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Beyond Science?: New Energy Age
Young scholars explore, examine, experiment and study the energy believed to exist in the vacuum of space called zero-point energy. They design and build a machine and then place their machines to test zero-pointed energy into a...
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Science-- "Moving the World?"- Learning About Levers
In this levers instructional activity, students read a one page information text about the three classes of levers. Students then analyze 10 pictures of simple machines and circle the fulcrum point. Students classify each machine...
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Using Art to Study the Past: Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation - 1863
Fifth graders analyze artwork as historical artifact and recognize that the Emancipation Proclamation was a major turning point in the Civil War.
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As We See It: Little Rock Central High School
High schoolers investigate the events of the 1950's, 60's, and 70's that occurred at Little Rock High School. They identify turning points in the progress of the school while relating them to the events of their own school experience.
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Out of the Dust
Seventh graders read a book of poems called "Out of the Dust". In groups, they research the Dust Bowl and how it affected people living through the Great Depression. Using the text, they identify the theme and key turning points and...
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Political Polling
Students examine the roll of polling in elections and assess information provided by polls. They define the term survey. Pupils conduct a poll, individually each student answers the questions, as a group, tally the results. Students...
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American Civil War Summary
In this Civil War worksheet, students research key facts about the American Civil War and fill out an information chart about the cause, turning point, heroes, strategy, costs, deaths and end results.
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Cool Melons Turn to Frogs
Third graders become familiar with the poetry of Issa. In this haiku lesson, 3rd graders recognize the format of a haiku and learn about the life of Issa (the poet) through focused questions, vocabulary and reading responses. Students...
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White Man's Burden:The Expansionist/Anti-Imperialist Debate at the Turn of the Century
High schoolers explore the roles of Expansionists and Anti-imperialists and take on the identity of a historical character to defend their position before a Senate committee. Roles of newsmen, senators, and futurists are also assumed in...
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3-D Cell Model
Life science laureates choose a plant or animal cell to construct a model of as an at-home project. This handout provides guidelines, suggested materials, and a grading rubric for their reference. A full-page letter to parents is also...
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Slides, Flips and Turns
Third graders are introduced to different types of transformations. As a class, they describe how a stuffed animal slides across the floor and use themselves to demonstrate as well. Individually, they flip and turn in different...
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Robot Turning Lab
Students design a robot that can turn 90 degrees. In this robotics lesson, students explain the applications of their invention. They present their design in class.
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Let the Pictures Tell the Story: Presenting a Point of View
Ninth graders examine the process of writing a newspaper article that presents a point of view. They read various newspaper articles, analyze methods of persuasive writing, interpret and create editorial cartoons, and write an editorial.
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The Revolution in Falmouth: Points of View
Students evaluate the burning of Falmouth and its economic and political repercussions. They discuss the community of Falmouth during the Revolution and the role of a pastor. They read an excerpt and identify unknown words. They select a...
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Excel Turns Data Into Information
Students use excel to analyze data. In this technology lesson plan, students enter data into the excel program to find averages and organize data.
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Practice End Marks
In this end marks worksheet, students place a period, exclamation mark or question mark at the end of sentences, correctly punctuate a paragraph and write interrogative, exclamatory and declarative sentences.
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Water and Ice
Students observe and discuss the change of water to ice and back again. In this water and ice lesson, students observe the change in temperature and what happens when water freezes and turns to ice and vice versa.
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PowerPoint Presentations
Young scholars create a PowerPoint presentation. In this PowerPoint lesson, students create a storyboard about themselves. They use this storyboard to turn into a presentation with seven slides.
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Cake Weighing
An online set of four yummy questions addresses number sense for sixth graders. They place points on a number line, determine relative values, interpret absolute value, and apply their understanding to the weighing of cakes for a bakery....
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Classifying Polygons
A straight edge, a right angle, a number of vertices; sounds like it's time to classify polygons. That's right you and your class will learn all about the properties of polygons and how to classify them with this easy to follow...
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Solar/Lunar Eclipses and the Seasons
How do the moon, sun, and Earth line up to create eclipses? Why do the seasons change throughout a year? The answers to these questions are explained through this series of slides. This apt presentation outlines information using bullet...
Arcademics
Elephant Feed
Four elephants race to snatch up all the peanuts in a synonym learning game. Players turn into peanut hungry elephants in a synonym learning game. Opponents read a word and race to locate its synonym earning points till the time...
K12 Reader
Jo’s Boys
Louisa May Alcott's third novel about Josephine March, spunky-sister-turned-successful-writer, is the focus of a reading comprehension activity. As class members read an excerpt from the third chapter of Jo's Boys, they answer four...
Center for History Education
Japanese American Internment During World War II
World War II turned nations against each other and neighbors into enemies. An eye-opening activity explores the dark past of Japanese-American internment camps during WWII. Scholars learn of the fear and distrust toward Asian Americans...
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