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Lesson Design Archaeology

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in their own excavation and measure and record as they go. In this archaeology lesson plan students divide into groups and solve the mystery of what they uncovered in their dig box.
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What Caused The Industrial Revolution In Maine?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate the apparent causes of the industrial revolution in the state of Maine. They read a text provided by the teacher. Then students use a concept map to organize information. The core of the discussion and research is...
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Basic Animal Behavior in Domesticated Animals

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Pupils investigate animal behavior, examining the nervous system and the physiology of the brain and the fight or flight response. They simulate animal behaviors and discuss the difference between an instinct and a behavior.
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Looking at the Man in the Mirror

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students reflect on their behavior by listening to an audio tape of Michael Jackson's song, "The Man in the Mirror."
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From Different Angles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in Socratic seminar discussing a person's right to refuse to say the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Discovering Magnets and Graphs

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate averages and statistics by discovering magnet strengths.  In this magnet experiment lesson, 6th graders utilize different magnets and attempt to attract different materials to them.  Students record...
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL vocabulary building worksheet, students read 10 sentences that have a word missing. Students select the correct word from 4 similar choices.
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A Little Advice

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage on how to write a fiction story. They then write their story using the ideas in the passage. There is a discussion point provided on this page. The students also complete...
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Total English Elementary: Doing is Fun!

For Students 4th - 6th
In this gerunds worksheet, students highlight the use of the -ing form of verbs as nouns as they respond to 24 fill in the blank and short answer questions.
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Duck, Cover and Hold Scenario

For Students 6th - 8th
In this duck, cover and hold worksheet, students practice protecting themselves in the event of an earthquake. The students and teacher simulate an earthquake and duck, cover and hold until the shaking stops.
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From Athena to Zeus: Digital Stories Through the Eyes of Greek Gods and Godesses

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Practice creating digital presentations based around Greek Mythology. Your class will create digital books dedicated to individual Greek Gods.  They will utilize their photography skills and multimedia labs to create a digital...
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Early Childhood Nutrition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students complete activities that focus on food and nutrition. In this food lesson plan, students sort foods into healthy and not healthy, categorize them into ground and tree sorts, draw their favorite foods, make abc books of food, and...
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Monster Voices

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create stories based upon the techniques of author Maurice Sendak in Where the Wild Things Are.  They use a word processing program and the Apple software program GarageBand to create new voices for the story. ...
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Garbage: A Puppet's Paradise

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make puppets from recycled materials. In this puppetry and recycling lesson, students investigate different types of puppets and their uses. They make puppets using mostly recycled materials such as old socks, CD's, dry lint,...
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Responding to Social Crisis

For Teachers K - 12th
Students, through discussion, identify ways to cope with and process unexpected community or world crisis, such as terrorism or violent acts within a school or community.
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Character Sketch

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this language arts worksheet, pupils use the chart of words as a tutorial for writing a formal character sketch. The words are meant to make the description more vivid.
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No Place Like Homelessness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars complete a unit of activities that help them understand homelessness, its causes, and ways to better the situation. In this homelessness lesson, students complete five activities that help them to define homelessness and...
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Show Your Colors and Make Freedom Bracelets

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners understand the meaning of a freedom bracelet. In this terrorism lesson, students create freedom bracelets as a statement against terrorism. Learners weave this creative project in red, white and blue to show support of their...
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ESL Idioms Quiz: Human Body

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL idioms quiz instructional activity, students complete 10 multiple choice questions, matching idioms to sentences. Answers available on line.
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Launching Your Ship with Citizenship Lesson 4: Hoisting the Flag

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the U.S. electoral process and brainstorm solutions to increase voter turnout in their community. In this democratic citizenship lesson, students identify keywords in speech and video related to freedom of speech and...
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Look Ma, No Hands!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars in Advanced Keyboarding Applications class practice using Voice Recognition software to compose and "voice" four written assignments. They explain why this technology is useful to those with physical disabilities or those...
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Recording Treasure

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars participate in a garage sale. They will weigh the items sold. They will calculate the total weight of items sold and donated to an agency.
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November Science

For Teachers K
Students review that all people, plants, and animals live on Earth. They classify objects found in the environment as living or nonliving.
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Trade Is A Complex Chain of Events

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research the steps that are involved to bring a product to market for consumers. They answer questions and fill in a chart related to their product. They also use maps to show the geographic distribution of their product.