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Geometry: Lesson 1: Points, Lines, Segments, Angles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the concepts of, draw, and label points, lines, segments, and angles, They draw, label, and identify horizontal, vertical, intersecting, parallel, and perpendicular lines. They complete an associated worksheet that...
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Manage Soil

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify and classify soil ypes according to data on the soil triangle. Given examples, students identify soil conservation practices, using criterion assessment instrument. When giving a case situation involving soil...
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Pine Barrens

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders study environmental values vs. economic development.  In this environmental decisions lesson students role play in a policy making setting. 
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Frederick Douglass

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to the novel "Frederick Douglass" and conduct research about his life. The lesson integrates technology while using a library database. It is used as a source of information with access to a reference...
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Promoting Yourself Through Advertising

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders design their own ads and complete a full-size comprehensive of the final ad which showed color and final layout of the printed piece.
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New England Colonials: John Stebbins and Ebenezer Wells (1691-1758)

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders learniabout life in Deerfield during growth period through the examination of artifacts and documents of Stebbins and Wells.
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Science and the Scientific Process

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the characteristics of different soil samples. In this physical science lesson, students play the role of forensics solving a crime by matching soil from the suspect's shoes. They formulate a conclusion after testing...
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Cross Country Running Club

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work on their cardiovascular fitness by participating in an after school running club. They select a running buddy, and walk, run or jog the designated course of the day. They practice interval training, running on varied...
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Coordinated Resource Management Exercise

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students role play the roles of groups who have an interest in natural resource ecology. In groups, they identify an issue of importance to their community and discuss the various solutions that have been offered to solve this problem. ...
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Sustainable Livestock

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students investigate healthy eating habits by researching livestock. In this food sustainability lesson, students research the negative impact factory farming has on our environment due to pollution. Students define agricultural...
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Wetlands in a Pan

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the wetlands to discover its benefits in removing pollutants in the water.  For this wetlands lesson, 5th graders discuss how stormwater wetlands are created to purify water. Students test the water.
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Class Presentation on Coal

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Did you know that coal was formed from plants? After being assigned a coal-related topic, groups gather, organize, and present information about this energy source. The presentations should include visuals like graphs, charts, tables,...
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Saturday Sancocho

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the economic principles and processes that are helpful to producers and consumers when making good decisions. Students will read, comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate literary text as well as explain how...
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Introducing Habitats and Biodiversity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify habitats in Arizona. Theys define and illustrate a food web, and explain the importance fo biodiversity.
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Weather: Clouds

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover how clouds are formed and how they affect weather. After being read a book, they place air into a Ziploc bag and place it in the freezer. They discuss the results and take a walk outside to observe real clouds.
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Dig Into Soil

For Teachers K - 4th
Students discuss what is found in soil. In this science lesson, students observe the soil outside and write down information in regards to location, vegetation, and topography. Students experiment with the soil and its many properties...
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Disposing Garbage

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore environmental cleanliness by completing a worksheet in class. In this waste management lesson, students identify the technological advances in society and how they increase waste production our planet is unable to deal...
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Gifts from the Sea

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the oceanic food chain.  In this healthy eating instructional activity, student investigate the fish we eat and the food the fish eat.  Students discover what ocean animals eat seaweed and what everyday foods...
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Pocket Change

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice identifying coins and their values. In this money identification lesson, students play a game, where they toll a coin, determine the value, and compare totals to win.
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Mirror Mirror

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students participate in an experiment to help them explain specular and diffusion reflection.
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Castle/Fort Unit

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students compare and contrast castles and forts. They observe buildings in their community and consider how castles and forts are similar. They design their own castle or fort and brainstorm materials to build with, discuss how the...
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Early Native American Life

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Native Americans worksheet, students read and discuss a 1 page article, fill in the blanks to 6 statements, match 6 vocabulary words with their correct definitions and answer 4 short answer questions referring back to the article.
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Waldseemüller’s Map: World 1507

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers take a closer look at historical maps. In this primary source analysis lesson, students examine the first world map produced by Martin Waldseemuller. Middle schoolers complete the included map analysis worksheet and then...
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Deserts: How Do You Define One?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify what constitutes as a desert by reading a habitat checklist.  In this environment instructional activity, 2nd graders read a nature website to discover facts about the desert and where they are located....