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Weekly Current Events Podcasts
Students create a weekly current event podcast. In this podcast instructional activity, students find current events for the week and write out a script to explain this event. They add in music and sound effects and record their final...
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Chucky Chickadee
Students create an original project dealing with birds. In this bird lesson, students take a virtual field trip to bird feeders around the nation. Students replicate the coloring of winter birds.
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Idioms
In this idioms activity, students use context clues provided to determine the meaning of idioms shown in bold-faced type in a set of 12 sentences. An answer key is included.
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Secant and Secant Segments
Students use the secant and secant segment theorem to solve problems. In this calculus lesson, students identify where the secant line crosses on a circle. They create circles and secants using cabri software.
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Solar Energy
Students find out where on campus is the most reliable and/or the strongest energy, record outside temperature and temperature inside the solar box during each week, and participate in discussion questions and make generalizations.
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I'm a Weather Watcher Watching plants grow by......my,my,my
Students investigate how weather affects how plants grow. They collect data on weather and plant growth for a week and display the data on a graph. For a culminating experience they design a movie using software that shows plant growth...
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Earth Day Art
Students discuss Earth day. In this art lesson, students put on plastic gloves and look for trash to put into brown bags. Students then take the trash and glue some of the trash onto paper.
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Tutors & Readers Theater
Students complete literacy service learning projects. In this literacy lesson, older students work with younger students to tutor them in reading and writing. They help prepare a Readers Theater for the younger students.
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Pencil Holder
Students construct a pencil holder. In this visual arts lesson plan, students create a pencil holder from a soup can, glue, and spray paint. Students decorate the pencil can with decorations. They can use this pencil holder as a gift for...
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Writing a Formal Thank You Letter
Students research various formats for writing thank you letters in resource books and through a provided Internet site. They use these resources to write a thank you letter to a recent outside speaker who visited their class.
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Let's Study Outdoors - Outdoor Classroom
Students research native plants. They identify the plant by scientific name, size, amount of water needed and color. Pupils measure and plot an area of school property. Students create an outdoor classroom. Additional cross curriculum...
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Book Making
Students make connections with real life experiences and the two languages, including Spanish and English. They create their own books in this project lesson plan to take home and read with their families. Students also use a digital...
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We're Recording
Students record their experiments or lessons using a video camera. In this technology instructional activity, students explain to the camera what they have learned. They watch these together to help reinforce a instructional activity.
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Bird Binoculars
Students create binoculars using empty toilet paper rolls, yarn, and glue in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. This Art project could be combined with a Science unit on Birds or nature, and could include a short field...
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Introduction to Time
Students explore the concept of time. Through discussion and artistic projects, they define time in their own words and tell how it is used to represent the seasons. Students draw a picture to portray time as it elapses during the...
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Brown v. Board: Where are We Now?
Students explore the concept of resegregation. In this civil rights instructional activity, students research the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling in their community. Students define and...
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Make a Snowflake
Students study the design of snowflakes. In this snow lesson, students discover the different shapes of a snowflake, and their similarities. Students study snowflakes outside, then create their own with popsicle sticks...
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Splendid China
Sixth graders gain an appreciation for the traditions and vast contributions of the Chinese culture in this unit of lessons.
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Maine: A Place Apart?
Students list phrase that describe Maine from both an insider's and outsider's point of view. They create an exhibit on Maine's history and write an essay about Maine's image as "a place apart."
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South America Commercials
Middle schoolers create commercials that promote travel to South American countries in this middle-level lesson for the Social Studies classroom. The lesson suggests using educational software including MS Word, MS Powerpoint, and MS...
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Fitness Challenge
Students participate in a year-long physical fitness challenge. They record their weekly physical activities which occur outside of the normal school day. To be included the activity must be 30 minutes or more in duration, must raise...
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Caching in Pine's Treasures
Students compile image information about the Junior High School using a digital camera. They survey the area making observations and recording them with the help of portable technology and transferring the data to a spreadsheet and...
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Prepositions of Place
In this prepositions of place learning exercise, students fill in the correct preposition from 2 choices to complete each of 13 sentences.
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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Sunny Science
Young scholars develop problem-solving, observation, and critical-thinking skills. In this early childhood lesson, students explore the topic of the sun as they notice shadows and light.