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The Human Body: Focusing on Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the components and functions of the respiratory and circulatory systems. They take blood pressure using a stethoscope and investigate ways to maintain a healthy respiratory system.
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Haydn 's Surprise

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the background of Haydn's Surprise and the texture of the music. The teacher uses mouse and lion puppets to demonstrate soft and loud music. They tiptoe and stomp to display the concept. and play a soft/loud singing game.
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Haydn's Surprise

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to Haydn's "Surprise" and use the score to create themes and variations with other rhythms. They create poems using Haydn's rhythm in the symphony and research his life. They also use "body percussion" to play parts of...
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Viennese Music Clock

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the music concepts of ryhthm, melody, form, and harmony in a three-activity unit. They listen to the Viennese Music Clock and demonstrate moving to the beat, create improvised melodies, and play percussion accompaniment.
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William Tell Overture

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils explore the musical concepts of rhythm, melody, expression, and tone color in a three-instructional activity unit about the William Tell Overture. They identify dynamics and tempo and play a vocal tone color singing game.
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William Tell Overture: Finale

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students analyze the William Tell Overture for meter and conducting, among other musical concepts in a three-lesson plan unit. They practice conducting patterns and identify eighth and quarter notes and chord roots.
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Walk a Quote: A Lesson Based Upon the Sugihara Story

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders gather information on the history of anti-Semitism and Judaism. Using texts from a variety of sources, they analyze the role of rescue and resistance in children's books. They discuss the child's point of view and reflect...
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Plotting Earthquakes: Diversity of Learner Adaptation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are divided into four groups that study four separate ecosystems in the community. They first do a field examination for the purpose of developing a detailed report of an ecosystem. Students do a detailed analysis of the...
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The Scarlet Letter

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners listen to group reports and then individually research one of the other reports. Upon the completion of this second research activity students write a short story in the style of Hawthorn's writing.
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CTBS Vocabulary Practice #2

For Students 9th - 10th
In this vocabulary practice worksheet, students identify synonyms and antonyms, correctly complete of a sentence, and pick the word that best fits in two separate sentences. Students answer twenty five multiple choice questions.
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Verb Summary "Be"

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this verb worksheet, students read about the verb "BE." Worksheet is informational only, and covers explanations, examples, making questions and using negatives.
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Adverbs or Adjectives: On-line Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, students complete a ten question on-line interactive quiz. Students read the sentences and from two choice, pick the adverb or adjective that is correct.
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Infusing Equity by Gender Into the Classroom: A Handbook of Classroom Practices

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners match their natural proclivities to possible future careers which are nontraditional for their genders.  They further examine gender stereotypes through other activities.
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Responsibility

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the importance of accepting responsibility and demonstrating self awareness.
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Stone Fox Plot Frame

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders recall the major plot points of a chapter book. After reading the chapter book "Stone Fox," they students describe the plot framework through use of a worksheet. Students are then divided into group to act out selected...
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Hello, Anybody Out There?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars understand that people believe there may be life in other solar systems. For this communication with other solar systems lesson, students analyze our planet and write things they want to communicate to other solar systems.
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Gulf Oil Spill:What Happened, and Who is Responsible?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the Gulf Oil Spill. In this environmental issues lesson, students watch video clips about the oil spill and discuss the devastation caused by the spill as well as who is responsible. Students also consider how many...
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Asian, African, or Australian Inventors & Inventions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the inventors or inventions from Asia, Africa, and Australia.
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Uncle Sam Wants You!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine several narratives exploring attitudes to World War II involvement at the time. They develop their own opinions and write a fictional personal narrative to record their observations.
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Wonders of the World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine two-dimensional objects and create a 3-D image of the object. They make models of the Taj Mahal and buildings in Delhi.
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The Red Badge of Courage: A New Kind of Courage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how Stephen Crane treats the process by which a youth matures in his novel the Red Badge of Courage. They study how he exemplifies manly virtues associated with soldiers in war and examine the three endings that were...
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Comparatives and superlatives

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify comparatives and superlatives. Students read article on comparatives and superlatives. They explore spelling patterns. Students rewite adjectives to form comparatives and superlatives and complete a worksheet.
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Evolutions of Pottery

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners study the history and importance of clay and pottery. They observe a video dealing the kiln. Students explore ideas for improving construction of pottery. They demonstrate a variety of construction methods and identify the...
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Life On The Oregon Trail

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the concept of the Oregon Trail. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The class divides into different groups to take a different aspect of the research. Then the groups present the findings to the...

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