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Heritage: How did the pioneers impact Utah's environment
Fourth graders explore and refine the application of media, techniques, and artistic processes. They examine the environment of a landmark or place in Utah that was altered by the original settlers and determine how it was changed and...
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Plop! Plop! Fizz! Fizz!
Fourth graders study physical and chemical weathering. They explain how the processes of weathering and erosion change and move materials that become soil. They create a K-W-L chart to show what they know and list what else they would...
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How Many Ways Can You Represent a Number?
Students participate in monthly scaffolded lessons that focus on working with whole numbers from 1 to 10. They work with tiles on exploration mats, number tile mats, and a number representation book. Each month they complete activities...
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Language Arts: Retelling Leo the Longhorn
Students reinforce sequencing skills by retelling stories. After being assigned roles in the production, they create dialog, props, and costumes for retelling the story "Leo the Longhorn." Working in cooperative groups, students may also...
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Lincoln: The Constitution & the Civil War
Students examine the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. In this Abraham Lincoln lesson, students analyze the political and constitutional issues that Lincoln dealt with during his time in the White House as they play an online game and...
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Superpowered Interdisciplinary Projects: Using the Science in Saturday Morning Cartoons
How to leverage cultural background knowledge to increase student investment.
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Using Multimedia to Teach Core Democratic Values
Students produce multimedia presentation to fellow class members on one of the Core Democratic Values, such as patriotism or civilian control of military, that is part of State of Michigan Social Studies Framework.
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Becoming an Adult
Students make plans for growing up. In this personal health lesson, students participate in a strategic planning session to prepare them for the challenges of adulthood.
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We Are All Pieces of the Puzzle
Seventh graders are shown a small puzzle. They are explained that without all the pieces, a puzzle is not complete. Students are explained that the same principle applies to the world of work. They are also explained that each person who...
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The Heat is On!
Fifth graders investigate evidence for changes in matter that occur during a chemical reaction.
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Something Fishy Going On
Learners create a video animation of how Swimmy gathered his fish friends together to form a great big fish that would frighten the predator tuna away. In art class each child create a small red fish which gets displayed in the ocean...
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Information, Please!
Fourth graders research jobs by using different software programs. In this researching jobs lesson plan, 4th graders conduct a Webquest in order to see what they need to do to complete certain jobs.
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How Much is a Name Worth?
Second graders use simple addition facts to compute a value to their name. They add larger numbers to compute the combined value of all the names in their group. Finally, they use the group totals to compute the combined value of all the...
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Don't Marry the Mole!
Third graders demonstrate the power of solar energy by completing a variety of activities, including the creation of a Pizza Box Solar Oven.
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How Does A Person Cope With Life Changing Events?
Fourth graders explore the concept of conflict mediation. In this coping skills lesson, 4th graders discover conflict mediation skills that may be used to resolve conflict. Students also learn techniques to reduce stress.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Food Science Technician
Liking to eat is not a necessary requirement for a food science technician, but liking to work in a laboratory is. Find out the range of jobs a food science technician might perform in assessing food quality. Science Buddies offers a...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Career Education: Career Clusters Series
This site from Glencoe offers you a chance to explore sixteen career clusters. Find out the requirements for a job, the education needed, and the various jobs available.
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Wv Department of Education: Teacher Resources for Educational Excellence (Tree)
This is is a one-stop, grade-specific site highlighting WV College- and Career-Readiness Standards and resources that are essential to the classroom teacher. The resources include grade-specific lessons, professional learning, and...
Utah Education Network
Uen: College and Career Awareness
This site provides Utah's College and Career Awareness Core Standards.
Other
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy: Career Development
This site sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, has information about pharmacy careers, schools which offer degrees for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, requirements and other FAQ's for this field.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Financing Your College Education
Financing your college education can feel like a daunting task surrounded in anxiety. However, there is no reason to worry; there are plenty of people available to help you through the process. The important consideration to start is...
Other
The Asvab Program: Exploring Careers
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program provides tools developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to help high school and postsecondary students across the nation learn more about career exploration and planning. Explore personal skills,...
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source on Line: Education: Gifted and Talented Students
Provides articles related to issues with gifted children.
Other
Florida Doe: Adult Education Curriculum Framework
Explore the Florida Department of Education Career and Technical Curriculum Standards for Adult learners. The curriculum includes files avialable n PDF or Word format on topics such as: Adult Basic Education, English for Limited English...