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Brown v. Board

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils investigate Brown versus Board of Education. They read and discuss a handout, discuss vocabulary terms, and in small groups create a brochure, bookmark, puzzle, and a short skit.
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Weather And The Seasons

For Teachers K
Students illustrate characteristics of the different seasons using digital and pen and paper drawings. They creat captions for their drawings and present them to the class. Students compare and contrast their pen and paper drawing...
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What Sense Does It Make?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the five senses and their functions and explain what information each sense gives us. They collect information gained through observation and experiences. They practice identifying new vocabulary words from the word wall.
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The Water Cycle: A Repeating Pattern in Nature

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are introduced to the terms related to the water cycle in their native language. In groups, they describe the steps of the cycle using different materials found in their art classroom. They describe how energy helps water...
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The Periodic Table of the Elements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine different elements and explore how their properties play a role in technology.  In this periodic table instructional activity students view a few short videos, answer questions then research the Internet to find...
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Biomes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the worlds biomes and see how organisms adapt to these ecological communities.  In this world's biomes lesson students research and write a paper about one of the world's biomes. 
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Shells Around the World

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research a geographical region that contains shells.  For this shells from around the world lesson, students take a field trip to a local shell shop (if possible) and then work in groups to research a geographical region...
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Conservation in Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the life and works of Rachel Carson. In this conservation lesson, students discuss environmental protection and why protection of wildlife is important.  Learners read a Rachel Carson Fact Sheet and work in groups...
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On the Gulf: Coastlines in Danger

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the Mississippi Rover and how it has changed over time.  In this environment lesson students research and summarize things about the ecosystem of the river. 
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Planet Research and Brochure

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders design a brochure based on the planet that they researched. In this planets lesson plan, 4th graders include the data, important facts, and completed as a team.
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Electric Field Mapping in 3D

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students create a 3D vector field map of an electric field. In this physics lesson, students measure the voltage inside an aquarium with water. They present their findings and map to class..
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ESL Trace and Read: School

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this English Language trace and read worksheets, learners learn vocabulary words about school by tracing and then printing the words for each school picture.
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Getting Physical with Estuaries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study estuaries and how the physical factors change over time.  In this investigative lesson plan students use a website to gain knowledge of estuaries then in groups they create and present their charts.
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Biogeochemical Cycles

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research an assigned biogeochemical cycle. In this cycle activity, students need to determine that all cycles need energy to continue. The students will look at a given cycle to describe it, research and draw an assigned cycle,...
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Not In My Backyard: The Nature and Danger of Nuclear Radiation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate the ways to control exposure to radiation and determine how to deal with the problem of nuclear waste in a rational rather than an emotional way.
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The Many Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the phases of the moon as it relates to the calendar.
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Simple machines

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students list and describe the six simple machines. They create a Thinking Map and outline using Kidspiration and create a paper on the importance of simple machines using Microsoft Word.
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It's Not Your Fault

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers determine how to measure the movement of the plates along the San Andreas Fault. Students calculate the movement of tectonic plates over a period of time and describe the processes involved in the occurrence of earthquakes...
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Chart the Stars

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders find constellation distances and plot the stars. In this star lesson, 7th graders plot the star points for Canis Major. Students use graphing calculators to graph the constellation. Students choose another constellation...
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What Do You Know About AIDS?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore AIDS. In this AIDS lesson, students discuss their impressions and knowledge of the disease prior to listening to a lecture regarding the attributes of the disease.
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Opportunistic Diseases

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore the concept of opportunistic diseases. In this opportunistic diseases lesson, students take notes on a lecture regarding systemic herpes, candidiasis, cytomegalovirus, tuberculosis, MAC, recurrent pneumonia,...
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It's Not Your Fault

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the San Andreas Fault, calculate its movements, and compare the movements on both sides.  In this earthquake lesson students use the Internet to track movement, and calculate movement using a spreadsheet. 
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ESL Reading Comprehension-Job Advertisements

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL reading comprehension learning exercise, students read job advertisements and complete associated comprehension questions, 6 total.
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Tiki, Tiki Rainforest

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore fascinating world of rainforest, and participate in activities such as adopt-an-acre-of-the- rainforest, adopt-a-rainforest-animal, sequencing, comparing and contrasting, word processing and searching the Internet.