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The Cream Cake Mystery-Seeing Patterns
Students read a rhyme together. They are asked to identify the first missing word of the rhyme. Students are asked if they agree with the word. They then use their mouse and select and place the remining words. Students read the...
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AccessABILITY
Students examine certain disabilities represented by children with disabling conditions in the class. In this generic differences and disabilities lesson, students design an art project depicting one word or phrase regarding...
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Money and Banking
Twelfth graders explore real world investing and the effects of day to day decisions on their financial futures.
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VH1 All Access Spotlight: Josh Groban, Lesson 2: Standing Out Above the Rest
Pupils, through class discussion, identify the characteristics of musicians and their music that help make them successful. Josh Groban is used as an example. They list positive adjectives to describe themselves and then their peers.
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Run-off Race
Young scholars create wetland models in pans and use them to experiment to see how plants help slow the flow of runoff water and keep our waterways clean.
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Aluminum Foil Boats
Students design a boat of aluminum foil and calculate the density of the boat. Washers are added to the boat until it sinks. Students then redesign boat to hold more washers and recalculate the new density.
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Heat Retention
Students test 4 materials to see which would be best for use as a heat mass. They then graph the temperature verus the time of the substances and decide which material would make the best heat mass.
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Running a Student Cooperative
Students form a classroom cooperative. In this service learning lesson, students explore how to form and run a cooperative and decide as a class how to implement their cooperative plan. Students use funds raised from the cooperative's...
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Hire Me, I’m Nice: Writing a Resume
Students explore the classified ads for employment opportunities and create a resume. In this resume writing lesson students choose a specific job, they must determine what kind of experience, education, etc. they must have to acquire...
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Countries of Africa
Students study the coutries of Africa. For this African American history, small groups of students research a different country, color the country on the map of Africa, write a paragraph about the country, and draw pictures of its flag.
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Weather "Whys"
Students explore the weather. For this weather data lesson, students collect weather data from Internet and media sources. Students graph the collected data discuss it as well as the seasons of the year.
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Fourth of July Lesson Plan-Studying Flags
Students examine different flags from a variety of countries, describing what they see and writing about it. In this descriptive writing lesson, students use detailed writing to show what the flag looks like using only words. ...
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The Story of Last Names
Students examine the origins of common last names. In this lesson plan on last names, students read about how last names came to be and examine the meaning behind a few common last names.
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Phases of the Moon Flipbook
Third graders create a flipbook. In this phases of the moon lesson, 3rd graders examine how the moon changes and phases occur. Students create their own flipbook of the phases of the moon using file cards to create a motion-picture...
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Math Instructional Technology Information
Middle schoolers investigate the correlation between education and salary. In this business lesson plan, students analyze the salary rate for different jobs to determine if there is a correlation between the two. They graph their...
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Cultures of Our Nation
Students bring in family items that represent their culture and present them to the class. In this culture lesson plan, students can bring in food, music, dance, pictures, and more.
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Invisible Ink
Learners wxplore acids and indicators by watching a demostration in which "magic" ink appears. They duplicate the demonstration by writing magic messages using phenolphthalein solution and painting the message with vinegar to show it.
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Tell a Tale
Students create a class story using picture cards. Each student picks a card, tapes it to the board, and retells the story in sequential order using the words then and next.
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Up in the Sky
First graders associate events and objects with day or night. They create a word bank and use is as a reference to create sentences about the sun. They conduct sun-themed experiments and art projects.
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Estimate a Dinner Plate
Students work with a partner to solve the real-world problem of planning a favorite meal given a specific budget. They review and practice estimation strategies to determine the reasonableness of calculations in a given situation.
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Nunavut - Flag and Coat of Arms
Students examine the symbolism of flags and coats of arms. In this community lesson, students discuss the meaning behind the Nunavut flag and coat of arms. Students then design flags and coats of arms that represent their communities.
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What Animal Am I?
Young scholars brainstorm different characteristics of invertebrates and investigate invertebrates by conducting Internet research.
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Spaces and Places
Students identify three-dimensional forms in various buildings and construct three-dimensional paper forms.
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Hatching Chickens
Students observe chickens hatching in a classroom incubation environment In this egg-hatching lesson plan, students make observations of the hatching process and later care for the hatched chickens.