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Scholastic

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Celebrate the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss with a lesson that features the memorable tale of The Lorax. After listening to a riveting read-aloud, scholars take part in a grand conversation about the story and environment. Then they...
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Council for Economic Education

Federal Budget Lesson Plan and Fiscal Ship Student Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The federal budget has never been so fun! Using an interactive game, high schoolers choose from a variety of policy options after identifying goals and try to balance these changes in policy with a federal budget. 
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SRI International

The Water Crisis

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Water, water, everywhere, right? Wrong. Learners assess their own knowledge of water availability on Earth. Then, through a reading, a teacher-led presentation, and an activity, pupils learn about the importance of available clean...
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Curated OER

Emergency Contraceptive Pills, Day 5: Contraception 911

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students define and discuss emergency contraception. They conduct a survey, complete various worksheets, role-play scenarios, identify three ways of obtaining emergency contraceptive pills, and discuss when emergency contraception would...
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Curated OER

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the issue of sexually transmitted diseases and discover that someone may have an STD with no symptoms. In this sexually transmitted diseases instructional activity, students complete a worksheet as a large group....
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Curated OER

HIV/AIDS, Friends & Families

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine what it might feel like to test positive for HIV. They listen to a guest speaker, conduct a role-play activity, identify positive actions to take, and design a panel for the AIDS quilt project.
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Curated OER

"Dating Violence Detectives"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the topic of teen dating violence. They watch and discuss a video, conduct Internet research, and in small groups design and publish a website on teen dating violence.
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Curated OER

Solids and Liquids

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate what happens to solids and liquids when they change from one form to another. In this states of matter lesson, students work in groups on a virtual experiment that requires them to collect data regarding the melting...
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Curated OER

Changing Sounds

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify how the pitch and the loudness of an instrument can be altered. In this online science of sound lesson, students employ the use of an interactive whiteboard to examine the loudness and pitch of a guitar, drum, and...
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Curated OER

Changing State

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate the cooling and heating of water. In this online science experiment instructional activity, students work in groups to make predictions regarding freezing and boiling points and then test those predictions as...
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Curated OER

Growing Plants

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Pupils explore plants and recognize that they are living things that require light and water to grow. In this online plant biology lesson, students identify, name and match the parts of plants. Extension activities and suggested homework...
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Curated OER

Pushes and Pulls

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars examine different types of movement and causes that may affect those movements. In this online interactive forces and motion lesson, students use toy cars to observe push and pull and then make predictions and collect data...
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Curated OER

Gases Around Us

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate gases and liquids. In this states of matter online lesson, students examine how evaporation plays a part in the transition of liquids into gases as they watch a kettle of water boil and then work in small groups on...
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Curated OER

Life Cycles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars identify and explain the parts of a flower and their role in the life cycle of flowering plants. For this online plant biology lesson, students explore the processes of pollination, seed dispersal, and germination....
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Curated OER

Calories, Energy for Exercise and Life

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils calculate the number of calories they need daily and examine the impact of exercise on their caloric needs. They then determine if their daily caloric intake meets or exceeds their daily need.
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Curated OER

What's so hard about saying no? Refusal Skills Role-Playing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice refusal skills to cope with peer pressure. For this refusal skill lesson, students work in groups to create their own skit about pressure to use tobacco. They show how they can use the 7 refusal skills taught on the Dig...
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Curated OER

Family and Friends

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the importance of family, investigate sharing time with family and participate in a family experiment.  In this family instructional activity students over a one week period sit down to dinner with their families and...
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Curated OER

Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood: Understanding Its Responsibilities and Impact on Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students receive factual knowledge from competent individuals on the various methods of pregnancy prevention. They improve their self-esteem and determine how to be assertive when communicating with others. They realize that premature...
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Curated OER

Sexual Health & Hygiene

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discuss sexual health and hygiene. They complete a worksheet and have the opportunity to ask verbal or anonymous questions.
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Curated OER

Knowing your nutrients

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers comprehend the basics of the nutrition label. They comprehend the Recommended Daily Allowances. Students analyze the regulations that govern food labeling. They review the Food Pyramid.
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Curated OER

Peak Flow Meter Exercise

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of lung capacity. They use flow meters to measure the maximum capacity of themselves and others. The data is collected in order to make some conclusions concerning the mean of individual lung capacity....
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Curated OER

Learning About My Eating Habits

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore their own dietary habits and identify food pyramid guidelines including serving sizes and recommended portions. They complete worksheets, conduct Internet research and evaluate school lunches.
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Curated OER

Israel & Palestine: The Fight for Peace

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young researchers explore the history of the peace process in the Middle East. They write a paper about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and view the video Israel and Palestine: The Fight for Peace. They discuss the events leading up to...
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Curated OER

Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students demonstrate how epidemiological investigations of outbreaks are performed. They illustrate the principles of hypothesis formation and testing by epidemiologic study in the setting of an acute foodborne disease outbreak.