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Business Forecasting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the methods of business forecasting and their purpose. They calculate moving averages and predict future sales. They evaluate the reliability and validity of the techniques.
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Short a and short i

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students participate in a lesson used in order to strengthen reading comprehension skills. They use spelling lists in order to sort them to the corresponding studied sounds. Vocabulary is used and students read them in context.
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Short Vowel Sounds

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils write down all short vowel sounds. They read their spelling words and attach them to each short vowel sound. They practice writing each spelling word under each short vowel sound that they have listed on their paper. They discuss...
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Planetary Mobile

For Teachers K - 4th
Students receive pre-cut templates of cardboard with appropriate diameters of each planet and the sun. They use multi-colored construction paper, scissors, yarn, and other art supplies to create their own models of planets. When students...
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The Four Seasons

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine four paintings by Robert Harris and identify the season portrayed. Using the characteristics for each season, they write a poem and create a drawing of their own. In groups, they describe the different types of...
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Naviagational Tools

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a compass, with the help of written instructions and then write six sentences discussing how compasses work and why they are helpful. They discuss the different types of navigational tools and how they are helpful.
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Coordinate Plane Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a treasure map by plotting points on a coordinate plane using a computer drawing program. Students name and identify different landmasses and structures on their map. They create instructions to find the treasure that...
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Working With Job Ads

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine abbreviations in newspaper advertisements. In groups, they cut out any unfamiliar abbreviations they come across. Once this is completed, they research the qualifications and education needed to hold the careers...
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Visual Puns or Composite Imagery

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Students discover art that contains composite imagery and visual puns. They create their own picture of composite imagery and explain the visual pun. Students develop skills using the drawing media.
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Altered Books

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students bring in a collection of discarded books. Using the book, they turn it into a piece of art that shows a specific theme. They can use a variety of media and techniques to put their book back together. They are graded based on...
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Area of Complex Figures

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use formulas for calculating areas of squares and rectangles to find area of complex figure, compare their own ideas with their classmates' ideas, and recognize that there are multiple methods for finding area of complex...
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Heroes

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders participate in research and class discussion before attempting to write a traditional five paragraph essay. They use the examples of 16 other hero stories to consider. Students use examples and descriptive details to...
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Play and Culture

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students discuss with their parents the rights of every child to have the opportunity to play. They share games associated with their own culture and learn new games from others. They examine how the value of play for a child's...
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Moon Phases, Day/Night

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders observe a demonstration that shows how the alignment of the sun, moon, earth relate to the phases of the moon that occur each month. They describe the moon's phases after experimenting in a small group setting and recording...
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Marshmallow Geometry

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create 2D and 3D shapes using marshmallows and toothpicks. In this geometry lesson, 3rd graders create their shapes and document the number of faces, edges, corners, angles, and sides. They share one shape and its...
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Using Geometric Shapes in Architecture

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify two and three dimensional shapes used in architectural designs by viewing images on the Internet.  In this geometry lesson, 3rd graders create their own building designs and identify the geometric shapes that will...
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Survey Project

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a website using FrontPage. They use inserted forms to collect survey information and use Microsoft Excel and MS Word to create a presentation of the survey and the results.
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Space Shuttle Simulator

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the space shuttle and its parts. They vote on a class symbol to be placed on their models of the space shuttle. Students build a model of the space shuttle. They discuss the different media that they will use and...
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Give and Take

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are introduced to the differences between goods and services. In groups, they discover whether a given occupation offers a good, service or both. To end the lesson, they pick one occupation that interest them, draws a...
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The Environment and Interactions of Living Organisms

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the environment and interactions of living organisms. They identify abiotic and biotic factors and create a foldable and vocabulary cards. They create a poster illustrating soil and watch a video to study symbiosis.
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Count on Wet Ones??

For Teachers K
Students listen to fingerplay songs, clean hands with Wet Ones wipe or squirt of hand sanitizer, sing Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, discuss what would happen if monkeys were germs on their hands, and use their hands and...
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The Great Water Hunt

For Teachers K
Students create a model of the land to water ratio in a large group and search for all the places water is used at their school while on a Great Water Hunt. They identify where water can be found and compare how much of world is covered...
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Predator and Prey Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the why the balance among producers, predators and prey is necessary in order for an ecosystem to be sustained over time. Through web games and activities, they discover how each component of the food chain works to...
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Scales, Scutes, and Skins

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Young scholars identify the various adaptations of reptiles and amphibians. After distinguishing between reptiles and amphibians, students discuss the ways in which their adaptations aid in their survival. They participate in a hands on...

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