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Use Boolean Search Terms to Shorten Web Searches

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Have you ever conducted a Web search and received too many hits? Teach your class about Boolean search terms and provide them time to practice conducting efficient online searches. This lesson plan contains several fun activities which...
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Granny's Flower Pressing Adventure

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students review the rules of a classroom garden. In this gardening lesson, students review the rules of a classroom garden and are given the opportunity to pick a few flowers to keep. Students are taught how to press the flowers they...
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Communicate with a Truck Driver

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars explore the communication methods of truck drivers and  their experiences. In this truck driving lesson, students use a website, Twitter, and Podcasts to learn about the job of a truck driver and their contributions...
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Health and Safety

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify the colors used in a preschool classroom, the set-up, the safety procedures, as well as the immunizations required for a preschool. They also engage in small activities that include a class discussion, note taking, and...
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Getting In Is Half the Battle

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars read and discuss "Defending Affirmative Action With Social Science," examining the admissions policies in public universities and colleges. They write persuasive essays either for or against the admissions policies in...
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Fighting for Fair Farming

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider various economic terms, examine the impact of subsidies on farmers and other industries, write essays explaining the subsidy process, and illustrate through posters how subsidies affect both domestic and foreign markets.
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Grade Expectations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how the ten percent plan and other education initiatives promote diversity, as well as about their practical effects on students from different types of educational and economic backgrounds. They discuss college...
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Let's Make Stew!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate how to create a vegetable garden and complete related activities. In this vegetable garden lesson, students receive agriculture notebooks to complete vocabulary for the gardening lesson. Students read 'Still-Life...
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Fractions and Measuring in Cooking

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore cooking by creating food in class. In this ingredient measurement lesson, 6th graders discuss some of their favorite foods and review the proper recipes to cook them. Students utilize fractions to create a new...