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Words in the News: Venezuela Plane Crash

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss what can go wrong during a plane flight. In groups, they work together to match new vocabulary words to their definition. They read an article about a plane crash in Venezuela and answer questions.
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Words in the News: Climber Resuced From Dangerous Peak

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss information about the world's highest peaks. In groups, they work together to match new vocabulary words with their definitions. They read an article about resucing climbers from peaks and answering questions.
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Supporting the Searchers: Seaplane Hangers at Norfolk Naval Air Station in World War II

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the reasons for the Allied victory during World War II. They discover the need for air and sea power and where bases are located. They answer questions and discuss answers to complete the lesson.
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Vatican Opens Archive

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read an article about the Vatican opening up its archived files. They define and practice using any words that are unfamiliar to them. THey answer questions and discuss the article to end the activity.
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners investigate the global importance of the African and Asian countries that export petroleum. They access the OPEC website and research this organization. They answer questions and write an essay about alternative energy sources.
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"Tsunamis"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students visit a PBS Website about tsunamis to consider their causes, effects and steps countries have taken to try to defend against them. They answer questions and create a brochure explaining tsunami facts and procedures to survive a...
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Search Report of Information

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and develop a Report of Information for a research paper. They select a topic, write 5-10 interesting questions, research and take notes, create an outline, and write paragraphs.
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Discovering the Deep

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils explore the world's oceans. They research questions about the oceans and write a research report about an ocean animal. Students identify at least four different writing genres they experienced while reading about the ocean.
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Graphing Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use an interactive website or cd rom to graph equations. The lesson plan is not very clearly written. The use of the website is essential or the educational software that can be purchased from the Prentice Hall publisher.
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Summing It Up Can Be Fun!!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars observe and demonstrate the process of summarizing text. As a class, they silently read an article about panda bears from "Ranger Rick" magazine and answer comprehension questions. They answer the five "W" questions, and...
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Behavior Code

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop codes to guide individual actions and responsibilities as members of the team. They explore memories, journal entries, etc. about about teamwork. Through prompting questions, they translate these into a draft behavior...
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Food For the Tuckerbox

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Australian lunch box packing instructional activity, students study healthy foods suitable to be in a "tuckerbox." Students do their own research about foods popular in Australia, and answer 10 questions. Online answers are...
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Elodea Lab

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Pupils observe the changes between elodea leaves placed in darkness and light.  In this life science lesson, students experiment to find evidence of photosynthesis in elodea leaves. Pupils use indicators to detect the presences of...
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News: Intermittent Explosive Disorder

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss annoyances and read an article about intermittent explosive disorder. They complete worksheets and devise survey questions about annoying situations. They have classmates rate them from least to most bothersome.
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Stratigraphy -- Layers of Time in the Earth

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students are introduced to the process of stratification. Using the internet, they read about the Richard Beene archeological site near San Antonio. Using a map, they color code the different layers present at this site and answer...
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Pulse Rates

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students answer the question, "How will the intensity of exercise effect your heart rate?", using physical workouts and AppleWorks, or similar spreadsheet program. This instructional activity can conclude with the creation of a graph of...
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Eu To End Its Oddest Policy

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students read, examine and critique a newspaper article on how the European Commission proposes to increase the amount of agricultural land under cultivation. They assess key vocabulary terms, the stress placed on pronunciation and...
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Do Suspected Enemies Have Rights?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the history of Japanese immigration. They complete an online Webquest, explore various websites, answer discussion questions, and locate and read newspaper articles about enemy compatants.
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Communication, Day 2: Assertiveness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read examples of statements and label them assertive or non-assertive. They demonstrate assertive body language and model it in given situations. They answer questions to end the lesson.
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Paradox Worlds

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students view and analyze "Still Life," by Cornelis de Heem. They answer discussion questions about the painting, write similes, discuss symbolism, create a still life sketch, and create a paint box poem.
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Fireside Chats of Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a film about Franklin D. Roosevelt and his fireside chats. THey identify political inferences in his speeches and how the media played an important role in the war. They answer questions to complete the lesson.
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Domestic Robots

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine the role of robots and science in our everyday lives. They discuss films with robots in them, read an online article and answer discussion questions, and in small groups design and illustrate a robot.
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A Boyhood Home

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate the restoration of John Lennon's childhood home and the life of John Lennon. They discuss various famous buildings in Britain, view and discuss photos of Lennon's childhood home, read a handout and answer discussion...
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Immigration

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students examine the concepts related to immigration first by examining the word and then by answering questions. They complete a creative writing task and role play as a person sending a postcard home telling what it feels like to be...

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