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Illustrated Dictionary

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students make an illustrated dictionary of words they've used and learned in class. In this vocabulary instructional activity, students find words from their notes, discuss the words in a group, select the best words as a class, and...
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Colonial America

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover the history of Colonial America by creating a class presentation.  For this U.S. History lesson, students utilize the Internet to research one of 20 topics in which they will create a PowerPoint or other type of...
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Mathematical Modeling and Physics

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders use a web site to investigate roller coaster physics. In this mathematical modeling lesson, 12th graders are grouped according to their performance on a test. Each group is given an activity to complete on a web site...
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Making Change

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners identify different sources of pollution.  In this environment lesson students view a video then make a commercial for the town. 
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Great Depression: People Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students identify how the Great Depression affected various American social groups. In this Great Depression lesson, students read assigned textbook pages about women, African Americans, Mexican immigrants, and Native Americans during...
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But We Need More, Where Will It Come From?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a persuasive letter and create a poster about pollution and conservation. In this pollution and conservation lesson plan, students learn how humans are the number 1 cause of pollution.
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Enduring Legacies of the New Deal

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate U.S. history by listening to an economics lecture. In this U.S. government lesson, students research the "New Deal" which happened after the Great Depression. Students identify movies, books and music from the...
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Stories Aren't Always What They Seem; Or Are They?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students draw conclusions about a story with examples to support their statements. In this reading comprehension lesson, students look at a PowerPoint of a variety of passages from different books. They answer questions about the...
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Global Warming

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore global warming. In this science lesson, students research global warming. Students work in small groups to create a presentation about global warming.
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Spain and France Influence in Europe and in the New World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the conditions in France and Spain during the Middle Ages and the Discovery of America. In groups, they compare and contrast the political situations in both countries and what effect they had on the New World. To end...
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The Weekly News, Part 2

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use articles they've previously written to produce a school news broadcast. In this journalism lesson, 6th graders discuss the goals of a news broadcast and use previously written articles to plan a news broadcast. Students...
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Quick Questions

For Teachers K - 6th
Students ask their classmates survey questions. In this survey lesson plan, students come up with a question and possible answers. Their classmates mark their answers and the class discusses what they notice. 
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Pour Some

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students compare their desired portions with the actual serving size. In this lesson on serving size, students compare their desired portion of a given food with the actual serving size listed on the Nutritional Facts label.
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Research and Technical Writing

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students summarize information from their research on to note-cards. In this technical writing instructional activity students examine examples of note-cards that contain main ideas from research previously conducted.  They will...
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The Nonlegislative Powers

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the powers of Congress.  For this American Government lesson, 11th graders read about Congress.  Students complete a worksheet on their findings.  
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Editorial Writing: What's On Your Mind

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars write an editorial column for a newspaper. For this journalism lesson plan, students discuss and analyze editorials in print and broadcast media. Young scholars will compare the differences in these two formats...
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Story Generators

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students develop news stories for the high school paper based on current issues in the local news. Students identify different sources for articles, and develop interviews questions. In this news ideas and sources lesson plan, students...
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Pick's Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate Pick's theorem by completing a lab. In this geometry lesson, students construct polygons using cabri software. They calculate the area of polygons and identify the vertices of each shape.
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The Future of the Milky Way

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm ideas about the future of our galaxy. In this space science instructional activity, students research the three main events happening in the Milky Way. They write a report about their findings.
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Recent Developments in Travel and Tourism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain some of the main recent developments in the travel and tourism industry. They know how to access key information from the Internet and carry out some in-depth research into a specific area of the industry.
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Recent Developments in Travel and Tourism

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students examine some of the recent developments in the travel and tourism industry. They research a specific area of the travel and tourism industry on the Internet. Each group presents their findings with the whole group.
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Disaster Victims and Relief Efforts

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine the challenges faced by relief workers. In this earth science instructional activity, students brainstorm on things they want to find out about relief agencies. They research the answer to these questions and write a...
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The Changing Face of Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars are introduced to the ways women have changed the fields of Science and Math. Using the internet, they research women's contributions to these two fields and take notes on the information they find. They organize their...
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Federal Political Campaign Pamphlet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers organize and create a six-panel federal political campaign pamphlet. They research the main Canadian federal political parties, analyze the platforms, and organize the information for their pamphlet.