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Classification and Identification

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students, after exploring and analyzing diagrammatic and taxonomic keys and their association to marine sciences, identify and classify objects and organisms based on visual attributes/characteristics. They research and create their own...
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Trade and Travel Along the Silk Road

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the religions that developed along the Silk Road. In this compare and contrast lesson, students visit various stations within the classroom to learn about the Silk Road and the two religions that developed. Using a...
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Surface Area of Prisms

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students compute surface area and volume of prisms. In this surface area lesson, students find the surface area and volume of rectangular and triangular prisms. Independently, students use their computers to determine the volume,...
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Religion and Peace

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore peacemaking efforts. In this religion and ethics lesson, students examine the religious, social, and political values that accompany peacemaking efforts on a global scale. Students create and implement their own...
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Betrayal or Honest Mistake?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners present different versions of scenes in the play Julius Caesar. In this Julius Caesar lesson plan, students present different perspectives of scenes from the viewpoint of betrayal or mistake.
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The Birds and the Beaks

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the adaptations that birds have.  In this adaptations instructional activity students view a video and create a concept map of birds and their adaptive traits.
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Short Stories: The Puzzle Pieces of Life

For Teachers 9th
Students distinguish the elements of fiction in a short story. In this fiction elements lesson, students complete nine lessons of activities to learn about the elements of fiction in short stories.
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Making a Treasure Your Own: Lesson Two

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils write an essay describing the Curtis Center and what they learned there. In this descriptive writing essay, students discuss the five paragraph essay and review sensory discoveries from their trip. Pupils draft an outline and work...
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Connecting the Dots? Geometry and Architecture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the connection between geometry and architecture. In this geometry and architecture lesson, students view a video which details a geometry class design project. Students then use the Internet in a scavenger hunt to find...
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Out and About-Creating Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate the elements of design by creating a digital photography portfolio of photos taken in and arond the scool. The edit photos using Photoshope to emphasize the element of desing in each phot.
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Changing the World: Social Entrepreneurs Part Two

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explore the work of social entrepreneurs. For this entrepreneurship lesson, students research a specific entrepreneur and create a presentation introducing him or her to the class. Pupils design a seminar on social...
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When Getting There is More Than Half the Battle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the 'Design for the Other 90%' exhibition about low-cost solutions to give the "other 90% of the world's population" access to services and amenities many of us take for granted. In this technology design...
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Design a Latin American Restaurant

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate the culture of a Latin American country to design a new restaurant. In this Latin American instructional activity, students identify social classes, geographical locations, cultural practices, and monetary systems of...
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Seating Device Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and analyze different seating devices. Once research is completed, information is compiled into a research paper including examples, images, and descriptions of seating devices. Students use research to sketch and...
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Roll It! Creating an Entrance Ramp

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of triangles.  In this triangles instructional activity, students are to propose a plan for a ramp at their school.  Students use the Pythagorean Theorem and trigonometry to determine the length,...
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Emergency Shelter Project: Empathy Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners design emergency shelters.  For this designing emergency shelters lesson, students discuss living conditions of people after a natural disaster.  Learners discuss the tsunami that struck East Asia.  Students...
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Innovations That Stand the Test of Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars create a class presentation that explains the value of an innovation to society. In this design innovation lesson, students discuss relationships among math, science, technology, and engineering, read a story about design...
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Neighborhood Rubrics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a rubric to analyze their neighborhood and write a persuasive essay about changes that should be made. In this writing lesson, students use a rubric to grade their neighborhood and brainstorm improvements. Students write a...
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What do we know about Iraq?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers develop viewpoints on world issues and concerns. Students review facts on historical time periods. High schoolers compare past happenings to present situations in history. Students differentiate between various forms of...
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Then, Now, and Tomorrow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students will use this unit to investigate the past, present, and future of the architecture and plan of New York's Lower East Side. Students will research the history of the Lower East Side neighborhood in photographs used from the...
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A Tall Ship and a Star to Steer Her By

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a water transportation device powered by wind. In this wind power lesson, students research transportation concepts after reading the poem "Sea Fever" by John Masefield. Students design the fastest sailboat they can...
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Every Object Tells a Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read the story behind objects in the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and create a story about an object in the exhibit. In this design lesson, students explore the "Design for the Other 90%" exhibition and create a...
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Science TV: Making it Real

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the ways science is presented in a children's television show. Students conduct internet research, and then create and design a skit that highlights the problem-solving process.
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Microbiology Design Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover dangers to human health by researching what's in our drinking water.  In this water purification instructional activity, students discuss the conditions of water in undeveloped countries and why it is unsafe to...

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