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Making Decisions
Students identify three decisions they are trying to make, and use decision-making process sheet to work through one of the decisions they have identified.
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Disease Prevention and HIV/AIDS Education - Second Grade
Second graders, in groups, rotate to several stations around the room, in which question cards, regarding disease prevention, have be assigned. Groups visit each station, discuss and record their answer to the question and move to the...
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Becoming More Comfortable in Your Inherited Skin
Students examine their concepts of "beautiful" and "ugly" and the social influence on this perception. They look more closely at the role genetics plays on determining the way a person looks. Students explore ways to enhance their own...
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Temas contraversiales del mundo hispanohablante:Controversial Themes of the Hispanic World
Eleventh graders brainstorm controversial themes of Spanish-speaking countries. They read articles written in Spanish. They discuss the articles, practicing their Spanish speaking skills. Students conduct research and design a...
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ABC Community Walk
Students identify the different relationships that can be found in a community and create a class Community ABC Book. They participate in walking field trips to explore their community.
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Fruit and Vegetable, Vitamins and Minerals
Students discuss and identify vitamins and minerals, their functions in the body, how fruits and vegetables are a good food source, and deficiencies in the body that may occur due to a lack of them.
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AIH-16: Effect of Revolutionary War on American Indians
Students examine how American Indian cultures changed as a result of the Revolutionary War.
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AIH-14: Changes to American Indian Cultures
Students explore American Indian cultures and changes caused by European exploration in North America.
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Credit: Buy Now, Pay Later (NEFE)
Students examine credit use and abuse, and the consequences of bankruptcy.
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Financial Literacy - Careers and Income
Young scholars practice filling out job applications, create resumes, simulate hiring process, discuss benefits offered to employees, hidden costs of a job, and the risks and rewards of being an entrepreneur or self-employed.
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Tadpole Diary
Second graders examine the life cycle by observing tadpoles. After reading the book, Tadpole Diary, they draw the stages of tadpole development and write sentences about what they think is happening.
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Plinko for AIDS Education
Students identify risk behaviors associated with the transmission of HIV. They describe ways to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. They play a game to reinforce the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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Health: Media and Body Image
Fifth graders examine the influence of advertisements on body image and purchasing. They discuss the psychology behind the ads and working in groups cut out words in magazine advertisements that could entice them to buy the product. ...
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Folk Dancing Fun
First graders discuss different kinds of music they have heard. They listen to a short selection of folk music and discuss where they think it is from. Using a globe, the teacher shows students where the music is from. They spread out on...
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The Wonderful world of Water
First graders examine the water cycle through readings and experiments. In groups, they conduct interviews with others and use the information to create a chart displaying the various uses of water. After brainstorming lists of ways to...
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Food Safety to Prevent Food-Borne Illness
Students examine strategies and guidelines to prevent food-borne illnesses and contamination through proper handwashing, handling of foods, and food preparation. They review fact sheets on food-borne illnesses, and watch and discuss...
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TECH:Medical Technology - Diagnostic (HST)
Students explore medical terminology used in diagnosis. They explore the dexterity needed by a doctor to perform surgery. Students explore diagnostic methods used today in the medical field, X-rays, Ultrasound, MRI, CT-PET Scans, and...
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The Trip Around the Sun
Sixth graders investigate the relationship between the tilt of the Earth's axis and the seasons. In this earth science lesson, 6th graders sing the song "Why Do We Have Seasons" and use simulate the Earth's tilt by using their bodies.
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Crayon Box-Family Diversity
Young scholars explore diversity in families. In this social studies lesson, students read the book The Crayon Box That Talked and brainstorm traditions they have with their family. Young scholars create crayon templates with a sentence...
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Quick Breads (Banana Muffins)
Students review what they know about quick breads and bananas. In this art instructional activity, students discover two different recipes for Banana Muffins off of the computer. Students prepare a recipe for Bananas Muffins carefully...
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Magical Maths
A variety of activities take scholars outside the classroom to explore shapes, symmetry, measurement, patterns, sorting, and time in nature. Learners participate individually, and in teams, to measure found objects, go on a scavenger...
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Intellectual Development (Piaget)
Students study an overview of intellectual development and Piaget's stages of development.
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Financial Literacy - Debt and Poor Money Management
Students review responsibilities people have of their own finances, consequences of poor money management, excessive debt, and bankruptcy.