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"If You Hopped Like a Frog" by David M. Schwartz

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students search for and generalize an algebraic pattern. They make and analyze a coordinate graph.
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From Different Angles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers participate in Socratic seminar discussing a person's right to refuse to say the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Background on Mongol History and Society

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the impact of the Mongols on history. In groups, they read a different component to the relationship between the Mongols and Han. They summarize what they have read, identify any questions they have and develop...
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Determining the Age of Fossils

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the concept of radioactive dating. In this radioactive dating lesson plan, students investigate how to determine the ages of fossils and rocks as they learn about half-life radioactive decay.
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Wall to Peace: Deconstructing Divisions Among People and Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze quotes and poetry related to relationships in society. In this civics lesson, students participate in small group debate game and focus on communication skills that reinforce civil discussion. Students reflect and...
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Language Arts: Lewin Project

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read and respond to the poem, "When I Am Angry." They complete surveys by analyzing the most common feeling and draw a bar graph of their behavior, using different colors to identify the duration of various feelings. ...
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Bad Meetings

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of unacceptable things to do in a formal American business meeting. Using a list given to them by their teacher, they determine if the behaviors would be considered rude. They use their various cultures to...
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Facts and Myths about our Solar System

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore popular ideas about the Sun and Moon. In this space science lesson, 6th graders separate commonly accepted details about our solar system into facts and myths. Students research a particular idea and...
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Dress in the 14th Century

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this history worksheet, students explore the clothing styles of the 14th century. Students draw a picture of a knight or a girl. They answer questions about various items of clothing.
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poem "Smart" by Shel Silverstein from "Where the Sidewalk Ends"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore unit rate and ratio and discuss the relationship.
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"How Sweet It Is: Awareness Today Can Defeat Diabetes Tomorrow"

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explain the importance of having a healthy body and be inspired to make better choices. They research diabetes to become aware of its symptoms, dangers, and prevention. They identify the relationship between childhood obesity...
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Float Your Boat

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars investigate buoyancy, displacement and density.  For this flotation lesson students study the Archimedes' Principle, analyze data and draw conclusions. 
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Locating The Cold War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify major players in the Cold War and place them on a world map. They identify the two superpowers location on the map as well as their allies. Students analyze how the world divided itself.
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Presentation of Research Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students deliver oral presentations using appropriate visual aids and PowerPoint. In this oral presentation lesson, students research a topic and deliver a clear oral presentation on their topic. Students use PowerPoint to create a...
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Human Rights Defenders Scavenger Hunt: A Computer Lab Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore human rights issues. In this human rights lesson, students use the Carter Center Human Rights Defenders website to complete a scavenger hunt that allows them to investigate the work of those fighting for human...
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A thousand seconds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use seconds, minutes, and hours. They then discuss the size of a thousand. After that they read time in digital or analogue form.
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Bubblegum balls

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars look for patterns to solve problems involving statistics using different colored gumballs. They should be able to look for and find out all the possible outcomes based upon inference and trials.
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Upside-Down Books

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read various examples of literature. In groups, they brainstorm a list of views that go against what was in one of the stories. They illustrate the opposite ideas and compile them into a class book. They use each other to...
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Exploring Film Genres for Telling Hero Stories: Animated Shorts

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Pupils will create short movies. The integration of technology into the curriculum is important for learners to apply in various ways. This lesson is an example of that kind of integration.
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"The Rajah's Rice: A Mathematical Folktale from India" adapted by David Barry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use large numbers and learn exponential representation and explain patterns and relations of powers of 2.
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Breaking News English: Five Million Ecstasy Tablets Seized

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Five Million Ecstasy Tablets Seized," 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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Points

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to Gill's story and determine how many number points she has. They then find the number of points their own name has and get into groups where all the name points are the same.
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Tony's Spelling Troubles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the given problem and describe in their own words the situation represented in a bar chart and tally chart. They then use a bar chart and tally chart to make sensible predictions.
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Anthony Burns

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the reading of the novel about Anthony Burns. They create a KWL chart to gather and organize information. The information that is provided is used to create a presentation. Students also use journals to keep track of...