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Oceans All Over

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify the locations and names of the world's oceans. They draw and label a round piece of fruit and answer discussion questions.
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Growth in Southern California

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the impact of orange crops and the railroad industry on the growth in southern California. They develop a fact list about the history of oranges in California, and create a family tree demonstrating the impact of...
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Poetry Calendar

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students research the work of famous poets. They design and create a school year calendar based on the work of famous poets. Students research five poets born during each month.
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Ending Apartheid

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze how the roles are changing for women in South Africa. Using the internet, they research famous women from around the world who helped advance a women's place in society. They create a storybook about their famous...
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CSI Clamshell Investigation

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore predator/prey relationships. They research information on moon snails and claims. Students draw conclusions from the data collected. They use math and graphing to determine if there is a relationship to the clam's size...
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Chug Choo Choo

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /c/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
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The Energy Debate - Sea Level Rise

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students comprehend the impact of global warming on our coastal cities. They appreciate how geographic information systems can be used to represent scientific data. Students research the melting of the ice caps in Antarctica and the Arctic.
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Can you cry like a baby?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice the strategies of phonemes and spellings maps to sound out new words. They work on the short vowel /a/ sound with a sentence strip with "Allie the Alligator sat on a mat eating apples," on it and the book, "Cat in the...
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Baby Sally is Upset Again!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners, assessing how to read and write, join together grapheme's and the phonemes that make up words. They practice recognizing in oral and written form the vowel /a/. The book, "Matt and Rags," is introduced to the students in this...
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Getting To Know You:learning the Aza Ssp Terminology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the role zoos play in conservation of animals. They research the captive breeding programs that are in place at the Minnesota Zoo. They use the zoo's website to find the American Zoo and Aquarium Associations criteria...
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Create a Weather Newscast

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore, research and study how to make and give a weather newscast. They assess a variety of weather terms, research skills on the Web and develop an oral presentation on a weather newscast to present to their classmates.
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Spot the Differences

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this spot the difference worksheet, learners analyze pictures of two different wallabies to see if they can find six differences between the two.
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Spot the Differences

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this spot the difference worksheet, students analyze pictures of two different alligators to see if they can find six differences between the two.
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Make It All Better!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students brainstorm ideas to solve a problem. In this technology lesson, students share their ideas to class. They research innovations that could benefit the community.
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Polygons Defined

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore polygons. In this polygon lesson, 4th graders sort polygons according to their properties. Students discover the connection between polygons and the Greek language.
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Angle Action

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students measure and label specified angles. In this angles lesson, students use a protractor to find angles that are acute, obtuse, and reflexive. Students then label each angle and match the angles the correct definition. This lesson...
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Introduce /A/

For Teachers K
Students say the sound for the letter a, reviewing the position of the mouth and voice box. In this phonics lesson, students brainstorm other words that begin with the /a/ sound and choose the letter from a set of 12, continuing...
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Reintroduce /A/

For Teachers K
Students review the sound /a/. In this phonics lesson, students practice the sound, touching their voice box to make sure "it is on." Students say the sound when the teacher points to the letter among a set of 12.
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Hop Into A Story

For Teachers K
Students listen to the story "Tuesday," and discuss all of the elements that made this story. In this language lesson, students tell the story of "Tuesday," (which is all pictures, no words), as the teacher turns the pages of the book....
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Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read poems from the book Runny Babbit and do language arts activities based on the book. In this language arts lesson plan, students read poems from the given book and do activities that include a word finder, rhyming...
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Plant Party

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify plant parts. For this plants lesson, students bring in a vegetable. Each student classifies which part of the plant their vegetable comes from (flower, root, ect.) Students identify the parts of their vegetable and...
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Serc: Animal Rights and Welfare

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The relationship of animals and humans has been the subject of differing philosophical views for thousands of years. The controversy continues today in many aspects of contemporary life. Some people believe that a vegan lifestyle is the...

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