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Plotting Earthquakes

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students plot earthquakes on a map. In this lesson on earthquakes, students will explore recent earthquake activity in California and Nevada. Students will plot fault lines and earthquake occurrences on a map.
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Economics Dialogue

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this economics dialogue worksheet, students read aloud a dialogue in which questions about economics are asked and sample answers are given for each question.
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Microbe Experimentation

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study microorganisms in their environments by experimenting with milk products. In this microbes lesson plan, 7th graders read background information about microorganisms in yogurt and soured milk. Students then follow a...
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Learning About Islam

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover how Muslim teens are affected by people's misconceptions about Islam. They see a Muslim teen's point of view on Islam and how it is portrayed in Western society and write a letter to Muslim youth group.
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Confident Commute: Increasing Safety for Teen Drivers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm possible causes for motor vehicle accidents involving teen drivers. In this biology lesson, students study national data regarding teen driving behaviors. They create awareness materials to help promote safe driving...
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China - Dragons

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars compare cultural practices, products, and perspectives to understand commonality and diversity among cultures. They analyze examples of interactions between cultural groups and explain factors that contribute to...
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Exploring Graphs

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students are introduced to connecting graphing in a coordinate plane to making scatterplots on a graphing calculator. Working in pairs, they connect points plotted to make a sailboat and complete questions on a worksheet as well as plot...
Organizer
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Graphs

For Students Higher Ed
In this graphing activity, students read information and study diagrams about graphing. Students complete 3 graphing activities.
Worksheet
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5th grade social studies geography

For Teachers 5th
In this geography activity, 5th graders complete multiple choice questions about hemispheres, maps, cities, ecology, and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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Modeling an Oil Reserve

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment.  In this oil and natural gas lesson plan, students learn how geoscientists identify and explore reserves of petroleum.  Students make a model of an oil reserve, record how much it would cost to...
Worksheet
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What Kind of Volcano Is This?

For Students 7th - 10th
In this volcano learning exercise, students are given five pictures of volcanoes and descriptions of each. They determine what type of volcano each is and how they determined their answers.
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GODDESS WORSHIP IN A MODERN PERSPECTIVE

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine careers that are not traditional for their gender.
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Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs)

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore CCDs or Charge-Coupled Devices. In this digital devices lesson, students examine how CCDs are constructed, collect light, and create a digital signal.
Worksheet
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Math Club #5: Miscellaneous II

For Students 6th
In this math club #5:  miscellaneous II activity, 6th graders work in groups to solve 10 miscellaneous word problems using logic and problem solving skills.
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Graphin' and Glyphin' Utah Weather

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use glyphs as a way to visually represent information about Utah weather. These nonverbal representations help students collect and interpret data in a visual format.
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Memory Book - A Cooperative Learning Experience

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students document sections of their life through pictures, stories, and video to create an English "memory book". They use photographs, video and edited video which includes their history, includes calculated growth, and genetic...
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Does Dye Die...? : Foreign Chemicals In Our Environment

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students work as scientists to simulate testing on soil, plants, and water for foreign chemicals through this series of experiments.
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Using Publisher

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers, in groups, design web pages that highlight and promote awareness about a particular endangered animal.
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Ballroom Dance

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students are introduced to ballroom dancing and are encouraged to continue with ballroom dancing as a lifetime activity. They are introduced to ballroom dancing to heighten their locomotor and motor skills, etiquette and social...
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Avogadro's Law

For Teachers K - 12th
Students study Avogadro's law and what it means in science.  In this gaseous lesson students complete an Avogadro's law experiment.   
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Metrocosm: 7 Maps to Help Make Sense of the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
Keep up to date with the everchanging Middle East Region. The Middle East has been a tangled web of alliances since WWI. These maps attempt to make sense out of the this often confusing area. The 7 maps show the relationships among...
Lesson Plan
Middle East Policy Council

Mepc: Teach Mideast: Comparing Maps of the Middle East

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan to explore the Middle East region via maps and classroom discussion to better understand the Middle East. An Internet connection is needed to utilize the links provided.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Middle East in the 20th Century

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examining the history of the Middle East from the Ottoman Empire through to the present. Enhance lessons with these resources.
Unit Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: u.s. Policy in the Middle East: Analyzing Political Cartoons

For Students 9th - 10th
Multi-media resources including video, PowerPoint, articles and maps from which students explore current issues in the Middle East and their relation to U.S. policy and interpret political cartoons on Middle East politics.