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Research Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the components of the Results section of the project and technical paper.They also identify appropriate ways of presenting data and write the Results section of the technical paper.
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Kissing Coyotes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are read the book "Kissing Coyotes". During the story, they make predictions about what they believe might happen next. After the story, they create their own story using their imagination and draw illustrations.
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Favourite Things Bingo

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ice breaker game worksheet, students will find other students with the characteristics listed on the bingo card, such as favorite color and food. A teacher guide is included.
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Traveling Museum Book

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students are introduced to Ndebele history and culture. In groups, they use the internet to research the tribe's art and culture in which they compile into a book. They present their information to the class along with a speech to...
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Hitching a World-Wide Ride on Web

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read an article for comprehension and discussion.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 2, Lesson 9: Bringing It To A Fine Gloss-ary

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create a glossary of geometric terms while exploring tangram manipulatives.
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A-maizing Facts

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners research the lives of Native Americans living in the Northeast Woodlands region, focusing on how the climate, location, and physical surroundings affected their way of life.
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Reading And Responding: Lesson 15 Nonfiction

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine a nonfiction selection in a teacher led lesson plan. They examine the author's purpose for writing the selection and identify the difference between fact and opinion. The compare and contrast expository and...
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Indian "Buffalo Skin" Writing

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify common Native American writing symbols. They create paper bag "buffalo skins" and on the back, they write stories about Indian life.
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Coal and Oil: Powering Our Way of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify and represent some common products that are made using petrochemicals and some of the effects that higher gasoline and coal prices would have on the American economy in a graphical format. They synthesize...
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People Interacting with the Environment

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore an arctic, temperate, and tropical environment and then decide what people need in each environment to help them live comfortably and what their lives would be like.
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Geo Jammin By Design: The Important Thing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students brainstorm what they know about geometric terms and patterns. They identify symmetry, shapes and congruency. They create a book of symmetry.
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Hey, I Don't Have Enough Stuff!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover through this simulated activity that resources are unequally distributed throughout the world and that regions use resources differently. They, in groups, are assigned to research a different hemisphere.
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The California Gold Rush:

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Young scholars complete an Internet treasure hunt designed to give them practice in using Internet resources.
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Japan: A Cultural Study

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders "take a trip" to Japan. They discover what life is like for a typical Japanese child and compare/contrast it to life in America. They give an oral presentation of Japanese holidays and festivals.
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Fairytale Favorites

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students access George MacDonald's Fairytales website, read exerpts of pre-selected tales, select their favorite and communicate that information via the internet to another class.
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Study of the Cell

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students draw a diagram to show the fluid mosaic model of a membrane. They explain how hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties help membranes hold their shape. They identify the functions of different cell membrane proteins as well.
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Skyscraper Capers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss skyscrapers and listen as the teacher introduces the project. They use the Internet to perform research on one skyscraper. Students use information they gather to create a brochure of their building . They create an...
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The 3 Bees

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners review what the three bees are: respect, responsibility and safety. Individually, they use the internet to complete a webquest to examine how to be respectful to others and be responsible for their actions. To end the...
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Bryant Creek Watershed Project - Making a Karst Dictionary

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students explore the definitions relevant to Karst topography. They develop a Bryant Watershed Dictionary of the special words and terms that are used to talk about the topography and hydrology of the area they live in.
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Sketch to Stretch

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a book closely and think about how they feel during the book. They then brainstorm and draw a picture of how they feel. Once complete, the pictures are shared and drawings are explained and discussed with the class.
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Achieve the Core: Professional Dev: Understanding Text Dependent Questions

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Understanding Text-Dependent Questions is a 1-4 hour module designed to promote understanding of how text-dependent questions support the key shifts required by the Common Core State Standards for ELA/Literacy. It includes the following:...
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Read Write Think: Depend on the Text! How to Create Text Dependent Questions

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This strategy guide focuses on writing text-dependent questions which require the student to reread the text to support their answers. It offers a list of what to do to create these questions that progress from establishing general...
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Wisconsin Rt I Center: Text Dependent Questions [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Describes a reading strategy where students must respond to text by supporting their ideas with text-based evidence. Lists different categories of questions the teacher can prepare based on the text chosen, with examples for each.