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First Peoples Project

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students participate in this project to connect the indigenous groups of the world. They create a calendar with their artwork with the hope new ideas can be exchanged between groups.
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Grizzly Habitat

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners find areas on playground where they would live if they were a grizzly bear, share their reasons for their choice, talk about habitat areas, and choose their sites again, based upon new information.
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Rainforest Deforestation and the Water Cycle

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create terrariums (mini rainforests). They observe and discuss the life processes that occur in their terrariums and how changes in these processes affect the plants and organisms inside. They collect and graph data and present...
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Geological Development of Indiana and the Movement of Peoples Across the State

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the geological development of the state of Indiana. Using the internet, they interact with the United States Geological Survey. They identify earthquake zones and energy resources in the state. They work...
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Whale of a Web Site

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the characteristics of toothed/baleen whales in books and on the internet. The students participate in whale projects, quizzes, and activities on the internet sites provided.
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Investigating the Mammoth Mystery

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders go on a virtual dig to find out where the mammoth bones found in a rural U.S. county came from. They determine whether the bones were created by humans or were they the actual remains of mammoths who walked the area during...
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A FOREST'S PLACE IN OREGON

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students engage in a instructional activity to find the purpose for the forests of Oregon. The role of the forest is researched according to different geographic perspectives. The information is portrayed in graphs and presented by group...
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Hoosier Artists

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students examine the paintings of various Indiana artists. Using the internet, they relate the landscapes shown to the history of the state and how it affected Native Americans. Using the information they gathered, they write story...
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Geological Development of Indiana and the Movement of Peoples Across the State

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students are introduced to the geological development of the state of Indiana. Using the internet, they visit the U.S. Geological Survey and locate the earthquake zones in the state. In groups, they locate and identify the energy...
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What Is Sustainability

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the concept of how people are dependent upon natural resources and how they can apply them to be maximized in usefulness. The students are encouraged to develop an appreciation for the environment. They conduct a...
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Digital Portfolio

For Teachers K - 6th
Students work together using The Tool Factory Workshop to create memories for the entire school year. They (sixth graders) help the kindergarten with field day, grade level parties, local field trips, learning computer applications, and...
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Mystery Words - Part Two - School Terms

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students increase their vocabularies with the mystery words activity. For this vocabulary lesson, students solve the mystery words using clues.
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Box of Chocolate Adjectives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice using descriptive words. In this adjectives lesson, students are given a piece of candy and write as many descriptive words as they can about the candy. Students make sure to use descriptions that include all five...
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A Day in the Life of a Leprechaun

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate creative writing by reading Leprechaun stories. In this Irish culture lesson, students listen as their teacher describes what a leprechaun is and where the idea for the creature came from. Students write a fictional...
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Attract or Repel?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explain why some objects attract and some do not. In this physics lesson, students investigate the magnetic properties of objects using CEENBoT. They give some important applications of magnets.
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Thankful List

For Teachers K - 5th
Students practice using free association as a pre-writing technique as they list things that they are thankful for. They share the lists of words and apply them when they write a descriptive essay or poem after identifying commonalities...
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Raptor Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students create poems about raptors. They discuss raptors and create three poems including at least two of the following: haiku, diamante, found, and acrostic. They create a classroom book of poems or conduct a poetry slam where students...
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Simple Harmonic Motion

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study harmonic motion and its oscillation.  In this simple harmonic motion lesson students demonstrate a series of regular oscillations and explain the theory behind the experiment. 
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Pbs Learning Media: Move That Math: Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Combine addition of numbers identified from playing cards with physical activity to engage students and increase overall fitness. This lesson plan describes a twenty to twenty five minute series of activities that require two decks of...
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University of Texas: Elementary Math Club: Math Mobile

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Learners explore the geometric and topological properties of three-dimensional objects. The lesson plan includes an overview and a lesson toolkit.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Elementary Math Club: A Math Mural

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students learn how to construct shapes and understand the properties of these shapes. The lesson plan includes an overview and a lesson toolkit.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Elementary Math Club: The Human Counting Machine

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate the concept of a number as a quantity. The lesson plan includes an overview and a lesson toolkit.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Elementary Math Club: "Guess the Number" Magic Trick

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars investigate the concept of a number as a quantity. The activity has learners convert back and forth between decimal and binary expansions of numbers. The lesson plan includes an overview and a lesson toolkit.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Elementary Math Club: Number Paths

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners explore connections between addition, subtraction, and multiplication. In addition, students review place value and learn about the distributive law. The lesson plan includes an overview and a lesson toolkit.

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