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Alex: The Sound and Sense of Langston Hughes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate poetry form as they research the life of Langston Hughes. They perform the lyrics of his poetry, participate in a distance learning program from Cleveland Institute of Music, and produce computer-generated brochures...
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Alex: Whales, Whales, Whales!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, students work with other students from another school to collect information about different species of whales. Students will have the opportunity to discuss the differences via video conferences. Students work...
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NASA

Nasa: Finding the Distances Between Planets

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
NASA site features a lesson plan that teachers can use to help their students see how far they are from each of the planets.
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Alex: Cosmic Measurements

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, students will use hands on inquiry in cooperative learning groups to understand, develop and analyze common measurements used by astronomers. Students will use common objects such as straws, twizzlers, or...
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Alex: Incline Plane and the Crashing Marble

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will measure the effects of the height of an inclined plane on the force a marble produces to move a plastic, foam, or paper cup across a table. Students will discover that the higher the incline plane, the more force produced...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Ellipse

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This instructional activity is designed for an Algebra II through Pre-Calculus classes and introduces the conic section- an ellipse. In this instructional activity students explore an ellipse, the set of points in a plane such that the...