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Weather Emergency Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify different types of weather emergencies that may happen during the seasons. They list the steps involved when taking cover and fleeing dangerous weather patters. A comprehensive list of service agencies that can...
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Travel Club Unit

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in a classroom travel club while they research Latin American cities. They research the city finding the pertinent information provided in the directions. They write a letter to other travel club members that...
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"Favorite Fairy Tale Characters"

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders enter the results of their survey on a spreadsheet. They construct a bar graph showing the results.
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Cyclical Psychology in Japanese Culture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create artistic representations of various cyclical patterns after analyzing the importance of cyclical psychology in Japanese culture. This lesson can be done in an Art class or as part of a unit in a History or Language Arts...
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Raptor Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Young scholars create poems about raptors. They discuss raptors and create three poems including at least two of the following: haiku, diamante, found, and acrostic. They create a classroom book of poems or conduct a poetry slam where...
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Technology: Rating Inventions

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders brainstorm a list of inventions used daily. They use Kidspiration to create a web with inventions in the middle. Students choose three inventions from the web and rank them according to interest.
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Have You had Your *5 a Day*?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine *5 a Day* Dole program to reinforce facts learned about nutrition.
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Weather Plots

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the relationship between temperature and humidity. The graphs of weather data gathered and plotted for for an assigned period of time are analyzed and the interpretations shared with the class.
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Culture Challenge

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify and classify characteristics of the four pre-European cultures in Wisconsin. They playing a game about the different characteristics that belong to each of the cultures studied.
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Who's Who In Black History

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the life and achievements of promident African-Americans. As a class, they participate in acting out various scenes of a play which represents the Civil Rights era. They discuss how the world might be different...
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Banking Grammatically

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders identify the different roles involved in banking. They list and create defintions for the different types of banking services offered at a branch office. Students write sentences using verbs in present and past tenses....
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Computer Lab Lesson Plan - Science

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Pupils examine rocks and minerals. Using the internet, students research rocks and how they are formed. They use word processing software to list minerals and materials that form specific rocks.
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Photographs as Documents

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze photographs of Maine's history. They discuss the character of Maine and read a photograph. They analyze photos in pairs and complete an analysis sheet for each one. They evaluate their photos and rank them for...
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Geo Jammin' - Day 2, Lesson 5: Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars, in groups, use song lyrics and math to descrie two and three dimensional shapes.
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Creating a Bibliography

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review the basic structure of a bilbliography and its importance in writing. They create a bibliography of materials used to complete a written report, and power point slide show and use the computer lab to create a final...
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Images of Maine: Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read and evaluate several poems from various Maine authors such as Longfellow, Booth and Millay. They discuss the images of Maine and its people that are related in these poems and compare them to their own ideas of Maine...
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Thoreau and those he influenced

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders work in groups and research assigned person using the internet and use print resources for DHS media center. They create a poster that shows possible connections to H.D. Thoreau's writings and philosophies, a short...
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Background on Uyghur Society

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the history of the Uyghur society. In groups, they read various chapters of their text, they summarize the material, write down any questions they need answered and create an outline. They present their...
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Shh!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how to read silently to help them read fluently. They discuss why it is important to read silently. Students read "Jane and Babe" as the teacher models how to read quietly and then silently. They write a story describing...
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Breaking News English: Star Wars Sets Box Office Record

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Star Wars Sets Box Office Record," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Misplaced Modifiers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Show your class how modifiers can be used properly and improperly. They will take a short quiz where they must choose between one of three sentences in 10 slides that correctly uses modifiers. This is a great review!
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Ecology Explorers: Historical Air Photo Interpretation

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners identify and analyze land use changes over time with historic aerial photographs, and classify different land use into categories.
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Ready, Set, Go for Good Health: My Future--Setting Goals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students recall significant personal life events and identify future goals
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Oh, Baby!

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars explore one's goals and dreams using a combination of research and imagination. They produce a web site that portrays a vision of one's future. They plan, conduct and write up an informal journalistic interview.