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Adjectives, Adverbs and Advertising

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars identify adjectives and adverbs and be able to use them correctly in a Christmas-related creative writing project. They work in pairs to cut out ads from a magazine to classify them as adjectives and adverbs.
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Survivor In The Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students engage in a lesson which adapts the idea behind Survivor to an outside-of-class project. How many students would survive? students take responsibility for meeting deadlines while strengthening their writing and communication...
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The Hobbit: Writing Assignment

For Teachers 6th - 12th
As a culminating assignment for a unit study of heroes that uses The Hobbit as the core text, class members engage in a multi-genre writing project.
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A Time Period in American History

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Researchers combine music, narration, photos, and text to form a presentation for their classmates about a time period in American History. Proper research and documentation techniques are emphasized. The lesson, created by Apple...
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Cancer Banner Art Installation

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students complete a service learning project to raise money for Relay for Life. In this service learning activity, students discuss installation art and watch a video about Pepon Osorio. Students review articles about service projects...
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My Home of North Dakota

For Teachers 4th
Discuss the people, history and geography of North Dakota using this resource. Learners use a variety of sources to do research on North Dakota and present their findings in a PowerPoint presentation. They answer questions involving...
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Word of the Day

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners practice using their new vocabulary word by creating an original iMovie project based on that word.
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Leaf & Tree Identification

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover new vocabulary associated with trees and leaves. Using a key, they practice identifying the trees on school grounds and at home. They collect leaf samples, make diagrams and label the features on the leaves.
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Exploration of Post-Secondary Options

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders comprehend the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life at home and in the community. They discuss how they are life is going to be different this year? Students listen to Alumni of the school come back...
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Me and My Job Shadow, Part 2

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the skills that are important in performing helper jobs in the school and the skills that are possessed personally by the student. They write a short paragraph to summarize the information taught about their top...
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Exploring a Teaching Career Through an Energy Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners design their own energy conservation lesson plan to teach elementary school students. They use this lesson plan to determine if they would like to pursue a teaching career
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Folic Acid Health Campaign

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A prewriting prompt, a class discussion, a website visit and accompanying worksheet, and a culminating group project make up this lesson on public health awareness. The topic is folic acid and how its absence in the diet may influence...
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Temperature and the Tomato

For Teachers 9th - 12th
You will need a photovoltaic system and monitor at your school in order to obtain all of the data required to thoroughly implement this lesson. Your class monitors daily temperature and insolation amounts over a two week span of time....
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Sculpture/Problem Solving

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students select what kind of sculpture they would most like to create. They construct a model, place it in a central location and receive a number. Then they vote on the sculpture they would like to construct as a group project.
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Speaking Out Against War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research on the Web and in other venues to track the Iraq war protests high school students have joined or even led. Learners interview students in your community who have joined protests or expressed their views in other ways...
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Stimulating Narrative Writing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create an art project and write a process paper  as a response to literature.  For this literature response lesson, students listen to Lynn Ehlert's, Snowballs before decorating a construction paper snowman. They write...
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Bursting Stereotypes

For Teachers 9th
Balloons take on the role of stereotypes in an activity that asks high school freshman to generate a list of different adjectives that are frequently used to describe men and women. Then then attach a stereotypical label to a balloon and...
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Acting Like a Third Grader

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice acting like a thrid grader. They performa a skit to demonstrate the skills and behaviors used by 3rd Grade students to succeed in school.
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Recycling-Taking it Easy on the Environment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners review the garbage/landfill graphs included with the lesson. They discuss the information on the graphs and discuss which garbage products come from their homes. Students collect examples of over packaging to share with class...
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Science Fair With An Energy Efficiency Flair

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In order to learn more about energy conservation, pupils work to promote energy efficiency by participating in a school-wide science fair with an emphasis on energy conservation. In addition to displaying their projects, learners invite...
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Respect for Authority

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop cross-cultural understanding. In this democracy lesson, students discuss core democratic values as they examine the governance in their school and their local community. Students also discuss the effectiveness of...
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Life-Changing Events

For Teachers K
Students investigate the life changing events that can take place in the life of a school age child. They conduct class discussion about some examples of life changing events. The activity is targeted towards counseling or opening days...
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Help Is On The Way!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders recognize the attitudes, knowledge and skills contributing to effective learning in school and across the life span. They complete an inventory that self-assesses their ability in study skills, test taking strategies, and...
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My time to Shine!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify and acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span. Then they identify and practice through an experiment, time management skills and why it is...

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