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News Anchor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view selected clips from news programs, analyzing the volume, stress and pacing of the deliverance. They prepare and deliver a one-minute presentation based on a current news story.
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Self-Control

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine their feelings of anger in various situations. In groups, they view scenerios from different points of view and from reading many poems. They answer comprehension questions about a story they read to end the class.
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Water Quality Monitoring

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
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Supermarket Science: The King Sooper Lab

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read product labels, compare fat, sodium, and sugar contents of various food items. They work with a partner and often employ the assistance of the deli and bakery managers in a supermarket.
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Economic Forces

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the economic forces of scarcity and choice. They examine how these forces affect the management of personal financial resources, shape consumer decisions, and the economic well-being of society. Students research stock...
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Funny Money

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars are rewarded for attendance. In this school-wide rewards lesson, students earn "dollars" for attendance and being in class on time. Young scholars use those dollars to bid on everyday items of their choice.
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Models of American Citizenship

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the concept of American citizenship by pretending to time travel. They travel back in time to visit the eras of Thomas Jefferson, Hellen Keller, Harriet Tubman, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and community heroes....
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Composting -- Nature's Disappearing Act

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Studenst work together to discover the concept of biodegradability. They build a model of a landfill and how different items decompose. They examine how engineers use this information for better waste management.
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Space Settlement Design

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work on a project in which they must design a space settlement. Once the teams have begun their research, have the project manager report to the instructor each day on progress or any difficulties encountered.
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A SLICE OF CHRISTMAS FROM PIECE O' CAKE DESIGNS

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils create Christmas quilts with the basics of hand appliqué while working on one 1950s Santa block and examine how to make that cute pieced "quilt," how to draw Santa's cheerful face, and how to manage the smaller appliqué pieces.
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Not In My Backyard: Siting A Resource Recovery Facility

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars role play a town meeting in which a new resource facility could be built. They have time to question each other after all sides have presented.
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Planning for a Healthy Life

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students investigate the difference between diseases that are controllable and those that happen by chance. They discuss the chance of dieing in a war with that of dieing from a disease that has controllable factors. They complete a...
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Are School Trips Too Risky?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students analyze and chart what risks are involved on school field trips. Students devise a study trip to take and dissect at the end of their findings. Students scale the conditions of what a risk is and we can manage them in the future.
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Exploring the Maryland State Archives Website

For Teachers 4th
Student demonstrates the ability to organize, manage and comprehend information and applies appropriate skills to collect organize, and interpret data, They then explore an appreciation of media a sources of information and recreation.
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Notetaking Skills

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review notetaking skills and brainstorm a list of times when notetaking is important. They review a given text then take notes on writing paper, using the modeled style.
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Com-Post With Us?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars discuss the importance of reducing, recycling and reusing materials to help the environment. As a class, they create a worm bin and observe how it turns material in to compost. They use the internet to research the...
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Quickest Round-Up

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars perform activities requested by being timed and observed for compliance. They practice lining up to leave the class in a quiet manner. As they line up, students are observed to ensure good manners. Each class competes...
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Downhill Skiing Flash News!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view the Olympic Games events in real-time via satellite feed, Olympic Games sites on the Internet, or CNN. They report results as soon as they happen and quickly edit their news flashes for correct spelling, grammar, and usage.
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Karst Topography

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars observe a movie about karst topography over the Internet and note nonpoint source pollution. They discuss ways to manage pollution and their experiences with any polltion sources.
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Choose Your Own Soil Adventure

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders will use a soil survey to make management decisions and by interpreting geologic maps. The importance of different soil types is discussed and the implications of how soil can be useful for our communities.
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Organization of Fairfax County Government

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify Fairfax County government as council-manager government, describe term of office held by members of Board of Supervisors and districts they represent, how Chairman of Board of Supervisors is elected and term and...
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Dumptown Game

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students engage in an interactive play scenario. They are the new managers of a fictional city and live in a place where nothing is recycled. Students are faced with various problems that need to be solved. They work together to propose...
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Money Madness

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review coins and their values. For this coin recognition lesson, 2nd graders review the coin values as they read 'Smart' by Shel Silverstein. Students use class computer demonstrations to identify the coin's names, worth,...
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What's Special About Me?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify personal strengths that can help them cope with events in life like 9/11. They address two factors that have been demonstrated by research studies to assist students in adapting to and coping with stress. Students are...

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