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Careers in Mathematics Project
Students use technology (Internet, email) to research mathematics in nonacademic careers in order to increase their awareness and appreciation of mathematics in the "real world."
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Nuclear Science: Understanding the Development and Control of Nuclear Energy
Students comprehend the Development and control of Nuclear Energy. They analyze the historical significance of the atomic age through use of primary documents. Students examines nuclear energy from the perspective of physical sciences.
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Three Centuries of Child Labor In America
Fifth graders investigate the history of child labor that is found in America. They use a variety of resources to conduct research. Students create cause and effect arguments using the information that is found. They also compare and...
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Best Practices of Technology Integration
Students study how a type of product is advertised. In this product advertisement lesson, students research a specific product and its advertisement. Students create a market research survey based on their peers preferences. Students...
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Touring the Regions of the United States
Fifth graders explore the regions of the United States. In this geography skills lesson plan, 5th graders examine the landforms, climates, and economies of the regions of the United States. Students conduct Internet research in order to...
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Bedrock Learning
Students test and identify soil and rock samples. For this rock and soil lesson, students video themselves gathering samples. Students test the samples and create graphs showing the results.
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Classroom Identity
Learners explore fingerprints. In this finger prints lesson, students investigate how to classify fingerprints. Learners study large pictures of fingerprints and circle the patterns they know how to identify. Students then take their own...
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Microscopy Exercises
Learners explore organisms and botany by utilizing microscopes. In this microscopic research lesson, students define many plant and organism related vocabulary terms such as conifers, moss and spores. Learners view spores and other...
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Richmond Nature Park Field Trip
Students identify different plants and their uses by attending a field trip. In this Canadian plant lesson, students explore the great outdoors of Vancouver, B.C. and discuss the uses of plants by the Native Americans that once resided...
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Plastics: Field Trip - Vancouver Landfill
Students examine the amount of garbage that is produced by the City of Vancouver. In this landfill lesson, students participate in a field trip to the City of Vancouver Landfill. They look at what happens to garbage, recycling, and yard...
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Read an Electric Meter
Third graders explore electricity. In this science lesson, 3rd graders discuss how electricity is transmitted and complete a worksheet in which they practice reading an electric meter.
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Fungi
Students examine the characteristics of fungi. In this biology lesson, students investigate the factors needed for fungi growth. They collect data and observations and write a report about them.
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News in Spanish
Learners write stories, take photographs, and put together two newspapers-?Que Tal? in Spanish for Spanish I and II students and ?Para Ninos? in English for first through fourth graders.
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Lesson plan: Today's young leaders
High schoolers explain teen involvement in integrating society, and determine programs for teens in different organizations.
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Investigation 2 - Zoom Balls
Third graders create Zoom Balls to explain how sometimes both forces of push and pull need to be used at the same time.
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Investigation 1 - Push and Pull
Third graders study the forces of push and pull on motion