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Greece Adopts the Euro
Students examine the European Union and how it adopted a single currency, the Euro. They research a number of websites to explain the Euro and its current value.
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Real Estate Project
Students develop their dream house complete with a real estate ad. They examine actual real estate ads on the internet to compare their house.
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Saving An Endangered Species
Second graders work in groups in order to look at specific internet sites for animal adoption and sponsorship. They select an endangered species, determine needed funds, develop, advertise, and carry out a fund-raising plan.
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Passport to the Eastern Hemisphere
Seventh graders create a time line of significant dates in the history of their nation. This requires students to examine the entire history of a country and make informed judgments based on their historical knowledge.
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Measurement Web
Student discuss their prior knowledge of the concept of measurement with class. Then, making a graphic organizer students use educational software to create a web which is then printed off for each student.
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Sink or Float?
Students predict and explore to discover which objects sink or float in fresh and salt water, predict how salt affect objects, write predictions on T chart, discuss difference between man-made and natural waters, and graph results.
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Ohio Census 1990 and 2000
Students begin the lesson by examining Census data from the state of Ohio from 1990 and 2000. Using a worksheet, they solve problems using the data and a calculator. They share their responses with the class and discuss what the data...
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Calendar and Opening
Students review the days of the week and tell what the current day is by singing a song. They fill in the sentence telling the day of the week it is and then discuss what day yesterday was and the name of the day tomorrow and then talk...
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Electronic Spreadsheets & Iditarod 2000
Students use the Internet for gathering information for Iditarod race journals. They use a spreadsheet program for entering data and making charts for showing changes in speeds achieved over a period of four weeks in timed writings in...
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Teaching the Tr'panier Trapezoid Kite
Students analyze how the parts of a system go together and how these parts depend on each other. They comprehend the forces in terms of strength and direction. Students observe, measure and describe weather indicators.
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Mathematical Magazines
High schoolers use ads from magazines to create data to be measured and apply the skill of estimation. They record the percentage of magazine ads that could be separated into different categories made by students through the use of...
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Round to the Nearest Whole $
In this rounding money instructional activity, students identify the money amounts in each examples and round to the nearest dollar for the 10 examples.
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Safe ways to take medicine
Students match who to contact if they need help in certain situations and discuss safety with medicines. In this medicine lesson plan, students match the person who can help them take medicine safely. They also participate in a...
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Exploring the Celestial Neighborhood
Ninth graders study the origin and organization of the solar system. They investigate the Earth's place in the system and how planetary motions explain natural phenomena observable from Earth.
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Pictorial Portfolio
Students develop a pictorial portfolio of important assignments, projects and activities through their high school years. They use a camera and decide what makes a good photograph. Students organize their photographs into a portfolio...
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The Classroom Desk Graph
Second graders discuss appropriate units of measure to use when weighing the contents of their desks. They use a scale to weigh different items from their desks. They write down weight in pounds and graph the results using an online...
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The Classroom Desk Graph
Second graders choose the appropriate measuring tool by discussing a tool to measure contents in desks. They then use a scale to weigh contents in desks.
Next, they study standard units of measurement by writing down the weight in...
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'The Flood'
Students hear the story "The Flood," and take a survey of the favorite pet animals in the class. They take the information complied in the survey and make a bar graph to show favorite pet animals using the computer program KidPix.
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Learning Disabilities 101
A quick overview of defining learning disabilities, where they stem from, and how they affect learning.
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Around-The-World-Zoo
Junior biologists design and maintain a website about a zoo by researching, classifying, and providing the correct habitats for the animals they choose to have in their zoo. This technology-based project can last over an entire semester...
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Jr. Chef Club Super Snacks Lesson 6
Students explore healthy snacks. In this nutrition and cooking lesson, students observe and identify food groups on USDA's MyPyramid food guide. Students discuss how fiber helps our digestive system and follow a recipe using yeast to...
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Students explore erosion. Through multi-media and hands-on activities, students identify the effects of wave erosion and hurricanes on a barrier island. Students watch a video and create a cause and effect chart of their observations. ...
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Cookie Creations
Learners, in teams, create and prepare an original cookie recipe. They market their cookie by designing creative packaging and advertising. They compete with other groups in a cookie contest.