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Alex: Probability What Are the Odds?
This lesson plan introduces the student to the concept of probability. Students will explore the meaning of theoretical and experimental probability by viewing interactive websites. A lab activity will be performed using cooperative...
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Alex: Action Words Are Verbs
This activity challenges students to identify action words as verbs. The students will go on a verb scavenger hunt and play charades using action words. They will also utilize the Internet to reinforce what they have learned by playing...
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Alex: Wordly Wise
Students will learn how to use better word choices by completing a cloze activity, listening to A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle, and completing a word web.
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Alex: Writing Native American Style
In this lesson students will reinforce their knowledge about Native Americans and their culture. They will also be introduced to Native American writing. The students will read The Legend of The Indian Paintbrush by Tomie de Paolo to aid...
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Alex: Writing Activity: Harris Burdick Stories
After reading The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg, students create their own stories about the pictures. By navigating the Internet, students learn more about the writing process to help them create their stories.
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Alex: Regions of the United States
This lesson plan provides a variety of activities for the student to become aware of the regions in our country. They will learn the geography and natural resources and how these influence the way of life of the people living in a region.
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Alex: Famous Entrepreneur Scavenger Hunt
This lesson will help young scholars learn about entrepreneurs in today's society and how they got started in the world of business and became successful at it. This lesson reinforces textbook chapters on the history of entrepreneurship...
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Alex: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #6: Skunks
In this lesson students will learn interesting facts about skunks. They will also design a "nose guard" that people can wear to protect themselves against the smell of a skunk. Then students will have a chance to dramatize a commercial...
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Alex: Big Top Jugglers
Through this lesson plan students will learn the history of juggling and how to juggle objects.
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Alex: Exploring Weather Disasters
During this lesson, students will discover the differences in four types of weather disasters. They will collect information from selected Internet websites and create a multimedia presentation to demonstrate what they have learned.
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Alex: Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Over time, volcanoes all over the world have caused the earth to change. Using various activities, research, and dynamic media, young scholars will discover what causes volcanoes to erupt. They will learn different volcanic shapes and...
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Alex: Calling All Books!
High school learners learn the basic outline of the Library of Congress Classification system that is used in larger college and public libraries. The class will place a collection of books into the correct classifications. An...
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Alex: Antarctic Adventures!
This month-long ongoing lesson will give the students opportunities to learn more about Antarctica. They will investigate and research specific information and use it to create a notebook and an information table.
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Alex: Recognizing Letters of the Alphabet
This instructional activity reviews the alphabet with very young learners and introduces the concept of shelving in the library. The instructional activity incorporates software, reading, and games to address individual learning modes of...
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Alex: Weather Instruments for Sale
During this instructional activity, students will use knowledge they have learned about weather instruments to create a catalog advertisement. Students will use descriptive writing to advertise the use of the weather instrument. They...
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Alex: Jack's Beans
During this lesson, the classic story of Jack and the Bean Stalk will spark an interest in plants with students. Students will explore the Internet, take a nature walk, and make observations to learn more about plants. A brochure will...
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Alex: The Tree of Life
This is a lesson to help students understand the phylogeny of organisms and how all organisms are linked in a certain way. By navigating an Internet site, students will learn how organisms are classified.
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Alex: The Water Cycle
During this lesson, students will learn that water is constantly being recycled through the atmosphere and how this affects us. Students will explore the water cycle on the Internet. Students create different types of weather situations...
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Alex: Landforms Acrostic Poetry
Students will write acrostic poems using scientific information about various landforms. These poems will reinforce concepts learned in science.
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Alex: Animals With Backbones
Students will learn about animals with backbones and then create a slideshow presentation that shows the characteristics of the different groups of vertebrates. They will also create a brochure explaining how a specific animal is adapted...
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Alex: Character Education "Respect"
This lesson will be implemented as part of a character education unit on integrity. Students will apply research skills, open-ended discussions, and cooperative learning experiences to investigate the meaning of "respect." Practicing...
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Alex: It's a Small, Small World
As an introduction to the study of diversity of life, science students will use hands-on inquiry experiments to discover the microscopic world through a microscope. Students will use computers to create a brochure or slideshow...
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Alex: Writing Friendly Letters
This lesson teaches students the five parts of a friendly letter. Students will be able to write friendly letters utilizing the writing process. Students will visit various websites to learn more about writing friendly letters. Students...
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Alex: The Role of the President
During this activity, learners have the opportunity to explore the role of the president by navigating the Internet and other resources. Students will learn about the president's family, advisors, and others who help him to accomplish...