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- Grade Range
- 2nd - 5th
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Students determine what types of energy sources can be used then students build water wheels designed to make something move and experiment with wind power as well as designing and building machines that work using solar power. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students act as a public relations firm representing the school district and use photography to develop positive attitudes toward all programs. They brainstormed alternative methods to use photography and selected the photographic essay. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students describe alternative theories for how the first humans came to the Americas, and explain evidence that supports or contradicts these theories. They examine the role of skepticism in scientific inquiries. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students take a survey to determine their attitudes toward sexuality. In groups, they identify female and male reproductive organs and develop a list of secondary sex traits during puberty. They also discuss the stages of the menstrual cycle and how the fetus develops. To end the lesson, they discuss how to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Full Review »
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- 4th - 11th
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Students investigate the life and education of current conductor, composer, and jazz musician Thara Memory in this 50-minute lesson introducing a two day unit. A video of Thara is included. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the primary transition outcome areas of employment, community living, post-secondary education, and recreation. They explore the decision-making process and develop strategies to aid in problem-solving skills. Finally, students discover how to locate community resources that provide support. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in the production of a play that highlights the direct linkage between storm drains and natural river, stream, or creek ecosystems. They explore their thoughts, feelings, and actions through dramatic interaction and reflection. They improvise and discuss alternative endings to the skit. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 10th
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Students identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations as well as recognize and analyze alternative explanations and models. After a brief discussion on Jupiter, students read and article on the discovery of Jupiter Radio Emissions and answer discussion questions. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students create two teams. One student from each team comes to the board. One person from team A is the writer; one person from team B is the reader. This will alternate each round. After the whole class has gone, the readers become writers and vice versa. The goal is to review reading music and recognizing rhythms. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students apply and manipulate a formula for winning percentage. They solve for the individual variables given baseball statistics from the 2006 season. After becoming familiar with the formula, students analyze and manipulate the equation. An extension activity offers the opportunity to explore alternate values for the exponent. A spreadsheet makes the cumbersome computations in the extension much easier. Full Review »
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