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These Maps are for the Birds
Young scholars identify and study New York State Breeding Bird Atlas maps to learn where different bird species nest and how their distributions have changed over time. They also identify how maps serve as representations of a...
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Fit With Fiber
Sixth graders investigate the nutritional value of different types of cereal. They take a survey of students that ate breakfast and create a circle graph with the results. Students examine the nutritional information on the sides of the...
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Holidays: Mother's/ Father's/ Grandparent's Day
In this ESL/ language arts worksheet, students read sentences about Mother's Day, Father's Day and Grandparent's Day. Students then choose the best words to fill in the 12 blanks.
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The Perfect Principal
Young scholars demonstrate their understanding of math skills. In this data analysis lesson, students complete a worksheet requiring them to calculate mean, median, and mode, and create and interpret graphs. Lesson is intended as an...
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Thinking About Money
Students evaluate various approaches to spending money.In this spending money literacy lesson plan, students broaden their financial goals by reading "Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday" and "A Chair for My Mother."Students use a...
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It Ain't Necessarily So
Students examine characterization of African Americans in literature, popular culture, and opera. In this stereotypes lessons, students conduct research that requires them to analyze the origins and content of stereotypes perpetuated...
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The Byzantine Empire: Icon Adoration
Students identify the worship of icons as a division between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. In this lesson on the Byzantine Empire, the teacher provides a simulation showing a basic division in students. The teacher...
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The Mail Race
Students create friendly letters and surveys to other schools. In this letter writing lesson, students format friendly letters to other school and request a reply. Students chart the replies on a map and share information from the...
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Service Learning
Students view video clips to define service learning. In this civics lesson, students read quotes, take a survey, and define altruism. Students view video clips and evaluate the motivation and impact of those who perform community...
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War and Religion
Students analyze perspectives of war. In this war and religion lesson, students collaborate to research anti-war and pacifist positions on war as well as "just war" theory. Students compose essays regarding perspectives of war.
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Discovering Dewey's Decimal System
Young scholars discover the Dewey Decimal System. In this fractions lesson, students utilize education software to discover how the Dewey Decimal System works. Young scholars create a PowerPoint presentation in groups or a...
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This Land Is Our Land
Students explore land use. In this land activity, students examine the use of land and land records. They create a diagram of a specified piece of land and determine the area of the land. Students discuss their findings.
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Preparation and Transition to Two-Column Proofs
Students investigate proofs used to solve geometric problems. For this geometry lesson, students read about the history behind early geometry and learn how to write proofs correctly using two columns. The define terminology valuable to...
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War and Religion
Students examine world conflicts. In this War on Terrorism instructional activity, students investigate the criteria of just wars and then determine whether the War on Terrorism fits into the category.
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Identifying Your Watershed
Learners identify the watershed where they live and how it is related to their own water consumption. In this watershed instructional activity students locate their watershed on their town map. The learners find the source of their water...
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Youth Voter Campaign
High schoolers examine the voting data for the state they where they live. In this voting lesson, students research possible ways to increase the number of people that vote then create a campaign to share an idea of their own with...
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Food Pyramid
Learners examine the food pyramid. In this healthy diet lesson, students view the food pyramid and discuss healthy eating. Learners find examples of healthy food in magazines and share their findings. Students plan healthy means and...
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Tolerating the Intolerable: Responses to Cultural Conflict
Students examine how differences in culture affect people. In this cultural conflict lesson, students use the Internet to research specific incidents in history where conflict led to violence, then the class discuss possible solutions...
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Cook Me Up Some Equations
Students study a variety of math concepts in the context of cooking up a meal. In this math lesson, students calculate surface area and volume. They draw and interpret different types of graphs.
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WHO Wants Clean Water! Do You? Solving Conflicts Over International Water Rights Issues
Students examine the water rights on an international scale. In this social studies lesson, students research on a specific water rights issue. They write a paper about their findings and create a PowerPoint presentation which they share...
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Recording Frequency
First graders analyze nursery rhymes and gather data about word frequency. In this frequency lesson plan, 1st graders create graphs and tables. Students interpret the data.
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Animals of the Fire Ice
Students examine ocean life by identifying methane hydrates. In this ocean life lesson, students research organisms that live in the coldest, deepest parts of the ocean and live off methane hydrates. Students create a group...
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Collect Data Using a Transect Line
Learners learn about transect lines through a study of marine debris. In this marine debris instructional activity, students calculate the items on a transect line and graph them. Learners complete a category worksheet.
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Fisheries Management in the Open Ocean
Students explore biology by researching fishing equipment. In this oceanography instructional activity, students discuss the impact of human technology on the fish population. Students utilize marbles as a visual aide and complete fish...