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Designing Experiments - Procedures for Teachers

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners evaluate a hypothetical experimental design and attempt to improve upon it. In this scientific method lesson, students are presented with an experiment and are instructed to determine its flaws. They conduct their own...
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Easy and Artistic Printmaking Using Mixed Media Materials

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore printmaking which began with the ancient Chinese who carved seals from stone, inked them and used the seals as identification symbols. They produce a print in this lesson plan.
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Paper Sculpture Habitats

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students develop skills in sculpture. They acknowledge that sculpture can be made in a variety of ways. Students encounter different ways paper can be manipulated. They gain experience in collaboration.
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A Bison Web

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a documentary on the treatment of the buffalo. In groups, they create a website using ideas and solutions they developed. They must include graphics or animation and a multi-level webpage. They share their pages with the...
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Introduction of Careers in Technical and Engineering

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore career opportunities in technology and engineering. In this engineering lesson, 9th graders design plans and build machines to perform tasks.
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Tax, Tip and Discount Word Problems

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students solve problems involving tax, tips and discounts. For this algebra lesson, students convert between percents and decimals. They calculate commission using conversion from percents and fractions.
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Japanese Collage

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders compare and contrast different types of art associated with different cultures. They identify how cultures express their values in art. They create their own collage about Japan.
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RESPECT -- A Basic Skill

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are shown a variety of advertisements and commercials and note the product being sold. As a class, they compare and contrast their answer to the actual product. To end the lesson, they discuss whether or not they would...
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Temperature and the Tomato

For Teachers 9th - 12th
You will need a photovoltaic system and monitor at your school in order to obtain all of the data required to thoroughly implement this lesson. Your class monitors daily temperature and insolation amounts over a two week span of time....
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"Where Do The 'Fungi's' Hang Out?"

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders engage in a lesson looking for the ideal conditions for microbial growth. The lesson is to be given once they have background knowledge about microbes. Students set up a lab in order to grow cultures over a period of two...