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Careers: Accounting and Business Ethics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore careers in accounting and examine various job opportunities. In addition, they assess the ethics associated with the business world. The lesson concludes with online games and a quiz covering job opportunities and...
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Grocery Shopping

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students apply budgeting and shopping strategies. They study consumer shopping skills and guidelines to be a better shopper by comparing stores, comparing prices and unit pricing, brands, using coupons and not being fooled with...
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Storage Hunt

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students create visual examples of each type of storage that should be found incorporated throughout the home. They also visually identify the difference between built-in storage and furniture storage. Students then create two collages...
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Earth's Seasons

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review the relationship between the Sun and the Earth. In groups, they use a globe and flashlights to show the shadows on the Earth during the different seasons. To end the lesson plan, they write in their journals about...
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Pi

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read the book "Sir Cumference and Knights of the Round Table" to introduce them to the concept of Pi. As a class, they discover where Pi originated and define the terms circumference, radius and diameter. To end the...
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Exploring the West Using Fiction

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore post Civil War development of the American West. They investigate the conflict among various groups involved in the settlement of the West and select a novel by a western writer and complete questions from the Exploring...
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John McCain's Tax Stand Misrepresented

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how political advertisements can be misleading. Using a political ad against tax reform, students generate questions based on the claims in the ads. They research information to support or refute the claims in the ad and...
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What's My Structure

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use the language of mathematics to describe in words a 3-D structure created with one-inch cube. They interpret a written description of a 3-D structure and re-create it with one-inch cubes. Students use Quick Time...
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Geometric Solids

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify various shapes in everyday objects. in pairs, 1st graders go on a shape field trip to locate various objects of different shapes. They photograph the objects and later use the prints to write sentences describing...
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Basketball Dribbling Activities

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners develop the skills of dribbling a basketball while practicing various types of drills. The teacher helps the them to complete various drills through modeling and supervises successful completion and demonstration of skills.
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Total English Advanced: Issues Crossword!

For Students 7th - 10th
For this key vocabulary crossword puzzle worksheet, students practice key vocabulary as they read the 11 clues to correctly fill in the word puzzle.
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Graphing in the Information Age

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create a variety of graphs based on population data. In this statistics lesson, students use data that can be gathered on-line to make a bar chart, line graph, and circle graph.
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Proportion Problems

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of proportions. In this proportions lesson, 7th graders determine which offer is the better deal given two pizza offers. Students use cross products to solve proportions. Students write directions...
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Linking Length, Perimeter, Area, and Volume

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore measurements of rectangles. For this measurement comparison lesson, students discover the length, width, perimeter, and area of two different rectangles. Middle schoolers record their measurements on a chart to...
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Composite Functions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create a poster to explain composite functions. In this composite function worksheet, students explore linear equations and functions. They complete a worksheet and use manipulatives to complete problems.
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Algebra: Evaluating Expressions Using Tiles

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders evaluate algebraic expressions. In this introduction to algebra lesson plan, 6th graders use manipulatives (algebra tiles) to solve problems involving one and two variables. Students apply this knowledge to real life...
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Angle Land and Angle Aerobics

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate different types of angles. In this geometry lesson plan, 6th graders use a protractor to identify acute, obtuse, and straight angles.
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Always the Bridesmaid: People Who Don't Expect to Marry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the institution of marriage. In this social mores lesson, students discuss the impact of marriage, the single lifestyle, and divorce.
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Catches and landed value of fish

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze data.  In this secondary mathematics activity, students read and retrieve data from a statistical table on the Canadian fishing industry.  Students interpret and describe data in mathematical terms and make...
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Helping Students Do History on the First Day of Class

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students watch a video about Barack Obama and problems he faces as the president. In this president lesson plan, students write their own list and then compile a class list of problems and discuss them.
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Supreme Court June 2010 Decisions Wrap-Up

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider constitutional rights. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students complete an activity guide that requires students to examine Bill of Rights-related cases of 2010. Students respond to discussion questions pertaining to...
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I am Canadian

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore the concept of ethnicity through a survey, duscussion and a self-examination of ethnicity and diversity and what it means to them.
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Introduction to Population Statistics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine population statistics. For this population lesson, students navigate the Internet to locate Canadian statistics regarding population.
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Solid Waste in Canada

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students develop an understanding of waste and its effects.  In this managing waste lesson plan students participate in one of a few activities including creating a poster, summarizing an article or writing a research paper.