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An Honest Cigarette Ad?

For Teachers K - 8th
Students recognize the intended audience for a certain advertisement They recognize advertising techniques aimed at the intended audience and create their own advertisements about the truth of cigarette smoking. Students begin to see...
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Paper Airplane Contest

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students research principles of flight. They design their own paper airplanes and make predictions about the performance of different designs. Students keep track of their findings in an electronic journal.
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Falling Into Geometry Through Paper Art

For Teachers K
Students explore geometric shapes.  In this kindergarten geometry lesson, students create a fall quilt consisting of three different paper geometric quilt squares that when assembled form a scarecrow, a pumpkin, and a crow. ...
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Rhythm and Art: Elements of Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the three elements of art. In this visual arts lesson, students examine line, shape, and color of works by Torres-Garcia and Picasso. Students then identify the elements of art in works by other artists.
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Making Metric And Customary Rulers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create a ruler for the purpose of measurement using the standard and metric systems. The rulers are of different lengths and are compared to one another. Then students make conversions of different lengths using both...
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Density

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students determine the density of different substances. In this physical science lesson, students rank them according to their density. They discover the relationship between volume and density.
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The Journey to Civil Rights

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore several significant figures and events of the Civil Rights Movement and sequence the key events to create a timeline. The lesson utilizes the story, "The Story of Ruby Bridges," the work of Robert Coles to introduce the...
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"Dating Violence Awareness Campaign"

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine facts regarding teen dating violence. They explore various websites, complete a crossword puzzle using information from the Internet, and design a schoolwide Dating Violence Awareness campaign.
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Why Do Certain Things Float, While Some Sink?

For Teachers 1st
First graders conduct an experiment. In this density lesson, 1st graders work in groups to test 10 different objects to see which ones sink and float. Students discuss why certain objects float and others do not.
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Criticism - The Great Inhibitor

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explore how to handle criticism in the work place. In this conflict resolution lesson, students examine how criticism deters assertive behavior and role-play on how to respond to criticism in the work place.
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Fraction Lessons That Motivate

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Fraction lessons can provide both concrete and abstract ways to teach students about the concept of equal parts.
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Square Numbers Closure Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learners discuss square numbers. In this math lesson, students find square numbers and support their answers. Learners find sums and products that are square numbers.
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Learning About Ratios: A Sandwich Study

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils gain a concrete introduction to the concept of ratios. They demonstrate the ability to create ratios using peanut butter and jelly. They, in groups, construct 6 different sandwiches using different amounts of each food.
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Energy Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students conduct a variety of experiments related to solar energy, heating, cooling, gravity, physical insulation and wind. They consider how the experiments relate to energy and the consumption of energy and then participate in a class...
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Calculating Total From Percents

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Using this short review of finding a percentage of a number, learners can practice important skills. There are twelve questions on this worksheet.
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Area, Perimeter, Circumference

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use different measuring tools to measure area, perimeter, and circumference of different shapes. In this measurement lesson plan, 6th graders measure parallelograms, triangles, and circles.
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Chaos

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students use a applet that demonstrates chaos and probability of spread for a forest fire. Learners also play applets about the Game of Life and Rabbits and Wolves,...
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Even and Odd Numbers

For Teachers 1st
First graders use patterns in order to identify and recognize even and odd numbers.
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Multiplying by 3

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice the multiples of three as an introduction to multiplying by three.
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Sloping and Intersecting a Linear Function

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine and discuss typical linear equations, and the difference between a linear and nonlinear equation. They observe examples of linear equations and complete a worksheet.
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Copy Cat

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine a Webmath page, and demonstrate how to copy and paste. They create a computer-generated template page presenting the attributes of two- and three- dimensional shapes.
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Adding and Subtracting Fractions

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use blocks to show the addition and subtraction of fractions with common denominators. They identify the steps in these functions and complete a worksheet.
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Fractions: Pie

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use a pie (circle) to study fractions. They create their own fraction problems and demonstrate to their classmates how to solve the problems. They discuss ways they use fractions in their daily lives.
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Hello, Fractions!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover fractions through the use of pattern blocks, literature, website activity and making a fractional pizza.