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Poetry Unit Test

For Students 5th - 12th
In this poetry activity, learners complete multiple choice questions on different aspects of poetry. Students complete 40 questions total.
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Innovation in a Bag

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create a business plan to start up their own business. In this algebra lesson, students think of a product they can produce and sell. They create on paper what they should do and then put into practice creating a mock business.
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Breeding Bunnies

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students learn the impact that genetics can have on the evolution of a population of organisms and become aware of the influence that the environment has onorganisms.
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Big Beans, Little Beans

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students measure and note the variation in the lengths of lima beans. They compare the growth rate of different sized beans.
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What's So Nice About Fairy Tales?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders modernize a fairy tale, then compare their version with he original version and determine whether or not they've changed the author's original intent.
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Having a Great Time - Wish You Were Here

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore colonial life in America.
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Genetic Mistakes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore genetic disorders. They examine the genetic structure to physicial manifestations of various disabilities. Using internet sources, students analyze the characteristics of genetic disorders, whether they can be cured or...
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Narrative Writing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders select and read a variety of stories and discuss what happened in the story that made the day so special. Using a graphic organizer, 2nd graders brainstorm ideas about their best day at school. They compose a story...
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Day of the Dead

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study the Mexican celebration of Day of the Dead. They view a video and research questions on the Internet. They synthesize the information from the websites and the topic for their RAFT writing assignment. They write...
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Dramatizing Fables

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners familiarize themselves with fables by listening to several of them. They define fables. They identify the moral of a specific fable. They identify characters, plot and sequence of events. They create a mask of a character in a...
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Monohybrid Crosses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers define the terms monohybrid cross and Punnett Square. As a class, they discuss the Law of Segregation and probability to complete a practice problem. To end the lesson, they predict the probability of certain types of...
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A Little Advice

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage on how to write a fiction story. They then write their story using the ideas in the passage. There is a discussion point provided on this page. The students also complete...
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The Bard, the Globe, the Midsummer Night's Dream

For Teachers 6th
Students complete a unit of lessons to learn about William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre. In this William Shakespeare lesson, students complete 7 lessons of activities to study William Shakespeare, the Globe Theatre, and the play 'A...
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Marine Animal and Plant Adaptations

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars examine nature by creating their own animals. In this animal adaptation lesson, students define scientific vocabulary terms dealing with adaptation such as sea stars, sea cucumbers and exoskeleton. Young scholars utilize...
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Civil War Letter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students put themselves in the shoes of American Civil War soldiers. In this Civil War lesson, students compose letters to their families from the the perspective of soldiers in the war. 
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Natural Selection: Exploring the 'Ohi'a Common Garden

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine natural variation by visiting the Ohi'a Common Garden in Volcano, Hawaii. In this natural selection lesson, 7th graders study background information about phenotypes, genotypes, and phenotypic plasticity before...
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Candy Quakes

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, using a candy bar, gum, and Twizzlers, demonstrate the effects of deformational forces on the earth's crust. They examine the processes of rock and fossil formation.
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Surprise at Pearl Harbor

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners review the concept of courage and relate it to their daily life. As a class, they are introduced to the events of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor. Using a map, they locate Hawai'i and label the islands. They use the internet to...
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Physicists or Philosophers?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Trace the sequential process of the developing theories of atomic structure in the early 20th century, show, in historical development, how scientists "know" things, how experiments are set up and how interpretations are drawn from them,...
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Can I Be Swayed?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify loaded words and examples of bias in print media. They describe how media can be used to manipulate public opinion. Students identify examples of interest groups that use media to sway public opinion in order to...
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Short Stories Through Multimedia Presentations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders summarize and paraphrase a short story read in class. They identify the six story elements of character, setting, plot, conflict, solution, and tone/mood. Students create a PowePoint presentation that illustrates the...
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Journalism Career Pathway Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore a career in journalism while using various forms of technology; such as, distance learning via the Iowa Communications Network (ICN) and the Internet. They have the opportunity to create a final project that is...
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Leadership

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discuss the dynamic of working in a group and how good leadership skills can aid in the group process. Students discuss the similarities and differences of their group members and brainstorm ways in which these qualities can...
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Adding "Homeside" to "Schoolside" Learning

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students participate in activities in order to improve their ability to work cooperatively in groups at school as well as with their family at home. They complete the activities at home with their family then discuss the results of the...

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