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The Senate
Do your learners struggle to understand the differences between the Senate and the House of Representatives? Help them develop an understanding of how the US Constitution's clauses affect the Senate's operations. A high-quality social...
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Strike a Pose: Modeling in the Real World (There's Nothing to It!)
Adjust this lesson to fit either beginning or more advanced learners. Build a scatter plot, determine appropriate model (linear, quadratic, exponential), and then extend to evaluate the model with residuals. This problem uses real-world...
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Student D
Students are being evaluated on their math skills. In this algebra lesson, students review basic math skills and are being reviewed for leaning skills that may enhance or inhibit their learning skills. They are scored based on a special...
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Solving Logarithmic Equations
High schoolers solve logarithmic equations. They graph and plot logarithmic functions and use algebraic steps and the calculator to simplify and solve the equations.
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Teaching Intonation in a SoundTree Lab with Auralia
Learners respond to exercises using ear-training software as they decide whether notes are sharp or flat. They create their own examples using the tuning function on a synthesizer.
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Lines of Symmetry
First graders create symmetrical designs using a computer program. In this lines of symmetry lesson plan, 1st graders review their symmetrical designs and discuss other ways symmetrical designs can be made. Students work in pairs and...
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Equations Lesson Plan
Seventh graders play "What's my Rule" beginning with simple equations and working towards harder problems as student's gain confidence. They evaluate the equations by graphing them. Students identify the slope and y intercepts of the...
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Teaching and Learning Through Objects
Students identify and interpret the function, usefulness or utitlity, form, beauty or aesthetics, and meaning, context or story, of objects and how they learn new skills and make things that they learn traditionally, by observation and...
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Responding to Open-Ended Questions using RASP
Students learn how to answer questions correctly. In this writing instructional activity, students learn the acronym RASP and view model responses for each part of the writing strategy. Students practice using the RASP model to answer...
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Sea Horse Body Parts
Students complete a diagram of sea horse body parts. For this sea horse lesson, students review the story Sea Horses A True Book, complete a sea horse diagram using Internet sights to help, make new entries in their KWL charts and work...
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Writing Equations from a Table
Learners graph and evaluate equations. In this algebra lesson, students are given pairs of coordinates and asked to write an equation representing the values. They are also given values to plug in to their equations and evaluate.
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How Do I know That a Book Is Just Right for Me to Read?
Students choose a book for reading. In this language arts lesson, students take steps to evaluate a book for free reading. Students make a list of words found in the book that they are unfamiliar with.
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Teaching Intonation in a SoundTree Lab with Auralia
Learners demonstrate intonation and their ability to discriminate between sharp and flat by responding to exercises within Auralia, and by creating their own examples for the class using the Tuning Function on the synthesizer. Requires a...
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Bear Hunt Obstacle Course
Students complete an obstacle course. In this following directions lesson, students read the book Going on a Bear Hunt. Students learn how to maneuver through the obstacle course, walk through the obstacle course and then discuss their...
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Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Students read a chapter in a book. In this reading comprehension lesson, students share their predictions of chapter 6 of the book Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days, learn new vocabulary words, read chapter 6 and complete a...
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Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days- Lesson 7
Students review a book. For this reading comprehension lesson, students take a vocabulary and comprehension test. Students complete a book review activity of the book Be A Perfect Person In Just Three Days, complete a story map and use...
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Compare and Contrast
Young scholars learn about similarities and differences between different types of weather patterns. In this weather lesson, students read Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Weather. Young scholars create a word search puzzle,...
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Freckle Juice- Lesson 7
Students review the book Freckle Juice. In this comprehension lesson, students review what they've already read in Freckle Juice using sentence strips, take a comprehension test, and complete a book review activity with a partner.
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Muggie Maggie- Lesson 1
Students predict and read a chapter in a book. In this vocabulary and comprehension lesson plan, students learn new vocabulary words, make predictions of the story and then read and discuss chapter one of Muggie Maggie. Students use...
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Muggie Maggie
Students read a chapter in a book. In this reading comprehension lesson, students predict what will happen in chapter 2 of Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary. Students write, define and illustrate new vocabulary words and then read and...
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Muggie Maggie- Lesson 7
Students read a chapter in a book. In this reading comprehension and vocabulary instructional activity, students predict what will happen in chapter 7 of Muggie Maggie, define and illustrate new vocabulary words, read chapter 7, and...
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Sarah Plain and Tall- Lesson 5
Students read a chapter in a book. In this character comparison instructional activity, students predict what will happen in chapter 5 of Sarah Plain and Tall, learn new vocabulary words, read and discuss chapter 5 and draw the first...
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Once Upon A Math Story
Students write a math story. In this math operations and writing lesson plan, students work in small groups to brainstorm ideas for a math story, write a rough draft, revise their story, edit their story and add clip art. Students read...
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Let's Measure
Young scholars measure shells using 3 different methods. In this measurement lesson, students work in two groups to measure the length of a shell using two different units of measure. The groups compare their results, measure the shell...