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Edgar Allan Poe: an Author Unit
Eighth graders study the life and writing of Edgar Allan Poe in this unit of work.
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Money Matters - Teaching About Economics
The right money lesson plans can teach students about economics in an engaging way.
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Physics -- 24
Young scholars record all of the instances of physics and science they are involved with in a full day. As a class, they complete a KWL chart on physics and read a story about Murphy's Law and the character's experiences. Individually,...
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Physics "24"
Students construct a model house or school. In this physics lesson, students research about who wind up clocks work and write an essay about it. They determine the center of gravity of different objects.
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Using Bloom's Taxonomy in Science
Help your students internalize knowledge by creating activities that utilize higher level thinking skills.
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How Do I Measure Up?
Students measure and record weights and heights and compare to others in the class as they find out more about their bodies.
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Fiber of Life
Students examine the importance of plants to individuals and society through a multi-discipline set of activities. They observe and draw different leaf structures and then create a book about trees and photosynthesis. They explore ways...
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Back in Time - Next Stop the Middle Ages
Pupils are introduced to the Middle Ages through Powerpoint presentations and books. During the presentations students work on various reading skills by reading made up papers about the Middle Ages detailing certain events in history.
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Determining the Age of Fossils
Students examine the concept of radioactive dating. In this radioactive dating lesson, students investigate how to determine the ages of fossils and rocks as they learn about half-life radioactive decay.
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Cardboard History
Students investigate the history of baseball and create baseball cards based on research they have collected about early baseball players.
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Me Oh Maya
Learners compare basketball to Mayan ring-ball. They write a newspaper article that may have been published during Mayan times.
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Teaching about Increased Conductivity: Are Culverts The Culprits?
Students encounter the complexity of identifying the cause of unusual variations in WOW conductivity data. They propose theories on why there was a sudden increase in conductivity in Ice Lake, Minnesota during July of 1998.
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JAPAN, IMAGES A PEOPLE
Students interpret Japanese and American paintings; evaluate paintings as sources of cultural and historical information
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Teaching the Subjects You Never Liked
Having to teach your least favorite subjects isn't always fun, but can be a learning experience for both teacher and student.
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Brief Content 3
In this sentences and phrases worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences and phrases and choose the best word to complete them. Students complete 25 sentences and phrases.
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Salmon Run
Pupils examine the life cycle of the Pacific salmon and the impact of humans on salmon migration. They watch a Powerpoint presentation, trace migration routes on satellite imagery, and complete mock calculations of salmon energy...
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History Detective: The Case of the Mysterious Trunk
Students role play as history detectives. In this historical inquiry lesson, students discuss what detectives do, analyze a trunk of "artifacts" and make conclusions about its fictional owner. Students complete six pages of related art,...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: Mystery at the Peculiar Zoo
Use this site to sharpen your multiplication and division skills and solve a zoo mystery.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Cuckoo Caper
The famous Clockenheimer Cuckoo is missing from Clockenheimer Clocks on Main Street! Help Math Maven get it back by solving a math riddle.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Hatcher Hotel Heist
Help Math Maven solve this mystery! Items are missing from several hotel rooms, but some addition and subtraction clues have been left behind. Use your skills to figure out where the thief will strike next!
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Mysterious Money Trail
Pat Tern has been buying items all around town using counterfeit money. Help Math Maven identify a pattern to catch her before she deposits fake money into the Cashflow Bank.
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Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Bell Clapper Caper
Help the Math Maven get the kids out of school on time. Someone has stolen the bell's clapper and if the bell doesn't ring at 3:00, the school doors will not open! You have to figure out the last question to ask the number one suspect.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Unexpected Math Behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night"
Physicist Werner Heisenberg said, "When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." As difficult as turbulence is to understand...
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Divisibility Rules
This is a complete lesson about the concept of divisibility and common divisibility rules. It briefly reviews the concepts of factor, divisor, and a number being divisible by another. Then, the "easy" divisibility rules by 2, 5, 10, 100,...