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The Real Me!
Fourth graders examine and explain who they are and communicate that person to the viewer through the use of the visual arts. They think about themselves and try to find five things that represent who they are and what they feel is...
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ToxMystery Lesson Plan 1: Introduction to Common Household Chemical Hazards
Students participate in ToxMystery, a computer game, where they discover potential environmental health hazards in rooms of a common household. In this lesson on household safety, students first brainstorm possible hazards in the...
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Small Group Counseling
Students are introduced to the concept of self-esteem and discuss how it is important in friendships. In groups, they counsel one another to determine how one's personal behavior affects the others in their group. They discover the...
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The Earth is Tilted, What Does that Mean?
Students examine the tilt in the Earth's revolution around the sun. Using that information, they draw a picture and label the indirect and direct rays of the sun. In groups, they answer discussion questions and complete an assessment...
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Heredity (Mendelian Genetics)
Students observe and record observations of whether a person is a taster or nontaster. They test selected individuals from their families and peer groups and chart all findings to determine which trait (e.g. taster or non-taster) is...
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Harvest Happenings
Pupils explore the history of agriculture and develop a personal connection to agriculture. Students investigate how farming practices have evolved through the years and create poetry relating to harvest.
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In Their Own Words: Slave Narratives
Young scholars identify primary sources, explain the strengths and weaknesses of personal accounts in history, and negotiate the Library of Congress Database. They also analyze documents and write a summary that compares and contrasts...
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Yes, Thank You!
Students explore public signage and create positive message signs. In this social interactions instructional activity, students explore their own neighborhoods for examples of positive, negative, and neutral signage and use this...
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Chaucer
Learners discuss characterization in "The Canterbury Tales". They examine professions that could be held by a travelers. They write a script for a new person on the trip. They may also write a poetic version for the script.
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Traveling on the Orphan Train
Students explore the components and meaning of philanthropy. In this community awareness lesson, students are able to identify and research agencies and organizations that provide services to children in need, compare and contrast...
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Letters and Photos
Young scholars practice using a new language by reading letters. In this foreign language lesson, students read a fictional letter by a young person from the target language's country. Young scholars read the letters separately, but...
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Animal Characteristics
Students investigate the characteristics of animals by creating a chart. In this animal life lesson, students create a KWL chart listing all the different animals a class can name. Students take a field trip to a science facility to get...
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Obesity in Our World Today
Seventh graders investigate overeating and personal health by researching obesity facts. In this healthy eating lesson, 7th graders research the Internet for facts about youth obesity and the causes of ailments such as diabetes. Students...
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Let's Get Physical
Students collect data using the CBL. In this statistics lesson plan, students predict the type of graph that will be created based on the type of activity the person does. The graph represents heart rate depending the level of activity.
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Clay Sculpture: Relationships
Students explore art history by conducting an in-class activity. In this sculpting lesson, students examine previously created art sculptures in a textbook. Students utilize clay, sculpting tools and grey paper to create their own...
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ABC Searching
Students explore English by completing an interactive computer activity. In this alphabet lesson, students research the Internet to create a picture dictionary which they share with classmates. Students locate digital images of words...
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Landfill Project
Students explore impact of garbage on environment, examine waste management operations and how they can directly impact environment, implement ways to lower household garbage, and make STELLA Model about garbage flow and use model to...
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Grooming Activity
Students discover the essential items to properly groom for a nice event. In this cleaning habits lesson, students discuss and identify important cleaning items such as a brush, shower gel, cologne, etc. Students create a chart and...
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I Wash My Hands of It!
Pupils conduct a survey about hand washing. They view the results and examine "Infection Charts". They research diseases and talk about the importance of handwashing and how they could improve their hand washing habits.
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Developing Coordination Skills and Pencil Control Using Mouse Hockey
Students explore motor skills by participating in a drawing activity. In this hand coordination instructional activity, students utilize activity sheets in which they drag their pencil in a specific direction quickly and efficiently....
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What About That Jazz?
Students, with the help of the NBA Utah Jazz website, formulate how to use a database. In addition, they access how to copy and paste, and prepare a spreadsheet for later use. Students apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals...
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Who Me? A Writer?
Students interview another student using a twenty question format and write a three-part biography of that person. They create a collage representing the person they interviewed.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #2: Content Part #1
High schoolers examine different types of media. They identify the bias in film and share them with the class. They also examine their personal biases and write about them.
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Magnetic Attraction
Second graders create a hypothesis on what objects will attract to magnets. In this magnets lesson plan, 2nd graders use a computer program to create a hypothesis as to what will attract or unattract magnets. For an extension, they test...