiveness of Socratic Seminars.

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Build Like a Musician

Arts in Action, Digital Voices

Build Like a Musician

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

2 Hours

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What is Lift?

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

What is Lift?

OregonASK

K - 5

30 Minutes

Students explore and learn about lift and see how it affects aircraft.

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Jobs in My Community

Future Ready: Learning and Earning, Leadership and Teamwork

Jobs in My Community

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 5

45 Minutes

Discover Activity

Measurement Jigsaw (Grades 6-8)

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

Measurement Jigsaw (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students explore measuring tools and units of measurements in a fun game. In groups of 3, students see if they can match an object with a given object and measuring tool.

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Brief but Spectacular

Digital Voices, Stories and Perspectives

Brief but Spectacular

PBS

6 - 12

2 Hours

Essential Question: Who in your community is raising awareness around an issue that they are passionate about and spurring others to action?

Overview

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