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Darwinist Dogma?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students debate whether teachers should be mandated to present theories challenging evolution in their classrooms. For homework, they write letters to their local school board expressing their own opinions.
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POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers work as a group to research a current issue, articulate the key points relating to the issue and to have data to support those key points, and use appropriate economic theories to help explain the issues arising.
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At the Governor's Mansion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students visit Florida Governor's mansion online, and create class book about interesting facts and trivia.
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SAVE OUR EARTH

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research current environmental problems in order to develop and deliver an oral presentation. The presentation persuades the audience to act on the student's point of view on the issue.
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Immigration, Where Do We Go From Here?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students describe difference between immigration and emigration, and summarize impact that immigration and emigration have on a community.
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Sticky Note Math

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine mathematical problems that deal with he division of fractions. Sticky notes are used to model the process.
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1st Grade - Act. 11: Fairy Tale Riddles & Puppet Shows

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First graders put on puppet show and retell fairy tales.
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How to Make a Rock

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Second graders watch demonstrations and conduct experiments that show the three different types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
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2nd Grade - Act. 22: The World Game

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Second graders play World Game to become more familiar with continents, oceans, countries and states.
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The American Press and the

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners read and analyze newspaper accounts of Holocaust-related items in various WWII newspapers. They discuss the physical placement of Holocaust-related news items to other news items in the same paper.
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Making History Relevant

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners maintain a weekly news journal in which they summarize current news articles and then relate them to topics previously studied in history class.
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Bacteria's Role in Food

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students grow bacteria cultures on agar in petri dishes and do a plate count. They participate in a yogurt making lab to see how bacteria produce lactic acid. They prepare a recipe and identify fungi, fermentation and the role of...
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in an activity which introduces them to common types of precipitation. They examine "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" through a teacher read aloud and make a weather pamphlet.
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The Velveteen Rabbit

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First graders discuss and touch stuffed animals and a real rabbit. They complete a KWL chart about rabbits. They listen to the story The Velveteen Rabbit and discuss it. They research rabbits in the library and make a book.
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Mystery Powders

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders evaluate the physical properties of 5 powders. Each powder is subject to different conditions. They describe each observation as with a chemical change or a physical change.
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There are Microbes in my Food!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders produce yogurt in the classroom as an example of the use of microbes in food production, and record observations in science journals.
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Microorganism Multiplication

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders conduct experiments with yeast to study characteristics of microorganisms. They, working is small groups, change the variables in the experiments and note the results which they later discuss as a class.
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Stomach Chemistry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare physical and chemical changes. They perform a simulation experiment/activity that replicates what happens in the stomach as food is digested by stomach acids.
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Discovering Magnetic Fields

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the different types of magnets (bar, horseshoe, disc, ball, etc.) and experiment with the magnets and iron filings to discover the magnetic fields of each type of magnet.
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Weather Whys

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Second graders experiment with a thermometer and water samples of varying temperatures. They examine the effect different colors and different fabrics have on retaining heat. They examine snow samples for water and dirt content. They...
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Birth of a Nation

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders portray one of the actual framers of the Constitution. They summarize each class period with a journal entry and culminate the experience with the actual framing and signing (or not signing) of the Constitution.
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Communism and Containment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students "discover" top secret documents that describe the "Patriot" program. They are assigned the task of educating the American people about the threat of Soviets taking over America, including the key points of the Truman Doctrine...
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Kindergarten Exploration Tubs

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Students identify their names as a symbol for themselves. They describe characteristics of organisms. They utilize tools to gather data and compare size.
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Global Women and Poverty

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine poverty and women in Senegal through a video. They work together to gather research about economic prosperity in different countries. They share their information with the class.

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