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Cabri Jr. Inscribed Angles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scholars construct inscribed angles using Cabri Jr. They draw a circle on their graphing calculator, then construct an inscribed angle and measure its angle measures. Learners drag the inscribed angle around the circle. They make...
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What Shape am I?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students analyze characteristics of geometric shapes. They find shapes in their environment, and communicate why it is like the shape of their choice and not like another shape.
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Mosaic America on Film: Fact Versus Fiction

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders define race, ethnic group, and culture. They identify the ways in which words are used in political cartoons and examine the way visual elements in a cartoon determine the meaning of words and enhance their impact. They...
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Activism and Social Reform in America from 1800-1850

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss idea of social status, examine antebellum social reform movements, and compare and contrast experiences of activists who sought to improve workers' lives, end slavery, reform immigration laws, and establish voting rights...
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Bag It

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students create a book report in a bag. They include items that explain the elements of the story and share them with the class.
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Writing-Forming Paragraphs

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study how to form paragraphs. In this writing lesson, 5th graders discuss why it is important to have paragraphs in their writing. Students also explore the rules writers use to know where to begin a new paragraph and then...
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Giving Voice to History

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the plight of Japanese Americans during World War II. In this World War II lesson plan, students participate in a mock evocation simulation, research primary and secondary documents about internment camps, and share...
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Risks and Benefits

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and discuss the risks and benefits of cell phones and driving. They analyze the mechanical and administrative causes of the accident of the Space Shuttle Challenger. They write an essay explaining the risks and benefits...
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Vocabulary

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review two or three chapters of a novel. In this literature lesson, 5th graders list new words, write the definition of the word on the bottom of the paper and choose a picture in a magazine that represents that word.
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Time

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here, learners review telling time using an analog clock. They use a clock to tell time, make a paper clock, and discuss the concept of elapsed time. However, the instructional activity is not always easy to follow, nor are the questions...
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Two Variable Linear Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Everything you need to teach a lesson on two variable linear equations is right here. Objective, vocabulary, tech tips videos, and multiple downloadable files are all included. Learners will use the TI-Nspire technology to determine the...
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Your Participation as a Citizen

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate their right to participate in the governing process of our nation. They look ast the different ways they are able to participate. They define citizenship, and decipher between whether or not citizens should...
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A Different Drummer

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate philosophy and meditation techniques by discussing Emerson and Thoreau.  In this philosophical traditions lesson plan, 8th graders identify the men Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, their work,...
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Homopolar Motor Experiments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students construct a homopolar motor following certain procedures. In this physics instructional activity, students explain how generators and motors work. They compare and contrast the characteristics of both.
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Graphing Rational Functions

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Learners complete an activity, included, of the information on asymptotes and intercepts. They also solve and complete eight questions on graphing rational functions, file included. Finally, pupils summarize vertical asymptotes,...
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Religion Alphabet Book

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate how, why, where, and who started religions. Students view PowerPoint presentations on various religions and conduct research about each different religion and its practices.
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Implicit Differentiation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils explore the concept of derivatives. They use implicit differentiation to determine points on a graph where a tangent line is horizontal, vertical, or oblique. Finally, learners find the derivative of a polynomial by...
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Migration

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students investigate migration issues. In this global studies lesson, students examine photographs that feature migrants from Canary Island and their movement to Spain by smugglers. Students view a PowerPoint presentation and discuss how...
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Public I or Private I

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the topic of national identity cards in the United States as a starting point in determining what types of information should be publicly accessible to the government and private industry about specific individuals.
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Basic Algebra and Computers: Spreadsheets, Charts, and Simple Line Graphs

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners, while in the computer lab, assess how to use Microsoft Excel as a "graphing calculator." They view visual representations of line graphs in a Cartesian plane while incorporating basic skills for using Excel productively.
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Graphing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students collect data and graph their results, then analyze the graphs. In this geometry instructional activity, students examine slopes and their graphs and discuss the relationship between the lines and the slopes.
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Advertisement Storyboard

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a storyboard for an advertisement. In this advertisement instructional activity, students view different advertisement techniques and how to storyboard before they create an advertisement storyboard for a product.
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Parallelism in Our Everyday World: Parallel Lines and Beyond

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars broaden their outlook on geometry in their everyday environment. They explore the properties of parallel lines and parallelograms and discover ways to prove the existence of parallel lines and discuss the concept of...
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A Simple Model for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this atmospheric carbon dioxide worksheet, students use two diagrams to solve 6 problems about atmospheric carbon dioxide. One diagram shows the Keeling Curve and the other shows sources of carbon and the natural and anthropogenic...