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Lost in Space - A Solar System Study

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Fourth graders study the planets of our Solar System collecting data on a worksheet. They use online tools to create a puzzle or other digital product using the information from their research.
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Introducing the Use of Dichotomous Keys to Students

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the use of dichotomous keys as a simple means of beginning scientific observations in nature. They comprehend how to use a dichotomous key. Students distinguish characteristics of a group of organisms. They...
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Creating Cartoons

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars produce a one slide cartoon. They import images, background, characters, and props. They research images and put it together in a Power Point presentation. They create a cartoon with sound files and apply movement through...
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Needs of Living Things

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discuss and explore the needs of living things. They choose to create a slide show with captions, create a web showing the needs of one Organism using KidPix. or make picture book by hand or using Microsoft Publisher.
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The 13 Colonies HyperStudio Presentation

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research their colony, synthesize the data, and put their information in a HyperStudio Presentation. Finally, they need to do a self-evaluation of their work and work habits.
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European Vacation

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders work in groups of two or three to plan a trip through Europe. They present a storyboard for approval, outlining their graphics and display pages. They present their trip to the class using PowerPoint. This is displayed...
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Front Page News

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students collect and analyze the front pages of various newspapers and perform research on the Titantic tragedy. They choose a name for their newspaper, a headline, gather photographs, and write a front page article. Using computer...
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Fashion Trends in the 1960s: Hippies, Flower Children, and Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use the Internet to research and examine clothing styles of 1960s, draw pictures of various clothing and accessories popular in that decade, trace images on top of foil tray or pan to design a stamp, and make...
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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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Makes Cents to Me: Penny Drive

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
St that people have wants and must find ways to get them. In this philanthropy lesson, students understand the ways people get things and arrange a penny drive to help others. Students arrange an artistic project to reflect on their fund...
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Feeling Good About My Body: A Lesson on Self Esteem

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the concept of self esteem. In this health lesson, 3rd graders participate in several classroom activities that address developing a positive self concept.
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Bizarre Food

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research foods from other countries. In this multicultural food instructional activity, students view a list of foods that kings and queens ate on an overhead transparency and go to the website www.jamessolheim.com/teachers1.htm...
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Capturing Watershed Experiences

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars observe organisms found in the water. In this lesson plan on organisms, students collect water from local streams and tributaries in order to study the organisms found in the water. As a culminating activity, young...
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Save the Animals!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research an endangered animal and share what they learned through the use of technology. In this interdisciplinary lesson plan on animals, students conduct research on an endangered animal. Then, students create a PowerPoint...
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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore parallel and perpendicular lines.  For this geometry lesson, 10th graders investigate the relationships associated with parallel lines and transversals, perpendicular lines, and the angles formed by these...
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Make Me Metric

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore standard and nonstandard measurement. In this measurement instructional activity, 6th graders estimate the lengths of different objects and write about their observations during measuring. Students work in...
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Meet One Picky Bird

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete a research project  In this endangered species lesson, students use the "Think, Puzzle, Explore" method to learn about endangered species. Students research and write a report on the red-cockaded woodpecker.
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Monster and Myths: Scripts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore characteristics of the myth genre.  In this myth instructional activity, students become familiar with various myths and the cultures they were derived from. Students compare in a graphic...
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Dunking Duckies - Endless Expansion And Contraction

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students use inquiry to explore how their dunking duckie bobs up and down. For this states of matter lesson, the teacher guides the class towards discovering how the dunking duckies continue to bob up and down for days without being...
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Get the Facts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore spiders. In this spider lesson, students fill out KWL charts, discover facts about spiders and how to identify different spiders. Students research spiders on the Internet and do online activities.
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Pick a Topic, Any Topic

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the expedition of Lewis and Clarke. In this United States history lesson, students choose a topic from the story to explore, such as the Missouri River, Sacagawea, and dugout canoes. The teacher creates a web on the...
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A Strange Fish

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars research the sea horse. In this sea horse lesson, students use the Internet to find information about the sea horse on sites bookmarked by the teacher. The young scholars write these facts on a page and create a sea horse...
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Rainforest Pamphlet

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read The Kapok Tree and write about the story.  In this rainforest story, students write a book in the genre of The Kapok Tree. Students research their animals on the Internet and find facts about the importance of...
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Rainforests

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students research and identify locations of the rainforest. In this rainforest lesson plan, students view a world map and identify the locations of the rainforest. Students use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the similarities...

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