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Code Black

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders gain an awareness and an appreciation of slave spirituals as part of their American Literature/American History heritage.
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Bar Codes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify five good qualities of a friend, four helping activities and carry out an activity to help a friend.
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Compile and Execute

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students are able to define the following terms: compiler, source code, object code, syntax code, and debugging. They are able to define a computational problem. Students are able to formulate a simple mathematical model. They are able...
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Working with Cuisenaire Rods In Mathematics

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn the numerical value of each underlined letter of the standard Rod Code and develop systematic usage for building new units.
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Majority Rules

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students color code a map of the United States and label the amount of Electoral votes each state has. In this Electoral College lesson plan, students conduct a vote of their own.
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Louisiana: a Jambalaya of Nationalities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write letters of protest outlining the reasons why abolishment of the Code Noir was going to have an adverse affect on political tensions in Louisiana.
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Optical Illusion

For Students 3rd - 6th
Number theory gets a workout in an activity that asks individuals to identify and color code the prime numbers and the composite numbers in the provided graphic.
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Did You Get the Message?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the concept of coding in everyday life from past to present in an audio activity using Morse Code. They study the mechanics of the genetic code.
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Basic Crypto Systems

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners try to solve codes mathematically. The use of a code needs a key. Students try to decipher a code with a mathematical key. This requires focus and higher order thinking skills like analysis.
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Detective Digis and the Computer Caper

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Mathematicians participate in an hands-on activity to investigate the binary number system and write messages in binary code and have classmates decipher the messages. A said video on the topic does not seem to be available, but the...
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Zeros and Ones: Understanding Computer Language

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine how computer processes language and symbols. They use binary code to encode and decode written language and decimal numbers.
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Mmm, Mmm ... Good!

For Teachers K - 1st
Help primary students learn the /m/ sound. As they listen as the teacher introduces the "Secret Code" of language they will practice the /m/ sound by rubbing their tummies as if eating something good. They also practice hearing and...
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Breaking the Code: Actions and Songs of Protest

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students listen to and discuss the purpose of protest music. They analyze an editorial cartoon related to Jim Crow and read questions from the literacy tests given to African-Americans. They work together to write a song about the...
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School Newspaper Unit

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students assemble and format their stories and layout their electronic newspaper.
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Computer Applications - 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students become familiar with the basic tags that are used to make web pages. They consider the factors that make a well-developed web site and web page and use the basic elements of HTML to code a simple text file.
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Slaver Code of 1833

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the Africane, the first slave ship to bring slaves to the area, entered the port of Mobile in 1721. In 1724 the French Code Noir was extended into the Mobile area and provided the basic laws and conditions of...
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About Me

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students develop their English and technology skills by having them write about themselves--their family, their home and neighborhood, their interests and hobbies, their education, and their future plans. They produce an electronic text...
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Math: Number Systems

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine other number systems, particularly the binary number system. They discover how to convert from decimal to other base systems. Students analyze the advantages and disadvantages of using the coded decimals.
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Sponge Anatomy

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Teach sponge anatomy with this worksheet. Have your class identify the different parts of a sponge's anatomy by matching the name of each part to the illustration. This worksheet has 6 matching questions and a word bank of anatomical...
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Guess the Secret Code

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice blending sounds into words. After the instructor demonstrates blending phonemes to make words that can be read, students are divided into two teams for a word blending game. Given the initial and final sounds,...
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Secret Quilt Codes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how quilts helped people on the Underground Railroad. They listen to a story about Harriet Tubman, discuss quilt patterns, and create a class paper quilt.
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Cracking the Maya Code

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the meaning of Maya glyphs. In this Mayan communication lesson plan, students use Mayan symbols to calculate their birthdates according to Maya Long Count.
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Building on Ground Zero

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research safety feature and building code changes that were recommended in response to major disasters, including fire, hurricanes, and terrorist acts. They understand how knowledge gained from disasters has influenced changes...
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Electric Circuits

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders build a simple circuit which transmits Morse code using a battery, bulb, wire, switch, and tape. They analyze problems that arise while transmitting their messages to each other.