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Culture and Obesity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore cultural perceptions regarding obesity. In this personal health lesson, students read case scenarios about 3 women and their health perceptions. Students discuss the women and the stereotypes associated with the women...
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Look, Listen and Learn

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners brainstorm what they know about the performing arts and research an artist or song and its related genre. Students work in groups to create an online banner to attract peers to their performing arts genre.
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So You Think You're Tough

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn how to classify animals. In this invertebrates lesson, 4th graders discuss how we classify thinks into groups and move into a discussion about classifying animals. Students learn about the differences between...
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Journey To the Unkown

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the ocean rift habitat off the Galapagos through an audio expedition, Internet research on deep sea animals, an explorer game and simulation of the exploration of the deep sea bottom. They focus on the actual NOAA...
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Journey to the Unknown

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the ocean depths. In this scenario based lesson, students pretend they are on a submarine in an unknown part of the ocean. By using clues the class discusses and determines where they are in the ocean. They follow up...
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Plants and Animals: Partners in Pollination

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students describe the complementary relationships between pollinators and the plants they pollinate, identify adaptations that flowers have developed to "encourage" pollination, and create and draw their own "designer" flowers.
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Rock and Poetry: A Thematic Project

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students become exposed to British poetry. They identify and discuss the thematic connection between a poem and a song of their choice, and enrich their understanding of poetry through an in-depth analysis of literary devices in the song...
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Here's the Pitch

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students define pitch, measure varying amounts of water into containers, make predictions about the sounds made when striking the containers, put containers in order from highest to lowest pitch, and create their own sound patterns with...
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Getting To Know You

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to the book "I like me" by Nancy Carison, or a similar self-esteem book, and then create self-portraitswhile the song "Getting to Know You" is being played. This is an excellent ice-breaker for the beginning of the...
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Interdisciplinary Unit Planning II

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students create playground maps and identify means of using these maps to enhance social studies learning of elementary students. They develop elementary-level interdisciplinary unit plans using social studies content for the primary...
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Plant Systems

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders learn about plant systems and how plants grow and function. In this plant lesson plan, 2nd graders collect data based on roots, leaves, terrariums, plant uses, and locations of certain kinds of plants. They fill out...
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No Form of Tobacco is Safe

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students create an advertisement to convince children to stay away from tobacco products. In this smoking prevention lesson, students discuss the health effects of tobacco use and evaluate current tobacco ads. Students work in small...
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A Personal Narrative on the Immigration Experience

For Teachers 9th - 11th
The students create a personal narrative on their experiences with immigration. In this lesson, students are asked to read and understand examples of narrative writing as well as evaluate lyrics from Ben Folds Five to determine elements...
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Exploring Local Architecture

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine how to shade a picture of a building.  In this sketching a local abbey, students compare an abbey to their Church to find the differences in the architecture.  Students practice techniques of shading their...
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Celebration and Satire- Beginning Level

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine art elements in a late-19th-century self-portrait painting. In this visual arts instructional activity, students analyze the painting "A Centennial of Independence" and identify the color, shape, and symbols in the art...
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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners examine the work of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. In this Social Studies lesson, students use a true/false handout and worksheet to explore an Internet site about the Underground Railroad and its heroes. Learners...
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Making Life A Little Easier With the Right Math Lesson Plans

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
There are easy ways to integrate math lesson plans and activities into the regular classroom routines.
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Ghostbusters

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners demonstrate proper overhand throwing techniques. They throw balls decorated like ghosts over a volleyball net, with each team trying to throw overhand as many ghosts into the other team's haunted house.
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Young Learner's Writing Workshop 2

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners choose a short story or book and a student takes on the role of one of the characters in the story. They complete an interview worksheet and then students question each other further about the character they are playing.
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Insect Collection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore how to use several types of insect sampling and collectin equipment. They work in groups to collect insects in different areas of their schoolyard. Students are explained that quadrats are generally used to randomly...
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A Differentiated Way through Think Dots

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine reasons that led people to explore, identify "West" as defined following Revolutionary War, explain importance of finding natural resources, develop time line of dates and events leading up to Lewis and Clark Expedition,...
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Alligators

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the characteristics of alligators. In this animal science lesson plan, students sing a song to identify the parts of an alligator. Students draw a picture of their own alligator.
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Spanish Culture Lesson - Cinco de Mayo

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students role play the characters and events which led to the holiday of Cinco de Mayo. In this Cinco de Mayo lesson, students dance the "La Raspa" dance. Students complete a Cinco de Mayo word search.
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Making Paper

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore paper making. In this cross curriculum multicultural ecology and art lesson, students follow written and oral instructions to make paper using common household items. Students predict the amount of paper use in their...

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