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So You Want To Be A...

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students listen to a book about careers and occupations before they research their own career choice using a variety of resources. They complete a KWL chart and Job Research worksheet and design a Career Character Poster that shows them...
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Policy Debate / Community Meeting on Climate Change

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate how natural hazards can present personal and societal challenges as well as the cost involved. They assess the risk analysis considerations with global warming and their impacts on an ecosystem. An estimate of the...
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What is a Nanometer?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners develop a concept of the relative size of objects in the nanoscale. They complete an internet assignment using the website,"Scaling the Universe to Your Desktop". Using analogies to common objects they get an appreciation for...
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Adaptations

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Young scholars identify what adaptation is and to research a specific mollusk. They also identify and interpret how animals get their common and scientific name and why it is Latin. Finally, students draw their shell (mollusk) and name...
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Continents and Critters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate and identify the continents of the world. They identify and locate the seven continents on a map, and label a coloring page of a world map. Students then conduct research on an assigned continent, and write and...
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Core Democratic Values in Action

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students compare and contrast rules they have in their homes and in the classroom. In this values lesson plan, students identify rules at home and relate to rules of other families. They list family rules, connect classroom rules to...
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Cans Make a Difference

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students design a service-learning project with pen pals. For this philanthropy lesson, students research various charitable organizations with a pen pal and collect cans in order to get money for a donation. Students write to their pen...
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Portraits of Power: American Presidents

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the presidency of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.  In this US History lesson plan, 9th graders examine the life of Abraham Lincoln.  students write an essay describing the presidency and the people's...
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Emotion or Reason?

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars use persuasive devices to construct oral or written arguments. In this arguments lesson, students discuss the types of persuasive devices used in arguments and form groups to select a topic to research. Young scholars...
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An Introduction to Dinosaurs

For Teachers K - 4th
Students research to collect information about dinosaurs. In this dinosaurs lesson, students brainstorm what they know about dinosaurs and chart the information that are fats. Students take a pretest about the topic and view a PowerPoint...
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Slavery in America at the Time of the Civil War: Sources

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover how to use primary and secondary sources in research. In this Civil War lesson, students conduct research on slavery as they distinguish between primary and secondary sources regarding the same events.
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An Introduction to Shamanism

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate Inuit customs. In this cultural traditions lesson, students read about religious customs of the Inuit including Shamanism. Students discuss the role of Shaman and create Inuktitut-English dictionaries with terms...
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Monsters of the Deep

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students describe major features of cold seep communities, and list at least five organisms typical of these communities. They infer probable trophic relationships among organisms typical of cold-seep communities.
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Birthstone Project With a Multimedia Twist

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and discover their birthstones, studying the stones within the context of earth science. They examine the mineral industry, their own birthstones, and create multimedia presentations.
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The Water Cycle and Clementine

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders sing a piggyback song to explore the parts of the water cycle and then illustrate and label the water cycle in their science journals.
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The French in Texas

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders gain a broad understanding of early French exploration and settlement in Texas. They access websites imbedded in this plan. Using their notes, 4th graders work alone or with a partner to create an illustrated journal with...
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The French in Texas

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine early French exploration and settlement in Texas. They read handouts, explore Internet websites and take notes, and create an illustrated journal with written entries.
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The Middle Ages: A Contract Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explore the Middle Ages. For this Middle Ages lesson, students participate in classroom activities regarding the feudal system, Charlemagne, the process to become a knight, castles, daily life, and the Crusades.
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Mini Research Report

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders select a topic to research. They gather information from at least 3 sources and take notes according to the categories chosen. Students write a rought draft using the notes. They edit, revise and publish the information....
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Newton in Motion Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners investigate Newton's Third Law of Motion as it exits in real world applications. They watch as the teacher makes a simple balloon powered car before explaining how the motion of the car demonstrates Newton's Third Law of Motion....
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"Publication" of Scientific Papers And Posters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create and display a scientific poster in the same format that scientists use at a research symposium. They compile data and make conclusions about the classification of the Arizona Hedgehog Cactus as an endangered species. ...
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Journal Writing

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the life of Martha Wayles Jefferson. In this American history lesson, students examine excerpts of the journals kept by Thomas Jefferson's wife. Students infer what life at Monticello may have been like. Students...
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Cyber Safety Fair: The Dark Side

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners contribute research projects to a cyber safety fair. In this Internet safety lesson, students assemble information regarding safety on the Internet. Learners present safety guidelines as they create PowerPoints or board displays...
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Discovering the Oregon Trail

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore U.S. history by researching the Oregon Trail. In this American exploration lesson, students read the story On the Shore of the River and define the exact path early settlers took to find the state of Oregon. Students...

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