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Mental Multiplication and Division
Sixth graders play a game of ArithmAttack, they complete as many multiplications or divisions as possible in 60 seconds. They go to the Mathfrog website, and select ArithmAttack. Students are asked to maximize the window, select the high...
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Slide into Achievement
Students take close-ups and people pictures, and to use lighting. They evaluate the quality of their slides as they sequenced them for the three shows.
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Directions
Students explore walking in different directions and observe changes in tempos.
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Using Publisher
Students, in groups, design web pages that highlight and promote awareness about a particular endangered animal.
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Caterpillars - Page 3
Students explore patterns and how they repeat. They explore the different types of patterns (color, numbers, shapes, letters, etc.)
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Don't Laugh at Me
High schoolers describe how discrimination can grow within a school climate. They examine the work of Peter Yarrow for his work to help others end discrimination. They develop their own plan for decreasing the amount of discrimination in...
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Ketchup to Collecting Data
First graders collect data for a survey of 3 brands of ketchup and create class charts. They taste test three different brands of ketchup, and use the data to create a presentation. Tasty instructional activity!
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Art Integrated Lesson
Learners research uniforms worn by athletes in the U.S. They list the colors used by teams, chart the data and create a Venn diagram, and design their own sports uniform using a paper shopping bag.
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Understanding Infotext: A Questions-Based Approach
Students practice reading content material and develop strategies for better comprehension of the material they read on their own.
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Degenerate Art
Students examine the characteristics of expressionist and comtemporary art. They view a video clip and use the internet to see examples of each. They analyze the role of propoganda and symbols in art as well.
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The Story that Tracks Tell
Eighth graders observe and investigate animal tracks. They draw prints for local animals and switch with another student to guess the animal, identify animal tracks in a nearby wood lot, create plaster casts of the tracks, and write a...
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Biodiversity in Our Watershed
Eighth graders create a database of animals and birds in the area in which they live. They use molded prints to make a cast of an imprint from a specific animal. They identify and research animals and prepare an outline for an oral...
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Shopping Nation
Students examine shopping and the idea of being a "shopaholic." They answer a questionnaire about shopping, read and discuss a radio program that interviewed shoppers, read and discuss an article about "Buy Nothing Day" in the UK, play...
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Domestic Robots
Students examine the role of robots and science in our everyday lives. They discuss films with robots in them, read an online article and answer discussion questions, and in small groups design and illustrate a robot.
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Computer Gaming
Students express their opinions about computer games. They design their own quiz for students in the class and conduct a class survey to find out about the gaming habits of the class. They design a new computer game for the class.
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ICT in Education: From Blackboard To Keyboard
Students examine how the integration of technology has impacted education and learning. They determine the language of technology education, look at the school website to compare it with others, and they think about how they will be...
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Toys, Fads And Fashion
Students examine toy fads in the UK by examining newspaper fliers and descriptions of toys and games. They work in groups to decide on a toy that would be a good gift for younger child. They read about the YoYo which was the most popular...
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Changing Lives
Students compare and contrast rural lifestyles and urban lifestyles. They describe pictures and postcards of various settings, list adjectives that describe their lifestyle, list the advantages of living in rural and urban areas, read a...
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A Boyhood Home
Students investigate the restoration of John Lennon's childhood home and the life of John Lennon. They discuss various famous buildings in Britain, view and discuss photos of Lennon's childhood home, read a handout and answer discussion...
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Ramadan
Students investigate the Muslim month of fasting and festivities which occurs between September 24 and October 23 called Ramadan. They complete a pre-quiz, a reading task, a listening task, and a research project about their own religion.
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Christmas
Students study the topics and vocabulary associated with the Christmas holiday in the UK. They examine how the holiday is celebrated in other countries and read about what Christmas means to people of the UK. They write an original...
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Valentine's Day
Students study the topics of love and romance as they are related to the Valentine's Day holiday. They think of associated vocabulary, read well known quotes, and discuss how people in their own country meet. They read about contemporary...
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Music: The Christmas Number One
Students read the text of and listen to current Christmas music in the UK. They look at current trends in Christmas music and determine which single will be the number one song and why. They look at the characteristics of the songs that...
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The Brit Awards 2006
Students identify different artists and genres of music celebrated at the Brit Awards. They conduct surveys of their classmates music preferences and aspirations. Students examine the nominees and predict winners in each category.