Project Maths
Correlation Coefficient
Of course, there might be a correlation! Young mathematicians investigate several different data sets, create scatter plots, and determine any correlation. They consider whether a causation exists between any of the variables in question.
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Life Cycle of Trees
Turn your students into young tree-tectives with this fun science investigation into the life of trees. To begin, a class volunteer gets dressed up in a tree costume as the different parts of trees are introduced. Then, the class...
Illustrative Mathematics
Using Benchmarks to Compare Fractions
Introduce a new strategy for comparing fractions by analyzing Melissa's use of benchmarks. Walk the class through her process, calling on students to explain their understanding of each step she took. Then practice this method on two...
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Stop, Drop, Goal
Second graders examine how to resolve conflicts quickly and independently in the classroom by connecting putting out fights to putting out fire. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to guide their role plays.
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Self Care Goals For Health
Learners analyze potentially stressful situations to determine the degree of control an individual has over my own behaviors. They develop a behavior change plan that includes rehearsal as a means to promote frequency of replacement of...
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Own Goals
Students explore steps to control football violence. In this current events activity, students listen to a lecture about patriotism, policing, and films relating to British football. Students debate the efforts taken in...
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Scoring a Goal with Fluency!
Students practice a variety of strategies to become fluent readers with expression. They master the ability to read quickly and accurately and focus on decoding individual words to achieve automatic word recognition, as well as, develop...
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Outlines are Fun and Easy
Students goal is to achieve summarization. They read familiar words and decode words at their reading level. They summarize articles through the use of an outline in order ot improve reading comprehension. Students complete a basic...
Missouri Department of Elementary
Color Your Community
Eighth graders work together to come up with a topic for a service learning project that engages all members of the school community. Groups then develop a dialogue and visit other classrooms to encourage other students to participate....
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Dear Sassy Successful Student
Fifth graders identify the people who are responsible for their success and their current studying skills. In groups, they brainstorm helpful studying strategies and develop a creative way to share it with the class. To end the lesson,...
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Students Multiply Polynomials without Algeblocks
Introduce your class to the lattice method as a way to multiply polynomials. This lesson is specifically aimed at getting learners to use methods other than Algeblocks to solve polynomials.
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Developing Cause and Effect Understanding in Severly Multiply Impaired Students
Students are introduced to the concept of cause and effect. Using a switch, they make certain sounds and images appear on their computer. They identify a change in the screen and signal when there is a change in the environment...
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The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Students are introduced to the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), one of the "big 5" civil rights organizations (the other four were: the Urban League, NAACP, SCLC, and CORE). The SNCC is credited with having led the...
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Define Good Life-Rules
Fourth graders explore good Life-Rules and "What if..?" thinking. They discuss the use of what if thinking. Students select Life-Goals and discuss what they need to do in order to achieve these goals with "what if...?" thinking.
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Peer Review of My School and Community Activities
Twelfth graders complete activities to explore life goals. In this career goals lesson plan, 12th graders write a list of their community activities and write a statement of their life goals. Students discuss their life goals with a...
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Bio
Students define their goals, aspirations, and strategies for attaining based on the goals and aspirations of Keith Haring. In this goals lesson plan, students hypothesize goals and solutions on how to get there.
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Daruma
Students study the significance of the daruma through history since the sixth century. Students discuss good luck symbols used by other cultures. Students make a paper mache daruma, filling one eye and setting a goal.
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Self-Motivating Letters
Students brainstorm reasons for attending a college class, and set goals for themselves to achieve while they are at school. They write letters using these reasons to encourage themselves. Letters are graded by the professor and sent out...
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Communities at Work
Learners explore how people function together in small communities to reach a common goal.
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The American Dream
Students are given the opportunity to interact with college students and or co-workers, and explore, single-handedly, the different ideals, goals, dreams, and views regarding the American Dream. They interview three people-Any citizen -...
Facing History and Ourselves
Preparing Students for Difficult Converstaitons
Many of the issues facing 21st Century learners are challenging and even discussing these issues can be a challenge. So how do teachers prepare learners for these difficult conversations? How do instructors create a safe classroom where...
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Haber's Process- A Computer Simulation
Learners use an on line simulation to produce ammonia using Haber's process. In this Haber's process lesson plan, students use a spreadsheet to manipulate the pressure, temperature and catalysts used in the production of ammonia. Their...
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Training Students for Literature Circles
Role sheets clearly define expectations of all group members in this introduction to literature circles. By using a variety of picture books or short texts, readers can practice roles while the teacher circulates to each group observing...