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What if the Senate were Reformed on the Triple E Model

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate what the Canadian Senate does and what reform would do to the power relationship between the Prime Minister and the Senate.
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Shelly's Ship is Coming to Shore!

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph /sh/...
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The Great Dinosaur Mystery Solved!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore a Biblical world view of humanistic history. They compare and contrast Biblical and evolutionary assumptions. Students discuss the difference between a Christian world view and a secular world view.
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Dragons: Dinosaurs in History?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the scripture that cooresponds with this lesson plan on dinosaurs. Using the text, they identify where dragons are mentioned and determine if they match the description of what we would call a dinosaur. They discuss...
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Venn Diagram

For Teachers 1st - 5th
In this chart worksheet, pupils use a venn diagram to compare two concepts. This graphic organizer is a blank template that can be used for any comparison.
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Comic Book Project

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars write a fictional story into a comic book format. In this creative writing instructional activity, students analyze example comics and discuss the format. Young scholars create a comic book using imaginary characters that...
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Seepy Sandwich

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore Earth science by participating in a pollution activity. In this water infiltration instructional activity, students utilize a water sprayer, food coloring and slices of bread to simulate how pollution can spread into our...
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Who Polluted the River?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Study the impact of water pollution. A hands-on experiment and an interactive story about water pollution are the basis for the learning experience. 
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Energy Conservation Lesson 1: Fossil Fuels and the Ticking Clock

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore energy production by participating in a class discussion. In this renewable energy lesson, students discuss the differences between solar, coal, wind and fossil fuel energy sources and why some are better for the...
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Biomass: Potato Power

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners put together a potato battery that powers a digital clock. For this potato battery lesson plan, students learn the connection between energy from biomass and how we can apply it.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore nonrenewable energy resources. In this coal lesson, students investigate how coal is formed and how it is used as a source of energy. Students mine for "coal" using toothpicks and chocolate chip cookies.
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Transportation Fuels: Biodiesel

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students examine biodiesel as a fuel for transportation.  In this biodiesel instructional activity students complete activities using their critical thinking.
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How to Grow a Sunflower Plant

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore botany by conducting a sunflower growth experiment. In this plant life lesson, students identify the anatomy of a sunflower plant and the essential nutrients it requires to grow. Students utilize compost, soil, garden...
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How Wind Works

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the process that creates wind. In this wind lesson plan, 2nd graders create a wind diagram. Students write an essay to accompany their diagram.
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Ice Cube Experiment

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore the rate at which ice melts. In this science lesson plan, students place ice cubes on colored index cards and place them in direct sunlight. Students observe which ice cubes melt fastest and slowest.
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Rename Fruits, Vegetables and Spices

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore fruits and vegetables. In this fruits and vegetables lesson, students study traits of various fruits, vegetables and seeds. Students rename fruits, vegetables and seeds.
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A Garden of Verses: Poems About Class Gardens

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore botany by participating in a language arts activity. In this garden poetry lesson, students read the classic poem "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary" and discuss the imagery and rhyming methods used. Students examine their own...
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Buying in Bulk

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate buying purchases in bulk. In this buying in bulk lesson, students consider ways to cut costs and reduce waste in landfills by making bulk purchases.
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Gardens Throughout the World

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study various aspects of gardens. In this garden lesson, 4th graders discover the location of famous gardens on a map. Students research historic gardens.
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How To Grow Red Seaweed

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore ocean biology by participating in a plant growing activity. In this seaweed lesson, students identify the importance and uses of seaweed in the ocean and examine different seaweed samples. Students utilize an aquarium,...
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Make a Sundial

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils explore space science by conducting a sun experiment in class. In this time telling lesson, students discuss how the sun sits in our sky at exact times each day and how astronomy is based on our perspective of the solar system....
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Make a Windmill

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore Earth science by conducting an energy experiment in class. In this windmill lesson, students identify how wind has been used to pump water throughout history and the latest developments wind energy has produced. Students...
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Native American Clay Pots

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore world culture by conducting an art project in class. In this Native American culture lesson, students identify the types of materials American Indians utilized in their artistic endeavors, specifically clay. Students...
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Renewable Energy Sentences

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students construct sentences using nouns and verbs from a "renewable energy" word bank. In this cross curriculum ecology and sentence structure grammar and mechanics lesson plan, students listen to the book Our Earth: Clean Energy by...