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"School Shape Scavenger Hunt"

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students, in groups, venture onto the schoolground on a scavenger hunt for shapes. They are given tasks: recorder, team leader, presenter, reporter, and behavior guidelines and a time limit. They search the school for shapes found in...
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Puerto Rican Parrot Paradise

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars investigate the environment of the Puerto Rican Parrot. They visualize the ecosystem with and without information. They conduct research to find information and participate in classroom discussion to demonstrate...
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Algebra II: Exponential Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate, describe, and predict the effects of parameter changes on the graphs of exponential functions; describe limitations on the domains and ranges of these functions; and examine asymptotic behavior.
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Desert Animals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students survive within an ecosystem, an animal must be physically and behaviorally adapted to the conditions of its environment.
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Golden Sneaker Award

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students earn class points for exhibiting good behavior.
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Animals: Polar Bears

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars use the Internet to examine the polar bear. They discover information about their diet, behavior and habitat.
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Artifacts 2: Artifacts in Context

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners will explore an archaeological mystery that demonstrates the importance of context in learning from artifacts. Factors such as the artifact's location, its proximity to other artifacts, and the number of similar artifacts found...
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Prohibition Then; MADD Today

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine consumer traits. In this economics lesson, students examine the separate histories of Prohibition and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Students participate in a classroom simulation to discover how the movements dictated...
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Act of Honesty

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze examples of honesty. In this character education lesson, students role play various situations and decide if they should engage in honest or dishonest behaviors.
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Wall of Respect

For Teachers K - 5th
Students demonstrate respect. In this character education instructional activity, students discuss how to be respectful to adults and to peers. Students draw a picture of being polite or showing respect to a peer. Students place their...
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Hatching Chickens

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explain the importance of carefully observing and caring for eggs and chickens in the classroom.
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Childhood Development and the Social Studies

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students complete the Know and Want to Know columns of a K-W-L worksheet about elementary aged children. They develop instructional methods for use in elementary social studies classroom that would increase content knowledge. They modify...
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RIGHT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

For Teachers K - 4th
Students learn the importance of fairness and come up with strategies to create this type of environment in their classroom.
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Now We Teach Six Rs

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore recycling.  In this ecology lesson, students sort classroom garbage into items that can be reused, reduced, or recycled.  Students brainstorm ideas for reusing items and discuss ways to celebrate Earth Day at home.
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Meet the Tarantula

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students study tarantulas. In this tarantula lesson, students discover the general description of the arachnid as well pointers regarding its behavior, reproduction, habitat, food schedule, and handling tips.
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The Influence of Advertising

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize how and when advertising techniques can influence buying decisions. They also analyze the role of cultural, social, and emotional influences on financial behavior.
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Befriending Bullies

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars discuss how to create a bully free classroom. They share teasing and bullying stories and read books on bullying and teasing. Students buddy read with second grade young scholars in order to create friends at the school....
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Lights, Camera, Action

For Teachers K - 12th
Students learn the rules and protocols for the physical education classroom by videotaping scenarios from the PE classroom.
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Stop, Drop, Goal

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine how to resolve conflicts quickly and independently in the classroom by connecting putting out fights to putting out fire. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to guide their role plays.
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How to Be a Good Friend

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students brainstorm and illustrate the dos and don'ts of friendship as a book or classroom display. They discuss how friendships work and the rules people follow to make them work.
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Discovering New Species

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify animals observed by Lewis and Clark while evaluating the animal's habitat and describing the animal's behavior. Students construct a food web mobile to illustrate the animal's position in the food web in the 19th...
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Self-Determination

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Learners explore ways to improve self-determination. Using classroom activities, role playing, and small group simulations, students practice and exercise self-determination. They discuss the importance of self-esteem, personal values,...
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Oceans

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine how the earth is covered with more water than land. They toss an inflatable globe around the classroom, and each time a student catches the ball with two fingers, they tally whether the fingers land on water or...
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Interview Etiquette

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars discuss the qualities that make an interview successful. Students role play appropriate and inappropriate behavior during an interview. This lesson is intended for young scholars acquiring English.

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