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Nelson Mandela, Symbol of Courage

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study Nelson Mandela. In this leadership instructional activity, 5th graders study the life of Nelson Mandela. Throughout their learning, they read biographies on Nelson Mandela, compare their community to those in South...
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Engineering and the Senses

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore nutrition. In this nutrition lesson, students discuss a person's sense of taste and how it is different for each person. Students discuss favorite foods and how they relate to nutrition. Students cut out pictures of...
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Chemical Engineering: Volcanoes

For Teachers K
Pupils study volcanoes using a chemical engineering project. In this volcanoes lesson, students create a model town and discuss the properties of a volcano. Pupils then make a volcano using a chemical engineering format for their town....
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A Question of Sport

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students explore the controversy surrounding performance-enhancing drugs. For this current events lesson, students discuss the prevalence of drug use in the sports world and create poetry about sports. Older students may design a...
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Wind and Air Pressure

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils make an anemometer, barometer, and wind catcher to see how wind and air pressure are related. In this wind lesson plan, students use these tools to measure the wind speed.
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Holidays in Kansas

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify holidays celebrated by different cultures in Kansas and create a timeline of when they started to be celebrated. For this Kansas holidays lesson plan, students create a timeline wall in their class for each holiday.
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Hudson River Salt Front Activity

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Hudson River worksheet, students read a passage about the Hudson and salinity, they complete graph interpretation and questions and activities.
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How Is The Weather?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Studemts explore the purpose of this activity is to make a prediction of the weather in Australia based on prior knowledge. They use technology to help determine if the prediction is correct. Students will discuss the difference between...
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How Is The Weather?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students engage in the purpose of this activity is to make a prediction of the weather in Australia based on prior knowledge. To use technology to help determine if the prediction is correct. Students will discussthe difference between...
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Climate & Atmosphere: A Global & Local Perspective

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars complete a series of activities in which they study atoms, molecules, and the presence of atmosphere. They study the water cycle and the Greenhouse Effect by investigating and completing handouts.
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Butterflies and Frogs

For Teachers K
Students identify patterns found in nature.
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Teaching about Diel Temperature Variation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore temperature variation in lakes and deal with the data.
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Is Shep Sherman Innocent or Guilty?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a whole group discussion about what Shep Sherman is being charged with? They discuss if they think he is innocent or guilty? They observe while the teacher writes their thoughts on the board and then they...
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Tulips: Predicting the Arrival of Spring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use the blooming of tulips as a tool to measure spring's journey north. They predict when tulips bloom at 13 selected Journey North gardens in various geographic regions.
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Ground Beef Lab - Open-Faced Tacos

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students will use ingredients and read a recipe to create open faced tacos. The emphasis of the lesson plan is the kind of preparation that is needed to cook ground beef correctly to avoid diseases associated with improper preparation...
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Clothing of the Tribes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders compare and contrast the different clothing worn by the Eastern Woodland Indian Tribe and the Plains Indian Tribe.
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It's Haiku Time!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop and illustrate an original Haiku poem.
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Musical Form and Sibelius Groovy Music Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a song using the form ABACADAEA. Students listen to a musical piece created by Vivaldi that is an example of this musical form. Then students use software to create their own musical forms representing this pattern.
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Vocabulary: Talking About the Weather-2

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this foreign language worksheet, students fill in the blanks for 10 weather related sentences. Each sentence has a list of three words to select from.
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Breaking News English: Obama Declares H1N1 National Emergency

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English learning exercise, students read "Obama Declares H1N1 National Emergency," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Taking Risks: Drug and Alcohol Abuse

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discuss a video about drug and alcohol abuse and their connection to risk-taking. They answer questions on a risk factor sheet about the use of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. They discuss long and short term goals and how not...
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Comprehension: Setting

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars discuss what setting represents. In this language arts lesson plan, students review the three elements of setting: where the story takes place, when does the story take place, and is it past, present, or future? Young...
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Food Pyramid Lab

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete a lab to review the Food Guide Pyramid and prepare a food item using all of the food groups.
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Hurricanes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars listen to a transcript of an interview about an upswing in hurricanes with Stanley Goldenberg, a researcher with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. students participate in a series of discussion...