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Persuasive Letter Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write a persuasive letter.  In this persuasive letter writing lesson, students review the standard business form letter and the elements included.  Students discuss ways to persuade in writing and write a short letter...
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The Holocaust: Deadly Medicine

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students tour a web exhibit of the Holocaust Museum and discuss eugenics.  In this Holocaust instructional activity, students tour an exhibit called "Deadly Medicine, Creating the Master Race," guided by the teacher.  Students...
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Moms and Babies

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify the developmental stages of babies. In this adult health lesson, students arrange given foods in order of which they would start giving their children first. They discuss ways to take care of their health and well being...
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Chemical and Physical Changes

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate different gas behaviors. In this chemistry instructional activity, 8th graders describe how changing volume and temperature affect gas particles motion. They collect data and make a generalization about these...
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Place Value Throwing

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students combine movement and practice with place value in this integrated lesson. The teacher calls out a place value (e.g., tens, millions, etc.) and the student throws to the sign with that place value highlighted.
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Counting by Tens

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to "One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab", a story about a crab with ten feet and counting by tens. They create their own crab to practice counting by tens to one hundred.
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Good Health Manners

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students review what they know about good manners and create a list of good manners. They read a list of good manners and discuss why they are important. They practice good manners and explain how they will keep the flu away.
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Mystery Cemetary: Teachers

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine and analyze the skeletons of various bodies that could represent a cemetary. In groups, they identify a set of common characteristics in which the skeletons are grouped. To end the lesson, they answer questions related...
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Balancing Act

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate management skills specific to balance. In this physical education lesson students participate in activities with and without apparatus to improve balance. Students work at 8 stations to practice skills needed for...
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Going to the Zoo

For Teachers Pre-K
Students choose a map and follow directions to get to the zoo. In this physical education and map skill lesson plan, students follow a color map to get to the zoo. Students walk, jump or use other movement skills to reach the zoo.
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Dance: Cultural Dance Festival

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in a folk dance presentation. In this multi-cultural lesson, students and their families work together to learn and perform folk dances at a school sponsored festival. The teacher acts as facilitator, working with...
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Is There a Stone in My Soup?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students plan a service project. In this service learning lesson, students demonstrate their understanding of philanthropy as they plan a stone soup party.
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Let's Make a Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate pollution reduction policies in place at their school. In this pollution reduction lesson, students interview people in their school to determine what pollution policies are in place. They create a plan to increase...
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Understanding Cancer

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study facts about cancer. In this cancer instructional activity, students read about cancer, cancer cells, cancer treatment, and research. They answer true or false questions on a worksheet before reading about cancer prevention.
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Hero Highlights

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create documentaries. In this Vodcast lesson plan, students in high school interview elementary school students regarding highlights of their lives. High school students create Vodcasts of the interview sessions.
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Reach For The Stars: A Health Careers Constellation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils examine health related careers.  In this career lesson students create a presentation of health related careers and present it to the class. 
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Trip to Mount Vernon

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students compare and contrast travel in the 18th century with current methods of travel by participating in a simulated trip to Mount Vernon. For this US history lesson, students write a letter to George Washington for permission to...
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America Responds to Terrorism: How Youth Can Help

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore the opportunity to educate others. In this response to terrorism lesson, students explore 12 service learning opportunities that they may choose to implement in order to take positive action in response to terrorism.
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Writing a Letter of Recommendation

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students compose letters of recommendation. In this written communication lesson, students read sample letters of recommendation and then write their own letters.
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The Underground Railroad

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers write about the impact of the Underground Railroad. In this slavery lesson, students examine primary documents as they conduct independent research to explore the role of the Underground Railroad during the fight for...
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Endocrine Excitement!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are divided into a group of hormones and a group of receptors. The hormones have to find their matching receptors, and the pair, once matched, perform a given action. This activity helps students examine the specificity of...
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Banking And Making Change

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders simulate making purchases based on infromation located in supermarket flyers. Working in groups, 12th graders alternately make purchases and calculate change from a given amount. Students role play common bank...
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POWWOW

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners investigate the significance of the Powwow to the Native Americans. They write a story about a special tradition or custom from their own family, play Native American children's games, prepare Indian fry bread, and participate...
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World History: Legacy of the Conquistadors.

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the influence of the Spanish conquistadors on ancient South American Cultures. In four separate lessons, they discover the relationships of Cortes and the Aztecs, Pizarro and the Incas, Orellana and the Amazons, and...