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Going Green School Campaign

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore ways to make their school's interior and exterior environmentally 'green.' In this environmental concern activity, students work in groups to examine their school's interior and exteriors to make them 'green.'...
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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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Do you see what I see?

For Teachers All
Students examine the importance of making and recording observations and accurately describing an object.  In this biology lesson students work in groups and report to the class what they learned.
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HIV/AIDS And How It Affects My Community

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars create a slide presentation about HIV/AIDS. In this health lesson, students work in groups to take what they have learned about HIV and AIDS to make a presentation for the public. 
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Create Your Own Sporting Event

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use their imagination and language skills to create and describe their own sporting event. In this sporting event instructional activity, students brainstorm sports related vocabulary and identify their parts of speech. Students...
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Seeing Seattle

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read an article from English Teaching Forum to learn about Seattle, Washington. In this Seattle research activity, students make words from the letters in Seattle, Washington. Students read a fact sheet about the city and find...
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At Home on the Range

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore rangeland uses in Utah. In this Utah rangeland activity, 8th graders read background information on the purposes of rangeland. Students work in groups to create their own ranges using peat. Students discover...
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Fractions and Decimals

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use fractions manipulatives to explore fractions.  In this fraction lesson, 3rd graders work in groups based on skill to increase understanding of fractions.  Students create fraction books.
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The Living Environment

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders make a chart of animals and plants that live in either the desert, the ocean, or the tundra. In this environment lesson plan, 4th graders work in groups to discover characteristics needed for these animals to live in that...
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Writing Application: The Canterbury Tales

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students read stories from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and create their own tale. In this writing applications instructional activity, students read the tales and analyze the specific details that Chaucer use. Students work...
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Arthur Meets the President

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students take a pre-test on presidential knowledge.  In this president and Washington, D.C. lesson, students read Arthur Meets the President and discuss it.  Students work in groups to brainstorm everything they know about the...
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Henry David Thoreau's Philosophy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research and report on the life and times of Henry David Thoreau. In this Thoreau research lesson, students visit the given website and freewrite about Thoreau's life and home. Students work in groups to research and report on...
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Introduction to Bats

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read about bats and discuss what they learn.  In this bats lesson, students read stories about bats and discuss what they learned.  Students work in groups to brainstorm what they know about bats and make a list of at...
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Gesture and Chance

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the role of chance in creating Dada art and analyze the idea of gesture. In this art analysis lesson, students consider gesture in drawings and the role of chance in Dada art. Students complete image based discussion....
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Portraiture

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze portraiture with a focus on the work of Pablo Picasso. In this portraiture analysis lesson, students explore the conventions of portraiture and the elements of pose, gesture, expression, costume, and setting. Students...
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Seals, Corals, and Dollars...

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the interdependence of animals and their habitat.  In this Hawaiian ecology lesson, students work in groups to research the necessity of preserving precious coral as a habitat for monk seals.  Students prepare...
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Family Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify the issues that cause conflicts in families and determine ways to manage conflict. In this conflict resolution lesson, students brainstorm issues that cause conflicts. Students work in groups to find ways to solve the...
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Understanding Portion Sizes

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students analyze portion sizes in a healthy diet. For this portion sizes lesson, students complete a food group choices worksheet and identify the correct portion of food. Students work in groups to teach the unit to elementary students....
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Comparing Neighbors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners compare and contrast Minnesota to its Canadian neighbors. In this geography lesson, students work in groups to examine a map for their political division to Minnesota. Learners compare and contrast information about Minnesota to...
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Traveler's Trunk

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze and interpret artifacts from the 1920s and explore the Great Migration. In this 1920s history instructional activity, students review background information about the Great Migration and use artifacts to study history of...
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Do Factions Control Political Parties Today?

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students establish how the first political parties were formed.  In this U.S. History lesson plan, students work in groups to share their personal viewpoint on various topics provided by the teacher, then they are assigned to bring...
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Play or Film Review

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars review the elements for a successful play review. In this play review instructional activity, students work in groups to complete peer responses, a consensus activity, and tally activity. Young scholars write a play...
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Budgeting for Peace

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students explore world leader's quests for peace. In this world leader research lesson, students read a speech by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and view budget figures for the United States. Students work in groups to create an alternate...
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Tasty Mapping

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create an edible map. In this civics and geography lesson, students research their town's features and local government. Students work in groups to design and create a physical map of their town based on research.