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Can Bacteria Arise from Non-living Things?
Fourth graders, in groups, determine whether bacteria arises from non-living things,
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Three Chicago Painters: Visual Thinking Skills Activity
Students discuss the paintings of three Chicago painters. They are asked to observe their work and comment on it.
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What is Meant by Returning to Fundamental Principles?
Students apply the principles and ideas suggested by the Constitution to a contemporary issue or problem, and work through the issue to reach their own conclusions.
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The European Union
Learners compare the structures and content of the United States Constitution against the draft of the European Union Constitution. They consider various perspectives on the formation of a constitution.
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GeoSleuth Schoolyard
Middle schoolers discover that geology is something that is all around them. In groups, they participate in an activity in which they collect evidence and make observations. They solve a "murder mystery" in examining the history of a...
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Microsoft Publisher Webpage
Students format their narrative writing assignment by creating a Microsoft Publisher Webpage. In this narrative writing lesson, students visit the given websites to find a graphic for each page of their webpage that corresponds to the...
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The Poetry Archive
Young scholars discover how to express their feeling poetically. In this poetry lesson plan, students discuss their feelings, descriptive language to describe these feelings, and create poems.
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Soil Sample Lab 2
Students examine each soil sample and record observations. In this biology instructional activity, students design an experiment to test soil flow rate. They write a lab report about the experiment.