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Major Functions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the basic characteristics and needs of living things. They identify the major parts of plants and animals by making lists. Students focus upon one living thing and speculate how if one part is changed how it...
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Vibration and Pitch

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the relation between vibrations and pitch. They observe and discuss an experiment involving a bicycle and a piece of cardboard in the spokes, listen to a comb with cardboard, and listen to various sounds and...
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Respect and Democracy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of respect. In this respect and democracy lesson plan, students define respect and brainstorm examples of showing respect and disrespect. Middle schoolers read Core Values of American Constitutional...
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Identify Nutrient Sources

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students identify the nutrients in food and its functions. In this nutritional needs lesson, students create a chart that identifies the food source, the function of the nutrient, and the effects of a deficiency or excess of the nutrient.
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Natural Disaster Risk at Home

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students analyze the natural disater threat and potential mitigation techniques of their (parents?) home. They apply classroom knowledge to students, non-academic daily life. Students recongize how earth processes specifically affect...
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Changing Circumstances, Changing U.S. Foreign Policy

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine how relationships between countries change overtime. They identify the factors that play a role in altering the relationships and contribute to U.S. foreign policy toward their country of research. Groups conduct their...
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CTBS Vocabulary Practice #4

For Students 9th - 10th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students find the synonym and antonyms of sixteen words, complete four sentences with the correct word, and find the correct word for two separate sentences. Questions are multiple choice.
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Conflict Resolution and Peace

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore conflict resolution principles. In this Teaching Tolerance instructional activity, students discuss several quotations regarding the promotion of peace. This instructional activity provides follow-up activities regarding...
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Keeping a Daily Weather Log

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create their own daily log books for recording and keeping track of the weather.
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Moving Rhythms

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the elements of tempo, beat and rhythm. They create rhythm patterns and an original dance. In groups, students perform their phrases for their peers. As a class, they explore choreographic principles, processes and...
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What Living Things Need

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners apply the process of scientific inquiry to explore how living things are dependent on one another for survival. They match animals with their generalized food source. Students predict what happens to the organisms when their...
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Combinations And Permutations

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the mathematical concept using a lecture format. The lesson includes a classroom management section with suggestions for lesson execution. Students write a definition for the Fundamental Counting Principle....
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Creating an Oasis: Water Development And Funding in Utah

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the importance of water. They examine how human activities shape the earth's surface. They apply geographic concepts to interpret the past and to interpret the present and plan for the future. They write a defense for...
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What Plants Need

For Teachers K
Students plant seeds in milk cartons, over the next two weeks, they watch the plants closely to see how they grow and change. They keep a photo journal to record the growth of the plant.
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Genetic Traits

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students supplement their study of genetics by collecting and analyzing information about their own and their classmates' characteristics and traits. Students create a database of traits and characteristics to compare and contrast.
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Investigation 3 - Condensation Chambers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concept of condensation and how it is formed. They conduct an experiment and make observations of the chambers. Students record the data and then write down conclusions. The lesson plan includes background...
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Worksheet #45 - National and State Governments

For Students 8th - 9th
In this national and state government worksheet, students expand their knowledge through ten fill in the blank questions that relate to the aforementioned subject.
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Getting to Know You

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate the importance of friendship. For this character education lesson, students read the book Will You Be My Friend? and invite college level students into the classroom. Students discuss what they have in common with...
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Number Patterns

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify number patterns. In this number lesson, 2nd graders find the rule or pattern in a group of numbers and continue the pattern using the rule. They create their own number pattern by making their own rule. 
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Diet and Exercise Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore their physical abilities by participating in team sports.  In this physical education lesson, students collaborate in groups in one of several team sports before moving on to the next station.  Students discuss...
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Air Pressure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students get a better understanding of air pressure and how it effects our daily lives.
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Safe Food: It's Your Job Too!: Health

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students get an overview of the importance of food safety and become familiar with common foodborne pathogens.
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Making Movie Storyboards

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the importance of images in telling a story in film, analyze movie clips and identify some visual cues that help them explain the story; students work collaboratively to storyboard a passage from a book and present them...
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Return On Investment

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners engage in a lesson introducing them to the concept of return on investment, or ROI. Return on investment is a basic principle that should be understood before investing money.