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Understanding the Power of Genes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the impacts of genetic research on homes, research laboratories, and hospitals. In this genetics lesson, students use the Internet to investigate the ways that genetics has affected our way of life. They present...
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Window Skills: Make Your Own Wallpaper

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students create wallpaper for their computer screen. In this technology lesson, students use KidPix or Paint to design a picture which will be used as the wallpaper on their computer.
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Weather "Why"

For Teachers K
Students research weather and explore how to use their research information. In this weather information instructional activity, students visit a given website for weather forecasts. Students graph the weather, sing weather songs and...
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Pecan Lessons

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars complete lessons on the computer related to pecans. Students complete assignments such as typing descriptions of pecan categories, using email to find out information, researching the internet about production regions, and...
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Coming to Terms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the rainforest. In this environmental lesson, students work in small groups to conduct online research of various topics having to do with the rainforest. The groups construct a large poster to illustrate the concepts...
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Virtual Ellis Island Museum Unit: Immigration Explorations, Part I

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students visit John Schick's Virtual Ellis Island Museum created by students in his classroom in order to develop criteria for their own research.
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Wildlife and Highway Management

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a research questions about animal underpasses and how animals use them. In this animals lesson plan, students use their collected data to answer their question.
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Famous Americans

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate famous Americans. In this American history and research lesson plan, students choose a famous American to research, collect information from a variety of sources, and create a related PowerPoint presentation.
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Wildlife Fact File

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research a specific animal. In this animal science lesson, students use a "Wildlife Fact Sheet" to take notes on their specific animal. Students use the Internet and reference books to gather information.
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Digital Parts of Speech

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate different parts of speech by creating digital skits. In this digital education lesson, students collaborate in groups to research the Internet for clips and music that represent the different parts of speech....
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Information, Please!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research jobs by using different software programs. In this researching jobs lesson plan, 4th graders conduct a Webquest in order to see what they need to do to complete certain jobs.
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Solve the Case!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discover the habits of panthers by solving fictitious crime mysteries.  In this animal life lesson, students utilize their research from previous lessons to solve mysteries in a panther activity.  Students answer...
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The Coyote Population: Kansas Prairies

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students discover animal lifestyles by researching their ecosystem. In this animal statistics lesson, students research the geography of Kansas and discuss the reasons why wild animals survive in the open Kansas fields. Students complete...
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Basic Knowledge of Big Cats

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a KWL chart on big cats. In this animal science lesson, 1st graders brainstorm what they already know about big cats and research big cats using various suggested websites. Students fill in the last column of the KWL...
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The Research Paper

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners demonstrate a working knowledge of how to produce bibliography cards using MLA Documentation. They organize information from a variety of sources and credit sources for both quoted and paraphrased ideas.
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The Road

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Use psychodynamic theory as a part of analyzing a career cluster.The class defines vocabulary words, brainstorms a list of career traits, and completes an online career analysis inventory. They analyze 5 concepts of psychodynamic...
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Researching and Writing in the Jungle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice research and writing skills. They pick an animal to resarch from the template chioces and write a paragraph about the animal. In addition, a digital camera is used to insert student pictures onto the slides.
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Research Cruise Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students track the research cruise of the Ronald H. Brown from San Diego to the Galapagos Islands. They match research groups with the key words, using the ship's daily logs to find the answers.
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Researching Jobs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet in order to research different jobs of interest. They use the information to broaden knowledge in order to make wise career choices. Students identify the needs for each job like skills.
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How Do We Utilize Flash Tools to Improve Research?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete Flash Movies. They identify how to use the Push Button Component in Flash and how to create Scenes. They demonstrate how to use buttons to move within a Flash Movie and finish movies for their Research Projects.
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Computers in Daily Life

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research how computers are used in everyday life, then write a descriptive paper using adjectives, adverbs, synonyms and antonyms describing the usage.
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Planetary Research (Grades 9-12)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to planetary research and familiarize them with the planets and their features. They see that each planet has unique features. Planets have some common features and that images can be used to study the planets and...
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Internet Research tied to Literature for Alternative Jr. High

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research a career using different "center" activities and then write a paper.
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The African American Experience: A Research Quilt

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the contributions of African American leaders of the 1900's, They design and construct a quilt square showing the achievements of that individual.

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