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Creating with Alice

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore Alice Programming Software. For this exploratory lesson, students design a unique storyboard which will guide the creation of their Alice World.  Students write and create their own films.
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The Four Seasons with "Charlotte's Web"

For Teachers 2nd
Students explore the characters and plot of the story, "Charlotte's Web" through the twenty-two lessons of this unit. Characters, facts, and details of the story are recalled and discussed and form the basis of several activities in this...
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Essential Questioning PowerPoint

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a powerpoint presentation about a research topic of their choice. They brainstorm several topics to identify an essential question that they would like to research. Using traditional and technological resources, 6th...
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Using the Correct Vocabulary to Solve Problems

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the vocabulary and strategies to be used with addition, subtraction, and multiplication word and story problems. They observe the teacher solve a variety of problems, then write and illustrate their own original...
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The Giant Cell

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After actively participating in a unit on cells, the students act out and become the organelles. They will act out and explain the functions of what each of the organelles do for the cell.
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The Miracle Fish: Learning to Design an Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop procedures to explore the behavior of fish.  For this scientific experiment lesson students from a hypothesis, write a question, identify different variables and controls in their experiment. 
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No Texts = No Wrecks

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore ways to prevent texting while driving. In this driving safety lesson, students research information about texting and driving. Students identify an audience to present the information to in the three given formats....
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"Julie of the Wolves"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research life in Alaska and compare life there to their lives in this lesson. They read "Julie of the Wolves." They research through the novel and other reference books facts about the Alaskan climate and geography. They...
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Health Fair

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students identify and research the aspects of a healthy lifestyle and create a Health Fair with the information. In this healthy living lesson, students research a topic about healthy living. Students then create a health fair using...
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Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars examine ways to resolve conflicts. In this conflict resolution instructional activity, students define conflict resolution and write down situations where leaders deal with conflicts. Young scholars work in groups to...
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A to Z Observations

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the cultural conflicts that occurred when Europeans moved into the land the Native Americans lived on that would become West Virginia. In this West Virginia history instructional activity, 8th graders visit the...
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School Violence

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine conflicts in schools and ways to reduce school violence. In this school violence lesson, students research the types of violence in schools. Students discuss ways to prevent and  report the violence. Students create...
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Introduction to Linear Functions

For Teachers All
Students are introduced to the basic ideas needed for understanding linear functions.
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The Five W's!

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore reading comprehension strategies. They discuss the story-grammar strategy. Students discuss the importance of comprehension. They discuss questions they should ask while reading a text. Students read a story and stop to...
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Journal Response to Art

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe various photographs by Dorothea Lange and write reflections in a journal. In this photography lesson plan, 4th graders interpret photographs and do a variety of writing responses to the photographs they observe.
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More Complicated Functions: Introduction to Linear Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of linear functions. In this linear functions instructional activity, students translate linear functions from tables to graphs to equations. Learners use an applet to write a function rule for a linear...
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Birds of Prey

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research various birds of prey on internet by following a worksheet with specific questions. Students answer questions on worksheet and write short response after completing research.
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When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry

For Teachers K
Students explore feelings. In this language arts lesson, students realize that books help in talking about feelings. Students discuss how they feel during the reading of a story and listen to each other in answering various comprehension...
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Settler's Shopping List

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners browse through catalogs from the 1890's and 1900's and make a list of items needed for a year in the wilderness.
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The Right Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compute and estimate using mental mathematics, paper-and-pencil methods, calculators, and computers. They measure and compare quantities using appropriate units, instruments and methods. They utilize worksheets imbedded in this...
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Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders do 5 different lab stations to explore rocks, minerals, and fossils.
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Real Estate Lesson: Monthly Payments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine real-world data relating to real estate. They conduct Internet research, record data regarding real estate in major cities, graph the data, calculate mortgage payments using a mortgage calculator, and analyze the data.
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What is FCCLA?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). For this FCCLA lesson, students explore the organization website and discuss benefits of the program. Students design poster to market the FCCLA in their school.
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Europe's Last Resort

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the statement issued by the European Union with regards to the use of military force in Iraq, and discuss it and related issues. They write a position paper supporting one of the countries or a person or organization.