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The Pony Express

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders answer four math questions based on their reading of a short story on the history of the Pony Express.
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State Of The Bay

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the environmental problems that surround the Chesapeake Bay area. They use an environmental handout as a resource that should be supplemented with research. Also students ask specific questions to report...
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Technology: The State of the Internet

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students develop ratings criteria for evaluating Websites. Once they brainstorm lists of qualities for Websites, students, in pairs, browse various Maine Websites and create evaluation systems. As a follow-up activity, students may...
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Making Benchmarks - Mass

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Elementary schoolers predict the mass for different objects. Then, using objects of 1kg mass, they make a more precise prediction. Afterwards, they discuss the need for having and using standard measures of mass. 
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Cuisenaire Mats

For Teachers 1st
First graders use Cuisenaire rods to study the mathematical symbols =, <, > for the relationships is equal to, is less than, and is greater than. They use the rods to show visual explanations of common number combinations.
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Clay Sculpture Unit - Relationships

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students portray relationships in a clay model.
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Examining Women's Roles through Primary Sources and Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this women's history instructional activity, students examine the role of women prior to and following the suffrage movement. High schoolers also read...
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Controlling the Pandemic: Public Health Focus

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners examine global issues centered around HIV and AIDS. In this health science instructional activity, students compare and analyze public health measures and factors that affect the treatment of HIV/AIDS. They examine the role of...
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Try This! Calculus Teaching Tips

For Teachers 10th - 12th
It's important to spice up your lessons. An online article discusses teaching strategies for AP® Calculus. In-class activities include matching games, placemats, multiple choice questions, scripted discussion, involuntary discussion,...
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This Land Is Your Land

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the many faces of America through the video, "This Land Is Your Land." They discuss places they may have visited and record their responses. Students create symbols that respresent the riches of America.
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Ad Hangover?

For Students 7th - 12th
In this advertising and marketing worksheet, students read an article regarding alcohol marketing and then respond to 8 short answer questions.
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Turning the Tide on Trash: Marine Debris Curriculum

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Seven pages of fascinating reading on marine debris preface the activities in this lesson plan. Four different activities are employed to simulate how the debris is distributed in the ocean and along beaches. Early ecology learners...
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Technology: Locating Home on the Internet

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use Yahoo to locate their home locations on maps. They discover the diatances from their homes to school to determine who lives the closest. They experience the Internet as a source for information.
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Writing Names in Kid Pix

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students review the ways they learned to write their names before using a software program to write their names on the computer. They use a number of different tools available with the software including fonts, backgrounds and sizes....
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Infectious Diseases

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a brochure for a fictional pharmaceutical company.
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Cement and Concrete Engineering

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explain the components of the engineering design process. In groups, they identify the materials that make concrete and practice curing cement using the various methods available. They develop a graph showing the amount of...
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Power Point Presentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use multimedia to create presentations. The national technology standards are used to have a foundation for technology usage. The users of this lesson plan should be technology literate before attempting the preparation.
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Power Point Presentation

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a PowerPoint presentation using photographs from a previous lesson. Using the program, they are introduced to how the software operates and discovers the things that it can do to help present information. They share their...
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What do we need to know before going online?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore, examine and study about digital cameras, downloading photos, painting tools, word processing and identifying legal, ethical and human practice relating to technology use by minors. They identify potential ethical...
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Eyes in the Sky

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete a unit on orbiting spacecraft designed to study astronomical objects. They conduct Internet research on NASA missions, use a satellite dish to downlink information, and construct and launch a rocket out of paper and tape.
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FACS:Health Careers Planner - Support Services

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore the Support Services Career Pathway using articles in the Health Careers Planner (HCP).
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Simple Machines

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore simple machines. They identify tools and machines that are used in everyday life. Students examine the purpose and uses of everyday tools. They create a tool or machine that can be used to solve a problem.
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Take a Survey!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss proper uses of the Internet. They complete the 8-question survey by selecting their favorite answer for each question. They click one time in the white circle to choose an answer and click Next at the bottom on...
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Airport Noise

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after reading the explanation given below, use the World Wide Web to investigate jet engine noise, related health concerns, and efforts by NASA Glenn Research Center to reduce engine noise.