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Monumental Conclusions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a PowerPoint presentation comparing a "Grabless Conclusion" to a "Monumental Conclusion", using picture books.
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Psychology: Blotting It from My Mind

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research Rorschach and other personality assessment tests in order to determine if they feel these tests are used appropriately in our society today.
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Graphing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate graphing.  In this bar graph lesson, students view an informational website about graphing, then construct a class birthday bar graph outside with sidewalk chalk. Students choose a survey topic, then collect...
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Geometry: Helix-a-Graph

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use geometry to create art. In this geometric graphing and patterns lesson, students create a helix-a-graph by plotting points on a grid that follow a certain pattern and analyze the drawing they created.
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Mmm Mmm Good

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders follow a recipe.  In this cooking lesson plan, 2nd graders are given a recipe and ingredients to prepare food. Students will reflect on their experience in their journals.
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Geographics in Arkansas

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss where Arkansas is located on the United States map. They use geographic tools to participate in activities.
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Story Quilts

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to Tar Beach, by Faith Ringgold, and create story quilts.
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Narrative Collage

For Teachers K - 6th
Students use a book or passage for their inspiration to create a narrative collage. They need to illustrate the action or the setting.
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Using Bloom's Taxonomy in Science

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Help your students internalize knowledge by creating activities that utilize higher level thinking skills.
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Novel Evaluation Presentations

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students summarize and make predictions about the novel, "Huckleberry Finn". They discuss their opinions with the class. They give a one-minute novel evaluation about another novel and choose a novel based on their classmate's...
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Coin Drop

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students calculate the theoretical and empirical probability by dropping coins on a grid. They record their data and compare the theoretical and empirical data. Students make predictions about the results before conducting the experiment.
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Transforming Negatives to Positives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create double-exposed photographs, poetry, and multimedia presentations to celebrate their Open Court "City Wildlife" unit.
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Quinceaneras

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore traditions which are celebrated in Quinceaneras. They examine the Latin American culture, its beliefs and value systems. Students analyze vocabulary words. They write a story about Quinceaneras.
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Life in a Forest Stream

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students assess macro-invertebrates from a stream. In this science lesson plan, students observe, classify and identify organisms found in a stream. A lab station is constructed at the stream sight and students study the different...
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Making Pencil Containers

For Teachers K - 4th
Students get their cans and their Popsicle sticks and glue a Popsicle stick to the can and continue around the can until it is covered. They paint the Popsicle sticks any color they want or decorate it any way they choose. When the can...
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Global Warming Part 4: The Science Behind the Climate Change Story: Ozone

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars consider various scientific research in order to arrive at their own conclusions as to whether global warming is occurring and if it constitutes a problem.