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AC/DC Gods of Rock

For Students 9th - 12th
Motivate your learners with this fun quiz. They answer questions about the rock band AC/DC. This is a great way to help them hone their research skills.
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AC/DC Music Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
Motivate your learners using this resource. Learners answer 15 questions related to the band AC/DC. They can do research to find the answers to these questions.  
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Fairy Tale Anagrams

For Teachers 2nd
What a creative way to review concepts related to fairy tales. Learners unscramble anagrams to identify popular fairy tales like Beauty and the Beast. This is motivating way review this topic. Also, it could be used with a variety of...
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Science Fiction

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
While just a simplistic exploration of the science fiction genre, this presentation provides a unique and creative way to approach this topic. Learners view a series of slides that identify the characteristics of science fiction. This...
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Who Wants to Be a Spellionaire?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Have your class practice spelling a list of challenging words, such as explanation, detention, and more. While only a quick review of the topic, this format could be replicated for use with any spelling activity. This is a great way to...
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Inside OKCupid: The Math of Online Dating

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Capture the hearts of your young statisticians with this real-life example of using statistics in online dating. The use of average and geometric mean are discussed in the context of creating the algorithm used to connect people.
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Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Provide high schoolers with their own indoor gardens! Emerging scientists discuss the process of photosynthesis and germinate seeds before growing plants in multiple lighting conditions. The hands-on application allows...
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Planetary Magnetism

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What do magnetic fields look like? The best way to learn about magnetic fields is to try identifying them for yourself. Scholars will understand the importance of magnetic fields after completing this experiment. The extension activities...
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Field Trip Snack Holder

For Teachers 3rd
Is light related to insulation? An informative hands-on STEM activity demonstrates how light affects temperature. First, the class investigates how light passes through different mediums and how that relates to temperature. Then,...
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Simple Machines – Dog Gone It!

For Teachers 3rd
How can people use simple machines to solve real-world STEM problems? Learn about simple machines using a hands-on, project-based learning activity. First, pupils investigate and evaluate simple machines. Then, they receive a task that...
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Written Report How Music Motivates

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the role of music in their lives. They listen to songs from the Civil Rights movement. They explain how music effects their thinking.
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Music Motivates

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to songs from the Civil Rights movement. They explain how the music might have inspired African-Americans to be activists in the movement. They examine how the Civil Rights movement affected the common good.
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Self-Motivating Letters

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students brainstorm reasons for attending a college class, and set goals for themselves to achieve while they are at school. They write letters using these reasons to encourage themselves. Letters are graded by the professor and sent out...
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Motivational Introduction to the California Gold Rush

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders download pictures and write script for narration as they create a KidPix slide show to introduce the study of the California Gold Rush.
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Fathers and Sons in Henry IV

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore the power struggles in England's history using Shakespeare's Henry IV. In this Shakespeare lesson plan, students write answer to journal questions about the play and discuss specific passages. Students work as groups to...
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Act it Out

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss racial stereotypes.  In this racial stereotypes lesson, students develop a character from information given to them on an index card.  Students give their character a race different from their own and write a...
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Talking About Pop Music and Musicians

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students focus on using a True or False game as a means of motivation to discuss their favorite types of music and musicians.
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Screwing Courage in Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read, analyze, and act out the scenes 1.7.29-79 of the William Shakespeare play, "Macbeth." They discuss motivation, tactics, and obstacles, and improvise scenes suggested by the class.
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Colonialism in India / The Sepoy Revolt of 1857

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the factors dividing colonial India. They examine the motives of the colonizers. They research colonial India. They participate in a debate on major controversies surrounding the revolt in colonial India.
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Take the One-Tonne Challenge!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore about the One-Tonne Challenge, and work out how they could reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by one tonne, through individual actions and by influencing other people. Students use a GHG emission table to...
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Controversial Columbus

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the controversial role of Christopher Columbus. In this Christopher Columbus lesson plan, 7th graders determine what Columbus was like and what his motivations were as they research print and Internet sources.
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Turn Students Into News Reporters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
All students can learn how to be news reporters using these interesting, and motivating, lesson plans.
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The Mandelbrot Set

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are introduced to the notion of a complex number and function iteration in order to motivate the discussion of Julia sets and the Mandelbrot set.
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The Entrepreneur's Game

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore the basic principles of the US free enterprise system. They examine the basic principles of the US free enterprise system including profit motive, voluntary exchange, private property rights, and competition.

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