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Critter Encounter Chart

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students record data found at an assigned web site. In this data collection lesson plan, students access an assigned web site in order to complete a data chart about animals they see. They travel to different sections of the web site to...
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What in the World..?!?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students photograph mystery images. For this observation skills lesson, students gather everyday objects and place them under a digital microscope. They magnify the image and take a photograph of it. The image is then displayed on the...
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Brain Anatomy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the brain. In this brain anatomy lesson, students explore the brain, identify the parts and neurons. They identify nerve pathways involved in daily activities.
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Safe Passwords

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars brainstorm synonyms for security. For this Computer Skills lesson, students compare the home security to password security. Young scholars read an article and review strategies for creating strong passwords. Students apply...
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Punch Mix-up

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the relationship between equivalent fractions, ratios, and proportions. In this fraction lesson, 5th graders answer questions about a punch mixture in order to find the ratio of ingredients.
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Puzzle Mystery

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are given a small detail of a painting, give it a title, and try to guess what the whole painting is. In this painting lesson plan, students put all of their details together to make the full painting.
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Sustainable Southern Belize: Coral Health Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate coral reefs and the dangers they face by labeling and drawing.  In this oceanography instructional activity, 5th graders view a PowerPoint presentation of photographs of coral reefs in Belize.  Students...
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Pascal's Patterned Triangle

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders receive a brief history of Pascal's triangle. As a class the students construct the first few rows of the triangle. The students are then split into groups where they finish a worksheet identifying the total value of each...
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Soul Force and Its Contributions to Nonviolent Movements and Self Empowerment

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the concept of Satyagraha. In this nonviolent resistance lesson, 5th graders listen to a lecture about Gandhi's teachings and determine how the soul force contributes to a sense of self empowerment.
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How does it feel? Why is the Civil Rights Movement so Important?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the Civil War. In this US history instructional activity, 5th graders simulate what life was like during the Civil War by having two groups with one group given more materials than the other group. Students then draw...
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Rain Forest Birds

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders look at the levels of the rain forest. In this rain forest lesson, 5th graders choose a rain forest animal and explain which of the four levels of the rain forest they think that animal lives in. They also complete a word...
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Crickets Guided Discovery

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate insect anatomy by analyzing a live cricket.  In this insect science lesson, 6th graders discuss their knowledge of insects and describe their characteristics from memory.  Students observe live crickets in class...
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Stamp Act

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write about the Stamp Act and pretend they are being taxed by the British and write how they feel. In this Stamp Act lesson plan, 5th graders view a taxation simulation. 
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Do You Know Deborah Sampson?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders apply information about Deborah Sampson to create a Jeopardy type game. In this Deborah Sampson lesson, 5th graders read information text about the Revolutionary War Patriot before using the information to develop questions...
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Creating Interesting Sentences

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders locate the describing words in paragraphs. In this describing sentence lesson, 5th graders find the words in a paragraph that make it interesting. Students are given two paragraphs and told to list the nouns, adjectives,...
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Onomatopoeia

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate onomatopoeia. In this reading lesson, 5th graders create a list of onomatopoeic words from books read and brainstorm words of their own in small groups.
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Classifying the Class

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create dichotomous keys to create classifications of students in the classroom by writing instructions. In this classifications lesson plan, 5th graders learn how dichotomous keys are used in science observations.
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The Civil War: From Different Perspectives

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders look at the Civil War from different perspectives. In this Civil War instructional activity, 5th graders are divided into groups and take on the role of fictional characters with a real perspective that existed in the Civil...
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Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students complete activities such as reading a passage, answering multiple choice questions, question words, opposites, and more. Students complete 4 activities total.
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Who Moved My Cheese

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write advice for people on how they can deal with change. In this dealing with change lesson plan, 5th graders read a book about change, discuss it, and come up with solutions for people who struggle.
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Classroom Community

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the book The Giving Tree and discuss the sense of community the book talks about. In this community lesson plan, students discuss how they can help one another and they can treat each other nicely.
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Number the Stars

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read Number the Stars. In this social studies lesson, students read the story and use a map of western Europe and identify the countries involved in the war. Students locate the cities of Denmark that are discussed in the story.
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Visit the Rainforest

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders define what a tropical rain forest is, what animals and plants exist there and realize how important the tropical rainforests are to life on Earth. They work in pairs to access websites imbedded in this plan to research the...
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Power of Color on Emotion

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders utilize resources to select, analyze, and journal about a particular artist's expression of mood and feelings. They produce paintings that demonstrate the use of color mixing and schemes that show a variety of emotions.

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