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Good Nutrition for Good Dental Health
Students identify nutritous foods that promote dental health. They choose a variety of foods that are good for teeth. They identify food groups and their place in the food pyramid. They discuss the importance of dental nutrition.
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Provide His/Her Gender
Students write, speak and read his/her gender and the stress the importance of communicating this information accurately especially when completing forms or n various kinds of interviews. Included is a Gender Pre-Test, Gender Grammar...
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Rights in Conflict
Learners study situations where rights are in conflict. In this conflict in rights instructional activity, students review a conflict situation and the Supreme Court ruling for the issue. Learners review the Bill of Rights and then...
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High School Sikh Lesson Plan
Students examine post 9/11 backlash. In this hate crimes lesson, students watch "Dastaar," a documentary featuring Sikh discrimination. Students discuss their impressions of the documentary.
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Cross Section and Slope
Students draw cross sections of given contour maps. In this math instructional activity, students interpret the different symbols used in the map. They determine slope and steepness through direct measurement.
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Dell House Dig
Students experience an archaeological dig exploring off the shore of Black Hawk Island and Wisconsin River. They study in the same place where the infamous Dell House once stood. Dell House and its historical significance is reviewed...
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Star Stories
Students study constellations and the stories that go with them. They identify at least 3 constellations in the night sky. Students recognize some of the myths surrounding the constellations. They create their own constellation and myth.
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Protein Foods
Students examine their protein intake daily. In this adult health instructional activity, students discover other protein rich foods besides meat. They name examples of vegetarian proteins found in the grocery stores.
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Rules and Laws
Students investigate the difference between rules and laws. In this justice system activity, students discuss the presence of rules of their lives and compare them the "Code of the West."
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Verbs
Students play a game. In this grammar instructional activity, students play charades where they must act out a verb that has been written on a piece of paper.
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Getting Through the Day Duck Style
Students observe ducks at a local wetland. They answer various questions about the ducks behavior and write the answers on a downloadable worksheet.
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Assessing Reading Fluency Using the Flip Video
Utilizing a video camera, learners will read a story while being recorded. Later, they analyze the footage. After identifying their strengths and weaknesses with the teacher, they discuss reading fluency techniques. Adaptation: Instead...
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The Enormous "Kinder" Garden
Students discover books about planting enormous things. In this reading lesson plan, students experience several books centered around growing enormous plants. Cross curricular activities are included
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The Days of Jane Eyre's Life
Learners watch the movie Jane Eyre and complete a viewing log. They take a test on their findings.
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Starting the New Year on the Right Foot
Jump start the second half of the school year with these activities.
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Things Are Looking Up
In this activity, students will write a description of a person in their community whom they admire.
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"Angel Child, Dragon Child"
Students read and analyze the book "Angel Child, Dragon Child" by Michele Maria Surat. They chart the main story elements on a graphic organizer, and write three sentences about themselves and draw a self-portrait. Students then create...
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Think Green
Students experience and practice compositing and recycling through hands-on-activities. They distinguish between which items from their trash can be recycled, composted and reused. The process for making recycled paper is also covered in...
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Exploring Magnetic Fields
Students explore the concept that magnets attract and repel items and exert a magnetic field that can vary in strength. They see evidence of the magnetic field of a small magnet. They see that there are forces on earth which cannot be seen.
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Allegory in Painting
Students define allegory and discuss its use in visual arts. They identify and explain allegorical themes in a number of images.
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Appreciating African Languages
Second graders say "hello" in at least one language spoken in Africa.
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Judges in the Classroom: Mediation
Students list the steps in the mediation process. They role play in various mediation situations.
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Floppy And the Puppies
Fifth graders reinforce and focus on the meaning derived from the text as a whole and identify and describe the main characters, events and settings in a fiction piece of writing. They incorporate a wide-range of adventurous vocabulary...
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No Vehicles In The Park
Students identify purpose and function of law, discover the intent of lawmakers, and analyze practical applications of a law.