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Accounting

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students create bank reconciliation spreadsheet. In this algebra lesson, students discuss the basics about business, money and bank accounts. They use a bank reconciliation statement correctly.
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Data Collection and Graphing

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students collect data and graph it on a coordinate plane and analyze it. In this statistics lesson, students display their data collection using a graph. They determine which central tendency will work best.
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Data and Scientific Graphs

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students conduct experiments and graph their data. In this statistics lesson, students collect data and graph it on a coordinate plane. They analyze the data looking for patterns and they discuss their findings with the class.
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Weather, Data, Graphs and Maps

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students collect data on the weather, graph and analyze it. In this algebra instructional activity, students interpret maps and are able to better plan their days based on the weather reading. They make predictions based on the type of...
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French-Speaking Countries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the customs and culture of French-speaking countries. In this geography skills lesson, students research selected nations to learn about the culture, industries, lifestyles, and foods that are eaten there. Students...
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A Christmas Carol Exploration

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the history of Christmas by researching classic literature. In this holiday activity, 7th graders read the story A Christmas Carol and discuss the tone of Charles Dickens' classic literary work. Students answer...
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Air and Weather

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study Earth's materials. In this air and weather lesson, 2nd graders note changes in the weather and examine tools that help us study the weather. Students analyze how changes in the environment make changes in the...
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Basic Search Methods Using Online Resources

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice using technology to gather information. For this online research lesson, 2nd graders use technology to find information for a research project. Students write a research paper, and give a presentation to the class...
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International Holidays

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the holidays of different cultures. In this culture lesson plan, 2nd graders knowledge about various holidays. Students play a matching game with the name of the holiday and the description. Students research one...
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Naming and Categorizing Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the health value of fruits and vegetables. In this nutrition lesson, 1st graders identify various fruits and vegetables. Students list the characteristics of fruit and vegetables and understand why they are healthy....
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What Do I Wear in the Winter?

For Teachers K
Students identify the appropriate clothing to wear in the winter. In this seasonal weather lesson, students discuss what warm and cold weather feels like and what clothing is necessary during the specific seasons. Students explore...
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Folklore in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners define folklore, folk groups, tradition, and oral narrative. They identify traditional elements in Their Eyes Were Watching God Analyze and understand the role of traditional folkways and folk speech in the overall literary...
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Swings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate variables which may seem to affect the movement of a pendulum, or "swing."They interpret their observations and apply the scientific principles to develop explanations and solve a new problem.
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Minerals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students apply rules to compare and rank the hardness and softness of minerals. They perform a scratch test on four unknown mineral samples, read a bar graph that illustrates the comparative hardness and softness of four named minerals,...
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ME402: Growth of Yeast

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the growth of yeast in a sugar solution. They verify the pressure of carbon dioxide using bromothymol blue. Students are asked to describe the difference between the contents of the test tubes used and to explain...
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Old Solutions - New Solutions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine descriptions of a mining company's land-reclamation project. They share information to analyze the environmental impact of the project. Independently, they answer questions on environmental and economic issues...
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Using a Sundial

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the use of a sundial to tell apparent time. In this sundial lesson, students watch a teacher demonstration using a flashlight to create shadows. They discuss what happens to shadows of different objects as the position...
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Reason for the Seasons

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study the seasons of the Earth. In this seasons activity, students study the science of the seasons on Earth by studying the tilt and axis of the Earth's orbit. Students read background information and four experimental...
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The Science of Sleep and Daily Rhythms: Sleeping in Space

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students write about strange places that they have slept. For this sleep science lesson students read about astronauts sleeping experience in space. They reflect on unusual places that they have slept and write about it.
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Breathe Life into Reading Worksheets

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Teachers can make reading worksheets exciting and engaging.
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The Life and Work of Jacob Lawrence

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Black History Month provides a time to talk about the accomplishments of African Americans like Jacob Lawrence.
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Lesson Plan: Bringing Out the Vote

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore voter turnout, analyzing why Americans don't vote, and citizen activism through creating community publicity about the 2004 Presidential election.
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Government is News: Studying the Constitution

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the United States Constitution. In this social studies lesson, learners discover how a bill is made into law, study the election process, and identify specific elements of the Bill of Rights.
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Political Spectrum

For Students 7th - 10th
In this political spectrum worksheet, students view a PowerPoint presentation and respond to 11 short answer questions about political terms. The presentation is not included.