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Functional Classroom Design

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students work in groups to design an effective and functional classroom. In this classroom design lesson, students discuss community and make a mental map and sketch of their classroom. Students complete a handout about the design...
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Ceramics and Patterns with Islamic Roots and the Effect on Christian Europe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine a variety of ceramic pieces and trace their route through China into Europe. As a class, they discuss how ideas and patterns were carried along with the art itself. To end the lesson plan, they write a report on the...
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Autobiographical Talking Sticks

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students begin the lesson by developing a map of their lives. Individually, they take this information and write a personal narrative. They create symbols to represent the various times in their lives and introduce them into their...
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Up Close and Personal with Black Bayou Lake

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers get up close and personal with Black Bayou Lake. Visiting web sites and taking virtual tours, they write multi-paragraph essays using descriptive words and literary devices.
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The Titanic

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars use various sources to compare and contrast information about the Titanic. In groups, they create a list of questions and use the internet to find the answers. They write a report with the new information and use their...
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Exploring Color Vocabulary

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore color terms and related meanings and metaphors in cultural and literary contexts. They use the main colors to explore synonymous color terms and related metaphorical meanings of color words. Students recognize...
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Solar System: Fantasy Planet

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create their own fantasy planet using computer software on KidPix. In this planets lesson plan, students also write a paragraph about their planet including the name, population, weather, and more.
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Impromptu and Extemporaneous Speeches

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm and agree on a topic that is interesting to both the speaker and the audience and research it with both tradition and non-traditional sources. They write and outline the body of the speech and translate the speech...
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How Worldly Are You?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders locate and map six components to have a working knowledge of maps. In this map skills lesson, 6th graders define the six map components and work in groups to draw a map using the components. Students read a related...
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A Kids Guide to...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students look into their community's historical changes. In this community instructional activity, students see what draws  people to their community and research important buildings or national historic sites. They look at local...
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Thermochemistry

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this thermochemistry worksheet, students calculate the enthalpy of vaporization as well as the write the thermochemical expression for the production of the chemical reaction.
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Island Inquiry: Based on the Northern Mariana Islands Quarter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research two physical and/or human characteristic topics of the Northern Mariana Islands in groups of four students. In this social studies lesson, students analyze how to write magazine articles and research the two topics...
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To Whom It May Concern

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders produce and peer edit typed rough drafts of the business letters following the guidelines illustrated in the Eight Essential Parts of a business letter and save to disks. They complete the Where's the Math? scavenger hunt...
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To Sum it all Up...

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners observe and demonstrate the process of summarizing text. They read and discuss the steps to summarize text, then in small groups read and summarize an article about frogs from "National Geographic" online. Independently they...
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Compare Two Numbers: How Many Times More Than...?

For Teachers 3rd
Explore the concept of "how many times" where the word "times" is defined. Learners will determine the product and quotient in a word problem. Then use manipulatives to solve the problem. Finally, they will write in their math journals...
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Democracy and the Canadian Parliamentary Process

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders organize in groups representing a dictatorship, a triumvirate, and a democracy, and defend their position on current topics facilitated by the teacher.
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Science and the Scientific Process

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the characteristics of different soil samples. In this physical science lesson, students play the role of forensics solving a crime by matching soil from the suspect's shoes. They formulate a conclusion after testing...
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Creating an Instructional Manual

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create an instructional manual about using a mechanical device. In this technical writing lesson, 9th graders create a PowerPoint presentation that includes the step by step process of how to use the mechanical device.
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How an Idea Becomes a Law

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners create posters that demonstrate the step-by-step process of how ideas become laws. They list the fourteen steps of a bill becoming a law, describe a presidential veto, and define override.
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Revolution Synectics Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss and define the word revolution. In this analogy and revolution lesson, 7th graders brainstorm revolution and create a list of objects that are able to revolve. Students then create an analogy using revolution....
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Dance Team/ Collaborative Fitness Routines

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experience the process of creating a "dance team" type routine by following a set procedure.
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RESEARCH PROJECT

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students develop a list of famous people and choose an individual from the list. They create a web design for notes. They research their individual and add information to their bibliography. They finish by writing a report on the person.
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The Miracle Fish: Learning to Design an Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop procedures to explore the behavior of fish.  For this scientific experiment lesson students from a hypothesis, write a question, identify different variables and controls in their experiment. 
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RNA and Gene Expression

For Students 9th - 10th
In this RNA and gene expression learning exercise, students match the letter of the description that best matches the term as it relates to gene expression. Students also answer questions as it relates to the process of transcription and...

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