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Yeast Breads - Refrigerator Rolls Evaluation and Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and prepare yeast breads. They get a portion of the refrigerator dough that was made the class period before and individually shape their dough into a different shape, allowing it to rise, bake. They are evaluated...
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Furniture Styles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils are shown a PowerPoint presentation on the various types of furniture styles. In groups, they guess when they believe the type of furniture orginated and why it is important to know this type of information. To end the lesson,...
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Workplace Communications

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders assess his or her skills, interests, and aptitudes to formulate a career or occupational goal. They demonstrate competencies of a quality worker (SCANS skills). Students set goals and work toward improvement as an effective...
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Ancient Cultures - Roman

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the Ancient Roman culture focusing on how they decorated their homes. As a class, they watch a PowerPoint presentation and complete an outline. Individually, they draw their own sketch of a Roman chair using...
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Color - Interior Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the principle elements of design along with the sequence of colors on the color wheel. In groups, they assign a feeling or mood to each color and share it with the class. To end the lesson plan, they use the internet to...
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Color Wheel Introduction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the primary and secondary colors. Using a worksheet, they follow the directions from their teacher to complete the activity. To end the lesson, they use the worksheet to create a separate color wheel.
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Family Life Cycle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the food groups and their placement on the food pyramid. Using the internet, they research the nutritional guidelines for different age groups and compare them. To end the lesson, they identify reasons for choosing the...
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Fibers and Fabric

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils are introduced to a variety of different fibers. After acting out a short story, they discover how yarn and basic weaves are made. To end the lesson, they practice making their own weave pattern using paper strips and then yarn.
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First-Aid and Emergencies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete a pre-test to determine what they already know about what to do in an emergency. In groups, they read real-life scenerios and decide what the proper way to handle the situation. To end the lesson, they present their...
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Diet: Soup and Salad Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students prepare soup and salad meals and assess their nutritional and aesthetic values. After solving soup riddles and discussing types of salads, they use meal planning forms to list ingredients and recipe information. The lesson also...
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Mystery Recipe Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of cooking a new recipe. The book "Cook-a-Doodle-Doo" is used to create the context for the lesson. They use the ingredients and recipe in the lesson and work in groups in...
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Let's Learn About Numbers

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in a variety of drill and practice activities as they study numbers. They play with numbers, write about numbers and have opportunities to manipulate and match up numerals, number words, and sets of objects.
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Math: Mr. E Graphs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders role-play as members of the "Math Graph Detective Academy" and assist in solving a mysteries. Once they have watched a "top secret" video, they sort objects according to traits into five categories. Throughout five...
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Vocabulary Practice

For Students 4th - 5th
Gerunds and infinitives are the focus of this language arts worksheet. Students choose the correct word form from a word pool to complete 12 sentences in a grammatically-correct fashion.
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Worksheet 8: Vocabulary Review

For Students 3rd - Higher Ed
By engaging in a vocabulary review, learners identify the synonyms of commonly-used words. Using this 10 question learning exercise, students can practice reading and vocabulary skills.
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Rocket to Success

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate action and reaction. In this energy lesson, students use a  balloon and string to create a simple rocket. The will collect quantitative data record their observations, and relate their observations to Newton's...
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The Changing Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the Earth's crust. In this earth science lesson, students participate in 2 activities that demonstrate physical and chemical weathering. Students also play Jeopardy with topics including volcanoes, earthquakes,...
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Reading: The Trans-Siberian Railway

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a passage about traveling from Moscow to Beijing on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Students answer 8 multiple choice questions.
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Happy Feet=Healthy Body

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the benefits of regular exercise.  In this physical health studies lesson, 4th graders create visual demonstrations to track their progress with physical fitness related goals.  Students discuss various...
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Circumference, Diameter, Radius

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders will determine the circumference, diameter, and radius of a circle. In this circle lesson plan, 6th graders will measure the appropriate amount to find these measurements on circles.
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Wilderness Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the wilderness by reading magazine articles and discussing with their peers.  In this wild life lesson, students read a page from the Natural Inquirer magazine and examine photographs online of wilderness...
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Go Ahead, Take a Guess! Estimating in the Real World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learning how to use estimating to solve real life problems can be a great way for students to apply math skills.
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Lengths of Ladybugs

For Teachers K
Students are read a book about ladybugs. Using the test, they estimate which page shows the longest trip the ladybug made. They assemble their own ladybug book by following directions on a worksheet. They take measurements on each...
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Around and Across

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate the circumference and diameter of a circle. In this geometry lesson, 10th graders relate circumference to diameter. They create a scatter plot to estimate the value of pi.