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PLANETS IN PROPORTION

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover scales for both the solar bodies' relative sizes and their distances from the sun. They find equatorial circumference and volumes of their solar bodies. Students apply estimation strategies and proportioanl reasoning to...
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FREE STANDING STRUCTURE

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students demonstrate basic construction skills by building a free standing structure. They compute the cost of the structure.
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Turtle Tales

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students watch videos and fill out worksheets about the turtles and their journey to the Costa Rican beach. In this turtles lesson plan, students learn and discuss survival, predator and prey, and stages of development.
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Lesson Eight: Revising

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice revising their narrative writing. In this editing lesson plan, 2nd graders revise a narrative paper with the teacher by focusing on re-reading and finding mistakes. They revise their own writing and then have a...
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It Came from Outer Space! The AA Meteorite Connection

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students discover why Antarctica is the most fruitful place on earth for locating meteorites. They work in groups. Students are given a Museum or University Name for each group. They are explained that each group is allowed to comb...
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Introduction to the Planets

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students become familiar with the members of the solar system and planetary order. They identify differences and characteristics of individual planets. Finally students visualize the great size of the solar system and make the image more...
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Cataracts of the Nile Reviewing Egyptian History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate and answer questions about the people, places, and events of ancient Egypt and their contributions to world civilization. In small groups they participate in a game answering review questions about ancient Egyptian...
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Volcano Research

For Teachers 4th
Student demonstrates the ability to select and evaluate media. They access and organize information about volcanoes. Each student locates on a map a currently erupting volcano.
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Discovering Pi

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover Pi.  In this discovering Pi lesson, 6th graders measure the diameter and circumference of various circular objects.  Students record their measurements in a table.  Students discuss how Pi relates to...
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Choosing Sides

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the alliances in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. In this drama lesson, students read the play and act out the conflict and controversy among Brutus, Caesar, Cassius, and Marc Antony.
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Multiplying Mixed Numbers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
in this math worksheet, students combine the factors of mixed numbers in order to get the correct products. The answers are also accessible.
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Rainy Day Hike

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils develop awareness about the water cycles. They identify the watershed in which their school is located. They explain the role the schoolyard plays in the watershed.
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Million Dollar Gift

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a box big enough to hold a million dollars. This is a project fun to do near the winter holidays with inexpensive gifts included in the boxes. This hands-on lesson plan very effectively demonstrates the concept of...
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Matter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students complete a unit of activities to learn about states of matter and how to measure matter. In this matter lesson, students complete 8 lessons to learn about matter, its states, and how to measure matter.
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Space Settlement Design

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work on a project in which they must design a space settlement. Once the teams have begun their research, have the project manager report to the instructor each day on progress or any difficulties encountered.
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Designing A Dream Store

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students plan, create, and advertise their own original store. They identify various types of stores, develop a business plan for a unique store, plan an advertising campaign, and present their campaign to the class.
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Glacial Geocaching

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders measure strike and dip of given land features and explain the difference between them. They also look at rock and mineral samples for indentification, along with calculating the density. Finally, information is analyzed...
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Matching Pairs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners take turns matching the appropriate shapes (listing coin values) to those with numerical values listed on them. When students are successful, they win a blank shape for their collection.
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String of Fish

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research a Florida fish to determine its length. They display this information on two index cards, which are cut to the shape of the head and the tail and attached to a string that they measure and cut to the correct...
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Art Around the World

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the art styles of different cultures by researching and then creating a "museum exhibit".
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Opportunity for Students in the Parliamentary System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore youth programs which promote Canadian citizenship and democracy. They study Canadian parliamentary institutions.
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Weather Variables Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine what happens when air temperature drops and gets closer to the dewpoint. They perform a lab activity which illustrates the effects on humidity, precipitation and barometric air pressure.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Multiply 2 Digits Numbers With Area Models

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Use an area model to decompose factors and multiply. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Pbs: Modeling Fraction and Mixed Number Division Using Arrays

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This video illustrates how to use an array as a visual model for solving a word problem involving the division of fractions and mixed numbers. The problem asks students to determine the width of a rectangular fennec fox den based on its...