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Elementary Exploration: Seeing the Light

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use critical thinking skills to learn about light, sound, and matter. Students follow the procedure steps to complete a light, sound, and matter experiment.
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Savings and Stocks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Work together to brainstorm answers to different questions related to the savings of American people. Draw a bar graph representing stocks. Practice using new economic terms as well.
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Building the Terrarium

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students draw a layout of their proposed terrarium. In this social studies lesson, students discuss how Mayans farm to produce food for the family. They compare their farming method with modern farming practices.
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Finding Longitude and Latitude on Pennsylvania Maps

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils draw the lines of longitude and latitude on a map. Students look at a topographical maps to see how topography relates to land use.
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Water Pollution Lesson Plan: Don't Trust Your Eyes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students develop a list of actions they could perform that would protect our water resources from pollution. They formulate hypotheses, conduct experiments and draw conclusions about actual pollutants found in our water supply.
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Butterfly Life Cycle

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders engage in a lesson that covers the life cycle of a butterfly. They use the Kidpix software to create a drawing of the life cycle with the help of an illustration given by the teacher as a guide. Then students discuss the...
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Cams

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore plate and barrel cams. They discuss the differences between the two cams. Students identify a base and prime circle and they draw a plate cam using the provided details.
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Navigating Your Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners draw a map from memory describing the route between their classroom and the gym including a legend, a compass rose, a map scale, symbols, and a landmark at every change of direction. They then retrace their steps in their maps...
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"First Day of School - Make a Puzzle"

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a puzzle piece to be included in a class puzzle. They are given one puzzle piece, and they decorate it using symbols/drawings which are personal to them such as hobbies, interests, or self-portrait. The pieces are...
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Eating Your Words!

For Teachers 1st
First graders study how to complete activities in sequential steps. They participate in various activities describing each step needed to complete the tasks. They work in pairs to type the list of steps necessary in making a sandwich. ...
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RoundRobin

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, following an original start to a new story, verbally add on to the story with sentences that revolve around the major points of information. After the students come up with a story, they draw out the main points in the...
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I Love a Parade

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students receive a worksheet that describes a parade. They tell what the 10th item in the parade will be. Students draw the parade, and tell the pattern they see using letters. Students design their own parade with the same pattern. They...
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Location, Location

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders draw and interpret simple scale maps, use maps to move around efficiently or plans to propose actions. They use of a compass to specify and find directions. They display and discuss a map of the local region.
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Creative Color Wheel

For Students K - 2nd
In this color theory instructional activity, students draw a large circle on a piece of paper and make six shapes evenly spaced around the circle. Students color the wheel according to the directions. This instructional activity is...
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A World without Color and a World with Color

For Teachers All
Visual arts instructional activity involving the creation of a black and white picture followed by a re-creation of the same picture using color with an emphasis on contrast, depth, and mood.
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Parts of a Plant

For Teachers K
Students record observations about parts of plants including leaves, roots, stems, and flowers. They use Kid Pix to draw a picture of a plant and to label the parts of the plant.
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Mobile-ize

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, using a minimum of four space figures, create a mobile. They use a "Draw" program to first plan out their figure.
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North America Knowledge

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders move around a large map of the North America drawn on the playground. They follow the directions called out by the teacher. They may also develop their own tasks for other students to follow.
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Math & Science

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine a list of ideas to draw from for lesson planning. They complete a quiz on Math & Science and hand in notes they have taken as a resource for lesson planning. They develop developmental appropriate practice...
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Imagining a United Nations Coffee Break

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners demonstrate basic knowledge of modern Middle Eastern history, politics, and political figures. They assess the validity of generalizations and stereotypes that impede the Middle East peace process.
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Fractions Decimals and Percents

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use Microsoft Excel to examine fractions, percents and decimals. Using the data, they draw fractions and use graphs to discover all three are the same only represented in a different way. They use the internet to complete...
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Basic Geometric Constructions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of basic geometric constructions using the Triman Safety Compass. Using the compass, they draw circles, bisect a line segment, construct an angle, bisect an angle, copy an angle, and create...
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Straight Line Graphs

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discover certain equations produce straight lines. In this graphing lesson, students draw axis and problem solve to find coordinates to graph.
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How to Make a Chili Dog

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students practice sequencing skills. They discuss what makes a hotdog and the proper sequence for performing the task. Using computer technology, students create a multimedia show that deomonstrates the basic directions for making a...