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Plants Under Attack

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders will identify the four needs for plant survival and gain skills and confidence in using scientific measurement tools, probes as well as the spreadsheets and graphing capacity of a computer to represent and analyze data.They...
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Don’t be a Stoic about Stoichiometry

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students review balancing chemical equations. In this chemistry lesson plan, students calculate moles of an unknown substance based on stoichiometric relationships in the balanced equation. They cite applications of stoichiometry in...
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The Mysteries of Saturn and Cassini

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine photographs of Saturn and make observations. They develop questions they have based on viewing the photos. They work together to answer their questions.
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Land Use in New Hampshire: Farming

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils examine how the environment as affected people farming in New Hampshire. They visit a field trip to a local farm to make observations. They create a poem based on their observations.
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The Changing Union

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders analyze a document and make assessment and historical prediction based on the text. In this establishment of American government lesson, 4th graders analyze a poem and discuss the climate of the Union in the early 1800's....
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Tobacco: Fictional Biography

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the impact of the political and social changes in North Carolina after the Civil War. Using their text, they explain the role of agriculture, textile and tobacco in the area and how it helped economically develop...
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Virial Theorem Lesson

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders describe how equilibrium can occur as the balance of two effects. They model the stability of elliptical galaxies based on how fast stars within the galaxy are moving.
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TEXTURE DRAWING

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a drawing based upon objects found outdoors through rubbing the side of a crayon onto a piece of paper covering the objects, to demonstrate different textures. They share their different drawings and verbally compare...
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Insect Matching

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders match insects to the proper order based on the characteristics. They culminate their study of the orders that insects belong in by looking at insects with magnifying glasses.
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Contestable Markets

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils make inquiry into the concept of contestable markets. The lesson focuses upon theory and the intention is to encourage students to move to analysis or evaluation of the market. The lesson helps to reinforce the skills of...
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Saving Hawaii

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students engage in a lesson about the a proposal for a sanctuary in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. They write a letter to the President of The United States in opposition to the proposal based upon classroom activities and research.
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Creation and Interpretation of Voter Participation Graph

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research information about voter participation in the United States based on age. They develop generalizations about voting patterns in the U.S and use Microsoft Excel to analyze the information.
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Pesticide Prevalence

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the prevalence of pesticides in their communities by searching their homes, visiting local stores and talking to extended family and friends. They conduct their search by classifying pesticides based on the pests...
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Are We Alone

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders collect/analyze data and draw conclusions; support reasoning by using a variety of evidence; construct logical arguments; access information at remote sites using telecommunications; apply the concept of percent;...
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Creating a Student Safety Committee to Support Lab Safety for the 21st Century Workplace

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create a Student Safety Committee. In this lesson for science lab activities, students discuss the communication skills required to help each other in the science lab. Students analyze their classmates' response to a...
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Classifying Candy III

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create a classification tree based on grouping candy with eight different properties. This allows students to understand how living things are classified.
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Sticky Tongue

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make inquiry about the adaptations that help a frog to survive in its environment. They identify the adaptations and define how they work. They also research the idea of how species have common characteristics.
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Does the Seed Matter?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students compare the growth of watermelon from commercial seeds and those harvested from a watermelon. They complete science journals showing these comparisons based on the data they collect.
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Heroes, Elders, Historic Figures, Contemporary Tribal Leaders

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research famous Elders. They receive a list of Elders, Historic Figures and Contemporary Tribal Leaders (included with the lesson plan). They discuss the Essential Question to guide their research. Students take notes based...
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Art For All

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students view images of art work found at the Joslyn Art Gallery. They create their own work based on a selection of the art work they viewed. Students classify their art and write statements about their overall experience.
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Curious About Creepy Crawlies?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create oral presentations and visual aids to assist their inquiry about various insects. They reflect on the importance of learning about insects while working in small groups.
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Identity Box

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how the work (paid or voluntary) they do in the past, present, and future affects and is affected by the communities to which they belong. They realize that human beings' perceptions of one another based on age, sex,...
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Science-Introduction to the Unit on Matter

For Teachers 1st
First graders gain knowledge about solids, liquids and gases by taking a look at the things around them. They have to classify certain picture cards based on which category they feel the picture falls under. As a whole, the class...
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What's Under There?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars determine ways to make "observations" about unknowns, such as the land beneath an ice sheet or the interior of the Earth, using tools other than sight. They build "mystery boxes" and exchange them with other groups to...

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