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Brain Drain Signals Trouble at Technology Companies
Students explore the concept of turnover. In this turnover lesson, students read an article about executives leaving their business. Students discuss the benefits of turnover. Students create their own business and list the ideal...
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High Earners Can Still Struggle
Students explore the concept of financial trouble. In this financial trouble lesson, students read an article about people who earn large salaries, but still have financial trouble. Students discuss ways to avoid and get out of debt....
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Prairie Voices: Community Development, Investigating Local History
Learners investigate local history. In this research skills lesson, students examine historic landmarks, tax records, fire maps, town plans, historic photographs, newspapers, and other primary sources to learn about local communities in...
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The Lesson: Tibet
Students discover details about Tibet. In this Tibet instructional activity, students visit selected websites to discover information about human rights, the Dalai Lama, and Buddhism. Students create prayers or poems in...
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Red Alert: The Noses Are Back
Students celebrate Red Nose Day. In this current events lesson, students access selected Web sites to discover facts about the history of Red Nose Day and to find activities to celebrate the day.
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Executive Decisions
Students explore the role of judges in Britain. In this current events lesson plan, students visit selected websites to discover the responsibilities of judges and the justice reform in Britain.
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From the Classroom to the Ballot Box
Learners examine British voting rights. In this current events activity, students listen to a lecture about the proposal to drop the British voting age to 16. Learners create and distribute surveys about the proposal and debate voting...
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Intertidal Field Trip
Students explore an intertidal zone. In this science lesson plan, students travel to an intertidal zone. Students collect data and create species accumulation curves.
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The Tell - Tale Heart
Students read The Tell Tale Heart and practice critical analysis while reflecting on its underlying meanings. In this reading lesson plan, students make predictions, monitor their own comprehension and adjust their reading accordingly....
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Where's My Dot?
Students explore the five basic elements of Monart, dot, curved line, straightline, and angle line to create a book about their home address. The concept of "big" is explored in this lesson.
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RCX Car Line Graph
Students develop a line graph based on distances that an RCX car drives in specified amounts of time. They then are given a specific amount of time for the car to drive and be asked to extrapolate the car's distance from the graph.
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Electronic Surveillance: Unlawful Invasion of Privacy or Justifiable Law Enforcement
Students state values and analyze them and the values of other students as it relates to the issue of individual privacy. They develop constitutional provisions which address issues relating to privacy with particular reference to item...
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The Mound Builders
Fifth graders examine mound building Indian tribes. They identify the two groups of Mound-Building Indians and explore the reasons for building mounds. Students identify places where the mounds exist. They create a model of an Indian mound.
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Life Processes and Living Things-Humans and Other Animals
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions by identifying foods that contain large amounts of sugar, carbohydrate, and fruit acids and explaining their effects on the body.
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The Clothes Line: Print making
Students understand the value of the work of artists and apply their knowledge to their own work. For this print making lesson, students experiment with materials to create fabric prints.
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"How Sweet It Is: Awareness Today Can Defeat Diabetes Tomorrow"
Students explain the importance of having a healthy body and be inspired to make better choices. They research diabetes to become aware of its symptoms, dangers, and prevention. They identify the relationship between childhood obesity...
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Teachers' Notes: Switch Gets Ready!
Students practice multiplication facts, answer simple math questions from two, five, and ten times-tables, explore concept of halves and quarters, complete worksheet containing range of shapes to make shape picture, and sort data and...
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A Different Kind of Rock Star: Part 2
Students examine our society's fascination with Mars. In this journalism lesson plan students read an article that outlines the various ways Mars has captured our imagination and are given topics for discussion and a...
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NASA's Mars gamble pays off
Students read an article about NASA and Mars and complete short answer questions about the article. In this Mars lesson plan, students also create a scale model of the solar system.
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Captain Cook in Hawaii
Students research Captain Cook and why he died and create a radio program script of the announcement of his death. In this Captain Cook lesson plan, students are given pictures, letters, and background information for their research.
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What's Your Favorite Planet?
Fourth graders interpret a graph and make correlations using data. After taking a class survey, 4th graders create a class graph of their favorite planets. Working in small groups, they interpret the information and create at least ten...
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The Great Mail Race
Young scholars explore the art of letter writing. In this writing skills instructional activity, students examine the format of friendly letters and business letters. Young scholars create mail race surveys and practice writing letters...
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Diagnosing Allergies Through Data Collection
Students research and organize information about allergies. In this data collection lesson, students watch a video about allergies. Students create a histogram using the information collected. Students complete the 'Displaying Survey...
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Making Graphs
Students explore statistics by conducting class demographic surveys. In this graph making instructional activity, students identify the family members of each classmate, pets they own, and favorite activities. Students organize their...