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Up, Up and Away

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders design and launch rockets.  For this rocket lesson, 4th graders observe the changes in outcome caused by size and fuel variables. Students navigate the NASA website to learn the parts of a rocket. Students load the...
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Poetic Devices: The Sounds of Poetry

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students review examples and definitions of different poetic devices. In this poetic devices lesson, students interact with the website by reading definitions and looking at examples of poetic devices such as onomatopoeia, repetition,...
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The Korean War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the implications of the Korean War. In this Korean War lesson plan, students access the Korean War website to gain access to veterans of the war that they may interview. Students conduct interviews with veterans and...
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European Tour: History and Tradition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Sistine Chapel. In this European history lesson, students watch "Sistine Chapel Frescoes: Scenes from Genesis." Students then discuss the Vatican and the role of the Pope. Students then visit a website to take a...
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Greenhouse Effect: A Computer Simulation

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars complete an online simulation of the greenhouse effect. In this lesson on the greenhouse effect, students use a website, similar to a webquest, to simulate and answer questions on how the greenhouse effect works. This...
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Cinco de Mayo Facts and Myths

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this Cinco de Mayo activity, students view a specific website on the computer and determine whether four statements are myths or facts. Students, if the statements are a myth, they write a sentence related to Thanksgiving on the lines...
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What is Microbiology?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research microbiologists.  In this research instructional activity, students will research a microbiologist, create timeline sections, and build a timeline.  Students will also use a website to research a particular...
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Concrete Research

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore concrete. In this physical science and computer research lesson plan, students work in groups to answer specific  questions about concrete. Each group of students completes a different worksheet with a specific...
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Probability Using M&M's

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students estimate and then count the number of each color of M&M's in their bag. For this mathematics lesson, students find the experimental probability of selecting each color from the bag. Students create pictographs and bar graphs...
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Understanding Tenement Life

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students look at life for immigrants in the 19th century. In this immigrant instructional activity, students discuss how the poor German, Irish, Italian, and Jewish immigrants lived in tenement housing. They research the reasons they...
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Free Capitalization Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Not really a worksheet, but rather, a website that has 10 sentences void of all capital letters. Copy these onto a handout or project them on the wall for your class to use as practice. Answers follow, along with an explanation as to why...
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Predicting Events in Realistic Fiction

For Teachers 5th Standards
Predict what will happen next in Katherine Paterson's book, Bridge to Terabithia. After discussing the steps used to make a prediction as a class, provide some guided practice and then allow individuals to make predictions based on their...
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Agriculture is a Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore cycles in nature. In this cross curriculum agriculture activity, students define "cycle" and research weather and planting folklore. Students make a bracelet in which individual colored beads represent the many "cycles"...
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Living in Space

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore space science by viewing a video in class. In this astronaut lesson, students identify the living habits of astronauts by researching the NASA website and observing a space science video in class. Students participate in...
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The Science of Addition

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine the science of drug addition. In this health related lesson, students take a pre-assessment about drug addiction, then read and discuss an article about how some drugs affect the brain to cause addition. They will...
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Multiplying in Columns, Standard Way

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In t his multiplication worksheet, learners read about column multiplication and complete 22 problems. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Latitude and Longitude

For Students 4th - 6th
In this latitude and longitude learning exercise, learners find a set of 7 coordinates on a map. An answer key is included; a website reference for additional resources is given.
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The Food Pyramid

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research a food pyramid website and research a healthy diet.  In this food pyramid lesson, 3rd graders complete a puzzle based on the research they've completed and create a healthy main course menu.
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What Were Dinosaurs Like?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners view a video clips about Dinosaurs.  In this dinosaur lesson, students begin to understand the extinction of the dinosaurs by comparing them to contemporary animals. Learners complete a research sheet on one dinosaur by...
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Investigating Local Ecosystems

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe a local area for living organisms and their habitats.  In this local ecosystems lesson, students complete an online field journal.  Students share their findings and sort them into categories. Students visit a...
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Food and the Digestive System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the digestive system. In this human biology lesson, students read an article about the digestive system and go onto a suggested website to review what they have learned. Students are asked questions as an assessment.
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Make a Word: Long U by Starfall

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars explore language arts by participating an on-line grammar activity. In this letter U lesson plan, students discuss the uses for the letter U in the English language and the different sounds that can be made from the vowel....
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Painting with a Message

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students recognize the artwork of Keith Haring and understand that art teaches and informs.  In this Keith Haring artwork lesson, students navigate a website to choose a topic to inform others and with their art.
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Human Sexuality Presentations

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine human health by researching the internet. In this human sexuality lesson, students utilize the web to locate a website which contains information about a certain sexual aspect. Students create a group presentation on one...

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