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Welcome to Our School

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students build a friendly environment for future students by creating a PowerPoint presentation.  In this middle school introduction lesson, students utilize a camera to record important moments throughout the school year.  Students...
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Producing a skit for the morning announcements

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students produce a skit to appear on their morning announcement that is in lined with their franchise topic. For this producing lesson plan, students produce a 2 minute skit including originating, scripting, editing, directing, and...
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Growing up in Las Vegas; Memories of Childhood in the Neon City

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the history of Las Vegas through conducting interviews.  In this oral history activity, students locate and speak with older residents of Las Vegas in order to gain a better understanding of the city.  Young...
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Resistor and Resistance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore electrical resistance through various experiments. For this physics lesson, students calculate resistance using a mathematical formula. They explain how colors identify the resistance value of a resistor.
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Flip Camera Christmas Lessons and Ideas

For Teachers Pre-K - 7th
Students use a Flip camera to complete various projects about Christmas. In this Christmas and technology lesson plan, students write and record letters to Santa. Students write letters to Christmas characters and record them. Students...
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The Education of Shelby Knox Lesson Plan: The History of Teaching About Sex

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the current debate over sex education. They examine a variety of sex education approaches and determine which one is use in thier school district.
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Ballou High School Marching Band Documentary Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine the journey of the Ballou Marching Band. In this America's Promise lesson, students read about Colin Powell and examine the history of America's Promise. Students explore the Five Points of the program and then watch a...
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Animation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Studnets comprehend the elements of value, perspective and color schemes. They comprehend the principles of contrast, emphasis and unity, and the expressive qualities of thematic development and sequence. Students are asked about their...
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Flipping with Math

For Teachers K - 1st
Students write simple addition number sentences. In this addition lesson, students write simple addition number sentences using tangible objects as their guide. Using a paint or drawing program on the computer, students create a visual...
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Primary and Secondary Sources

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students understand what primary and secondary sources are. For this primary and secondary sources lesson, students take a list of sources and break down to primary and secondary sources.
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Activating Students Through Storytelling

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders produce a podcast of a elements of a Chinese folk tale. In this Chinese folk tale and podcasting lesson, 4th graders watch as the teacher performs Peach Blossom Spring: A Chinese folk tale. They decide on who will stay in...
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A Picture is Worth a Million Words

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners practice composing digital photographs by documenting activities in their lives.  In this photography lesson plan, students utilize digital cameras to create beautiful art from things they find around the campus or at their...
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Idiom Ideographs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore idioms. They divide into groups of three. Each group is given an idiom and three sentence clues. They discuss the meaing of their assigned idiom. Students create a new sentence using their idiom and dramatize the idiom.
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Is That Movie OK?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read movie reviews. In this language arts lesson, students read and discuss a movie review. Students use the information from the review to determine if the movie is appropriate for viewing. Students
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Microbe Multiplication Magic

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students discover how microbes multiply. In this infectious disease lesson, students calculate the growth of bacteria in various environments. Students determine the role that the environment plays in the spread of infectious disease.
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Philanthropy and You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define and discuss philanthropy. They research a philanthropist and write a three-paragraph essay summarizing what they have learned , including their own roles as philanthropists. They also plan and initiate personal acts of...
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How Worldly Are You?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders locate and map six components to have a working knowledge of maps. For this map skills lesson, 6th graders define the six map components and work in groups to draw a map using the components. Students read a related story...
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Some Ways to Integrate Trade, the "Missing Link" into Ancient History

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the importance of trade in the Mediterranean Sea. In groups, they create a chart of the items that were most popular in the late Bronze Age and where they originated. To end the lesson plan, they read an article...
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Sunny Times News: Movie Guide for Local Theaters

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this movie review activity, students read through a movie guide and review. They then answer 6 questions about the information they reviewed.
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Entrepreneurs are Born, but Can They Be Taught?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of entrepreneurs. In this entrepreneurs lesson, students read an article about entrepreneurship and whether or not it is an inherent trait or a learned skill. Students discuss why entrepreneurship is...
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Kids With Cameras Make a Difference

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students use cameras to take pictures of their community and create an exhibit to raise money. In this cameras lesson plan, students learn basic photography techniques and send their money to the "kids with cameras" project.
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Flip Camera Activity: Being a Good Citizen

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners make a video. In this citizen lesson, students discuss what a good citizen is. Learners define what rights Americans have and write paragraphs about our rights and responsibilities. Students videotape their partner as they read...
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Physical and Chemical Changes

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars examine the different changes in matter.  In this chemical change lesson students determine the amount of reactant made in a reaction using the law of conservation. 
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Fashion Forward, Fashion Functional

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars consider the implications of waste. In this waste streams lesson, students learn what waste streams are and identify their impact on the environment. Young scholars also recycle waste materials to create functional objects.