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Halloween Math Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students practice their multiplication and division by creating a Witches Brew.  In this holiday math lesson, students utilize Halloween style ingredients to create a fun edible treat for themselves.  Students practice their...
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How Much Does Smoking Really Cost?

For Teachers 5th Standards
Following a brief survey about tobacco, scholars examine a fact sheet to answer questions about the substance. A practice page challenges the class to determine the cost of the habit using money math. Pupils discuss their findings...
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Bodies In Motion: Shapes and Gestures

For Teachers K
Students use geometric shapes to describe body parts. In this geometry lesson, students use geometry vocabulary as they discuss body parts. They practice drawing bodies using shapes based on a wooden model that is poised to show specific...
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Making Half MyPlate Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Establish healthy eating habits with a lesson focused around MyPlate's food recommendations and the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. Through class discussion and worksheet completion, scholars discuss the best choices of foods...
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Contaminated Drinking Water

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students predict, experiment, and draw conclusions about the safety of drinking water. For this ecology lesson, students participate in an experiment to determine if they can taste or see contamination in drinking water. Data is...
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Fair Shares

For Teachers K - 6th
Students investigate division by sharing food items with their classmates.  In this division instructional activity, students are given a food item which they must equally share among the class using division.  Students predict...
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We Care About Fire Safety

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the hazards of fires and how to best protect themselves and their family.  In this home safety instructional activity, students examine the importance of a smoke detector and discover how many homes are missing...
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Apple Estimation: Percentages & Subjective Reasoning

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Young scholars practice using their estimation skills by utilizing apples.  In this percentage lesson, students utilize a scale and an apple to discover the percentage of each bite they take.  Young scholars share their data...
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Seed Sorting 101

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students sort through numerous seeds to find similarities and differences. In this sorting and classifying lesson, students divide up different plant seeds based on their similarities and differences, while keeping record of their findings.
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Measuring and Protecting Skin

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Several subjects are addressed within the context of a science lesson about the sun's ultraviolet rays. Elementary earth scientists consider protection of the skin with sunscreens (health), estimating and measuring surface area or an...
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"Using Manipulatives and/or Technology to Solve Math Problems" by Cooking Dinner

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore math functions by preparing a meal. In this food measurement lesson plan, students examine a recipe for a meal and alter the size of the recipe based upon the amount of servings needed. Students utilize manipulatives to...
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The Food Guide Pyramid

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine each level of the food pyramid and how many servings they should consume during the day. They study the important nutrients associated with each category of the food pyramid.
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Apples

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete many cross categorical activities about apples. In this apples lesson plan, 2nd graders cook with apples, make a mobile, finger-paint, write a story about apples, and more. Students read poetry and complete math...
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Measurement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars choose appropriate units of measure and predict length using the metric system. In this measurement lesson, students participate in activities in which they predict, measure, and record linear measurements such as arm span...
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Comparing Physical Activity Choices

For Teachers 4th - 7th
A physical activity log will help your elementary students keep track of their activities. Your class will calculate the average number of physicaly active minutes per day. They compare with other students and then estimate the relative...
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The Díne (Navajo) Native American Tribe

For Teachers K
Students participate in a variety of activities to become familiar with the Navajo Indians. In this Díne (Navajo) Native American tribe lesson, students understand where the Navajo tribe lived and find them on a map. Students discuss the...
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Chef Solus Cooking Academy Game

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students evaluate human health by participating in an interactive activity. For this food choice lesson, students discuss the decisions they make each day in order to stay healthy with the food they eat. Students utilize the Internet to...
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How Many Apple Seeds?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete activities for an apple themed instructional activity. In this math and language arts instructional activity, students read an apple book and guess how many seeds are in an apple. Students draw pictures of apples and...
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Summer Science Recipes: Experiments on the Grill and in the Kitchen

For Teachers Higher Ed
Generate ideas about the most scientifically sound ways to prepare foods safely and efficiently during the summer season. Learners will use the GED Connection Science Workbook, so they can practice the skills needed to prepare for the...
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Playground Issues and Resolutions

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Getting your students to buy into good behavior on the playground improves everyone's year.
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Identify the Pattern

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop a pattern using bean bags. They could kick the bean bag in the air with their left leg a certain number of times, etc. They work in pairs and trade off completely the patterns with one another.
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All About Me: My Senses

For Teachers K
Students describe the basic senses and then use their senses to describe what they learned.
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Keeping a Physical Activity Log

For Teachers 4th - 7th
This study asks students to keep a log at home of their daily physical activities for at least one or two weeks. They bring their logs back to class. They compare the activities and discuss different levels of intensity.
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Family Fitness

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students visit sites that contain information about a variety of health and fitness activities. They analyze the activities according to several criteria, and describe how their particular activity choices can contribute to a healthy...

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