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Unit Lesson on The Gingerbread Man (Elementary, Reading/Writing)
Students sequence the main events of the story, The Gingerbread Man, into chronological order and rewrite the story changing characters and settings.
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Frogs and Toads Are Different
Second graders identify the unique characteristics of frogs and toads. Through Internet research and reading the book Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel, 2nd graders compare and contrast the two amphibians.
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Screening the Silver Screen
Students write New York Times Movie Guide Reviews using descriptive and persuasive language.
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Who Am I? - Locomotor Skills
Students discuss the meaning of the word locomotion and the different ways that they use locomotor skills.
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The Great Depression and FDR
Eleventh graders recognize some of the causes and effects of the Great Depression, and thereby explain the motives behind Roosevelt's "New Deal" program for the United States.
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Comparison of Human and Chimpanzee Chromosomes
Students actively engage in the careful analysis of chromosome banding patterns and identify examples of inversion in homologous chromosomes.
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The Shapes of Art: A Lesson in Aesthetic Awareness
Learners become immersed in analyzing the influences on and development of an artistic paradigm; they also move into, through and beyond the literary piece.
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What Weather When and Where?
Learners learn the difference between hard news and feature writing. They choose one of these news styles to write a compelling weather-related article based on interviews with local sources.
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A Long Winter's Nap
Learners explore the process of estivation, hibernation and torpor and the ways that frogs adapt to seasonal weather changes.
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The Language of Love
Students explore the images and idioms related to love in their own culture. They examine new rituals recently created in Japan by reading and discussing "Osaka Journal:Japanese Date Clubs Take the Muss Out of Mating."
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Living vs. Nonliving
Learners explore the characteristics that distinguish living things from nonliving things. Students examine video clips and still photographs to gather evidence and develop criteria to decide if something is living or nonliving.
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Bush Re-Election Campaign Revisited
Students examine the direct role played by George W. Bush in the 2004 election campaign. They compare these campaign conditions and tactics with those in the 1992 presidential election, and present information in the form of a Powerpoint...
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Sign Language
Learners consider what defines their local town or community and create a welcome sign for their town after learning about a special sign that welcomes visitors to Las Vegas.
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PLATE MOVEMENTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Young scholars label three geological maps with continents provided to analyze the relationships between the movement of tectonic plates and the changes in the climate. In small groups, they discuss their findings and form hypotheses...
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Designing Local Studies
Students think about and identify significant aspects of local weather patterns by reflecting on their own observations. They design local weather studies by deciding which information to collect and how to collect and record it...
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Find a Character, Tell a Story
Fourth graders choose a character from a magazine, complete a character sketch, and develop a short story placing this character in a situation. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan which guides them through creating their...
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Lesson 3-Explore/Explain Do You Hear What I Hear?
Young scholars explore how loudness is measured. They identify the decibel scale and explain the amplitude of the sound wave.
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Dynamic River Model
Learners develop the concepts of flood stage, levees, floodplain, and the dynamics of river flooding. They construct river models and test various flow rates and volumes. This lesson has an excellent experiment for students to do.
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What is Popular? Self Portraits in the Style of Roy Lichtenstein
Students examine and discuss art by Roy Lichtenstein and the Pop art movement. They discuss the phenomenon of popularity, list what is popular today, and create a piece of art using professional looking graphic design style.
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Investigating comparative biodiversity of wetland and schoolyard sites
Fourth graders participate in an activity dealing with the environment.
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VH1 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons Lesson 2
Students examine the origins of ragtime music in American and analyze its musical form.
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2nd Grade - Act. 01: Exploration Tubs
Second graders communicate ideas, information, and feelings.
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COUNTERACTING MEDIA STEREOTYPING
Students explore the effects of gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination.
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Determining Importance
Students observe pieces of art and look for the principle story the artwork portrays. They compare the techniques artists and authors use to focus on and support these essential stories. They create a piece of art that portrays a given...
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