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social studies: Life in Colonial America

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the trials and tribulations early colonial life and note its successes. Through literature, Internet research, and interactive software, they engage in various activities to evaluate early social and cultural development.
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Cataracts of the Nile Reviewing Egyptian History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate and answer questions about the people, places, and events of ancient Egypt and their contributions to world civilization. In small groups they participate in a game answering review questions about ancient...
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Chemical and Physical Changes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment, identify and apply the concepts of chemical and physical changes utilizing real-world examples. They discuss and model physical and chemical changes, answer guided questions and play a game that reinforces the...
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Building Staircases: Understanding Slope

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize the importance of slope. They use blocks to model the slope of a line and calculate the slope of a line on a coordinate grid. Afterward, they describe objects they encounter in their everyday lives that have slopes.
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Building Fiction: Elements of a Short Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define and interpret the elements found in a short story. Then they identify the elements of plot found in a short story. Students also apply knowledge of plot to an original work of fiction. Finally, they identify the...
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Inference Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils practice assessing graphics to infer and identify an author's implicit and explicit meaning in a piece of text. They evaluate the effectiveness of information found in maps, charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, cutaways and through...
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Organizational Patterns: Comparison and Contrast Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars write an essay comparing and contrasting their school experiences. Through guided practice, they create an outline of their elementary school experience and middle school experience. Using their outlines, students...
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The Seasonal Round and The Cycle of Life

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to the concept of the seasonal round and how folklife traditions vary from season to season. They begin charting dates of personal interest on seasonal round calendars by starting with birthdays. Students...
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It's Sugar Time!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review the Food Pyramid. They examine several breakfast cereal labels and determine how much sugar is in each. They discuss these amounts and whether or not they are surprised by the results. They discuss the amount of...
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Continents and Critters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate and identify the continents of the world. They identify and locate the seven continents on a map, and label a coloring page of a world map. Students then conduct research on an assigned continent, and write and...
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Discovering Growth Patterns

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this statistics worksheet, students examine data on a variety of subjects related to growth patterns and apply the data to 4 different graphs.
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Making Pretzels

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students discover that plants provide food products to humans. In this baking lesson, students grind wheat seeds into flour and then use the flour to make pretzels. Students participate in a variety of activities that involve them in...
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Navy Sail Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use the Pythagorean Theorem to explore sailboat design. In this Pythagorean Theorem lesson, two sides of a triangular sail are measured, and the theorem is used to calculate the third side. A worksheet, bulletin board...
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Money and Change

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this money and change worksheet, students read about multiplying with money, then solve 4 problems, estimating first. Students then study 3 charts and write number sentences.
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A Method of Front-End Arithmetic

For Teachers 6th
Teach the class how to add using front-end addition. They are given a shopping list and use it to practice adding from the largest place value to the smallest. Computational math and shopping, what fun!
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Healthy Snacks. Healthy Packaging

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research how to select the most cost-effective snacks. In this consumer practices lesson, 4th graders compare packaging labels and come to conclusions on how cost effective the product is. Students discuss their findings.
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The Beagle Brigade

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students brainstorm how to handle conflict scenario.  In this character education lesson plan, students read a story and respond as to how the characters should handle the conflict. Students examines feelings...
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Lesson Plan: The Black Press

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the history of the black press. In this media awareness lesson, students watch videos and conduct research regarding the history of the black press in America. Learners explore media careers as they read provided...
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History of Our Solar System Time Line

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the concept of ratios. In this ratio lesson, 9th graders construct a to scale time line that starts at the beginning of time. Students determine the correct placement of big events in time such as when the dinosaurs...
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Power and Authority

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study authority and power as its used in government. In this government lesson, 4th graders define power and authority. Students then read different scenarios of authority and power examples in people as well as...
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Historical Development of a Scientific Idea

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine how scientist's contribute to atomic theory.  In this development of a scientific idea activity students work in groups and research the development of the atomic model. 
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Partner Switcheroo Stunt Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars practice tumbling skills. In this physical education lesson, students use their flexibility skills in order to follow the provided procedures to play Switcheroo Stunt Hunt.
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How a Bill Becomes a Law

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars make a chart on what they learned about how a bill becomes a law. In this law making lesson plan, students research the authority and restrictions placed on Congress on how they make a bill into a law and then present...
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Comparison of Two Different Gender Sports Teams - Part 1 of 3 Measures of Central Tendency

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Learners gather and analyze data from sports teams. In this measures of central tendency lesson, students gather information from websites about sports team performance. Learners analyze and draw conclusions from this data. This lesson...

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