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Other Faces of Discrimination

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the bullying experienced by those who graduated from one-room school houses to large high schools. In this discrimination activity, pupils read the 2 provided handouts on the topic and then complete the included...
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guided reading using OWLS

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners complete activities based on All About Owls written by Jim Arnosky, Owl At Home written by Arnold Lobel, and Owl Moon written by Jane Yolen.
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The Winning Edge: Probability in Basketball: Lesson 2

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students calculate the probability of a desired outcome based upon a statistically significant number of discrete events (i.e. endgame free-throw attempts). They participate in an online simulation of basketball free throws.
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Literacy: Each One Teach One

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils read the book, Amber on the Mountain and discuss its philanthropic implications. They determine the literacy needs of their own communities. They ask family members to complete reading recollection forms about when and how they...
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Fable for Tomorrow and Today -- Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars read Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring". They identify their beliefs about the environment while reading the story. They discuss and write about those beliefs and realize how one person can have an impact on the world.
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Famous Poems and Poets

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students investigate well known poets, forms, and poetry terms. They explore various websites, complete an online scavenger hunt, and take an online poetry test.
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Lesson Plan: Touring The Alamo

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students discover the size of the Alamo and artifacts of the time period by navigating through a virtual tour of the Alamo.
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Up, Up, and Away

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in a WebQuest that introduces them to a study on clouds and how they relate to weather systems.
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 1, Lesson 2: Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research the thirteen significant events that lead to the start of the American Revolution.
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A Novel Idea

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read a historical novel. In groups they reenact chapters of the novel.
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Ecosystem Energizers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders see how the flow of energy through an ecosystem made up of producers, consumers, and decomposers carries out the processes of life and that some energy dissipates as heat and is not recycled.
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Illusion or Reality?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore and debate the advantages and disadvantages of corporate social responsibility versus increased government regulation. They create a board game to give an employee an opportunity to rise to the top of a large company.
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Exploring Corporate Codes of Conduct

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students use the Internet to analyze and compare corporate codes of conduct of Canadian companies.
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Predator-Prey Relationships

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners understand ecological systems. They provide experiences to assist citizens to increase their sensitivity and stewardship for the environment.
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Exploring the Eras of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders utilize many sources (books, computer, magazines, etc...) to research the eras of the Emancipation Proclamation and Civil Rights Movement and create a T-Chart comparison.
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The Mythical, Magical, Middle Ages...NOT!

For Teachers 4th
Students complete worksheets and roleplay feudal simulations as they are immersed in the daily life of the Middle Ages. They study geography of Europe and the origins of European tribes. They outline and write a biographical essay and...
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Analysis of Character in a Short Story

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine a character from the short story, John Steinbeck's, "Flight." students respond to questions about the story and illustrate the character's journey.
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Cause and Effect SDAIE Lesson

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read two Mexican folktales and discuss cause and effect. They draw a cause and effect relationship from one of the stories.
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Build Your Own Adventure

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write a narrative. They choose options for plot and climax within the context of an outdoor survival story.
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And Tomorrow's Forecast Is...

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create original short stories that feature distinctive weather phenomena, such as rainbows, snowstorms, tornadoes, thunder and/or lightning. They use a story map, imbedded in this plane, to help them organize their story.
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Writing the Mystery with a Purpose

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students present the outline of the mystery story they are writing while working in reciprocal teaching groups. They respond to group members writing before they continue to finish revisions.
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Life Beyond Earth

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils investigate the solar system and what makes a planet habitable. They complete an online Webquest, simulate a NASA training program online, take an online quiz, answer discussion questions, and locate newspaper articles about the...
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Exploring Literature and Weather through Chirps

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore and experience information about temperature changes by using crickets' chirps to calculate the temperature. The data is applied to formula and the temperatures are calculated.
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Dinosaur Daze

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students review, create, and inquire about dinosaurs, the fossilization process, and paleontology by successfully completing each of six classroom stations.