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Explosives

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students assume the role of police detectives and investigate chemical agents used to make explosives and suspected terrorists based on information provided. Students have a list of questions to lead their investigation and must produce...
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Finding Mass

For Teachers 8th
Student measure mass to discover how pennies have changed in their composition. In this measurement lesson, 8th graders investigate through an open-ended problem to discover how the US pennies composition changed in the 1980's.
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iCivics: Executive Command

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore the role of President of the United States. In this executive branch lesson, students play an online game that requires them to consider the needs of Americans as they act as president.
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The Unseen Army: Conscientious Objectors During World War II

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study World War II and why it was called "the Good War".  In this World War II lesson learners identify the different kinds of conscientious objectors.
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine wealth including analyzing and interpreting the sources of it.  In this social responsibility lesson students create their own political cartoon.
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Alexander Graham Bell's Patent for the Telephone and Thomas Edison's Patent for the Electric Lamp

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a short biographical account about Bell and student B about Edison. Ask each pair to exchange information and determine what qualities these inventors shared. Ask students if they think all inventors share these qualities.
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The Volstead Act and Related Prohibition Documents

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers listen to the 18th Amendment. After a discussion on Prohibition, the groups determine if it was a success or a failure and present their findings to the class. They view political cartoons of the day and analyze their...
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Wealth

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the story The Day I Was Rich and learn about the role of money and taxes. In this money lesson plan, 3rd graders count large sums of money, group them, and give it away in the form of taxes. They discuss wealth and how...
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Gymnastics Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the importance of having a healthy body by performing gymnastics.  In this physical education instructional activity, students utilize their flexibility and body strength to perform intense physical gymnastic...
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Playing Dirty

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students consider the effects of video games on students. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to study video game ratings, their effects on children, and the violence in the games.
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Egyptian Multiplication

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Egyptian method of multiplication and independently multiply any two numbers using the Egyptian algorithm.
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What's The Weather?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders record and summarize daily weather observations for a week in the form of a bar graph. They cut and glue a weather symbol for each day, record it on the graph, and answer discussion questions.
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Design Details (Fashion Lingo)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify and define fashion details that are used in garment design. They play Bingo with fashion detail terminology. They create a fashion sketch using fashion details and write an essay.
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Cooking Terms - Level II

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students complete cooking terms with partners at their tables with the help of a foods classroom text.
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What's the Weather?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders make daily weather observations, record them with appropriate stickers on a chart, and then summarize them at the end of the week in the form of a bar graph.
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Familiarizing Students with the 5 Food Groups

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students review a variety of foods and classify them into food groups. They identify the benefits of each food group to our bodies and consider how deficiencies of these groups affect humans. They sort pictures, view a video and write...
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Classifying Objects

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work in small groups to sort and classify a variety of objects. They develop criteria for sorting and explain the characteristics they chose for classification. Groups record and share their classifications.
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Save the Library!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss library resources and how to locate them by answering various scenarios. Role-playing as librarians, they write essays stating five reasons why the library should not be closed down.
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A Shopping Center Field Study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze how developers plan for a shopping center. They take a field trip to a nearby shopping center. Also students participate in a shopping center scavenger hunt. High schoolers identify factors important to the...
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Deciphering Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of a community. They identify and group various kinds of communities. Students create a concept map exemplifying their membership in different communities. They write a narrative describing their...
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Health: STDs and Their Symptoms

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the myths and realities associated with sexually transmitted diseases. In a Powerpoint presentation, they discover the characteristics of various diseases, treatments, and complications. In their journals, students...
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Careers in Science

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars learn the trends in the current job market for scientists, find where the jobs are, the range of salaries, and the job requirements. They discover that scientists do some very interesting things, then write a letter of...
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Science: What Is a Barometer?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover how barometers help to predict the weather. Using newspapers, they examine the weather forecast and determine the meaning of high and low as they pertain to pressure. After making cluster diagrams, 4th graders...
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National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY)

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students review data analysis techniques. In this statistics lesson, students access statistical software regarding the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Students read and interpret the data as they complete the...

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