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Space: Your Future Frontier?
Students explore careers in space and experience how math and science concepts are applied in the space program through an interactive video and cooperative group activities.
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Getting Familiar with Fractals
Students use the Internet to answer lab questions about fractals, and then construct fractals using the initial stage and iteration rule. They complete tables and generate rules for the "nth" term and create their own fractals.
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Latinos Spice Up Melting Pot
Students investigate the history of early Hispanic workers in the U.S. They complete an online Webquest, explore various websites, read about Latinos in the U.S. today, view a mural, and answer discussion questions.
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Dead Sea Investigation: Middle East and African Connections
Pupils demonstrate comprehension of the physical characteristics of the Dead Sea region and its connection to the Red Sea and the African Great Rift Valley. They are given students the opportunity to understand the role of plate...
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Equilibrium, Enthalpy and Entropy
In this chemical reactions worksheet, young scholars determine what is true about a system at equilibrium and give examples of macroscopic properties. Students determine minimum enthalpy and maximum entropy for reactions. This worksheet...
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Immigration
Students explore the concept of immigration. In this immigration instructional activity, students read literature, analyze photographs, and evaluate political cartoons that reflect feelings about immigration in America during...
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As Populations Age, a Chance for Younger Nations
In this geography skills worksheet, students read a 4-page article titled "As Populations Age, a Chance for Younger Nations." Students then respond to 4 short answer questions based on the content of the article.
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Hitting the Roof
Students examine the state of the British housing market. For this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to study Gordon Brown's plan for eco-towns, how to borrow money to buy homes, and what the home prices are in...
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Mr. Yamada’s Tips for Success on Current Events Commentary: Macroeconomics
In this economic systems worksheet, students read and follow the provided 5 tips to locate, analyze, and discuss macroeconomics current event issues.
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Black Bayou Lake Measures Up
Students, in groups, estimate measurments and then select the tools needed and measure various items at Black Bayou Lake refuge.
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Elements of a Short Story
Students analyze elements of a short story by working together. In this literature lesson, students analyze short stories. They use the TI Navigator Application to write their findings.
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Why is there Pollution in Mexico City?
Students explore the causes of air pollution in Mexico City from a holistic approach.
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DYNAMICS IN CONCEPT AND IN ACTION
Students perform grade appropriate literature utilizing the specified dynamic indications and respond accurately to the cues of the director.
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Hatching Brine Shrimp
Third graders investigate the environment that is considered favorable for brine shrimp hatching. The salinity level is of particular interest in the observations because the optimum level is needed for survival. They make daily...
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Tulips: Predicting the Arrival of Spring
Middle schoolers use the blooming of tulips as a tool to measure spring's journey north. They predict when tulips bloom at 13 selected Journey North gardens in various geographic regions.
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Anasazi/Mesoamerican/Andean: Time and Cultural Passages
Seventh graders role play the position of someone in one of six different civilization groups. They research the group's development, advancement and fall of their civilization. They create a presentation to share the information with...
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Number Patterns
First graders use manipulatives to complete and extend patterns. In this patterns lesson plan, 1st graders complete a pattern with a missing element, extend a pattern, and sort objects by characteristics.
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Attracting an Audience With Purpose
High schoolers discuss the attributes of a good speech and a bad speech, and listen to Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, I Have A Dream. They rewrite a speech, directing it to a different audience than it was intended for.
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Install Bridging
Students measure layout, and cut and install floor bridging to trade standards (100% accuracy) following all safety rules and regulations.
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This Stuff Makes Me Sick
Students participate in a lab showing the effects of pesticides on Lumbriculus variegatus. Several extensions and variations are also included in this lesson including one which relates the experiment to how pesticides enter our drinking...
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What Do You Need?
Young scholars discover the difference between needs and wants. Using pictures, they develop a list of the needs and wants shown in each. They answer and discuss the answers to the questions as a class to end the lesson.
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Shake, Rattle and Erupt
Students study myths regarding four earthquakes myths. They receive a list of supplies each family should have at home to prepare for an earthquake and construct an "Earthquake Preparation" poster showing some of the most important items...
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Erosion Exploration
Ninth graders investigate the factors that increase soil erosion. They identify how the environment is affected by erosion. In small groups, 9th graders research erosion problems in various locations. Groups brainstorm ideas to help...
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How Are Boundaries Made, Kept, Broken?
Students perform raps and analyze issues among the rich and poor. They explore how countries are labeled as "third world" and "first world." They create a dialectical journal and examine the country of Nigeria through the reading of...