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Explore the Effects of Immigration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the effects of immigration on the immigrants and on society as a whole. They will record the experiences of specific immigrant groups using an E-sheet. Groups present a summary of what they learned about their ethnic...
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Let's Take Care of Our Teeth!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify types of teeth, tools for teeth, the people and behaviors associated with dental care. Then, they create a list of ways to take care of their teeth. Students also create a chart of dental care using key terms and...
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We Are All In This Together

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students complete a variety of activities centering around insects. In this insects education lesson, students read People by Peter Spier and discuss the similarities and differences among people. Students gather and explore materials...
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Nature Superfish

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners study the behavior or ocean animals called  billfish. In this life science lesson, students create their own documentary about a local animal. They share their videos with the entire school.
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Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students compare wolves' behaviors to those of the human race.  In this wolf lesson plan students write a story that will show that wolves are either good or evil.
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A Science Experiment With Crayfish

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A crayfish can lead to a science experiment involving habitats, animal behavior, and anatomy..
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Cough...Cough...Yeah, I Smoke!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars become familiar with the adverse health affects caused by cigarette smoking, nicotine addiction, and how when combined they may eventually lead to other risky behaviors. They engage in a role play where they make choices...
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Figuring Out Frost

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read "The Runaway" by Robert Frost and analyze it for its literal and symbolic meanings. They compare their personal experiences with the poet's suggestions about youthful attitudes and behaviors. Some nice worksheets are...
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In Their Own Words

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers watch a video of people telling about their experiences with a mental illness. They compare and contrast the life stories they saw to reinforce how mental illnesses are biological illnesses that affect a person's thoughts,...
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Terrible Things

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students reflect on the Holocaust in two lessons. Using prior knowledge, they investigate and make decisions dealing with human behavior before beginning their studies on the Holocaust. After examining different aspects of the event,...
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TE Lesson: I've Gotta Get Some Air

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate types and sources of indoor air pollutions both at home and in school. They decide on how to prevent poor indoor air quality. They debate smoking in order to determine how language usage can be an influence in...
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Species Charades

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students identify endangered species. In this endangered species lesson, the teacher leads a discussion about endangered species, then the class plays a game of charades to pantomime animal behavior.
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Heroes, Kindness and "To Kill A Mockingbird"

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners read To Kill a Mockingbird and relate the action sof the characters to behaviors in students lives. In this heroism, bullying, kindness and compassion lesson plan, learners identify characters who are heroes in the story....
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Meet One Picky Bird

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete a research project  In this endangered species lesson plan, students use the "Think, Puzzle, Explore" method to learn about endangered species. Students research and write a report on the red-cockaded woodpecker.
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Alternative Energy and Energy Saving Game

For Students 6th - 8th
For this alternative energy and energy saving game worksheet, students create a multimedia game to present facts and influence people's behaviors about alternative energy sources, with links to helpful web resources.
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Creeping and Crawling Observing Mealworms and Earthworms

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars observe the inherited traits in earthworms and mealworms. In this organisms lesson, students view a live mealworm and earthworm on a tray and identify the body parts. Young scholars measure the worms and observe the...
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Autism – What Is It?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students create a poster about expected development versus observed behavior of a child with autism. In this health lesson, students describe the signs of ASD. They read and analyze a simulated case study.
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Health Grade 3

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders understand what a friend is. In this lesson about friendships, 3rd graders analyze friend and non friend traits. Students learn about relationships through discussion in class. Students gather in groups and look at a list...
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Exploring Power Functions 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young mathematicians learn to write algebraic equations. They solve and graph different polynomial functions with different powers. They then graph radicals and identify the domain and range.
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Sounds Like Christmas, Exploring Hearing

For Teachers K - 1st
Students see that the sense of hearing helps us learn from each other through communication. Also, students explain that sound can produce patterns. They engage in a wide variety of activities that focus on the sense of hearing.
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What is Cacao?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students use the Internet to learn about the cacao plant.  For this plants lesson, students complete a KWL chart on chocolate, learn about cocoa plants and discuss the parts of a plant.  Students use the Internet to learn how...
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Bubble Festival

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice scientific inquiry while learning about bubbles. In this instructional activity about bubbles, students explore characteristics of bubbles. Students move through nine different "bubble" stations following directions and...
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Welcome to the First Day of School!

For Teachers K - 8th
Classmates participate in a variety of getting-to-know-you activities for the first day of school. They make resolutions, become detectives about their fellow classmates, learn about each other by playing switch, and make...
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Letter L

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will have fun learning about the letter "L" with the activities in this lesson plan. The author suggests reading "Lightning Bug" from the McGraw-Hill reading book. However, you may find other poems that are fitting for this...

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