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Using Technology in Science
You can spice up your science content by incorporating technology into your lesson plans.
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A Guide for Community Living
Students use photography to help them become more knowledgeable about their communities, and to make a "community survival" book in which problems are solved by going to the right community agency.
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Bedrock Learning
Young scholars test and identify soil and rock samples. In this rock and soil lesson, students video themselves gathering samples. Young scholars test the samples and create graphs showing the results.
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Johnny Appleseed Reading and Writing
First graders explore language arts by reading a classic story in class. In this word choice lesson plan, 1st graders read the story of Johnny Appleseed and identify the descriptive words and sentences the author used to entice the...
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What Is the Language of Television?
Sixth graders explore the language of moving pictures. By creating and understanding the basic building blocks used to form a video sequence (wide shot, medium shot and close-up),they discover how communication is enhanced. A great,...
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High Frequency Word Scavenger Hunt
First graders participate in a word scavenger hunt. They practice saying and identifying letters. They work together to help each other.
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The Letter Cc
Learners explore letter Cc. In this letter recognition lesson, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson page. Learners...
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Dogfighting Unit Lesson Five--The Media and Propaganda
Students consider the implications of dogfighting. In this character education lesson, students examine propaganda in advertising and then create their own anti-dogfighting advertisements.
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Rendezvous
Fourth graders research the Rendezvous. They then set up bartering stations for students from other classes to visit.
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Warhol "Pop Art" Portraits
Students create self-portraits in "Pop-Art" style using repetition, bright colors, and their knowledge of Andy Warhol and his artwork in this 4th through 6th grade Art activity. Included with the activity is a short vocabulary list and...
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What Make Good Reality Television?
Students brainstorm what they believe makes a good reality TV show. Students compile a set of attributes that they feel distinguishes the best of the reality TV shows from the others. Using the attributes that the class agrees determine...
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The Weekly News, Part 2
Sixth graders use articles they've previously written to produce a school news broadcast. In this journalism lesson, 6th graders discuss the goals of a news broadcast and use previously written articles to plan a news broadcast. Students...
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A Different Perspective
Students participate in a show called "A Different Perspective" that recognizes previously unnoticed talents of wheelchair bound kids. They assess how to attach an Olympus digital camera to their wheelchairs and take pictures from their...
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Raptor Force
Learners observe a video about pilots, their desired traits, and explore the similarities between a bird and an airplane. Using paper, wood or foam, they design create an aircraft to be flown in a competition to see which plane will fly...
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Word Power - Collocations
In this newspaper learning exercise, students match phrases with their definitions that often appear in the newspaper. Students complete 10 matches.
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Making the Ordinary Pop
Students examine the attributes of pop art. In this visual arts lesson, students examine works by Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg prior to applying pop art techniques to their own pop art examples.
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Tax, Tip and Discount Word Problems
Pupils solve problems involving tax, tips and discounts. In this algebra lesson, students convert between percents and decimals. They calculate commission using conversion from percents and fractions.
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Word Usage: Choosing the Right Verb
In this word usage: choosing the right verb learning exercise, student interactively select the correct verb to complete 20 sentences having to do with having something done, with immediate feedback.
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Conditional Sentences "If" Clauses
In this conditional sentences worksheet, students learn how to write conditional sentences. They then use what they learned to write 4 conditional sentences.
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Distinguish Communities by Their Architecture
Students distinguish between a rural community and a city community by observing the architecture in each one. They observe and discuss pictures of buildings. Students write a paragraph explaining the purpose of a particular building....
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Graphic Editing
Students use various hardware and software tools to create and edit files which can be used in a presentation. They use a search engine to find and download an image. Students use computer tools to save the image. Once saved, the image...
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This Is How We Roll!
Students research how roller coasters work. In this physics lesson, learners research the history of roller coasters and the safety factors in the design of a roller coaster on the website www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics. They...
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Digital Picture Water Source Hunt
Students use a technological format to illustrate their understanding of the importance of water to life. In this water lesson, students read a picture a book and discuss the need for water. Students create a class chart about uses...