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Lesson 1: What's Unhealthy in this Classroom?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover behaviors and practices that are unhealthy within their classroom environment. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify behaviors and practices that lead to an unhealthy environment, and discuss how to...
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Life Cycles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore life cycles. They examine pictures of the various stages of life cycles and put them in the correct order. Students match pictures of eggs to the correct parents. They discuss the importance of knowing the life...
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Particle Physics- Activity Five

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this particle physics instructional activity, students use graphs and tables to predict the particles formed during a specific observation event. They complete 5 multi-part fill in the blank questions.
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Make Your Own Thermometer

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners recognize the concept of temperature, including degrees, and the melting and freezing process. In this 1st - 2nd grade lesson plan, students identify the temperature of various objects, as well as create their own paper...
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Air Quality and Transportation in the Tulsa Area

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the effects of air pollution. In this environmental lesson, students discuss the causes of air pollution and identify how transportation has an effect on the air quality. Students identify other alternatives to driving.
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Knead Dough?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students make bread and understand that bread gives us energy. In this bread lesson plan, students read the story A Trip to the Market, and learn about the importance of bread. Then they make the bread!
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West Virginia State Museum Lesson Plan: West Virginia Music

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars compare and contrast music about West Virginia. In this West Virginia history lesson, students analyze popular music so that they may gain an understanding of the relationships between songs and history. Young scholars...
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Is Charleston Your Lucky Charm?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students determine what makes Charleston, West Virginia unique. In this West Virginia history lesson, students explore the West Virginia History Museum to identify why Charleston became the capitol of the state.
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Solid Waste in Canada

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students develop an understanding of waste and its effects.  In this managing waste lesson plan students participate in one of a few activities including creating a poster, summarizing an article or writing a research paper. 
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The Gingerbread Story

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore storytelling by reading a classic book. In this story structure lesson plan, students read the story The Gingerbread Man and identify the characters, settings and plot. Students answer reading comprehension questions...
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Earthquake Waves And Their Destructions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate primary and secondary waves and how to measure the magnitude of waves. They discover how to find the epicenter of earthquakes. They examine why waves are more destructive in some areas than others through these...
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Show-Me Economics

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders distinguish between savings and spending. Students graph out a variety of important Economic concepts/vocabulary. They set up an imaginary job to save money and spend money.
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Advanced Critical Reading: Generations

For Students 6th - 10th
In this critical reading worksheet, students read a passage about cycles of American generations then answer three questions based on the reading.
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Globalization – The Indian and American Connection

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners explore the economic relationship between India and the United States. For this globalization lesson, students research business with bases in both nations and discuss the impact of the economic dependence between the nations....
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Cooperative Classroom Text Features Activities

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine text features and create a PowerPoint presentation. In this text features lesson, 5th graders go over Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures and text features before they choose one to include in a book and...
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Favorite Farm Animals

For Teachers K
Students perform a study of farm animals and their babies. They compile a graph of their favorite farm animals. They utilize a spreadsheet worksheet which is imbedded in this plan.
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Introduction to Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars solve quadratic equations. In this algebra lesson, students factor and graph linear and quadratic functions. They identify the standard and linear form of each equation.
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Making a Map

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners are introduced to maps by examining the various types and practice using a key to find information. They each create their own map with a key and graph information. As a class, they read the story "Henny Penny" and share their...
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Tiling a Patio

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice, with spreadsheets, to demonstrate how to determine the number of tiles needed to create a patio. They use pictures and gathered data to determine a pattern that can be used to solve problems. Students create a...
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Crime School Investigations

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students solve a mystery at their school. In this classifying lesson, students find suspects who committed the crime. Students categorize them into race, sex, and fingerprint type. Students show their results in graphs.
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Beginning Modeling for Linear and Quadratic Data

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create models to represent both linear and quadratic equations.  For this algebra lesson, students collect data from the real world and analyze it. They graph and differentiate between the two types.
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Where We Live

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers analyze Canada's population distribution. They access online information to gather demographic information about two Canadian cities. They compare and contrast the quality of life in the two cities and present their...
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The Search for Secret Agents

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students embark on a scavenger hunt around the school looking for indoor air pollution and mapping source locations. They predict and observe sources of indoor air pollution, understand and give examples of technologies we use related to...
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Australia's Religious Diversity

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students identify major world religions and forms of spirituality and recognise the religious diversity of communities in Australia. They brainstorm for the definition of religion. Students brainstorm to come up with a list of religions.