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Disability in the Media Lesson Plan: Braille

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students determine the workings of the Braille alphabet and how people with visual impairments learn how to use it. In this Braille lesson, students study the associated vocabulary, read about Helen Keller, and complete associated...
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Rhythm and Art: Elements of Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discover the three elements of art. In this visual arts instructional activity, students examine line, shape, and color of works by Torres-Garcia and Picasso. High schoolers then identify the elements of art in works by...
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Oceans: A Sensory Haiku

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners create an ocean haiku. In this haiku lesson, students use their five senses to write a haiku. Learners watch videos about the ocean, make a sensory portrait, and create a class haiku.
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Have a Backone

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a visual organizer that describes different groups of vertebrates in this pre-writing activity. They view and discuss a video on descriptive writing and then form small groups to research vertebrate classes using the...
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Exoplanets through Kepler’s Laws

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The majority of all confirmed exoplanets relied on Kepler's laws to discover their locations. Scholars learn how to apply Kepler's laws and then practice using data to discover exoplanets. They benefit from NASA video footage, NOVA...
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Looking at Our Courses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a booklet using text and photographs to describe the courses offered at their high school.
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The Hatfield and McCoy Feud

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the Hatfield and McCoy feud. In this Hatfield and McCoy feud lesson, 4th graders examine factors that caused the feud. Students also locate on a map where the feud took place, make a timeline of the main events...
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Vision

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
From the iris and retina to glasses and contact lenses, learners will be excited to see what activities are in store for them as they learn about the complex organ of the human eye.
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For the Birds

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe, identify, and document birds sighted at the library feeder station. They observe and document birds in order to begin their birder's life list. They apply scientific concepts and principles by using library...
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Media Awareness: the Basics of Advertising

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore marketing techniques. In this media awareness lesson, students watch instructor-selected advertising and identify the marketing techniques used in each of them. Students then create advertisements for products.
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For the Birds

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore biology by creating birdhouses. In this bird identification lesson, 2nd graders discuss the different types of birds that live in their environment and what characteristics each type of bird has. Students create a...
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Healthy Living: Diversity of Learners

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are drawn to those activities that are in line with their individual intelligences. They use classroom computers to find fruits and their names in other languages. Once a fruit is identified, students practice saying the name of...
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Exploring A Streetcar Named Desire

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the dramatic elements of a Streetcar Named Desire. In this drama lesson, students explore the theme of the Tennessee Williams play as they read the play and watch performances of some of the acts. Students then write...
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Comparing Cultural Holidays

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students discover facts about the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead. In this compare and contrast lesson, students explore Halloween and the Day of the Dead. Students create an alter to memorialize a family member or friend that has...
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Lesson 1: Fast Food Nutrients

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compute the nutrient values of fast foods. In this fast food nutrient, students observe a PowerPoint about nutrition. They research nutritional topics, answer questions about nutrition, and determine the nutrient values of...
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Time Marches On

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the times of Colonial America by creating a timeline.  In this U.S. History lesson, students research a teacher-directed website about African Americans in early colonial times.  Students utilize their information to...
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Eugene O'Neill on Page and Stage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the life and works of Eugene O'Neill. In this American theater lesson plan, students read biographical information about O'Neill and review Long Day's Journey into Night. Students then analyze the play in order to...
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Fractured Families in American Drama

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the flawed families in two plays. In this American drama instructional activity, students read Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Long Day's Journey into Night. Students research information about the playrights and...
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Rhythm & Improv: Jazz & Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the elements of poetry and jazz. In this critical thinking skills lesson, students take a closer look at the rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, form, free verse, lyricism, and imagery that exist is jazz as well as poetry. 
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The Ultimate Sacrifice

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the concept of sacrifice during wartime. In this World War II instructional activity, students explore the Allied and Axis Powers that existed during the war. Students discover sacrifices that were made by both powers...
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"An Internet Nose for News"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students conduct research on the Internet.  In this technology studies lesson, students use a variety of Internet search engines to research a topic of their choice.  Students complete worksheets based on their research.
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To See or Not to See: The Colors of Light

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders describe and conduct an experiment that identifies the physical properties of light. They explore sources of visible light and an electromagnetic spectrum. Students explain the conversion of one form of energy to another.
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students tour Chandra's top galactic X-ray images. For this Chandra X-Ray Observatory lesson, students play games and complete puzzles based on the Chandra Mission and X-Ray Astronomy. Students listen to pod casts, question an...
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Oh, Say Can You See

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore different parts of the eye and functions of each part through a video and a dissection of a cow's eye. They discover different causes of blindness.

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