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History in the Making

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students create and perform a skit that demonstrates the historical period and foriegn policy of a particular president. They first complete a diagram of George Washington's presidency as a class and then form small groups to research...
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The Schoolyard Safari

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students engage in a lesson plan to find out more information about insects. They collect and observe different insects found on school property. They research the insects once they have been classified. Also a video is used to create a...
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Environmental Health Impromptu Talk

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students learn the criteria for and create the framework of an impromptu speech about an environmental health issue that is especially important to them. Students write a speech about an environmental health problem based on the material...
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Language Arts: The Doctor Will See You Now

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to compare the treatments available for certain medical conditions during three different points in time during the last hundred years; list the medicines and drug therapies available now that have helped them and those...
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Language Arts: Using Research Tools Successfully

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are able to record their research observations and reflections by keeping a research journal. They are able to explore a specific region of the world affected by arsenic contamination by using various research skills and...
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Molar Mass

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students apply the ideal gas law and Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure to develop an experiment which determine the molar mass of butane from disposable lighters. In small groups, they develop a procedure and have it approved before...
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Worksheet 6. Which Word Belongs?

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this word group worksheet, students write the word from the word pool that belongs in each word group. There are 10 word groups on this page to complete.
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners tour Chandra's top galactic X-ray images. In this Chandra X-Ray Observatory lesson, students play games and complete puzzles based on the Chandra Mission and X-Ray Astronomy. Learners listen to pod casts, question an...
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Neighborhood Rubrics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a rubric to analyze their neighborhood and write a persuasive essay about changes that should be made. In this writing lesson, students use a rubric to grade their neighborhood and brainstorm improvements. Students write a...
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Ardipithecus ramidus: A Prehistory Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover details about the genus Ardipithecus. In this prehistory lesson, students listen to a lecture about the attributes of Ardipithecus. Students then conduct further research on either Ardipithecus ramidus or...
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Food Chemistry: The Chemistry of Sweeteners

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars investigate the properties of sweeteners. In this chemical property lesson, students examine the unique properties of sweeteners by performing several experiments. They will analyze the data to form a conclusion about the...
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What is a Living Thing, and How Does a Living Thing Respond to Its Environment?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate how living things interact with their environment. In this living things lesson, students complete lessons for science investigations on what living things have in common. Students study cells, complete...
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Look At Those Leaves

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe leaves. In this plant biology instructional activity, students examine leaves and classify them according to size, shape, and color. Students learn more about the leaves by visiting suggested websites.
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The Bill of Rights

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine various Supreme Court Cases.  In this American Government lesson, 9th graders research a specific Supreme Court Case.  Students create a multiple choice assignment based on their assigned case. 
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Creation Stories

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explore Native American creation stories. In this Native American lesson, students research Native American culture, social structure, and religious beliefs as they compare and contrast the different elements of Native American...
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Reading: Birds and Animals in the Mirror

For Students 6th - 9th
In this pronouns practice reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 6-paragraph passage and then respond to 10 true or false questions.
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Reading: The Trans-Siberian Railway

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a passage about traveling from Moscow to Beijing on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Students answer 8 multiple choice questions.
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Which Word Belongs?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this categorizing words worksheet, students read a series of three words and determine what they have in common. From a word list, students write the word that belongs in each group. There are ten questions.
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Families of Instruments

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify families of instruments. In this music lesson, students read Berlioz the Bear and identify the families of instruments. Students sing "Mr. Gus Goes Goofy," and listen for the sounds of the instruments.
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Early Human Progress: Writing Activity

For Students 5th - 6th
In this early humans worksheet, students look at 2 pictures of early humans, then write an essay explaining what is different about the lives of the people shown in the 2 pictures. Students are given a list of terms to include.
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Title: Digital Photo Storytelling on Five Senses, a project Based Learning Activity by Mary Gore

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Pupils explore the 5 senses. In this technology skills lesson, students participate in digital storytelling workstations that feature each of the 5 senses. Pupils create digital cameras and digital voice recorders to explore their senses.
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Women's History

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students research famous women in history. In this Women's History month lesson, students choose one historical woman to research and use biographies and websites to gather information. Students complete an included research outline and...
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Kinder-Pictionary

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create their own dictionary. In this spelling lesson, students make a dictionary with just words and pictures. They use these dictionaries when they are writing to remember how to spell words. 
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Beyond Louisiana

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the challenges that faced United States as a new nation.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders study the chronology of events leading up to the expedition of Lewis and Clark.  Students organize...