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Pedestrian Safety for Students

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate pedestrian safety. In this pedestrian safety lesson plan, students take pictures of intersections and crossing sites. They access Internet sites and the teacher writes to experts to find out safety information....
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Power Writing to Elaborate: Paragraph Writing, Main Idea

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are walked through an outline (Power Writing) and shown how to elaborate on a main idea in their writing.
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Investigation 9 - Bird Study

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine specific bird characteristics and become more aware of the ecosystems that support each bird. They engage in bird walks, mapping the areas where they find evidence of bird activity.
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Autumn

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Take a walk through the forest as the leaves change color and fall from the trees, making way for a new ecosystem cycle to cycle through. An inquiry-based lesson plan examines how the process of decomposition eliminates tons of biomass...
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50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine a poster of Brown v. Board of Education and discuss what the important details are. They read the story behind the poster and court case. They role play different sections of the case such as the court case or Linda...
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Home, Sweet, Home!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the local history and architecture of their community. They draw maps, conduct Internet research, discuss varied architectural designs, take a walking tour of their town and work in teams to record their...
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Science:Effects of Weathering

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders take an outdoor observation walk around the campus and take soil samples. Working in groups , they conduct experiments with rocks and soil that demonstrate the effects of different types of erosion.
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Nonpoint Source Pollution in Long Island Sound

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine and identify the types of nonpoint pollution on Long Island Sound. In groups, they walk the shoreline, collect trash and identify its source. Using that information, they create a variety of graphs of the different...
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Introduction to Magnetism and Electronics

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners are introduced to the concepts of magnetism and electronics. As a class, they walk through the steps of the scientific method and define new vocabulary. In groups, they are given a bag of objects and they are to separate them...
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Biodiversity

For Teachers K
Students investigate the diversity of temperate forests and tropical rainforests. They catch and observe local insects, sort leaves and insects on a chart, listen to the book "A Walk in the Rainforest," and create a class bar graph that...
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Clucking Chickens

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
A comb, wattle, and beak are three characteristics that describe a chicken. Your class can explore the life of a chicken through reading, art, movement, and music. Using a plastic cup and string, they'll create a pretend chicken that...
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Portraits of History

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research the Post-Revolution to Pre-Civil War era by investigating the life and contributions of a notable person. They create silhouettes which are framed with timeline. Also, they add the research information to the...
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Working with Algebraic Expressions

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Learners understand that algebra is a branch of mathematics that uses symbols or letters to represent unknown numbers in problems. They also understand the definition for an algebraic expression. Make sure to click on the Download the...
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Mystery Creek

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to the Riparian Ecosystem. They define the following terms: riparian and riparian ecosystem. Students take a trip to the creek, where they make observations about the environment around them. They are...
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Adding Polynomials with Algebra Tiles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice adding polynomials using algebra tiles. Students view a PowerPoint presentation in which they are introduced to the concept of modeling polynomials using a scaled down version of algebra tiles. Students walk through...
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Unseen Perspectives

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars view themselves and their surroundings from different perspectives and gain insight into how others might see them, and discuss how and why they act differently when around various people. After brainstorming multiple...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Magna Carta: Cornerstone of the U.S. Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use the Internet to read a brief description of Magna Carta (link provided). They "walk through" the document with the teacher, identifying four major themes. High schoolers read and discuss "The Rhetoric of Rights:...
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Organizer
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How Does Your Insect Move?: Graph

For Students 1st
In this insect behavior bar graph worksheet, students will ask their classmates how their insect moves: does it walk, swim, fly or jump? Then students will record the responses to complete the graph.
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Math Mammoth

Triangles

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A six-page packet walks, or bends learners through angles that combine to create triangles. Definitions are given for right triangles, obtuse and acute triangles. They draw angles according to directions, using a protractor to meet the...
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Word Search List 7

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word search worksheet, students solve a word search by locating twenty sight words. The word list includes walk, eat, and been.
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Hazardous Waste Events Chain

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students identify sources of hazardous wastes and their effects on the ecosystem. In this hazardous waste lesson plan, students are given a hazardous waste card and walk around to locate other links in their hazardous waste events chain....
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Alabama Learning Exchange

The Five Senses: How They Relate to our World

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore the five senses and the significance of each sense. In this five senses and diversity lesson, students listen to You Can't Smell a Flower With Your Ear by Joanna Cole and take a walk observing opportunities to use all...
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Look At Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students collect, observe, sort, and measure leaves. In this leaf lesson, students take a walk to collect leaves. They bring the leaves back into the classroom to observe, sort, and measure them. They visit a website to learn more about...
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You and the U.S. Constitution

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write new rules of their school. For this rules and U.S. Constitution lesson, 4th graders discuss why we celebrate the fourth of July and examine the U.S. Constitution. Students discuss the differences between people now...

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