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Music: Instruments of the Orchestra

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils identify various musical instruments and explain their roles in an orchestra. Following a Powerpoint presentation, students discuss what they have discovered in small groups. Then, each groups devises four questions based on the...
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Building Communities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the ADL's Pyramid of Hate and use it to identify bullying instances they are aware of. In this character education lesson, students discuss their findings and design activities or programs to combat bullying in their own...
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Playground Zoom

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe and draw small objects on the playground or in the classroom with and without a magnifying glass. They explore how lenses can affect the way that an object is observed from afar or remotely sensed. Afterwards, they share...
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Finding Verbs

For Students 8th - 10th
For this grammar worksheet, students review and discuss all the different types of verbs there are to choose from and then find and circle the verbs in nineteen sentences.
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Effects of Alcohol Use

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify short and long term effects of alcohol use. In this effects of alcohol lesson plan, 5th graders participate in activities to understand what it feels like to have alcohol in their system. With the teacher they make...
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News Magazine: Special Issue on Iran. (It's about Perspective)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take on the role of journalists. In this Iran lesson, students explore the condition of the country at this point in history and collaborate to create a news magazine that features current events and cultural issues pertaining...
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Our Five Senses Affect Food Choices

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners read My Five Senses: A Lion's Tale. In this five senses activity, students understand the relationship between their five senses and how they affect their food choices. Learners write journal entries about their senses and the...
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We Are the Government

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read primary documents to find the motivations of the founding fathers of the United States. In this primary documents lesson, students discuss the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution, read parts of the Constitution...
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A Dream and an Idea: Searching for a Roadmap to Create a Country

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils listen in on American historical events. In this colonial America lesson, students participate in an activity that requires them to watch video segments that feature Revolutionary War battles and the Constitutional Convention....
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A Year

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine an author's philosophical look at life through anecdotes he describes as a teacher in Uzbekistan. In this Uzbekistan lesson, students analyze a literary passage in order to identify, then practice using, similes,...
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Aging & Body Changes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students complete several activities that have to do with aging.  In this body changes instructional activity students take group averages, measure flexibility and see their changes over time.
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World Meteorological Day

For Students 7th - 8th
In this World Meteorological Day worksheet, learners read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion questions and...
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Picture This!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers compare and contrast different types of light on the electromagnetic spectrum.  For this investigative lesson students create a photographic image that demonstrates the infrared, ultraviolet and polarization...
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Sea Turtle Rescue

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a three column chart about working with wildlife and how different organizations help sea turtles. For this sea turtles lesson plan, students compare the Oregon Coast Aquarium, the Coast Guard, and Sea World and what they...
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Home, Neat Home

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners design their dream homes. For this housing design lesson, students visited selected websites to learn about a design contest and examine existing home plans prior to creating their own.
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My Five Senses 2

For Teachers K
Students investigate the five senses. In this five senses lesson, students answer essential questions about the use of the five senses as they interact with their environment. They use a computer software program to make a concept web...
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Where in The World Am I?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of absolution location. In this geography skills lesson plan, students discuss how to identify and locate latitude and longitude. Students play a game to reinforce the skills.
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Litter

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discuss and research litter and write an anti litter poem. In this litter lesson plan, students also discuss what they can do to stop litter.
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Map Studies

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study maps and use web based activities to develop their mapping skills. In this mapping skills instructional activity, students use the internet to define cartography they make a list of information regarding a typical road map...
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Discover Magazine: The Solar System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research ideas for NASA's space exploration. In this Space Science lesson plan, students will try to find a way to bring NASA back into the spot light. Students will presented their ideas to the class for review.
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A Comparison of the Play and Movie "Inherit the Wind"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read the play "Inherit the Wind" about the Scopes "Monkey" Trial. In groups, they choose their favorite scene and create a diorama dipicting the scene as they see it. They watch a recording of the play and compare it to their...
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Fossils and Dinosaurs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore fossils and dinosaurs. In this science lesson, students discuss how fossils are created. Students draw muscles and skin on a stegosaurus.
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In The Dark

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students go on a "trust walk" during which one student is blindfolded and led around by his/her partner.
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Write a text about New York

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students write a text about New York. In this New York lesson plan, students discuss the life of New York and then write a letter or report on it.