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This Land is Your Land? This Land is My Land!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the various territory acquisitions in United States history and create an annotated map that tells the history of U.S. expansion. Working in small groups, students outline the land acquisitions and purchases made by...
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Collecting and Pressing Plants

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners engage in a lesson that is concerned with the study of native plants and classifying them according to a kind. They press them into a journal while identifying them according to species. Students compile the samples into a...
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Air Masses & Fronts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a set of maps depicting a front passing through the state to identify two distinct air masses and the frontal boundary. They then deterine whether the front is moving in time and in what direction the front is moving.
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Thirty-Second Look

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students articulate why more than 30 seconds is required to examine a work of art, in order to gain an understanding of it. They give reasons why discussing a work of art increases their understanding of it.
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In the News

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students research a report using a local or national news story. They exchange reports with a partner in order to examine an issue. They work together to create a report on a global issue.
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An Egg-cellent Osmosis Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the problem of osmosis by conducting an experiment. They use eggs with the shells dissolved to tell whether fluid can move across the membranes. The experiment provides high interest for all kinds of students to keep...
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Scientific Scenes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover how the public's perceptions of science have changed throughout recent history; then research scientific and technological breakthroughs in a variety of areas. They then create plays that allow scientists to encounter...
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Cause and Effect

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate cause and effect. In this cause and effect lesson, 3rd graders read a story and determine what are the causes and effects. Students match sentence strips to the make the correct cause and effect sentence....
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Science 911: Car Crash Testing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore, experiment and analyze the concept of using dummies in a car crash test. They collaborate in a series of tests designed to simulate what really happens in a two-car collision. Each student incorporates...
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Reported Speech- Indirect Speech

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this reported speech worksheet, young scholars change 10 sentences into direct speech, change 18 sentences into indirect speech, and change 15 sentences to direct speech.
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Features of Shells

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a new shell.  In this shell features lesson, students different types of shells, discuss their special features and talk about how animals use shells.  Students use the Internet to research information on shells...
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Aging of Trees

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine tree rings to determine its age.  For this tree ring lesson, students examine core tree samples, identify the tree rings, and then determine its age. Students complete a worksheet, deciding which of the two core...
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Build A Tree

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the different parts of a tree and the significance of each part.  In this build a tree lesson, students use role-playing theater to reinforce what they are learning. Students use their imagination to become tree parts...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Cows Can't Fly

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to vocabulary words from the story Cows Can't Fly and identify words during the reading of the story. In this introduction to vocabulary words lesson, students recall vocabulary words from the story and...
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Reading A Historical Photograph

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine a historical photograph to gather information and draw conclusions.
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Dietary Fiber Introduction

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research fiber and consider its sources, functions and importance to overall health. They sample high-fiber items, complete worksheets and take a quiz on their fiber research.
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Daily Life in the Fur Trade: Communications & Resourcefulness

For Teachers 5th
Student complete a number of activities using computer based resources and primary sources to research the fur trade. They answer questions using the computer research.
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Tall Tales

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners are provided with an opportunity to explore not only the interface but also the variety of scenery and objects available on the program. Younger students may require additional teacher assistance during the computer activity.
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Creek Monitoring

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders conduct a variety of assessments at a local stream to determine if it is a suitable habitat for salmon. They measure temperature, tubidity, dissolved oxygen, pH levels, bacteria and nutrients. In this unit, 6th graders work...
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Sound; Year 1

For Teachers K - 6th
Pupils, on a listening walk around the school and its grounds, make notes/comments on the range and variety of sounds in each environment. They listen to recorded sounds and attempt to recognize them.
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Design Your Life

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use three different pieces of art and identify the power struggles that are being represented. In groups, they use the Internet to research the distribution of wealth throughout Canada during the Victorian time period. They...
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Breeds of Cattle Internet Search

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify different breeds of cattle and select one breed to investigate further. They gather information online about breed's origin, physical characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages, and present their findings orally to...
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Protective Services/ "Dump Busters"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students tell,write and show the importance of following correct procedures to promote safety of self, others, property, and shared resources. They determine a crime suspect through systematic inquiry and objective information gathering.
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A Brightly Colored Past

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read A Brightly Colored Past, choose three things they found out about Middletown's African-American history that they didn't know before, and create slide using Kid Pix Studio Deluxe to be incorporated into classwide...