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Absolute and Relative Location

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders understand the difference between relative and absolute location using the grid map as an example of an absolute location. They observe a class map showing longitude and latitude lines and learn that they provide exact...
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The Perfect Principal

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars demonstrate their understanding of math skills. In this data analysis lesson, students complete a worksheet requiring them to calculate mean, median, and mode, and create and interpret graphs. Lesson is intended as an...
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Boom and Bust

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate commercial fishery. In this fishery lesson, students describe stages in commercial fishery, interpret data and predict when a fisher stock is showing signs of overexploitation.
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Fire Drill Line-Up

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars take a class list posted by the door as they exit for a fire drill. Teacher can check list to ensure student safety.
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Standing Review - A Learning and Assessment Technique

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review information covered in class through participation in action activities. The class begins standing as the teacher asks a question. Students may mingle to obtain assistance. Students sit when they are confident they...
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Shaping Our Team

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use six different shapes that are cut out of construction paper. They put shapes back together which are numbered from 1-6, and place them in different sections on the gym floor. On the signal, they select a piece of a shape to...
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Mapping Animal Behavior

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners discuss the value of sampling in science. They, in groups, map cricket movement in response to various stimuli and graph their results.
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History of Wildlife Management Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore how others maintain the balance between humans and wildlife.
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Industrial Waste Management / Enforcement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discover the role of industrial waste enforcement units in the wastewater treatment process. They demonstrate active listening skills and produce a formal letter of thanks that addresses 3 points of information gained from...
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Kids in the Classroom on Summit Day

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the qualifications of a Supreme Court justice. As a class, they role play the role of a justice and share with the class why they are the best qualified candidate for the job. In groups, they create a bumper sticker or...
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Managing Your Energy Budget

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils experience an inequitable resource distribution and electronically calculate their own Ecological Footprint. The assess their resource use and learn more about sustainable living strategies in a video tour by Penn State...
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Managing Medical Conditions

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders discover more about a medical condition that is of interest to them and write what they have learned about that condition, using the information as a personal resource or to share with others.
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Too Many Otters

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the habitat of otters. In this animal science lesson plan, 2nd graders role play the job of wildlife biologists and try to manage the otter population. Students use a map to track their specific otter population.
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Actions Speak Louder than Words

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine and discuss how volume, stress, pacing, and pronunciation help deliver an effective oral presentation. They listen to a speech by Nolan Ryan, identifying why he is a good speaker, then practice reading their own short...
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Voting

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students participate in a role play where they run for office and address the issues they want to fix. In this voting lesson plan, students then vote on which candidate they want to run their classroom.
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PowerPoint Project for Creating a New Business

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a mock new business for which they design a PowerPoint presentation. They include company information, financial statements, graphs, advertising and management promotion pages in the final presentation.
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Totally Termites

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore the world of termites, their adaptations, and anatomy. They examine the property risks of termites and how pest control professionals manage termite problems.
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Clearcutting: Sustainable Forestry?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the conflicts between the economy and the environment by focusing on forest management in Maine. They read pamphlets on siliviculture and clear-cutting as well as those by environmental groups then conduct a debate on...
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Using Technology For Vocabulary Development, reading Comprehension, and Word Identification

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders define unknown vocabulary words and decode unknown words in their reading using a Quicktionary Reading Pen and Franklin Spell Checker. They create reading comprehension questions that are incorporated into a classroom Web...
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Now We Teach Six Rs

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils explore recycling.  In this ecology instructional activity, students sort classroom garbage into items that can be reused, reduced, or recycled.  Pupils brainstorm ideas for reusing items and discuss ways to celebrate...
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Implementation Schedule

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe a schedule for sharing computers in the classroom. When using the computers, students perform specific instructions in various curriculum areas. For example, in math, students visit a given website to find the area,...
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When Disaster Strikes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the ways major industries are affected by and respond to natural disaster. They interview local representatives of these industries on how they prepare for and manage such disasters.
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Disease and Epidemics - Social Studies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how the study of diseases, epidemics and disease management promotes our understanding of human culture and history. They also examine the roles of agriculture, trade and living in cities in promoting the spread of...
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Sorting

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners sort class books into categories to help classify and organize them so they are easier to find. In this sorting lesson plan, students go to the library and see how they organize their books and do the same in the classroom.

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