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Activity Plan 2-3: Baby Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students get to be creative in learning about baby animals. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop fine motor, math, and science skills as they sing, read, and share about baby animals.
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Exploring Photographs

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students explore the basic tools for analyzing images using description, reflection, and formal analysis. In this photography analysis lesson plan, students analyze a photograph as a class and then in small groups. Students write...
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Micro-organisms

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students learn what a micro-organism is. In this micro-organism lesson, students understand that micro-organisms may be too small to see. Students learn microorganisms could be bacteria, fungi, something beneficial or a harmful microbe....
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Teeth and Eating

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students conduct online research of different animals and their diet. In this animal lesson, students identify the various types of diets each animals has and their teeth. This research is done on the Internet.
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Magnets and Springs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore magnetic attraction. In this magnets lesson, students participate in an interactive whiteboard activity in which objects are dragged onto a virtual table and categorized as to whether they are "repelled" or "attracted"...
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Helping Plants Grow Well

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars investigate the effect of water, temperature, and light on plant growth. In this plant lesson, students identify the parts of the plant and participate in an online activity. The website is included in this lesson plan.
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Keeping Healthy Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars explore how muscles work. In this health lesson plan, students identify how the blood supplies muscles with oxygen. Young scholars participate in an online activity to reinforce the concepts.
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Life Cycles

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the parts of a flower and pollination of flowers. In this plants lesson, students use an interactive whiteboard to label the parts of a plant and the functions of each part. Students complete a worksheet as an assessment.
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Current Issues Lesson 4: Local Police and Immigration Law: The Case of Special Order 40

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine immigration issues. In this immigration lesson, students prepare for a panel discussion regarding Special Order 40 in Los Angeles as they read an article regarding the order and role play local lobbyists in the panel...
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Chemistry: Changing Materials

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine physical change with different temperature and solvents. In this elements and compounds lesson, students conduct experiments to discover what happens to the mass of a substance when is undergoes a physical change.
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Deception Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore Shakespeare's portrayal of deception. In this plot lesson plan, students examine the use of deception in "Much Ado About Nothing." Students write their own mini-versions of the play that are limited to 3 minutes.
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Much Ado About Nothing Masks Lesson

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students examine the personality traits of characters. In this characterization lesson plan, students read act 2 of "Much Ado About Nothing" and create masks to represent the characters in the play.
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Writing Sentences Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars explore first person and third person points of view. In this perspective lesson, students identify first person and third person points of view in literature they have read. Young scholars rewrite stories from different...
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Writing Fiction lesson plan

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students compose a opening paragraph that sets the scene and foreshadows events. In this writing fiction lesson, students write an opening paragraph about a mugging and describe the scene in a way that foreshadows something bad is...
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Reading Non-Fiction Sentences

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify differences in types of sentences. In this sentence structure lesson, students discuss the different ways sentences are written according to their intended audience. Students create different types sentences...
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Algebra: Formulae

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore basic algebra formulas. For this introductory algebra lesson, student use basic algebra formulae to simplify expressions that include 1 or 2 operations.
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Numbers: Rounding Off

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover the idea of rounding numbers.  In this rounding lesson, students are given worksheets having to do with rounding whole numbers and fractions.  Students participate in an activity with number flashcards.  
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Shape and Space: Circles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create isosceles triangles.  In this triangles lesson, students participate in a quick fire exercise with combinations of numbers totaling 180.  Students complete a worksheet with several problems.
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Shape and Space: Symmetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss and work with lines of symmetry. In this symmetry lesson plan, students start with a warm up activity on metric conversion. They talk about the definition of symmetry and reflection before completing a worksheet.
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Reversible/Irreversible changes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students observe an online activity where they see some solids dissolving and some not dissolving. In this dissolving lesson plan, students learn which solids will dissolve, melt, and which won't. They will also see which effects are...
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99.86% - Measuring Our Sun's Mass

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners determine just how large the sun is. In this solar system lesson plan, students follow the prescribed steps to draw a box that represents the size of the sun and its mass compared to the entire solar system.
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Comments

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Pupils evaluate newspaper articles. In this newspaper article lesson students compare newspaper articles. They  comment on headlines, language choices, quality and clarity, and impact on the reader.
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Characteristics of Materials

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine everyday materials by utilizing educational software. In this group analysis instructional activity, students identify several different fabrics and materials used in everyday life. Students participate in a computer...
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Algebra: Co-ordinates

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students use Cartesian coordinates. In this graphing lesson students use simple formulae, interpret coordinates, and create graphical representations. They express their work algebraically.