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Animating Poetry: Reading Poems about the Natural World
Students complete poetry analysis activities. In this poetry analysis instructional activity, students consider the use of imagery and sound devices in poetry. Students translate poetry into another art, read a diverse selection of...
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Where in the World? Biomes of the Earth
Learners research a biome. In this biomes of the Earth instructional activity, students discuss what they already know about ecology and view pictures of different biomes. Learners work in groups to research a different...
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Synonyms
Students examine synonyms from their reading. In this synonyms instructional activity, students use vocabulary from their reading to create a chart and illustrate the words. Students complete online activities from the story.
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Buzz Up My Hive
Learners research bees. In this organisms activity, students participate in various learning centers to find out more about bees. The centers include watching a video and taking notes, reading books about bees, and going on a WebQuest....
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Where Do We Live?
Second graders investigate various types of habitats. In this habitat exploration lesson, 2nd graders view a PowerPoint presentation on habitats and explore websites to gather more information. Students choose a habitat to focus on and...
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Deserts: How Do You Define One?
Second graders identify what constitutes as a desert by reading a habitat checklist. In this environment instructional activity, 2nd graders read a nature website to discover facts about the desert and where they are located....
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Climate Change: Is there a Controversy
Students explore climate changes. In this climate changes lesson, students research what causes changes. Students search the Internet, summarize reports they find and create a poster with the information.
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Smoking: Grades K-2
Learners navigate websites to discover the reasons not to smoke. In this smoking lesson plan, students research and answer questions about the bad effects of smoking.
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Spanish Drama: Latin America
Students explore Hispanic countries. In this Hispanic culture and language lesson, students choose an Hispanic country to research. Students explore given websites and prepare a dramatization incorporating the facts they...
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Surveying the Land
Young scholars explore the different kinds of maps and the purpose of each. In this Geography lesson, students work in small groups to create a map which includes the use of a map key.
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Animal Poems
Students create their own acrostic poems. In this poetry instructional activity, students read poetry book to view examples of acrostic poems. Students then write an acrostic poem using their name.
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Envisioning Equality
Learners research the contributions of Civil Rights leaders. In this human justice instructional activity, students research selected websites about the accomplishments of leaders of the American Civil Rights Movement....
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Filling The Urn
Students calculate the area under a curve. In this calculus lesson,students calculate the area by integrating the equation. They calculate the volume of cylindrical shapes created between graphs.
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Using Tables to Solve Linear Functions
Oh that intercept! Budding algebra masters solve linear equations from standard to intercept form. They identify the slope and y-intercept to help graph the lines, an then create coordinate pairs using a table of values. Great TI tips...
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Transformations of Functions 1
Learn how to solve problems with transformation. Students perform transformation on their graphs. Then, they use the TI to create a visual of the graph as it is moving along the graph.
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Transformations of Functions 2
Solving problems on the TI graphing calculator can be quite easy. Students observe the properties of transformation of functions and create a formula for the transformation.