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Teaching About Genocide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students can find that genocide is a prevalent theme in world history.
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Generational Music Communities

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students focus on age-related generations to assess how traditional music is transmitted from one generation to another and how music functions for people within a generation. They compare/contrast and explore music in their own...
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A Day In My Life

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students brainstorm how they can conserve energy in their daily lives. In this energy lesson plan, students discuss how they use energy and ways to conserve it.
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Environment: John Muir Day

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Young scholars observe John Muir Day by visiting Websites containing fact sheets, excepted writings, as well as songs, pictures, and educational sources. They use April 21 as a day to reflect on Muir's accomplishment and environmental...
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Push and Pull Magnets

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders pull a paper clip sitting on paper with a magnet beneath the paper. They experiment to see what happens if they substitute the paper with thicker paper and other materials (plywood, glass, foil, etc.)
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Elasticity and Collapse

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the oil crisis and a future world without oil. In this oil lesson, students watch videos online based on the reduced oil supply. They discuss how their regional community depends on oil and what would happen if the oil...
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Metrics 1 Word Search Puzzle 2

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the concept that is reviewed in the sheet. They also acquire new vocabulary.
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Metrics1 Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the concept that is reviewed in the sheet. They also acquire new vocabulary.
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Graham Cracker Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 7th - 10th
For this plate tectonics worksheet, students use Graham crackers, frosting, water and a paper plate to simulate tectonic processes such as convergent, divergent and transforming plate boundaries.
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Black Holes...III

For Students 9th - 12th
In this black holes instructional activity, students use a formula for time dilation which causes delays in events that occur near the black hole. They solve 6 problems using the equation.
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Trigonometry Sum and Difference Identities

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra learning exercise, students solve a word problem using trigonometric identities. They solve problems about a love triangle. There is an answer key.
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(S-4) The Magnetic Sun

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore magnetism and magnetic phenomena on the Sun.
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Breaking News English: Hurricane Katrina Kills Hundreds

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Hurricane Katrina Kills Hundreds," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Mapping the Human Movement

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research data on African-American emigration, place the data in a chart and create a human movement map. They also create another map using research on current immigration information.
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Take Charge!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students induce an electrical charge on various objects, and experiment with electrical repulsion and attraction. They define related vocabulary, play Bingo and complete a take-home quiz.
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Earthquake Proof Structures

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders build a structure that is able to withstand a simulated earthquake. They research earthquakes, earthquake measurement, and society's preparation for and reaction to them. Pupils build models and present them to the...
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Flambe Elements

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss atoms and electrons as well as atoic structure. They view atomic structure via the computer. Students watch a demonstration in which the teacher demonstrates glass tubing turning yellow in a Bunsen Burner flame....
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Science Videos

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars plan, practice, and act in a 2-3 minute videotaped production about a specific topic. Students from a local high school give presentations pertaining to seasons, earth rotation, and moon phases. Young scholars analyze the...
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Creating a Simple Telegraph Machine

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students experiment and discuss circuits and how they work. In this science instructional activity, students construct a telegraph machine using cardboard, wires, battery, electric tape and masking tape. They investigate what happens as...
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Introduction to Welding

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how to weld and the safety procedures that are in place. For this welding lesson students take a safety test on welding and once they know all the rules they use the angle grinder.
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Food Without Oil

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the oil crisis and how it affects the food they eat. In this food production lesson, students look at the foods sold in their grocery store and imagine which would leave if there was no oil to ship the food. They watch...
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Cultural Discovery and Identity Project Generation Journey

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners create a genealogy book tracing their heritage many generations back. They examine their own ethnicity, attitudes, and self-awareness. They examine new American trends regarding family structure and ethnicity.
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Editing Skills

For Students 7th - 10th
In this spelling worksheet, learners edit, proofread and find the spelling mistakes in twelve sentences. Students correct each word they find spelt wrong.
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Confucius Say... China Old

For Teachers 2nd
Students locate China on the map. In this Chinese geography, history and culture lesson, students read literature about China. Students participate in paper making, silk making and lantern making activities.

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