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Cold Enough?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read and record temperatures and display the data. They represent the temperatures on an appropriate graph and explain completely what was done and why it was done. Students display the data showing differences in the daily...
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Math: Gears and Wheels

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders solve problems involving linear and angular speed. Using information about a compact disc, they solve the problem using multiple rates and conversion factors. Students also solve additional problems involving bicycle...
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Classroom Singing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students sing a song performing rhythms accurately with a steady beat, pitches accurately with excellent intonation, and a clear, focused tone in this music lesson for the high school Choir class. The lesson includes grading rubric.
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Air Pollution

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners research and find information on air pollution. In this air pollution lesson plan, students answer short answer questions about air pollution. 
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Graphs

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Learners graph ordered pairs to model the relationship between numbers. After observing the patterns in ordered pairs, they describe the relationship, and create graphs from a data table. Students describe intervals in the graph, and...
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The Machine That Changed the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read about the first computer and discuss it.
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Mathematical Relationships

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars practice graphing a linear equation and a parabolic equation. They work cooperatively to select numbers, including fractions, which they will put into ordered pairs. Students explain their process to the class, discussing...
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What's Missing?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students practice solving very basic number sentences and recording their answers on a worksheet. Individually, they use different manipulatives to represent the sentence they solved. They also explain what steps were taken to solve...
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What's New in the News?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the news. They research Internet news sites, newspapers, and magazines and select four areas to summarize. They simulate a news announcer by summarizing the news and including supporting details for a particular day.
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Local Laws Citizens Follow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify and disuss the various laws that are in place in their commmunity. In groups, they illustrate the different laws and write a description. As a class, they discuss the reasons why the laws are necessary and their...
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What Does a Monarch Caterpillar Eat?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study what monarch caterpillars eat by solving math problems and reading The Girl Who Loved Caterpillars: A Twelfth-Century Tale from Japan. They analyze why Monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed leaves and solve...
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Where In The World?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the proper terms for maps and various geographical features. In groups, they create a topographical map and label all geographic features in a given area. They present this material to the class and answer any questions...
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"Small Boy and Girl With Jumper," by Akio Takamori

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine and analyze the sculpture, "Small Boy and Girl With Jumper," by Akio Takamori. They answer discussion questions, discuss how immigrants make a contribution to their new country, and design and create clay symbols.
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Outcomes Science 4: Earth & Beyond

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this earth and beyond science worksheet, students read through an 18 page packet containing information and questions pertaining to global carbon cycles. There are website links available on the pages where additional information on...
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Endowment for Human Development: The Virtual Human Embryo

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on any embryo and start exploring one of the 23 stages of development during the 8-week embryonic period.
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Suny Cortland: Erik Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development

For Students 9th - 10th
A chart summarizing the stages of psychosocial growth researched and determined by psychologist Erik Erikson. The elements of this study span all of human life from conception through the twilight years over 65.
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All Psych: Chapter 3: Section 3: Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development

For Students 9th - 10th
Erikson and Piaget both studied human behavior to determine that we develop in the same system. While Piaget focused on cognitive development, solely intellectual, Erikson was drawn to explore the systematic stages of human psychosocial...
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Carson Newman College: Critical Reading of an Essay's Argument

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Extensive examination of what it means to critically read an argument. This process is sometimes called "critical reading," or "close reading," or "active reading." First the differences between reading to extract information and reading...
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Sophia: Embryonic and Fetal Development

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe the stages of development of an embryo during pregnancy.