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A Lesson to Accompany "Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money Economy"
Students examine the role of money in the colonial economy by participating in a trading activity. In this colonial economy instructional activity, students complete an activity to learn about colonial trade and what happens when there...
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History's Thermometers
Students explain the concept of paleoclimatological proxies. In this oxygen isotope lesson, students interpret data and make inferences about climate changes in the geologic past.
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Submersible Designer
Students work in groups to design, build, and test a submersible prototype. In this engineering lesson, students learn about the importance and design of submersible vessels and apply their knowledge by building one of their own. They...
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The Big Burp: Where's the Proof?
Young scholars research the evidence for prehistorically formed methane hydrates contributing to global warming. In this climate change lesson, students work in groups to research methane hydrates, global warming, The Cambrian Explosion,...
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This Old Tubeworm
Students plot data to construct and interpret a graph about vestimentiferans at cold-seep sites in the Gulf of Mexico. In this deep sea activity, students plot data provided for the growth of tubeworms. They use the graphs to determine...
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The Census of Marine Life
Young scholars explain diversity and abundance in marine life. In this oceanic biology lesson plan, students collect information for various geographical areas to collect a census of marine life.
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My Wet Robot
Students design an underwater vehicle. In this engineering lesson, students will design an underwater robot that includes specific systems for it to function properly. Each group will present their prototype to the class.
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What's Down There
Students write an essay about the coral reefs. In this oceanography lesson, students investigate the reef of Bonaire and compare it to reefs that are not thriving. Students then explore the differences that contribute to the overall...
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Unit Plan for Mark Twain and American Humor
Students create brochures about the humor of Mark Twain. In this literature-analysis lesson plan, students read "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and other short stories by Twain. Students write analytical paragraphs and...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Parenting and Discipline
Students discuss discipline in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and compare it to how children are disciplined today. In this comparisons instructional activity, students identify different ways parents discipline their children. Students...
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Students create a presentation in which they retell the events of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. In this A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court lesson, students are introduced to Mark Twain in a PowerPoint, then...
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Why Do Gasoline Prices React to Things That Have Not Happened?
Students investigate how the price of gas is determined. In this economics instructional activity, students analyze supply and demand and seasonal demand, create tables and graphs and reflect on consumer expectations.
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An Aging Population - Economic Problem or Opportunity
Students explore if the aging population has any effect on the economy and overall well-being of society. In this economic lesson, students research the economic impact of the older citizens. They develop their own ideas and share...
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To Sign or Not to Sign: The Ultimate Constitution Day Lesson Plan
Students examine the ratification process. In this U.S. Constitution lesson plan, students discuss the ratification process and read a play based on the process. Students debate the ratification process and determine whether they...
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Random Album Covers
Students design a random album cover. In this album design instructional activity, students display their photo manipulation skills as they make a cover for an album. They examine covers of albums from classic bands before designing...
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A Generation that Cares: Saving our Environment!
Learners discover the dangers posing our environment. In this environmental awareness lesson, students investigate problems like global warming and pollution and discuss ways their generation can solve these issues. Learners research...
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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Tenth graders explore parallel and perpendicular lines. In this geometry instructional activity, 10th graders investigate the relationships associated with parallel lines and transversals, perpendicular lines, and the angles formed by...
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Exploring Quadratic Equations
Eleventh graders explore quadratic equations. In this Algebra II instructional activity, 11th graders use Geometer’s Sketchpad to explore the properties of quadratics and the connections with polynomials and linear equations. The...
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Lesson III: Crisis, Pearl Harbor, Internment
The third in a series of lessons introduced by “A Fence Away From Freedom,” uses the Smithsonian website, “A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution” and focuses on the section of the presentation devoted to the...
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What's the Connection?
Students explain hardground communities in the Gulf of Mexico. In this deep-sea ecosystem lesson, students investigate the connection between deep-sea ecosystems and petroleum deposits. They discuss the relationship between hydrocarbon...
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Reduced Fare
Students discover the relationship between tectonic plate boundaries and the communities of life that thrive at such boundaries. In this biology lesson, students find that methane from oxidized carbon in sediments provides nutrients for...
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The Tell-Tale Plume
Students examine hydrothermal vents. In this ocean lesson, students identify changes in physical and chemical properties of sea water caused by hydrothermal vents.
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Save Your Breath
Students discuss metabolism. In this metabolism lesson, students evaluate evidence form a research report and discuss the basis for hypothetical metabolic adaptations to low-oxygen environments in the anchialine caves.
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Bermuda: Search for Deep Water Caves: Living Fossils
Students explore relict species. In this anchialine cave instructional activity, students identify relict species associated with anchialine caves, and explain the importance of preserving anchialine caves and species.
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