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Nutrition for Young Children
Students examine the dietary guidelines for young children. For this healthy diet lesson students examine the issues surrounding the children's diets.
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Temperature Bar Graph
Learners explore mean, median and mode. In this math lesson, students analyze temperature data and figure the mean, median, and mode of the data. Learners graph the data in a bar graph.
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Surface Area of Pyramids
Pupils identify the surface area of pyramids and other polygons. In this geometry instructional activity, students find the different measurements for the different parts of a polygon. They use the surface area formula to solve for the...
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Secrets from the Sea
Students utilize technology for research. They research the potential causes of the sinking of the Hunley.
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Find a Character, Tell a Story
Fourth graders choose a character from a magazine, complete a character sketch, and develop a short story placing this character in a situation. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan which guides them through creating their...
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Cool Jobs ‐ A Brainstorming & Debate Role Play Lesson Plan
Students list the pros of various jobs and then debate which job would be the best one have.
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African-American Inventors
Students conduct research on a variety of African-American inventors. They choose an invention that they feel has had the greatest impact on the world today and write a short summary of the invention, its impact and the inventor's...
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Picture This: Bookmaking as a Visual Experience
Students examine artwork to view how artists use objects, symbols and elements of art to tell life stories. They create personal journals while learning the art of bookmaking using a variety of creative materials.
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Equivalent Fractions
Students describe importance of fractions in everyday life by identifying equivalent fractions and manipulating pizza pieces to show examples of equivalent fractions, and demonstrate knowledge of how whole can be divided into equal-sized...
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Science Lab Safety Procedures
Eighth graders watch a Lab Safety video and discuss particular questions related to lab safety. Lab equipment is then distributed and the students inspect the equipment and record their finding in their journal. Finally, in groups, 8th...
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Neighborhood Map Machine
Second graders study building placements in a neighborhood. They discuss businesses, roads, houses, rivers, police/fire stations, and use Neighborhood Map Machine to create a new map. They complete an exploratory map and community of...
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Read Like Sonic the Hedgehog
Students investigate the benefits of rereading books to increase reading fluency and comprehension in this lesson. They practice saying site words orally as quickly as they can. They then work with a partner reading a story multiple...
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Fossil Fuels and Its Effects On The World
Middle schoolers explore the effects of a declining fossil fuel system would have on the world. They read the line graph and other information to answer questions about fossil fuels. Students use mathematics to analyze graphical data...
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Activity #7 Recycling of Newsprint
Students illustrate the paper recycling process. They collect and weigh all the newspapers that come to their house in a week's time. Pupils multiply this number by all the weeks in a yeat and again by an estimate of the number of...
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Self-Control Starts With You
Students develop a definition for self-control and explore how practicing self-control can lead to other positive character traits. They read and discuss examples of student behaviors that exhibit self-control and those that don't.
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Travelers for Trade and Global Peace
Young scholars explore the resources in other countries. In this communities lesson, students examine characteristics of their community to those of other communities. Young scholars examine Canada, El Salvador, and India and their...
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Growing as a Group
Young scholars design a plan to help families who are in need. In this citizenship lesson, students brainstorm and implement a service project in their own community. Young scholars discuss how to provide food for families who are in need.
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Family Life During the Great Depression
Students practice the skill of photo analysis. In this Great Depression lesson, students analyze photographs from the era and write fictitious diary entries based on the images.
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The Sound of Revolution
Students consider the impact of technological advancements. In this digital music lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about CDs, MP3 players and file-sharing in order to determine how the music industry can...
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Giants Stalk the High Street
Students explore consumerism in Great Britain. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to determine how shopping habits have changed in Britain throughout the years. They also evaluate changes in market shares of...
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Writing a Persuasive Essay
Students consider the attributes of persuasive essays. In this written communication lesson plan students examine sample persuasive essays and discuss their impressions of the essays by completing the provided post-reading strategy.
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Lesson Five: Review Cause and Effect, Draw Conclusions, Compare and Contrast
Third graders review the concepts of compare and contrast, drawing conclusions, and cause and effect. In this literary elements lesson, 3rd graders write a paragraph that compares and contrasts the past to the present. They show cause...
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Circle, Secants
Students identify the secant segment of a circle. In this geometry instructional activity, students investigate secant lines formed outside the circle. They use Cabri software to create drawings and explore circles and secants.
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Exploring Secants: Products of Segments
Learners explore secants and circles. In this geometry lesson, students identify the properties of two and three dimensional shapes. They create arguments to prove the theorems are true.