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Rainforest Food Chain

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate a rainforest food chain. In this ecology lesson, students are shown pictures of plants and list what animals might eat the plants. Students continue to think of what other animals might eat those animals. Students...
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Introduction to Calculus

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders discuss attitude necessary to be successful in calculus. For this calculus lesson, 12th graders review famous quotes about success to help them get motivated to learn and be successful in the classroom. This assignment...
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Water Wars: Responsibility in the Age of Globalization

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of water as a resource and as a human right. In this conservation instructional activity, students record and chart personal water usage and consumption then brainstorm ways in which to responsibly reduce...
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U.S. Involvement in WWI – The Zimmerman Note

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the significance of the Zimmerman Note. For this World War I lesson, students use the provided analysis sheet to analyze the contents of the Zimmerman note and discuss how the note led to U.S. involvement in World...
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Blast Off!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the third law of motion. For this third law of motion lesson, 4th graders explore the forces necessary for a rocket to launch. Students compare and contrast propellant and fuel. Numerous resources are provided.
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Artifacts 2: Artifacts in Context

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore world history by completing artifact worksheets. In this archaeology lesson, students identify the importance of finding clues when researching historical information by utilizing artifacts. Students research the...
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Westward Expansion and the Frontier

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore U.S. history by researching a historic map. In this westward expansion lesson, students discuss the mystery of the western U.S. in the early 1800's and the impact expansion had on Native Americans and agriculture....
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Images of the American Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze several documents as they research the Revolutionary War. They evaluate documents and examine them for bias and perspective. They use their research to write monologues from the point of view of a famous Revolutionary...
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Endangered Species - Can We Help Them Survive?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners, in groups, select an animal that has been identified as endangered and then identify its characteristics. They discuss why the animal has become endangered, evaluate adaptations for its survival and include an illustration.
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Nutrition (Weight Management)

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore nutrition and the effect it has by participating in class discussions.  In this diet and exercise lesson, 7th graders analyze print advertisements and discuss how unrealistic their expectations are and how...
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Supply and Demand

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the affects of supply and demand on prices and purchasing habits. Given a scenario, student groups discuss how demand and other factors can affect the price of an object. They predict a change in price dependent...
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Understanding Bernoulli's Principle

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explain why we fly. For this space science lesson, 5th graders discuss Bernoulli's prinicple and its relation to flight.
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Experiencing the Civil War

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the Civil War.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders investigate the causes, effects, and the lives of people during the Civil War.  Students develop a research paper using various...
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What is the Function of Each Seed Part in the Growth of a Plant

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the parts of a seed by using a digital camera.  In this botany lesson, 6th graders plant their own seeds in class and demonstrate the necessary attributes for growing a plant.  Students utilize a...
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How Far Will It Roll?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate physics by conducting an experiment.  In this gravity lesson, 3rd graders create a ramp using books and paper which they roll a marble down.  Students utilize the scientific method to predict and...
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It Creeps. It Crawls. Watch Out For The Blob!

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How do you find the area of an irregular shape? Class members calculate the area of an irregular shape by finding the area of a random sampling of the shape. Individuals then utilize a confidence interval to improve accuracy and use a...
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First Nation People and European Explorers

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the characteristics of explorers. They research the factors that contributed to the first European explorers that came to North America. Students also concentrate on the interactions that explorers had with...
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Podcasting Crusader's Style

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students work as a group of scientists studying a specific biome of their choice. In this biome instructional activity, students research a biome and develop a podcast where factual information is read about a...
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The Great Fire of Saint John: Producing Historic Plays

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students produce a play about their community. In this historic play lesson, students research their community and script historic play books that provide a background about their community.
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Beans Are Seeds

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read literature regarding the growth of seeds. They investigate how seeds need water and light to sprout and then grow. They experiment by planting their own bean seeds. They record the progress of their seeds in both...
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Colonialism in India / The Sepoy Revolt of 1857

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the factors dividing colonial India. They examine the motives of the colonizers. They research colonial India. They participate in a debate on major controversies surrounding the revolt in colonial India.
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Buying Power

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students use a magazine article/picture to explain consumer spending and discuss the key elements that influence consumer spending.
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Polynomials and Factoring

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students classify, add, subtract, and factor polynomials. In this polynomials activity, students classify polynomials by creating their own system. During a discussion, the class decides on a common system. They add and subtract...
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Division of Monomials

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars relate the division of monomials to multiplication. In this division of monomials lesson, students divide monomials by factoring and dividing common factors from the originals. They check their answers by multiplication....