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Mapping Crime

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars use data on break and enter crime incidents to make a map that prompt discussion about the spatial location of crime in the city, why it would occur in those places, and how residents may reduce crime.
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Earth

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders have a spatial awareness of the plants by orally discussing what they saw after they stepped out the model of the solar system. They recognize the similarities and differences between Earth and the other planets by being...
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Compare and Arrange Whole Numbers Up to 100

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Number whizzes investigate integers by arranging them in a specific order. They utilize whole numbers which are given to them and then put them in order up to 100.  They also practice using "greater than" or "lesser than" symbols.
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Route 66 And Population Patterns

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the geography located along Route 66. They research how the population patterns change in certain areas along the highway. Students use the information in order to form hypotheses about how and why the population...
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Surface Area with Polydrons

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore measurements by analyzing geometric shapes. In this surface area lesson, students identify the terms volume, weight, perimeter and area in order to find the requested measurements of specific polygons. Students utilize...
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Real Life Challenge

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read and examine narratives, review chronologies, consider ideas, and analyze trends in order to understand the past and present.  In this American History lesson, 9th graders examine cause and effect, review chronologies,...
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Ancient Cultures

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students develop archeological skills in order to explain how scientists determine what ancient cultures were like. They develop an appreciation of the work that is involved in finding out about our past.
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Comic and Film Strip Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a funny story and illustrate it in a comic strip. For this comic strip lesson, students study comic strips and determine the plot of each story. Students then write a short story and illustrate it using a comic strip...
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Scavenger Hunt for Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders do a scavenger hunt in order to investigate Ancient Egypt.
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Literature Circles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work in groups in order to motivate one another to develop reading comprehension and literacy skills. The skills are built through the sharing of fine literature. They maintain a reading log to keep accountable for the...
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Creating The Blueprints

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson in order to create blueprints to design an original floorplan. They use graphing paper and drawing tools to demonstrate knowledge of the lesson objectives. Students label and use the right kind of proportions...
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What Is Engineering Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concepts related to the practice of designing and building large scale buildings. They conduct research using the internet and other resources in order to apply mathematics and architectural design principals in...
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Planning A Railroad Online Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students plan a route across Donner Summit using topographical maps in order to understand the challenges involved in constructing the railroad in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In this history lesson, students first discover how to read...
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Introduction to Maps

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners develop their map skills. In this geography lesson, students participate in an activity that requires them to survey their social studies book in order to find different types of maps and purposes for their uses.
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Eating and Being Healthy

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars investigate healthy lifestyles by examining the food pyramid and performing physical activities.  In this personal health lesson, students discuss their own diets and how it compares to the food pyramid.  Young scholars...
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Famous Hoosiers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders make a timeline about a famous person from Indiana. In this famous Hoosiers lesson, 4th graders watch a PowerPoint presentation about David Letterman's life. They make a timeline using information from the presentation on...
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Chef for a Day

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make chocolate chip cookies. In this cooking lesson, students follow a recipe by doing each step in sequence.
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Space and Shape in Geometry:

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are asked to visualize three-dimensional figures and apply this visualization to problem solving.
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A Map Mystery

For Teachers 1st
First graders solve a mystery by following map clues. In this map clues lesson plan, 1st graders follow a computer program called Neighborhood Map Machine. In this program, it gives students directional and spatial clues in order to...
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The Mandelbrot Set

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the Mandelbrot Set. They are introduced to the concept of a complex number and function in order to motivate the discussion of Julia and Mandelbrot sets. Students investigate fractals and how they are built.
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Benchball

For Teachers K - 5th
Students are taught ball skills and spatial awareness. They are divided into two teams. Students nominate one player to stand on the bench in their half of the court. They then arrange themselves anywhere in thier half of the court. ...
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Where to Live?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils examine types of spatial data found in a GIS. In this geography lesson students use a GIS to facilitate analysis and decision making.
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Logo Licenses

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders find all the lines of reflection symmetry in a given shape, identify the order of rotational symmetry of a given shape. They create designs which have reflection symmetry, rotational symmetry (orders 2, 3, 4, 6) and...
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Planting A Garden On Campus

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the school campus area in order to plan the best spot for a class garden. They create a map of the school and research the different types of soil that exist in order to find the best spot. The class takes the...

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