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Manduca

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the definition of a "global society". They take this knowledge and speculate about the positive and negative ramifications of living in a global society.
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Move it! With Simple Machines

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students know the six simple machines and explain what they do and how they have changed the lives of humans.
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Climatic Zones

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders recognize and locate Frigid, Temperate, and Torrid climatic zones on the word map or globe. They explain that plants, animals, and human societies display adaptations to the climates they live in .
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Geography of China (Tibet)

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study the geography of Tibet. They create maps of Tibet. Students predict population, land area, water area and coastline length of the United States and Tibet. Students compare and contrast the day-to-day lives of people...
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Indian Story Bag

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use an object to tell an interesting story from their lives. They write and present a short story about an interesting episode from their life and gather objects in a story bag, which illustrates their story to the class.
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Investigating Light

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study concepts associated with light. In this light instructional activity, students observe an demonstration by the teacher. They examine reflection and refraction of light and name things that reflect light and those that...
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A Fundamental of Culture—Cultural Context

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the impact of cultural context. In this culture lesson, students discuss the unwritten rules that cultures live by and how context determines behavioral norms within the culture.
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I Can Balance. You Can Balance.

For Teachers K - 5th
There are many, many reasons why people do not maintain an energy balance. Talk to your young learners about balance, what gets in the way of eating healthy, and things that get in the way of doing physical activity. Some obstacles may...
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Create Your Own Hero

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Chinese legends are the focus of an interesting lesson that combines social studies with writing. Learners read the Chinese folk tale, "Li Chi Slays The Serpent." After the story is over, they make a list of the courageous things...
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Stress Reduction Identifying and Combating Stressors

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discover the warning signs of stress and explore how to use diet, exercise, relaxation techniques, and attitude to combat stress in their lives.
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How Ordinary People Can Have an Impact

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify three or more ways the Federal Government impacts their daily lives and then explore ways in which citizens can influence political leaders.
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Penguin Writing

For Teachers 1st
After discussing the main events in Mr. Popper’s Penguins, young writers describe in sequence what they would do if they had 12 penguins living in their house. The narratives are then glued onto a penguin cut-out, mounted on construction...
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Rock River Watershed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover what a watershed is and which one they live in. Using the internet, they research why watersheds are important to an ecosystem and how to keep them from getting polluted. They use a map to locate various items within a...
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Creating a Caring Class

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create a caring classroom environment, where they respect and care about each other, and the people and pets in their lives. They explore the importance of respect and kindness. Students are asked "What does it mean to respect...
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Shaping Your World

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students describe geometric figures. They create pictures and list each shape they used to create their pictures. They discuss the importance of shapes in their lives and create ten different geometric shapes using the Drawing tools in...
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Maniac Magee

For Students 4th - 6th
A 10-question interactive online quiz checks comprehension of Jerry Spinelli's lively novel. Several inference-based questions demand more than just fact recollection. Unlimited chances to try missed questions again encourage rereading....
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The Wampanoag Indians: A Thanksgiving Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Spark some lively conversation about American holiday traditions and debunk accepted notions about the first Thanksgiving at the same time. After reviewing the mainstream version of the Thanksgiving story with your class, offer some...
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Meteorology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and produce an oral history that reflects the importance of meterologists in the lives of people in their community.
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Crazy Fish Camp

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in a lesson that reviews the importance of fishing for people who live as natives in Alaska. The game is played in order to unwrap an object that represents the fish in a short amount of time. The object is to open...
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Life Stories- Verbs, Chronological Order, Present Perfect Simple Tense

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this life stories worksheet, students place 18 verbs in the correct space to complete phrases about things that happen in the course of a lifetime. They write a number beside the events to show their chronological order. They match...
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Interpreting Data from Birdfeeders

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
What kinds of birds live in your area? Read a book about birds to your learners and explore their feeding patterns. Charts and graphs are provided in this three page packet, but consider assigning the basic questions if using with young...
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Sharks ~ Taking a Bite Out of the Myth

For Teachers 4th - 8th
The first thing to know about this lesson is that the commercial fisheries data for the activity no longer seems to be available. That being said, there are fascinating links to other websites, some about the comparative odds of being...
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The Poetry in Non-Events

For Teachers K - 5th
The photograph, Nellie and her Italian Soda is viewed and discussed by the class. They are instructed to use the photograph as inspiration to write a poem about non-events, or things that are beautiful in every day life. Pupils use...
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Your Motivation and Goal Setting Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
Set your health and fitness goals the write way! With this journaling activity, your class will determine health and fitness goals specific to their individual needs, consider why and how they will work to achieve their goals, and...

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