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Notes: Characteristics of Stars

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate stars and the solar system by completing a worksheet.  In this space science instructional activity, students complete a fill in the blank worksheet based on the stars and components of the cosmos. 
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Agriculture Around the World

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore various kinds of farming methods around the world.  In this history lesson, students view pictures of farming methods, then compare and contrast them in a class discussion with the methods of farming that are used...
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Faces of the Past: Boys in the Civil War

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners investigate the role of boys during the American Civil War. In this Civil War Research activity, students study the contributions of young Union and Confederate men to the war effort. Learners also make...
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Art Show with the Masters

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars contribute to a classroom art show. For this art appreciation lesson, students research the lives and works of artists from different ages. Young scholars write reports, recreate artwork of their researched artists, and...
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Nureyev: After Petipa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine dance and choreography in Russian history. In this Russian history instructional activity, students discover details about Russian ballet and the work of Marius Petipa as they conduct independent research and present...
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Rhythm and Art: Gesture Drawing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make connection between music and art. In this integrated arts activity, students complete gesture drawing activities as they listen to Cuban, flamenco, classical, jazz, and contemporary music. 
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Triangle Sum Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach your class how to solve problems using the triangle sum theorem. For this geometry lesson, high schoolers identify the missing angles in a triangle using the sum theorem. They graph triangles on the TI and moves the sides around to...
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Pythagorean Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Oh that Pythagorean Theorem is so useful. Learners engage in a 45 minute learning activity that requires them to solve for missing angles and sides of a right triangle. They'll use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the rations of sides and...
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Trigonometry Ratios

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners identify the different angles and sides of a triangle. In this geometry lesson, students identify the six trigonometric ratios. They graph the graph of each trig function and analyze it.
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Angles and Arcs

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students identify the relationship between angles and arcs. In this geometry instructional activity, students rotate and move the circle around to create different arcs on the TI-Navigator. They differentiate between major and minor arcs.
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Creating a Cyclic Quadrilateral

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Identify and make conjecture about properties of cyclic quadrilaterals. Learners use the TI Navigator to create different shapes and draw conclusions.
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March of the Dividing Ant

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners inspect divisibility rules. For this divisibility rules lesson, students study the relationship between factorization and the divisibility rules for 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10. Learners read One Hundred Hungry Ants and A Remainder of...
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Cows, Worms and Compost

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore agriculture by viewing a PowerPoint presentation in class. In this animal relationship lesson, 3rd graders identify the types of farm animals humans feed on and their dependency on such small insects like worms....
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Rain On

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore evaporation and condensation. In this water cycle lesson, 4th graders investigate their surroundings for real-life examples of evaporation and condensation. Students conduct various experiments.
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Farm to Lunch: Exploring Agricultural Careers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine Utah's economic structure and learn about agricultural careers.  In this agricultural careers lesson, 4th graders follow agricultural products from their source to the lunch table. Students chart their results...
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Utah's Harvest

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize the importance of the physical geography on a community.  In this commodities lesson, 4th graders graph the five most important commodities of Utah.  Students understand why these commodities are so...
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What's in Wetland Soil?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the organic and inorganic components of soil. In this environmental science lesson, students identify the factors that influence soil formation. They collect soil samples, conduct tests, and analyze the results.
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Strange New Planet

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners simulate different spacecraft missions using materials provided. In this space science lesson, students observe and record a planetary model's features from a distance. They relate this activity to scientists' space exploration...
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Calculator-Based Lessons Help Examine Real-World Data

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students may determine equations based on graphs and regression models.
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Dialogue Journals in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Using dialogue journals in the classroom can help you get to know your students and help them increase their writing fluency.
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Studying Fossils

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare and contrast key skeletal differences between chimpanzees and humans: brain size, teeth, hand and thumb, trunk, pelvis, lower limb, foot and big toe. They then sort and group a set of mixed "fossil bones" of chimpanzee...
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Brother versus Brother: The Human Face of the Civil War

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research a human aspect of the Civil War and prepare a written report, skit, project board, or computer slide-show about their findings. They focus on how the war affected families who had members on opposing sides of the conflict.
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George Lucas and the Power of Myth

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the contributions of George Lucas to society. They analyze the concept of a hero, conduct Internet research on the life of George Lucas, develop a Hero Attribute Chart, and create an artistic rendering representing the...
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Heredity And Environment

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students complete a pre-test on the relationship between heredity and the environment. As a class, they write down descriptions of themselves and identify which traits can be changed and not changed. In groups, they determine which...