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Ratios, Proportions, and Cross-multiplication

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use cross-multiplication to find the unknown respiration rate of an astronaut. In this multiplication lesson plan, students also use the same process to find missing values in proportions.
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Looking at Teachers Among Us: A Workshop in Conceptions of Teaching

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students characterize various traditional conceptions of teaching and apply these to authentic teaching situations. Teaching art, math and grading systems are analyzed in this lesson.
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Butterflies

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students complete art projects about butterflies. In this butterflies lesson plan, students complete projects including tissue paper butterflies, edible caterpillars, coloring pages, and more.
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Building Blocks and Healthy Snacks

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students complete several activities to study healthy snacks. In this healthy diet lesson, students sing a song about healthy snacks. Students then make a list of the healthy snacks in the song and vote for their favorite.  Students...
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Language Arts: Native Americans and Onomatopoeias

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the Native American tale, "The Frog and the Crane," focusing on the use of onomatopoeia in it. In groups, they brainstorm list of words that are examples of the device. Finally, 5th graders write their own stories...
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Let's Party like its 1849

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore prairie life. In this Oregon Trail lesson, students read literature regarding the move west and participate in cross-curricular activities. Students should take digital photographs of the participation in activities and...
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Graphing Our Favorites

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use a computer program to follow directions and graph their favorite things into a bar graph. In this graphing lesson plan, 2nd graders have 30 choices of favorite things to graph.
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Math/Quilt Connection

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore quilting. For this math patterns lesson, students define the perimeter of a quilt border, create tessellations using geometric shapes, and detemine the area of a quilt.
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Telling the Time

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice telling time by completing the various activities. In this telling time lesson, students view a large clock and discuss the words 'to' and 'past' the hour. Students count in 5s using the clock and then set their own...
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Clouds

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders construct the 3 types of clouds using cotton balls and write sentences describing them. In this clouds lesson plan, 2nd graders describe a cumulus, stratus, and cirrus cloud.
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Learning About Slavery

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students locate on a map the places in Africa where the majority of slaves came from. They express their own personal thoughts and feelings about slavery.
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Relative Dating in Archaeology

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students create a timeline that explains how ancient cultures used artifacts. In this Relative Dating in Archaeology lesson, students examine artifacts and draw conclusions about their origins. Then students analyze antiquated objects or...
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Something Special

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students identify their personal skills and strengths and learn to use the attributes in their own experiences. For this personal attributes lesson, students write down a skill or strength they are proud of. Students then toss their...
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Decimals and Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars learn about using decimals and fractions by referring to a 19th century currency table. In this decimals and fractions lesson plan, students discuss converting pounds to coins and how they relate to fractions and decimals.
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Collage Butterflies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make their own butterfly on contact paper. In this art lesson, students cut or tear small pieces of tissue paper to put on their butterfly. Students place another piece of contact paper over the tissue paper pieces and cut the...
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Introduce -ar

For Teachers K
Students explore phonetics by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound "ar" and identify words that commonly use the sound. Students listen to their teacher say words and identify...
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Introduce /oo/

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners explore language arts by participating in a vowel identification activity. In this word sound lesson plan, students discuss the sound that is made by two consecutive O's. Learners listen to the teacher recite words and identify...
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Cross Section and Slope

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students draw cross sections of given contour maps. In this math lesson, students interpret the different symbols used in the map. They determine slope and steepness through direct measurement.
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Math Morphing Proximate and Evolutionary Mechanisms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the different types of fractals. In this geometry lesson plan, students use math to analyze different biological phenomena. They collect data from the experiments and construct graphs.
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What is Rice?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the agricultural process of rice farming by creating a rice stationary item.  In this farming lesson, 2nd graders read about rice plants and the techniques used to harvest the edible plant.  Students discuss...
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Around The Town

For Teachers 2nd
Students participate in alphabetizing letters, coming up with questions and concepts, and show the rules of phonics by playing a game for a unit opener. In this language arts lesson plan, students also come up with thinking maps.
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Sneaky Peeky Symmetry Book

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine lines of symmetry with different shapes. Then students create their own books of symmetry with different two-dimensional shapes on each page.
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Whales

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers compare and contrast the two types of whales. In this biology activity, students research the characteristics of their assigned whale. They compile their findings in a folder.
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Exploring Probability

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders play a dice game as a group and record the number rolled. They report their findings and discuss terminology and ways of writing what the odds are of getting certain numbers.