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I Like Me

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the book "I Like Me" and then design a collage showcasing different things they like about themselves. They write in journals to reflect on this lesson.
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Transforming Food Energy: A Balancing Act

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils explain their role as consumers. They use a purchased calorimeter or make their own simple calorimeter to measure the energy content in selected foods. This interesting lesson really gets students thinking about what they eat.
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The Social Sciences

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students search for examples of social science in and around their school. They create a Social Science scrapbook of the eight social sciences, that includes news articles and summaries that focus on each social science area.
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A Taste of the Caribbean

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are introduced to the foods and traditions of the Caribbean. In groups, they brainstorm their own definition of culture and review the physical and political geography of the Caribbean. They spend time sampling different foods...
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Foodborne Illness Educational Materials

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work in teams to research and create educational material succinctly summarizing known salient fact, including prevention, of a particular foodborne illness. Pupils educational materials are presented in both oral and written...
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Let's Find Out About Money

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the uses and development of money as part of the study of finance. They focus upon the recognition of different coins and identify the value of each. Then students solve problems involving money and coins.
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Measurement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students choose appropriate units of measure and predict length using the metric system. In this measurement lesson, students participate in activities in which they predict, measure, and record linear measurements such as arm span vs....
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Ardipithecus ramidus: A Prehistory Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover details about the genus Ardipithecus. In this prehistory lesson, students listen to a lecture about the attributes of Ardipithecus. Students then conduct further research on either Ardipithecus ramidus or...
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Something is Different: Same/Different

For Students Pre-K - K
In this different/same worksheet, student draw an X on the picture in a box that is different from the others, 6 sets total. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Literature Study Contracts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete activities with a leveled chapter book. In this literature lesson, students read a novel and complete several graphic organizers and activities as they read. They focus on characters, settings, vocabulary, and plot. 
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Celebrating the Harvest

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students complete a webquest of how people celebrate the harvest around the world. In this harvest lesson plan, students present their research to the class.
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The Big Blow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and explain factors that contribute to extreme storms in the Great Lakes.  In this investigative activity students study the weather systems in the Great Lakes and compare cyclones to tropical storms. 
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Symbols of America

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders choose an American symbol and write a poem about it. In this American symbols lesson plan, 3rd graders view and discuss the purpose of some American symbols and then write at least 5 lines in a poem about it.
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Communication -- Part Two

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners practice on becoming an effective listener and speaking clearly. They experiment with one another in which only one student of a pair can speak.
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Science: The Purloined Letter

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine Edgar Allan Poe's "the Purloined Letter" from the perspective of a profiler. To sharpen search procedures, they examine the text and make lists of items and places in the house that were searched. Then students discuss...
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Zora Neale Hurston, the WPA, and the Cross City Turpentine Camp

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students listen to a statement about Zora Neale Hurston's essay, "Turpentine" and discuss if they agree or disagree with it. They work in groups to record information supporting their position.
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Habitat Is Home

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students are introduced to the concept and components of a habitat. They discuss the key components of a habitat and describe how certain factors can cause disturbances in a habitat and change its population. Activities are leveled for...
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Hypothesis Testing: Top Ten Singles

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students review and better examine hypothesis testing and evaluation of probability distributions. the use of the discovery method is vital to the studying because it is about student interests which helps for motivation.
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Strange Encounters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine a variety of Robert Harris' paintings. Using the characters in the art, they develop a conversation between them in a musical verse. In groups, they identify safety procedures to be used by those traveling in the...
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How Science Works: Natural Selection

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students are introduced to the topic of adaptation and discuss how various animals adapt to their environment. In groups, they participate in a simulation in which they are selected based on criteria. They discuss the results and relate...
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Name Clothesline Graph

For Teachers K
Student matches the initial letter of his/her name with the corresponding letter on the clothesline. They then participate in the classroom discussions by offering information relevant to the topic and answering or asking questions...
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Hearing the Poetry of Langston Hughes Through the Sounds of Jazz

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars have an appreciation of Langston Hughe's poetry and his use of jazz rhythms, have the ability to read poetry closely, and freewrite to gain a fresh perspective on music and literature.
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Basic Geometry Ideas and Angle Measurement

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of basic geometry. For this basic geometry lesson, 7th graders identify the correct picture for a given vocabulary word such as midpoint, line, ray, or parallel lines. Students discuss examples of...
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Celebrate You

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First graders locate place of birth on a map. They identify their birthdays and place a graphing square with their birthday written on it under the corresponding month. They compare birthdays on the graph. They read "P.B. Bear's Birthday...

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