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Dance, Dance, Dance

For Teachers K - 2nd
Use dance and song to help your charges in adding whole numbers to 10. In this adding to 10 lesson, learners become the manipulatives as you add them.
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Healthier Food Choices

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create healthy menus. In this nutrition lesson, 5th graders research healthy eating options using the Internet, and design a personal food pyramid.
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You Smoke You Croak

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the effects of tobacco. In this personal health lesson, 6th graders use print and Internet sources to research the effects of smoking. Students create PowerPoint presentations using their research findings.
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And the Survey Says...

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Create a survey and graph! For this graphing lesson, students listen to a story about pets, create a survey for family and friends about what pets they own, and use the information to create a bar and line graph.
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Reflection/Evaluation

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice the skills of reflection and evaluation. In this reflection lesson, students are grouped together and asked to brainstorm what they have learned during a particular unit. Students decide what they want to share with the...
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Sounds of the Season

For Teachers 7th - 8th
During Christmas time, use common carols and Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker music as the basis for writing advertisements. Learners can work in teams or individually as they listen to songs via the links provided. A "Christmas Music Comparison...
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Career Connections

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students use online self-assessment inventories to aid them in making career decisions. In this career decisions lesson, students visit the given website and identify their strengths and weaknesses. Students complete an online...
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Career Connections: The Connection Corner

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students will create a career information center.  In this careers lesson, students research careers on a local and national level and create a help wanted ad for an occupation of personal interest.   Students create a...
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BMI For Kids - Body Mass Index

For Students K - 5th
Promote healthy lifestyles with an interactive that provides young learners with healthy nutrition and exercise messages. Class members plug their height and weight information into an online body mass index calculator, and hear positive...
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Getting Graphs: Researching Genealogy-A Piece of Pie

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research their genealogy. In this math lesson, 3rd graders collect data and create graphs and charts. A presentation of their findings is given.
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Can You Catch Your Breath?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students apply the the scientific method to an investigation.They develop and perform a scientific procedure for determining lung capacity. In addition, they write a report to display information and share their procedures with the class.
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Picture Tomorrow

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss their plans for the future. they draw pictures of something from their future that they plan to do or be. They display their art work in the classroom.
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Looking at a National Treasure: George Washington

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explain the definition of a portrait. They identify the visual clues that Gilbert Stuart included in his portrait of George Washington. They compare the reproduction to other images of Washington. They discuss the importance of...
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And the Winner Is...

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in an election project. They collect data to create a spreadsheet from which a graph is generated.
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"How Tall, How Short, How Faraway" by David A. Adler

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students list in a journal what "measurement" is. They measure with standard and non-standard units and record data on a class chart. They also construct a meter tape.
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Water Resources

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the differences between surface water and ground water. They collect data using maps and graphs and investigate a Texas river basin and a nearby aquifer. They complete a written report of their findings regarding...
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Who Turned the Lights Out?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover the life cycle of butterfly by observing its growth from egg to caterpillar and the formation of its chrysalis. Students conduct an experiment in which they design housing for the chrysalises which are either in full...
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Finding the Flu

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers work to determine when the flu is most prevalent in the United States. They gather data on their own, create calendar, charts, and graphs, analyze their findings and present them. This is a very appropriate winter lesson!
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How Tall Are We?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students in a Kindergarten class measure each other's height using large building blocks and then visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure those students. They display the results in bar graphs, comparing the different age groups.
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Rotation Sensor Challenge

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students participate in a challenge to construct a rotation sensor with the highest degree of accuracy and repeatability. They conduct computer analysis of their sensor using repeated trial.
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Best Buy!!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use newspaper ads to determine the best buy on products. They enter the information into a spreadsheet and then use word processing software to complete a written analysis, complete with graphs.
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Jumping Rope-How Fit Am I?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners collect data over a 10-week period in their Physical Education class on how many jumps they can do in a minute period or another time period specified by the instructor.
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Body Length Experiment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students measure the lengths of their bodies and various body parts to determine the relationship (or lack of one) between body part length and the length of the entire body. A spreadsheet program is suggested for data collection.
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Learning About Our Five Senses

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars study the sense of touch and various degrees of heat. They design a model that displays how the human hand reacts to heat using a touch sensor.

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