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Is there a stone in my soup?
Students observe teacher's inappropriate classroom procedures such as tattling, pushing, or interrupting. In this showing respectful behaviors lesson, students respond to scenarios created by the teacher and address what the appropriate...
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The New Texas Two-Step
Sixth graders work with mathematical expressions by interpreting, analyzing and problem solving with them. In this two step algebraic problem solving lesson, 6th graders use algebra tiles to solve equations.
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Who's got the fastest legs?
Young scholars use a stopwatch to collect information for a scatterplot. In this fastest legs lessons, students collect data through the taking of measurements, create and find a median number. Young scholars develop an...
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Traveler's in Time
Students analyze artifacts to become familiar with the Great Migration. In this migration instructional activity, students read an article and answer comprehension questions. Students role play a migration scenario using an...
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Beowulf Mini-Mock Trial Manual
In this Beowulf worksheet, students identify a crime and prepare the prosecuting and defense case to present to the class "jury." Students must follow court procedure and use court terminology as they present their case.
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Pioneer America: Pioneer Living
Fourth graders research pioneer life. In this pioneer instructional activity, 4th graders read the book Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder and discuss what life was like for early pioneers. They research pioneers...
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Cartesian Coordinates
Students investigate rational numbers through data analysis and statistics. In this algebra activity, students represent, rename, compare and order rational numbers. They collect and represent data correctly on a graph.
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Friendship
First graders explore human psychology by reading a book in class. For this friendship lesson, 1st graders identify the benefit of friends and strong relationships while reading the book The Rainbow Fish. Students analyze the images from...
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Stress and Drug Abuse
Young scholars identify the different causes of stress. In this health science lesson plan, young scholars find the connection between stress and drug abuse. They discuss about the different kinds of stress they experience everyday.
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Let's Make a Meal: A Study of Oats
Students investigate the history and health benefits of oats. In this food history and nutrition lesson, students describe the origin of oats in America, define nutrition related vocabulary, and read and follow recipes for making...
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Pendemonium Unnatural Selection: Quotation Marks
Students practice the correct use of quotation marks. In this grammar activity, students watch and then discuss a video on the use of quotation marks. Students find examples of quotation marks in books and periodicals and then convert...
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Creating a Pot: Repetition as a Unifying Design Element
Learners use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks.
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Do You Judge a Book by Its Cover?
High schoolers cut pictures out of magazines that relate to their lives, glue them on bags, and share with classmates.
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A Walk Through the 20th Century
Students use primary and secondary sources to study the literature, historical events, people, technology, medicine, government, entertainment and culture of the decades of the twentieth century.
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Roosevelt's Tree Army
Students access prior knowledge of the Civilian Conservation Corp. In this trees activity, students understand how each of the trees parts are helpful to society. Students participate in the planning of a tree planting project. Students...
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Electric Field Mapping / Equipotential Lines
Students determine the equipotential lines surrounding a charged object. In this physics lesson, students draw lines to identify areas. They relate the spacing of the field lines to the strength of the charge.
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Using Integers to Show Differences
In this integer instructional activity, students use integers to show differences in temperatures by solving 7 short word problems. They find the differences in 7 more equations.
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What Should Congress Do?
Eleventh graders explore the purpose of Congress. For this American Government lesson, 11th graders participate in a webquest about What Congress should do.
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Name Fame
First graders learn the uniqueness of their names by reading the book, Chrysanthemum, and completing other integrated math counting and graphing activities.
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Magical Shapes
First graders practice manipulating shapes into different locations. They see that even though shapes may look different when they are moved into different locations, the shape remains the same with the same properties. They make...
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Locating Rational Numbers on the Number Line
Students explore the concept of locating rational numbers on a number line. In this rational numbers lesson, students change improper fractions to mixed numbers to determine where on a number line the rational number belongs. Students...
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The Naming of a Native American
Students read and discuss Native American legends. They examine how the Native American name came about.
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Effective Citizenship
Students explore effective citizenship. They describe the skills, attitudes, and actions of a good citizen. In groups, students brainstorm ideas for effective citizenship. Each group shares their ideas for what they consider to be a...
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Thinking About Money
Young scholars explore the concept of a personal budget. In this philanthropy lesson, students use a Venn diagram to compare 2 stories in which the main characters spend money in different ways.