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Sacajawea

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the challenges Sacajawea faced when communicating. They examine ways of communicating using gestures as the Native Americans did. They identify how the Native Americans used natural resources when meeting their...
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Internet: Writing Friendly Letters Via Email

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students view a Powerpoint presentation on writing and sending email. After examining a Website about the parts of a friendly letter, they compose and send their own letters via email. Teachers set up an email/pen pal account so...
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Scoring a Financial Education

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of money management. In this money management lesson, students read an article about students taking a finance course in high school and college. Students discuss the importance of money management. Students...
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How Much Has Math Changed?

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve problems using the opposite, reciprocal and powers. In this algebra instructional activity, students solve problems with inequalities and absolute values. They show understanding of the basic content of math in this...
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SUSTAINABLE AGRISCIENCE

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after defining sustainable agriscience, distinguishing between renewable and nonrenewable resources and identify the basic components of a sustainable agriscience system, develop a sustainable agriscience system. They research...
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Life of a Dollar Bill

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners examine the basic need for money and the circular flow of resources between households, businesses, government, and financial institutions. They discover how money gets into circulation and how it facilitates the production of...
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Free Enterprise--Product Cost

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils apply basic math skills in computing a product cost.
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Return On Investment

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson introducing them to the concept of return on investment, or ROI. Return on investment is a basic principle that should be understood before investing money.
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Understanding Risk And Return

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson introducing them to the concept of Risk and Return. Risk and return is a basic principle that should be understood before investing money. They utilize an interactive worksheet imbedded in this plan.
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Monsoon Winds to the "Land of Gold"

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students recognize environmental factors that influenced maritime trade routes and the establishment of major trading centers in classical times. They evaluate perceptions of the ancient world through ancient maps and primary source...
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Searching For The American Dream

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the meaning of the American dream and how it has been explained in various forms. After reading various immigrant accounts, 9th graders use poetry and writing to explain how different cultures view the American...
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Introduction to the Visual Thesaurus

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars examine the basic functions of the online Visual Thesaurus, exploring how simple words may sometimes have multiple meanings. In small groups they select words and explore the Visual Thesaurus, and write a short play using...
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Visualizing Integers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create visuals on the TI Calculator to solve problems. In this algebra lesson, students perform basic operations with integers. They add, subtract, multiply and divide.
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What's Your Average? What Do You Mean? I'm More Than Just Average

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Upper grade and middle schoolers collect data, analyze and interpret the data. This three-part activity should provide learners with a firm understanding about the differences between mean, median, and mode and how to perform the...
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The Real Way to Moolah Beach!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils explore various avenues to the difficulties of managing money. They view key insights into the basics of managing their finances. Keeping an accurate checkbook and accounting system is covered in depth within this lesson plan.
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The divider (mixed number quotients)

For Teachers 4th
his unit uses two of the series of four Divider learning objects to support the students division of whole numbers where the quotient is a mixed number (whole number and fraction). The Divider encourages the students to split a division...
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Round The Track

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders develop problem solving skills while learning to measure an athletic track. The focus upon logic and reasoning is helpful for all types of science and math calculations.
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Planning A Household Budget

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students experience real life by utilizing math skills to plan a household budget and enhance their financial planning skills.
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How to Protect Your Money

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students review the basics of investing. They discuss saving strategies and investing fundamentals. Afterward, they consider a scenario from different investment perspectives.
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Discovering the Mathematics of Sound

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars study the basic skills of algebraic manipulations. They practice the application of basic mathematics in science and determine the nature of good acoustics. They develop proposals for providing good acoustics and...
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Leeches and Spiders and Toads, Oh, My! The Emergence of Modern Medicine

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the basic ideas and beliefs about medicine in the 18th and 19th centuries. They write a news account to be published in a "medical journal" developed by the class. Each "article" in the journal should be dated...
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How Far!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders perform basic calculations using time. They read and construct a variety of scales, timetables, and charts. Students devise and use problem solving strategies to explore the situation mathematically.
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Polarized Light

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine polarized light and that it can be done through reflection.  In this reflection lesson students develop a model that accounts for differences in light behavior. 
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Dimensional Delights Quilting & Scrapbooking

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers experience the art of basic quilting. They learn to blend a simple fabric screen base and add embellishments to create a personalized heirloom. Students use collections such as buttons, trims, photos and other craft...

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