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- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students are introduced to genetics along with genetic diseases and heredity. In groups, they complete a Punnett Square to determine the dominant and recessive genes. After viewing diagrams, they identify the characteristics of DNA and demonstrate the processes of Meiosis and Mitosis. To end the lesson, they discover the factors that cause genes to mutate. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students use mystery novels to focus on the history and ethnicity of different regions of the United States. As a class, they are introduced to the elements of a mystery and compare them to the other types of novels they have read. In groups, they discuss the characters, setting and plots of the novels while researching the historical events occuring in the text. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - 12th
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Students read three case studies to focus on how the United States dealt with foreign policy issues. In groups, they read about the decision to drop the atomic bomb, the commitment of troops to Vietnam and wwhether to send troops to Somalia. They discuss the variables involved when dealing with foreign policy issues and write a paper to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the characteristics of rape. As a class, they identify statements as either facts or myths about rape. In groups, they complete a survey to identify their own perceptions about rape and compare them with other classmates. They develop their own responses if they are threatened by a rapist and determine the emotional needs of a victim to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students complete a two-week unit involving design and construction concepts. They watch a PowerPoint presentation about geometric shapes, draw the fourteen shapes incorporated in bridge construction, and in small groups design, build, and test Popsicle stick bridges. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 11th
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Students create a drawing of their neighborhood from 500 feet above in this study of aerial photography and mapping techniques. The lesson can be expanded into a unit with the resources provided. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students read the novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton and then watch the movie. They discuss the differences between the two and how different media lead to different interpretations of literature. They write a comparison essay comparing the book and the movie. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students consider which aspects of world around them have roots in 1960s, research and compare 1960s to today with regards to Civil and Women's Rights, Vietnam, counterculture, music, voting, and economic rights, and explore legacy of 1960s by interviewing several adults who were teenagers or older in that decade. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 11th
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Students work independently, collaboratively and as a whole class to refine their comprehension of the interwoven nature of the elements of fiction. They read self-selected and teacher selected fiction and use the vocabulary of literary analysis to communicate with their peers. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students create and interpret equations and inequalities within the text of problem situations. The pre-assessment is an informal activity in which students match a statement to the appropriate equation or inequality. Full Review »
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