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An Ocean of Activities!
Surf's up! This week, Education World offers ten lessons that offer students the opportunity to explore the largest bodies of water on Earth: oceans! Included: Activities that involve students in creating time lines and posters, learning about ocean mysteries and legends, and much more!

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Exploring Planets in the Classroom
This site contains hands-on science activities for inquiry learning developed by K-12 teachers in Hawaii through the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium.  EW Review

Zona Land
Zona Land was created by high school math and physics teacher Ed Zobel to provide students with a different approach to the study of mathematical sciences and physics.  EW Review

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
The Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century chronicles the technological accomplishments of the century that helped shape our world today. EW Review

GENERAL LESSON PLANNING

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Computer Sabotage: A Lesson Plan
Computer teacher Tom Guy was surprised to find that his students were coming to him, completely perplexed, with every minor glitch that occurred in the computers in his lab, even when error messages gave them only *one* option! He decided to give the kids a crash course in fixing minor difficulties, by "sabotaging" a computer each day and putting the students on the case.

Internet Scavenger Hunt: Inventors and Inventions
celebrate the world of inventions and inventors with two brand-new scavenger hunts created by Hazel Jobe!


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Women in Science 12/27/1999
[ Science, History of Science | Grades 9-12 | Submitted by Sr. Maureen Fallon ]
Women have encountered various obstacles in the fields of science through the years. This lesson features a study of various women (past and present) and the ways in which these women have overcome the obstacles presented to them because of their sex or ethnicity.
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Springtime is often Science Fair time...
This week, Education World presents science fair resources as well as links to great Web sites that are full of hands-on science experiments. And dont miss our e-interview with NASAs teacher-astronaut, Barbara Morgan!

Education World® Presents A Special Technology In The Classroom Issue
We've been chosen to organize the Tech Caf, a special hands-on technology workshop for principals at the National Association of Secondary School Principals convention in New Orleans! In recognition of this honor, this week we've put together a very special "technology in the classroom" issue of Education World!


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Summer Science Is for Girls!
Are girls interested in science? Just ask biotechnologist Dr. Sylvia Oliver and environmental engineer Dr. Kauser Jahan! These scientists -- and science mentors -- can hardly keep up with the applications pouring into their girls-only summer science camps.

How to Put on a Great Science Fair!
Kids learn by doing, and a science fair gives them that chance. How can schools put on a good science fair? How can schools avoid having a parent fair? And how can science fairs incorporate a cross-curricular approach?

Always a Teacher: An Education World e-Interview With Teacher-Astronaut Barbara Morgan
Barbara Morgan ---a third-grade teacher from McCall, Idaho, and Christa McAuliffes backup in NASAs 1986 Teacher-in-Space program--- is currently an astronaut at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

A Study of Inventions Promotes Thinking 'Outside the Box'!
An inventive-thinking unit will challenge your students to think "outside the box." They'll employ creativity and imagination as they apply the facts and skills they've learned.

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