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United States Pride
Third graders learn the responsibility of citizenship and learn facts about a state they choose to research.
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Classical Greece
Learners research historical events in ancient Greece. In this ancient Greece instructional activity, students design a magazine which includes a cover, table of contents, cover story, advertisement and visuals. Learners focus on...
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Plate Tectonics
In this science worksheet, students use basic scientific concepts to complete the series of puzzles that are intended to increase science literacy and focusing upon plate tectonics.
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Making the Future Present
Students draw and describe a new system for prison surveillance. After reading an article, they discover the use of a wearable computer by prison guards. In groups, they develop a proposal for a new type of technology to be used in a...
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El Dia de Los Muertos: Mexican Celebrations
Middle schoolers research Spanish speaking individuals and the holiday, The Day of the Dead, using Internet and print resources. They orally present their research. Students engage in Mexican traditions by making either a lapida...
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The Art of "Green" Flying
Young scholars create an airship that doesn't use fossil fuel. For this flying lesson, students research different types of flying machines that only use wind power. They discuss invention designs by Alexander Graham Bell and Leonardo Da...
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Early Attempts at Flight
Students investigate the early history of flight. In this aviation history lesson, students are split into six groups to research the development of the ornithopter, hot air balloon and the glider. Each group records information on...
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Cowboys
Students analyze cowboy literature. In this United States history and literacy lesson, students listen to a variety of cowboy songs and poetry, view the video "Rediscovering America: The Real American Cowboy," and view related websites....
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Math with Homer Simpson
In this exploration instructional activity, students work with squares and square roots to prove or disprove Homer Simpson's formulas. There are 3 formulas to prove.
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Benjamin Franklin - Master of Electricity The Kite Experiment and the Invention of the Lightning Rod
Students study Benjamin Franklin including who he was, what he invented and his experiment. In this inventive lesson students follow the steps of Ben Franklin and build a Leyden jar.
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You are Uniquely You
Students compare and contrast simple machines and their functions. In this cross-curriculum science simple machines lesson plan, students observe examples and read about simple machines, then use body movement to demonstrate how...
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Inventions Research Reports
Fourth graders reserach inventions and create a report on a specific invention.
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Timeline Shuffle
Pupils examine the role and importance of timelines, and the method for ordering events. They order events and create a timeline of significant technology achievements and scientific discoveries in order from earliest to the most recent.
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Will the Real Ben Franklin Please Stand Up?
Students explore the life of Benjamin Franklin. In this American history lesson plan, students research primary and secondary documents regarding Franklin's life. Students should examine the point of view each of the accounts is written...
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Musical Instruments
Students invent a musical instrument to be played by them. They invent a nonstandard notation for music and compose a short piece to preform for the class using their instrument.
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Miracles of the Heart
Students watch a movie. In this cultures lesson, students read A World Without Black People and then discuss segregation. Students watch the video Partners of the Heart or Something the Lord Made and then reflect on the video in their...
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Seven Sequences and Series Activities
For this sequences and series worksheet, students complete seven activities covering arithmetic sequences, geometric sequences, and series. Fully worked out examples, formulas, and explanations are included.
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Inventive Thinking - Future Inventions
Students create marketing campaigns. In this technology skills lesson, students keep a log as they build prototypes of their inventions. Students then script and record video commercials to sell the prototypes.
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The Invention of the Telegraph
Young scholars study the history of telegraph invention. In this technology instructional activity, students build their own Morse Telegraph System. They discuss how this invention benefits the society.
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Monster Mash
Students brainstorm ideas for an original product with the same name, "Monster Mash" and find a unique way to market their invention. They create a prototype of the package in which their product could be sold and focus on marketing...
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ECONOMIC SYSTEM
Students identify two American industrialists within the United States during the second half of the 19th century. They use specific examples, compare and contrast how these two industrialists were successful in their market. Students...
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Know Your (copy)Rights
Students define public domain and provide examples of work in the public domain. They define copyright, provide examples of copyrighted materials, and state the procedure for securing copyright for their own work
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Fact and Opinion
In this fact and opinion worksheet, students review the difference between fact and opinion and then identify 10 sentences as either fact or opinion.
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Plants and Animals: Partners in Pollination
Students identify the plant parts and bee structures that are involved in pollination. They simulate pollination in a group activity and process the information.