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Using the Newspaper to Teach the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Of all the amendments found in The Bill of Rights, the First Amendment contains some of the most important freedoms for American citizens. A unit plan on the First Amendment features interactive lesson plans designed to teach about those...
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Boys Town

More Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Put an end to wasted instructional time with this lesson on responsibility and preparedness. After completing this series of activities learners will learn the importance of these social skills not only in the classroom, but at...
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Flight Dreams - Flight Factors

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students investigate the physics of flight by experimenting in class.  In this history of flight lesson plan, students define terms such as gravity, lift, and drag in order to better understand how a plane is able to stay in the...
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The Addiction With Friction

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars compare and contrast where friction occurs in robots and bicycles. In this science lesson, students label the diagram of bicycle and robots. They investigate how friction affects their different parts.
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Web Training: Do You Know How to Use the Internet?

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students discover how to use the Internet for research. In this technology activity, students access and use the World Wide Web to research. Students are encouraged to critically consider information they find on the Internet.
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Building a Native American Home

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore different types of Native American shelters. In this Native American homes lesson, 1st graders compare the shapes of shelters used by Native Americans. They build a home using the program "Community Construction...
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Bring Sports Inside the Classroom

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Research sports to foster an interest in afterschool engagement, and see your students grow more creative and focused.
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Geography Made Fun with Technology

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students incorporate knowledge box into their classroom activities. For this technology integration lesson, students fill out a graphic organizer using Glossopedia to analyze a new subject.
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Magnetic Attraction

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a hypothesis on what objects will attract to magnets. In this magnets lesson plan, 2nd graders use a computer program to create a hypothesis as to what will attract or unattract magnets. For an extension, they test...
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Nature And Nurture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars develop an understanding of the role both nature and nurture play in determining an individual's traits. Using a website, students answer questions about nature and nurture in order to solve the riddle, What do you call a...
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Computer Pictures

For Teachers K
Students manipulate the mouse to draw a picture on a computer program such as Kid Works or ClarisWorks for Kids. Then, using the keyboard, the student type a word to label the picture and type his/her name.