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Our Green City

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice beginning reading while exploring an environmental theme. In this our green city lesson, students create their own published books, examine phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, comprehension, and vocabulary.
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Book Project Lesson Plans

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Long term book projects can help engage students and enhance their critical thinking skills .
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Lesson Ideas for Halloween Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Halloween writing activities provide a way to make descriptive language a part of a student's literary repertoire.
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Writing Organization Lessons

For Teachers 5th - 8th
By using writing organization worksheets and activities students can learn to put their thoughts on paper in an orderly manner.
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Cooperative Learning Lesson Plans

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Cooperative learning activities can help students feel like they are active members of a classroom community.
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Alliteration Activities and Lesson Ideas

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Alliteration is an entertaining literary device to utilize in reading and writing instruction.
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Lab Safety

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Teaching the importance of safety in the science laboratory is a necessary part of the curriculum.
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Straights and Curves

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers improve aerobic fitness through running and walking.
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Things Are Looking Up

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this activity, students will write a description of a person in their community whom they admire.
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Honesty and Ethics in the Science Lab

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete a variety of lab and discussion activities as they are introduced to ethics and honest lab practices. They perform various biology, chemistry, or physics labs which test their ethical lab practices.
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China - Dragons

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners compare cultural practices, products, and perspectives to understand commonality and diversity among cultures. They analyze examples of interactions between cultural groups and explain factors that contribute to cooperation...
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The Marsh Land as a Changing Environment

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders continue their examination of the state of Connecticut. After taking a field trip, they identify the types of birds, plants, invertebrates and vertebrates who make their home in the salt marshes. In groups, they identify...
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Energy and Work: Transformation through Engines

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners are introduced to the concept of thermodynamics. In groups, they participate in experiments in which they discover how potential energy converts into kinetic energy. They use the internet to research the components of a...
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The Student Detective: A Textbook Investigation

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners identify factual information using their textbook as a source of inquiry. They become aware that a social studies text can be an object of historical investigation and develop a sense of questioning evidence as presented in...
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Outdoor Classroom's for the '90s Student

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students relish in experiencing an outdoor classroom. Students sign a contract stating that they will follow the rules of the outdoor classroom. Students help to keep the outdoor classroom clean and up to date with all the needed...
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Shh! We're Writing the Constitution

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research, examine and study about the three branches of the government and the contents of the Constitution including both the Articles and the Amendments. They create their own classroom constitution at the end of the unit.
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GOOD APPLES

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students consider society. In this respect lesson, students discover the importance of recognizing the positive aspects of people having similarities and differences. They discuss this concept as a class and participate in an activity...
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Simple Machines, Engines and the Environment

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders calculate the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane. In this physics lesson, 4th graders identify the different types of simple machines and their uses. They give examples of compound machines.
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Tree Top Canopy Field Trip

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students visit the Greenheart Canopy Walkway. For this environmental lesson, students experience a coastal rain forest ecosystem. Students interact and explore the different layers of the rain forest.
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The Earth around Us: Air, Water & Soil

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students recognize that science is everywhere.  In this scientific method lesson plan, students experiment with height and record their experiment using the scientific method.  Students must identify  each step of the...
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The Earth Around Us: Air, Water & Soil

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Students build an air cannon and study air mass.  In this air cannon lesson, students create and shoot an air cannon and observe what happens.  Students answer critical thinking questions about air mass and air cannons.
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States of Water

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate the 3 states of matter. In this physical science "matter" lesson plan, students observe and participate in a number of demonstrations involving melting and freezing water. Students observe the effect heat has on...
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What happens to water before we use it?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine how water is treated prior to becoming available for human consumption. In this water treatment lesson, students conduct an experiment in which they filter water. Students formulate a hypothesis, test, analyze data, and...
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Writing Lesson Plans... That Don't Rush The Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Slow Down! Teachers can help their students take the writing process more seriously with the right lesson plans.

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