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Go Ahead, Take a Guess! Estimating in the Real World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learning how to use estimating to solve real life problems can be a great way for students to apply math skills.
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If I Were An Ant - Creative Writing

For Teachers 1st
The teacher reads the story "If I Were An Ant" by Amy Moses. The students then each create a page in a classroom book about what a small object would look like if he/she was an ant. The student writes about their chosen object and then...
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Red River of the North Flooding 1997

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners describe factors that affect the flow of rivers and explain their relationships. They research the factors involved in flooding events. describe the effects of present and future practices in land use, and river control methods.
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Discovering Solids

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders engage in a lesson that is about the discovery of solids. They identify using shapes like cones, spheres, cylinders, and cubes in various different situations. Students explore the classroom in order to find examples of...
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Mini Economy

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders listen as the teacher explains the Mini Economy to be activated in the classroom in the next few weeks. They examine how they to apply for jobs, make money, determine how to save it, and how monetary mishaps occur...
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A Community Decision!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate waste management through a simulated role-playing activity. They use a decision chart to organize their presentatioins and justify their decisions.
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Health: Overweight Youth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Investigate the primary causes for the increase in overweight youth and discover its impact on the health care system. After watching segments from the Bill Moyers Now program, your students develop campaigns to implement in school that...
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Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discuss situations where they would demonstrate conflict resolution. In this conflict resolution lesson plan, students role play, review angry body clues, learn how to make compromises, and more.
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Vermiculture Food Waste Compost Program for Touchstone School

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the advantages of composting.  In this recycling lesson students complete a worm compost project and collect food waste to feed them. 
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Creating a Mini-Landfill

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a min-landfill from lunchbox waste to discover what happens when they throw away packaging and scraps. Using a clear plastic bin, they throw away their trash and layer it with scoops of soil. Students observe what types...
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Arkansas Careers - Paper Makers

For Teachers K
Students listen to the story The Lorax. They identify natural, human and capital resources in the book. They identify the scarcity problem and brainstorm solutions. Students view a map of Arkansas which shows natural resources. They...
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Wet 'n Wild Watershed

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a discussion on watershed management.  In this ecology lesson, students consider the role of forests in water quality.  Students incorporate lecture material into a class room discussion and questions on water shed...
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Do You Like to Spend or Save?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students, after briefly discussing spending and saving habits, take a poll to see how their peers like to manage money. Then students graph their findings and discuss the survey results.
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Strong Vibes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils consider how the tension of a rubber band relates to the stress build-up in earthquakes. They conduct research and write fictional television coverage about a Pacific Northwest town that is hit by an earthquake.
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Toy Planet

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students design a toy store, supply it with merchandise (on paper) and create advertisements. They also manage the store's debits and credits by using a spreadsheet. They consider how to promote the sale of their merchandise.
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Karst Topography

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students observe a movie about karst topography over the Internet and note nonpoint source pollution. They discuss ways to manage pollution and their experiences with any polltion sources.
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Dumptown Game

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students engage in an interactive play scenario. They are the new managers of a fictional city and live in a place where nothing is recycled. Students are faced with various problems that need to be solved. They work together to propose...
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Com-Post With Us?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discuss the importance of reducing, recycling and reusing materials to help the environment. As a class, they create a worm bin and observe how it turns material in to compost. They use the internet to research the...
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Supermarket Science: The King Sooper Lab

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners read product labels, compare fat, sodium, and sugar contents of various food items. They work with a partner and often employ the assistance of the deli and bakery managers in a supermarket.
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Space Settlement Design

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work on a project in which they must design a space settlement. Once the teams have begun their research, have the project manager report to the instructor each day on progress or any difficulties encountered.
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National Parks in Atlantic Canada

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders research and discuss factors that have an effect on the sustainability of national park ecosystems in Canada. They examine changes in thinking that have led to new park management practices.
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Time is On My Side!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders review the most effective test taking and studying skills. As a class, they are introduced to how to self-manage themselves when it comes to the activities they have to complete. To end the lesson, they complete a pretend...
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Instructional Software Resources for Grades K-3

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners become familiar with teh selection, evaluation, and use of instructional software for 4-8 classroom. They download software demos from the web and discuss critiquing software. Students browse software evaluations on web sites.
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Using Technology To Learn Independently

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore learning strategies that may be incorporated into a classroom. In groups, they prepare a role play that demonstrates a specific learning strategy. students discuss necessary materials,l take notes on the learning...

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