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Browsing Music

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students survey how the Internet has changed the way we listen to music. Research the powerful new music browser called SIMAC. Test the music field and see if this new concept helps to put in words on a sound track what couldn't be...
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Pumpkin Writing Paper

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, pupils use the blank lined paper with a colorful pumpkin border for any kind of writing: reports, poetry, stories or letters.
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Adding Sound to a Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read a short story about the rain forest. They listen to a recording of rain forest sounds and break into several smaller groups to create a soundtrack to the rainforest story.
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Back To School Crossword

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, students analyze 10 words which pertain to Back to school time. Students read clues and fit the words in the crossword puzzle.
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The Origins of Business

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the world of inventions by utilizing Google Earth. In this global geography lesson, students research inventions such as the ball point pen, computer, telephone and typewriter. Students use the Google Earth software to...
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Alien Story:

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students choose 10 aliens (or any character) from the alien palette in Kidspiration. Have students write what the aliens are saying to each other in the text boxes. Use the listen tool to actually hear them talk to each other.
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Camera Investigations

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students listen to a read aloud, participate in word work and work with video clips at a website. They make a zoetrope to demonstrate animation.
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Creating a Storyboard

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students find out what a storyboard is and why it is important. They identify what kind of traditional and technological tools can be used to create a storyboard and determine the order of each team's part for the final presentation.
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Which Letter Comes First?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this literacy worksheet, students find the pictures that correlate to the words and they also decide which letter to begin the spelling of each word.
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Short E Word Practice

For Teachers K - 1st
In this short e word practice worksheet, students will cut and glue final letters to make short e words that begin with m, b, p, j, l , and w.
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Capturing Light: The Science of Photography

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students explore light, and how it travels in straight path, recognize that light-sensitive chemical processes can be used to create images using light as catalyst, discover that light can be refracted by convex lens to focus camera,...
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Class Field Guide to the Sloughs

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore how to use field guides to identify wildlife.  In this nature lesson plan students construct their own plant field guide. 
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Camouflage: A Study of Stealth and Survival

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students study insect camouflage. In this organisms lesson plan, students design and create their own 3D insect models to blend into a habitat. Students write a paragraph about the camouflage their insect has and explain how their insect...
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Tour Of South America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore South America. In this geography lesson, students research landmarks of historical or national significance and use their findings to create slideshows.
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A Lens into the Past

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Explore the history of immigration through photographs. Scholars will view and discuss photographs depicting the culture and lifestyle of late 19th and early 20th century immigrants. They take pictures of current examples of culture in...
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SciPod Studies

For Teachers K - 5th
Have fun preparing a science podcast. After reviewing vocabulary, learners record audio files to create science vocabulary podcasts for particular units of study. A clever way to incorporate technology.
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Fantasy Baseball Team

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a database and use its ability to store, sort, and present information about their fantasy baseball team. They gather information and use their knowledge of statistics to accomplish their team.
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Stories of the American Experience

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify a veteran to interview. This could be a family member of one of students or someone contacted through an organization in the community. They use a storyboard to plan their movie about their subject.
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Create a Greener Place- Adventures in Podcasting

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create a podcast. In this environment lesson, students learn what a podcast is and why it is used. Students make a podcast about making the world a greener place.
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Land Use and Lawmaking in California

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners investigate the laws of using land.  In this California Government instructional activity, students examine the many uses of land in California and find an environmental issue they care about.  Learners write a letter to a...
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Exploring Symmetry

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars use a software program to create artwork and to manipulate images to study mirror and rotational symmetry. They take pictures of items in their environment in which they identify symmetry.
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Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part III

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Student will identify and describe the values and practices of Native American tribes with which the Corps of Discovery interacted, Highlight the contributions these tribes made to the Corps of Discovery's efforts, and examine the...
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And Today's Guest Star Is...

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore correct social behaviors. In this social skills instructional activity, students take turns modeling correct social behaviors in various settings. Students write text for a social story and share them with the class.
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Prairie Activity: Prairie Quilt

For Teachers K - 8th
Students investigate prairie life in the 19th century. They research quilts and prairie images online, take a photo of an object related to prairie life, transfer the image onto fabric, and create a class quilt.