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LIFE IN SPACE Human Body: An Un-Earthly Home

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Pupils examine an effect of zero gravity on the human body using a baby food jar, balloons and a jar with a large mouth.
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Anolis Lizards of the Greater Antilles

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Pupils "take a trip" to the Greater Antilles to observethe Anolis lizards. They study the body structures and habitat of different species, then plot this data on a map to look for patterns in their distribution. From the patterns they...
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Mater Your Munchies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the various food groups while doing a physical activity.
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Mapping It Out: A Post-Trip Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners make a rough map of Yosemite and add elevations to the map. They are encouraged to bring photos from the trip and add them to their map.
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Think Before You Toss

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students sort a variety of trash items and determine thier sorting decisions.
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Calendar Creations About the Civil War

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research key events in the Civil War and create a calendar with illustrations and key events listed throughout the year.
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Narrating in the Past Tense

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners describe a picture of themselves from age 5-6 using the past tense in French. They review and apply the rules of using the two past tenses.
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Dicey Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students role cubes prepared with vocabulary and parts of speech on each side. They collect words and create poems from the words collected. They read their poems to the class.
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Beaufort Wind Speed

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate temperature, wind speed, humidity, air pressure, and direction. They compare their findings with those of the media. They apply the use of various tools to measure weather factors.
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Earthquake Plotting

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students become familiar with map coordinates. They establish the frequency of earthquake occurrences and study the location and magnitude of earthquakes. To establish the location of plate boundaries.
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Explore: 4th Grade Beaufort Wind Speed

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders measure wind speed, air pressure, humidity, temperature, and wind direction. They compare their observations with those of actual weather forecasts.
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DNA and RNA

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders research the history and discovery of DNA. Using their text, they label a basic DNA structure and the composition of genes. They explain how RNA and DNA differ from one other and discuss the processes of transcription and...
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Around the World in 17 Days

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine geography while studying the 2006 Winter Olympics. Students keep track of the winners of each Olympic event by finding the results using the Internet or by reviewing the newspaper and discuss the country the medalist...
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Internet Gastropod Research

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Use the Internet to research gastropods. Using their textbook, students identify questions by topic they are interested in finding more in depth information. They answer each question and cite at least two internet URLs for each. They...
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Coal Production in the USA

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers arrange the states by alphabetical order, find the five top coal producing states and discover their total production levels. They then find all the states which begin with the letter "A" and whose coal production is...
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Speedy Readers

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read orally to increase their reading speed and fluency in this lesson. They listen to the teacher model expressive and fluent reading. They then practice reading orally with a partner. The partner times their reading with...
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Speedy Readers

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing chunking, decoding, and rereading, learners complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed...
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Shh! I am Trying to Read!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils explore the advantages of being able to read silently. They then review a "stuck on a word" strategy using context clues to determine meanings of unknown words. They then practice reading silently and the teacher assesses for...
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Speedy Gonzoloz!

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore how to read in a smooth, fast manner with expression. They practice reading a selected text within their reading groups. Students work on fluency while reading. They create a recording of the book and then listen to the...
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Virginia In the World: The Geography of Commerce

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine how Virginia connects with the world through export trade. Using a map, they use symbols to depict the value of trade and the direction of the flow of goods. They complete a scavenger hunt using electronic almanacs...
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Fast Like a Rabbit

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify and interpret what fluency means and relate it to a rabbit hopping along fast without messing up. They close their eyes and picture a book in their minds that they really love to read and locate it on the...
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Mapping Your Watershed

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine student created maps to locate geographical features such as hills, cliffs, flat meadows, stream beds, etc. They use watershed topo maps to identify landmarks, water flow, and elevation of several features. In addition,...
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Special Delivery

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate locomotor skills for assessment. After receiving an envelope with a skill to be addressed, they perform that skill and receive a stamp for completion. Each student must complete all of the skills in order to...
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Feudalism

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students have tournaments in teams after learning information about The Middle Ages. In this Middle Ages lesson plan, students learn that tournaments are mock battles, but that they will have these battles by answering questions in teams...

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