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My Own Private Idaho; Using Social Studies to Explore Idaho
Students engage in several activities to explore Idaho and Social Studies themes. Using an variety of media, students become familiar with Idaho's geography and geology.
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Filling in the Picture
Students study archaeological sites. They discover some of the problems inherent in choosing sites and what parts are chosen for excavation. They evaluate and explain their choices for study and articulate the process of archaeological...
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Soak It Up
Young scholars role play where they assume the role of business executives who must decide which of three prototypes of paper towels would be the best buy for consumers. Students compare three products to determine the best value by...
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Metrics And Measurements
Students engage in a study of measuring distances between geographical locations on a map. They are able to define and use the map scale in conjunction with the metric system. For this lesson they make their own maps and measure the...
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Pen Light Lab
Students study what makes Earth warm and explore how different locations on the planetreceive different amounts of solar energy based on the intensity of the sun's rays. They calculate light intensities and compare the
amounts of light...
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Making Sense Of A Round World On A Flat Surface
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is concerned with the development of geography skills. They take part in a number of activities that center around finding and traveling to different locations. The lesson has resource links that...
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Plant Systems
Second graders learn about plant systems and how plants grow and function. For this plant lesson plan, 2nd graders collect data based on roots, leaves, terrariums, plant uses, and locations of certain kinds of plants. They fill out...
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Inner and Outer Planets
Students explore the solar system. In this planets lesson plan, students learn about the other planets in the solar system. They watch a video clip from National Geographic on the solar system, compare and contrast the planets and create...
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Clubhouse Design
Fifth graders design a blueprint and floor plan for a one-story clubhouse. In this architectural design instructional activity, 5th graders view several floor plans and blueprints on the Internet then design a one-story clubhouse...
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Considering Systems and Controls
In this systems and controls worksheet, students write the major function, identify three controls, and give examples of each system. Students do this for highways, school, desert ecosystem, and communication.
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The Power of the Plug: How Electricity Will Change Our Lives... Again
Students study electricity. For this physics lesson, students review electrical energy by discussing three ways of generating it. Students explore various energy sources used for creating electricity and examine how different states...
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The Night Before Christmas Graph
First graders graph their favorite The Night Before Christmas books. In this graphing lesson students listen to several versions of the the same story, The Night Before Christmas. The students each choose their favorite version and the...
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Teacher's Plant Collection Guide
Students explore a variety of guidelines that involve collecting plants in a responsible manner and participate in a plant pressing activity. In this teacher's plant collection guide lesson, students collect data regarding plants,...
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Sedimentation in the Grand Canyon
In this sedimentation worksheet, students use the current rate of sediment deposit by the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon to answer questions about the changes taking place in the canyon. They graph the amount of deposit over 75 years...
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Pick's Theorem
Students investigate polygons and their lattice. In this calculus instructional activity, students record data using different methods. They analyze their data and draw conclusions based on the relationship between the area and the...
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Fly on the Ceiling
Fourth graders complete activities to increase their understanding of coordinates. They listen to Julie Glass' book, The Fly on the Ceiling, before playing fly tic-tac-toe and Swat the Flies, in which they use ordered pairs to state the...
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What's My Ratio?
Students investigate ratios of various objects. For this ratios of various objects lesson, students draw pictures on graph paper and then dilate or shrink the image. Students determine the ratio of their pictures. ...
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Graphing Coordinates
Sixth graders practice graphing coordinates. In this geometry lesson, they use the x and y axis to locate points that must be connected in the right sequence to form a straight line.
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Butterflies in the Garden
Students estimate the population of a butterfly ecosystem and create a chart and graph based on information they find.
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"One Hundred Hungry Ants" by Elinor J. Pinczes
Young scholars identify arrays and write multiplication and division problems to match. They write their own multiplication book using arrays.
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Making Good Money Choices
Student explore an economic-decision making model to decide where to donate money they have collected. In this philanthropic money lesson, students develop a plan for raising money and then decide how to best spend it for the most...
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Making Good Money Choices
Students identify the needs of their community. In this communities lesson, students use a decision-making model worksheet to determine what community service project they should donate to. Students count the money they have to donate...
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Issues About Rivers
Students explore the environmental issues of rivers. In this river lesson plan, students collaborate to create a concept mat pertaining to environmental issues regarding the Tangipahoa River.
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Understanding Rational Numbers and Proportions
Learners explore parts of a whole. In this fraction lesson, students determine what makes a fair share. Working with manipulatives, learners solve mathematical problems containing fractions.