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Analyzing Media Unit Sequence of Five Activities

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders define terminology and explore the effects media has on our society and on individuals.  In this media evaluation lesson plan students work cooperatively and solve problems. 
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Pick a Better Snack and Act

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars make healthy choices. For this healthy living mini-unit, students make healthy lifestyle choices through hands-on activities, songs and movement. This mini-unit includes lessons on the food pyramid, fruits, vegetable, and...
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My Pyramid

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete a graphing activity to learn about fruits and vegetables as well as their nutritional qualities. For this fruits and vegetables lesson, students complete a series of activities that help teach them about the health...
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Eat Smart, Play Hard

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover why breakfast is important. In this nutrition lesson, students read a "Power Up With Breakfast" worksheet and discuss the importance of breakfast. Students draw pictures of fruit they would want in their breakfast shake.
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The Color Way

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study the importance of eating a colorful diet of fruits and vegetables. In this nutritional diet lesson, students complete multiple activities to learn about the nutritional value of colorful fruits and vegetables.
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Crane, London, and Literary Naturalism

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students identify the key characteristics that comprise American literary naturalism in Jack London's "To Build a Fire" and Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat." In this naturalism analysis lesson, students identify characteristics of the...
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Guillermo Kuitca Art

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the art work of Guillermo Kuitca. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze the geographical art of Kuitca and complete discussion activities. Students read about the artist and complete a related activity.
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September Science Internet Activity

For Students 4th - 8th
In this energy learning exercise, students click on the links in the questions about energy to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 12 questions total.
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Pre-fieldtrip Preparation: Museum Windham Textile & History

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders prepare for a trip to the Windham Textile and History Museum. In this industrialization lesson, 11th graders discover what it was like to work in the textile mills and then write their own oral history accounts of life...
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Arrange the Words

For Students 4th - 6th
In this adjectives instructional activity, students categorize adjectives given into 3 categories and read passages that include adjectives. Students complete 5 activities.
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Arthur's Tooth

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice their reading comprehension by reading a story in their class. For this story map lesson, students read the Marc Brown book Arthur's Tooth and discuss the story, characters and setting. Students create a story map based...
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Problems of Philosophy

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy activity, learners respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell.
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We and Thee

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine class structure. In this diversity education lesson, students discuss stereotypes within their school as an introduction to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. After students have read the play and discussed social class...
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Nureyev: Bringer of Light

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine Nureyev's artistic endeavors and achievements. In this language and art activity, students analyze  modes of dance expression at the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th centuries. They focus on Martha Graham and...
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The Bus Ride Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine and respond to the text, The Bus Ride. In this African-American literature lesson, students explore pre-reading questions that focus on fairness of laws. Students read the text based on Rosa Parks and answer 11...
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Concerning the Principles of Morals Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions about Hume's Concerning the Principles of Morals. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Distance and Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students calculate the distance using the distance formula. In this geometry lesson, students identify the distance a taxi cab travels. They relate distance to functions and relate it to the real world.
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A Closer Look at the Klan

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn vocabulary, answer discussion questions, complete writing assignments, and identify symbols connected to the Ku Klux Klan. In this Ku Klux Klan lesson plan, 4th graders also go on a field trip to the Thomas Hart...
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The Milky Way and Beyond

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners consider the scale of the Milky Way Galaxy. In this Milky Way lesson, students hypothesize the length of time necessary to cross the Milky Way.
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American Industry Growth

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the economic growth from 1878 to 1893. In this social studies lesson, 11th graders discuss how the improvements lead to an inequality in wealth and the problems that it caused.
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New Wave Aztec

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students create animation symbols on the computer based on The Aztec Empire work of Keith Haring. In this animation lesson plan, students use drawings and put them into the computer over a series of 8 weeks.
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Space: Stars and Planets

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils observe and report that the moon can be seen sometimes at night and sometimes during the day. They describe how changes to a model can help predict how the real thing can be altered. Students explain the essential fact of the...
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Michael Jordan

For Students 4th - 7th
In this Michael Jordan instructional activity, students read a 1 page reading on the life and basketball career of Michael Jordan. They then answer the 15 questions in the packet. The answers are located on the last page.
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Using the Internet

For Students 7th - 8th
In this using the internet worksheet, students search several websites to review information about the heart, human senses, the solar system, and planets. Students also read information about the rock cycle and answer provided questions.