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Finding the Crater
A mass extinction event caused by an impact usually leaves a crater. Scholars use data from 10 different sites around the world trying to determine where to look for the crater. They use data, listing the amount of various minerals to...
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Earthquake! The Human Impact
Young scholars explore the impact of natural disasters on communities. In this character education lesson plan, students examine poetry regarding an earthquake. Young scholars discuss how to rebuild communities in the wake...
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Safety Mode
Teach your YouTube users how to protect themselves from offensive content with a mini lesson on Safety Mode. The teacher presents information about Safety Mode, and then demonstrates how it can be turned on and off. Learners...
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Climate Change as a Scientific Theory
Get your class thinking about climate change as a scientific theory. Guided by a handout, emerging earth scientists read articles and take notes about glaciers and sea ice. To conclude, they write an evaluation of the evidence for...
Overcoming Obstacles
Anti-Bullying Handbook: Creating a Positive Environment in the Classroom and Beyond
A hot-button topic in schools today is bullying, and although there is heightened awareness of this problem, information about specific steps schools can take to combat the problem and create a positive environment is difficult to find....
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PowerPoint Poems
Students identify how to play with poetry and create multi-media designs at the same time through PowerPoint. They select a poem of their own or a favorite published poem, and make it into a dancing, singing work of art as a PowerPoint...
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Football Bingo
Middle schoolers develop the football skills of passing, hiking, catching, and dodging. Student practice skills using a variation of Bingo.
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Day Five - Bible A Noble Cause - Thessalonica
Students analyze, compare and contrast success and failure inside the kingdom and outside the kingdom. In this Bible study lesson students read Act 17:1, plays games, engage in discussions and complete a written activity...
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Power In The Wind
Learners experiment designing graphs of selected readings from the Nebraska sites from the Power in the Wind study. They choose whether or not to put their data in a spreadsheet program to make a computer-generated graph or to complete...
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Graphic Organizers
In this literacy worksheet, students view the sample sheets that were chosen by the teacher for the task that has been assigned. Then the students complete the activities.
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Unit 4 Antonyms Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy worksheet, middle schoolers look for the antonyms related to the mastering of grammar. The opposites could be listed as an extension activity.
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Pathfinders: Using Information Resources
Eighth graders gather and use information on a chosen topic for a hypothetical research paper. They use organizational features of printed text, the Internet, and other media to locate information and choose a specific topic.
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Summer Bummers
Brainstorm popular summer activities and their risks after having your class read an article. They will discover the risks of sun overexposure and in groups develop public service announcements for young people. They also propose a media...
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The Whole World is Watching: Iran, 2009
Young scholars study the impact of social media. In this Iranian election lesson, students examine the outcome of the 2009 election and the public protests that followed it. Young scholars determine how citizen journalism informed people...
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Capitol Gains
Students use a variety of Web sites to obtain specific information about the campaign finances of different Presidential hopefuls. They create graphs that illustrate all of the aspects of campaign finances researched,
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Title of Segment: Balance of Trade
Students take a closer look at the balance of trade. In this current events lesson, students watch PBS video clips about American trade with China. Students research Chinese production and consumerism in order to determine how...
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