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Community Map

For Teachers K
Pupils examine the relationship they have with the community and the location of the community in relationship to other communities. They practice using a map of their community and photographs to recongize the area.
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Bats -- Pests or Pals?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine a bat and determine if it is a pest or pal. They identify three types of bats native to the state of Pennsylvania. They also identify the parts of a bat and write a report on the bat of their choice.
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IPM Basics

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize that the term "pest" has a social connotation. They distinguish between good pest management practices and poor pest management practice and demonstrate knowledge of the IPM pyramid.
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American Idol Presents: Solar System Night

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore facts about the solar system. They conduct research, and compose lyrics to well-known songs about one of the planets or various members of the solar system.
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Australia

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students participate in activities in which they discover facts about Australia. They examine its climate and history. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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Comparing the Ancient and Modern Olympics: A Venn Diagram

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students compare and contrast today's Olympic Games to those held in ancient Greece. They read newspapers, conduct Internet research, watch TV coverage of current Olympic Games and organize their findings on a Venn diagram.
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Watching the Clock: An activity to build media-savvy students

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners analyze time constraints on broadcast news. They apply data collecting and data display skills. They identify the difference between news progams and the evening news.
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America in Film and Fiction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers begin the lesson by reading a book on film study. After watching the movie "Citizen Kane", they work together to identify the issues concerning the United States before World War II. As a class, they discuss how the...
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"That's a Musician!"

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the function of pattern as it applies to music, dance and visual art, and participate in activities that demonstrate the patterns found in each art form. They then focus on identifying musicians by the "tools"...
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What Is Your Angle?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore the concept of angles by interacting with numerous types of measurements. They create index cards with different angles. Then they pass the cards around to other students for comparison and measurement. They practice the...
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Fish food Comercials

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, working in pairs, create 30-second commercials for fish food products. They create slogans and incorporate props, music, costumes, or illustrations in their spots. The commercials are videotaped and parents are invited...
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Generate a Calibration Curve for Chlorophyll a

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars measure and graph the absorbance of light by chlorophyll at a specific wavelength versus chlorophyll concentration. They are given an unknown and determine its concentration from their calibration curve. Students become...
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Technology's Affect on Life

For Teachers 1st
First graders read and analyze hypothetical scenario in which accident at local power company causes homes and businesses to be without electricity for five days. Students create chart listing which tools, appliances, and equipment would...
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La comida

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners practice new vocabulary associated with basic food items. Using directions, they combine food items. They listen to a native Spanish speaker using the Qsteps program. Using the program, they interact with it by answering...
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Insects

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars study the characteristics and basic needs of insects. They compare and describe similarities among insects. They examine the body structure, covering, and movement of insects and also, examine insect life cycles in this...
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Alphabetical Order

For Teachers K
Students examine how to put words into alphabetical order and determine what letter comes before and after given letters. They sing the alphabet song, discuss the importance of putting things in alphabetical order, and place letter...
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Critique Sources

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils distinguish between primary and secondary sources. They study about fact, opinion, and recognize bias. Students find out if information is accurate or not and report on it. For the final project pupils create an annotated...
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Backseat Travelers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the geography of the Southeast regions of the United States. They conduct Internet research, listen to the book "No Star Nights," and plan and write a trip through this regions.
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Wild Thing!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders view several segments of the video, "How Animals Survive." They discuss elements of survival. Students list living and nonliving things found in their backyards and schoolyards. Students work in groups to complete the...
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People Colors

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are introduced to the concept of multiculturalism. They explore "colors" of people in a book The Colors of Us by Karen Katz. Students experience the ingredients and materials for Rainbow Stew.
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Crime Scene Investigation: Hair Analysis Lab

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students participate in a hair analysis lab. Using a digital microscope, students compare and contrast hair samples. They determine if the hair samples are human or animal. After completing lab results sheets, students share their...
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Drop Everything And Read

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of decoding strategies to read silently. Each student selects a book for silent reading, and observe the teacher modeling silent reading strategies. Students then demonstrate their silent...
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That Tricky Letter T

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice writing and working with the letter T from the alphabet in order to recognize the letter in words that have it in them. They assess the book, "The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist," view picture cards and then...
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The Trig To Soccer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are given the background information to open the lesson plan: Suppose a penalty kicker in soccer could choose where he could kick from, as long as he stayed on the back line of the penalty area. Would he have a better chance of...

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