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Myths and Legends

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders write a myth about a constellation that is seen from the night sky in South Carolina. They draw a picture of their constellation to attach to their myth. They scan their pictures and type their stories into a web page...
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Floodplains in the field (with GIS)

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students measure a topographic and geologic cross-section across a floodplain by simple surveying and auguring techniques. They consider the spatial context of the field observations, use GPS measurements, and desktop GIS analyses.
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Save The Forest

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars summarize their role as a (particular) specialist. They select items needed for their research in the rainforest. Students explain the problems that their team is faced with and describe how the two assignments relate to...
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Our State Road Trip

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners take a virtual tour of the country of China instead of a state. Using the Internet, they examine the differences between a political and physical map and use latitude and longitude to locate specific places. They also research...
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Introduction to Biomes

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the different kinds of biomes. In this life science lesson, 8th graders explain their importance in an ecosystem. They take a BrainPop quiz at the end of the lesson..
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Agriscience

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and write a paper on any agriscience related topic. In this series of agriscience lesson, students create a presentation to teach their peers about the animal industry. They explain the uses and importance of...
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Words to Warm the Winter: Keeping Things Organized

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are in Literary Circles according to the book they've chosen and choose roles.
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The Research Paper - Searching for a Subject

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research a website to look for potential topics for a research paper. They develop a narrowed prioritized subject list on an index card (3X5) using word processing program.
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Shaping Ideas: Symbolism in Sculpture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the ways that sculptors have represented concepts and ideals as symbolic forms in three dimensions. They compare historical examples to those in contemporary culture, and begin sketching designs for their own symbolic...
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Still-Life Painting: Arranging Nature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students display the two still-life paintings that they created in previous lessons, along with their artist's statements. They write a review of a peer's work and discuss all of the paintings in a group critique.
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Ceramics: A Vessel into History

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers produce a ceramic vessel based on elements derived from historical examples.
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Ceramics: A Vessel into History

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils evaluate the works of their peers using criteria for value and meaning.
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Still-Life Painting: Arranging Nature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine and discuss still-life paintings and develop a definition for the genre. They paint their own still life paintings from direct observation.
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Ceramics: A Vessel into History

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a personal clay vessel that has a specific use or meaning in their contemporary culture, which could be discerned through study by future archeologists and art historians.
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Still-Life Painting: Arranging Nature Lesson 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify and analyze the characteristics of European still-life paintings. They paint still-life arrangements using various opaque medium techniques.
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Lightning Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils explore how to read scientific material by reading about the research being conducted by Dr. Rob Cifelli from the Colorado State University.
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Entry-Level Job Interviewing

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discover specific information to remember when preparing for an interview and create a presentation based on the information
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Pollution Prevention At Ft. Riley

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Student examine methods of pollution reduction used at Ft. Riley military institution. Young scholars review the economic impact of the use of enviromentally sensitive materials.
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Don't Throw Away That Junk Mail!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study junk mail to learn the techniques that advertisers use to attract and hold a person's attention.
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The Link With TV and Vegetables

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore Philo Farnsworth, a fourteen year old farm boy in 1921, who thought up the idea of television. By the time he was in a high school physics class he drew his concept.
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The History of the Pencil

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research and write about the pencil. They organize the research using concept maps and write an essay using the writing process.
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Safe from the Storm

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the poem "Snowbound" after brainstorming what a place of refuge is and why it's needed. They, in pairs, meet and write a list of ten attributes that describe a refuge. They write a paragraph describing the look, feel,...
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A Day in the Park

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders brainstorm a list of criteria for a quality recreation center. They draft a written proposal the center they plan to design. They write to persuade a land developer to hire their company.
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Newsroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the Internet and graphic organizers to organize the information they collect about farm products and exports.

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