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Beginning Analogies 8

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this analogies worksheet, students study the pairs of words and choose the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair. Students complete 12 problems.
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Medicine Show

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students gather anecdotal evidence about various herbal remedies' abilities to cure ailments, develop hypotheses from these observations, and design scientifically valid experiments that could prove their suppositions.
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I Need Money...I Need a Job

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discover how to use a phone book and the want ads to find a job, how to fill out a job application, and how to write/type a resume. They participate in a mock job interview.
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Air Conditioning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the roles that the United States government agencies play in weather forecasting, climate control, and other climate-related environmental issues. They then write letters to President Bush recommending how a new National...
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Community Fire Safety Officer's Talk

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are visited by a community fire safety officer. Through class discussion, role-playing, video resources, and relevant true-life stories, the CFS Officer will explain and cover the key aspects of fire safety in the home.
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Nutrients

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders understand the important nutrients in food and the value of each. In this nutrients lesson plan, 4th graders complete a chart giving examples of foods that contain that nutrient and a definition of the nutrient. Students...
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How to Use Technology to Teach Landforms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a landform table on the computer. In this geography lesson, students use Microsoft Word to design a 3 column table. They list different landforms, examples, and attach a picture of each.
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Publisher Brochures

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create brochures on subjects they are studying in Publisher. In this nonfiction writing lesson, students use Publisher to create a brochure telling all the main ideas of a topic they are studying. Students use text boxes, fonts...
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How Quickly Disease Spreads

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers demonstrate how quickly disease spreads and the importance of protective measures with communicable diseases. They examine past epidemics such as the Bubonic Plague and make predictions about future epidemics.They compare...
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Let's Sleep on It

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research sleep following a class discussion on an article in The New York Times. Students use their research information to create a health and wellness exhibit that addresses topics related to sleep.
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A Holiday Calendar in MS Publisher for Elementary School

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students create a holiday calendar using ms word. In this technology lesson, students create their own calendar while learning basic Publisher skills. Students use clipart, explore how to change fonts, and how to use templates.
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Beginning Graphs in MS Excel

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice creating graphs in Microsoft Excel. In this technology lesson, students conduct a random survey and collect data. Students use the Microsoft Excel program to create a bar graph of the data.
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How to Graph in Excel

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders construct data graphs on the Microsoft Excel program. In this statistics lesson, 4th graders formulate questions and collect data. Students represent their results by using Excel.
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Germs: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate knowledge about germs. In this health instructional activity, students investigate what germs are, how to protect the skin by comparing the skin to apple skins, and the proper hand washing technique for getting...
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Have a Heart!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assume the role of a doctor, detective, and decision maker. They research the function of the heart, the diseases associated with the heart, and lifestyle choices that are heart healthy. Information gathered will be placed in a ...
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Medical Pioneers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use research skills to take notes over fifteen current medical innovators or innovations. They prepare a PowerPoint presentation over their chosen fifteen medical innovators and innovations. Students show a correlation between...
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Global Warming Statistics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research real-time and historic temperature data of U.S. and world locations, and analyze the data using mean, median, and mode averages. They graph the data and draw conclusions by analyzing the data. A spreadsheet is used to...
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Racial Inequality: Remnants of a Troubled Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students watch the Discovery program "Racial Inequality: Remnants of a Troubled Time" then examine the ratification of the 14th Amendment and the Plessy v. Ferguson decision. They research one of three events that tested Brown v. Board...
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Brace Yourself!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create a list of dental problems and tactics that can be used to correct them. They then study about how the field of orthodontics is changing, and work in cooperative groups to research and build models of how various types of...
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What is It? Susie Sees!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the five senses.  In this cross curriculum five senses lesson, students view an "I Can See Colors" PowerPoint presentation and sort items by color and shape. Students mix primary color paints to create secondary...
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Detectives

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research the respiratory system and the diseases that affect it. They construct a model of a pair of working lungs and develop an experiment that will decrease lung inflation.in addition, they create a portfolio of their...
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Flambe Elements

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss atoms and electrons as well as atoic structure. They view atomic structure via the computer. Students watch a demonstration in which the teacher demonstrates glass tubing turning yellow in a Bunsen Burner flame....
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Pieces of Mind: What's In A Dream?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars explore the five stages of sleep. They view video footage of sleep labs and discuss the findings. Students conduct experiments by keeping a sleep journal to track their sleep and dream activity. They find examples of...
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Freddie Feels

For Teachers K
Students become aware of the sense of touch and the body parts effected by touching.  In this five senses lesson plan, students touch mystery items and create a touch page.  Students discuss the body parts connected to the...