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Life On The Oregon Trail

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the concept of the Oregon Trail. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The class divides into different groups to take a different aspect of the research. Then the groups present the findings to the...
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Discover Your World

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, in groups, locate a place on a map where the group would like to visit, research the place then write a complete report on the outcome of the findings. They groups must make a cooperative oral presentation to the class.
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Biochemical Placemats

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students group various foods according to whether they are proteins, carbohydrates, or lipids. This activity is a multisensory way of introducing students to biochemistry. Students also learn how icons represent the molecular composition...
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Place Value for Whole Numbers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, explore place value for whole numbers. They explore how to use base-ten materials to make sense of place value in the tens and ones column. They also explore whole-number patterns by using base-ten materials.
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Magnets

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a teacher demonstration of the polarity of magnets. They observe how magnets repel and attract items before drawing their observations on worksheets. They manipulate the donut magnets, discuss their action...
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Business Cycles in the Four-Corners

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to new vocabulary associated with business cycles. In groups, they read excerpts from their textbook about the causes and effects of business cycles. To end the lesson plan, they identify the businesses in the...
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WE HAD A RIOT

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students examine how one group reacted to government directives and how the government dealt with them. They describe how one non-governmental group acted to create NH history.
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Art and the Golden Ration

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students manipulate several metric measuring devices to become competent in their use. Students work cooperatively to complete a worksheet based on the Golden Ration. Students observe example of sculptures from different cultures and...
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Famous People of the Gold Rush

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research a famous person from the Gold Rush era. Using the Internet, they take notes from creditable websites and write their rough drafts of their paper. They use peer editing to check for spelling and grammar errors. ...
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An Internet Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the internet to gather information about children around the world. In groups, they complete an internet scavenger hunt to research courage. They develop their own community service activity.
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Nobody Really Won

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners watch a video on "Custer's Last Stand" written with the perspective of the soldier. They listen to the story of "Red Hawk's Last Account" to become aware of the Native American's perspective. In groups, students create their own...
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Economic and Social Changes in the High Middle Ages

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the economic and social changes that occurred in the High Middle Ages. They listen to a lecture and take notes, and in small groups compose a medieval charter and role-play its presentation to the class.
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The Polymer Schoolhouse

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study various objects and determine plastic and non-plastic.  For this creative lesson students get into groups and create a diorama to show the different properties they discovered. 
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Investigations in Aid: Identifying the Need

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners investigate the needs in emerging nations. In this emerging nations lesson, students research the conditions for needs in the given countries. Learners are assigned to the country groups of Honduras, Nigeria, Bosnia, Cambodia,...
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Social Studies: People and Their Contributions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, working in groups, research people who have made significant contributions in history. They compile biographies about their chosen individual, including what they think might have happened if this person had not made the...
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Solving Science Mysteries

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students choose a science-related mystery to investigate such as the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot. They, in groups, research theories and give a persuasive talk presenting the theory they feel to be most likely.
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Resolving Problems

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students participate or listen to a reader's theater skit from "A Pocket Full of Seeds." Students identify Nicole's problem and create a solution to the problem. Students may listen to a group of 5 read the skit, or may be divided into...
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Totally Us

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create unique biographies. In this Totally Joe lesson, students read the James Howe book and then collaborate to write name biographies in small groups.
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Clustering

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to the concept of clustering. In groups, they use their new science vocabulary words to put into a web or cluster. To end the lesson plan, they read a book related to electricity and write the definitions of...
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Be a Responsible Citizen: Vote!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils explore American citizens' rights and responsibilities through group research on the Internet and develop a presentation for the class.
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Cabeza de Vaca Meets the Coahuiltecans

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine Cabeza de Vaca's journal and differentiate between primary and secondary sources. They, in groups, design posters that portray the culture of the Coahuiltecan Indians in Texas during the 16th century.
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Is Coming to the United States of America Good for the Immigrant?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Student discuss whether coming to the United States was good for certain groups of immigrants. Using the internet, they examine settlement patterns for immigrants over a period of time. In groups, they role play the role of a family...
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Patterns and Geometric Representations

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners explore patterns and sequences. Given an example of each, they discuss their observations. In groups, students participate in an "Around the World" activity where they rotate to different stations in the classroom to determine...
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Cellular Cellebrities

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders, in groups, learn the morphology and function of organelles within plant and animal cells.

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