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3A is Going Batty
Pupils share their knowledge of bats. In this video production instructional activity, students use Internet and print resources to research information regarding bats. Pupils prepare bat questions and answers, record them on video, and...
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What in the World..?!?
Students photograph mystery images. In this observation skills activity, students gather everyday objects and place them under a digital microscope. They magnify the image and take a photograph of it. The image is then displayed on the...
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Breaking Color Barriers
Students compare brown eggs and white eggs. In this color lesson, students see two different color eggs and predict what they will look like on the inside. They see that both eggs are the same and compare this to people of different...
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Giving a Voice to Literature
Students explore podcast design. In this literacy and technology lesson, students read a novel during book club and design a promotional podcast to recommend the book to their peers. Necessary technology expertise and an...
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Activating Students Through Storytelling
Fourth graders produce a podcast of a elements of a Chinese folk tale. In this Chinese folk tale and podcasting lesson plan, 4th graders watch as the teacher performs Peach Blossom Spring: A Chinese folk tale. They decide on who will...
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Density
Students explore the meaning of density. For this density lesson, students use interactive whiteboards to review definitions regarding density and compare the density of selected objects.
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Primary and Secondary Documents for Colonial Times
Students investigate the Colonial Era by completing a template on their computers. For this U.S. History lesson, students discuss the differences between primary and secondary sources and identify several different sources as one...
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Going Greek: A Companion Lesson to Accompany the Percy Jackson Series
Students explore Greek mythology by researching a specific God or Goddess. In this children's literature lesson plan, students read the Percy Jackson series of books and discuss their favorite characters. Students research a chosen Greek...
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A Cleaner Today for a Greener Tomorrow
Middle schoolers examine recycling efforts. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students trace recycling efforts and script a skit regarding incandescent light bulbs' effect on the environment.
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An Interview With the Past: Ancient Roman and U.S. Government Leaders
Students produce a modern television interview show where they present information about Ancient Rome and its influence on modern governments. In this governments lesson plan, students produce shows in groups.
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Addressing the Nation
Pupils examine the leadership skills of Civil War leaders. In this American Civil War activity, students describe attributes of effective leaders and then debate the effectiveness of leaders during the war.
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World of Quadrilaterals
Students define the importance of the properties of quadrilaterals. In this quadrilaterals lesson, students identify the general properties of and compare and contrast the properties of convex and concave quadrilaterals. Students also...
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Gangs and Clicks... Are They One In the Same?
Students compare gangs and cliques. In this comparison lesson plan, students prepare to read the book, The Outsiders, by making a Venn diagram comparing gangs and cliques. They brainstorm ideas about the two groups which they add to the...
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Mythbusters
Eighth graders watch an episode of Mythbusters and answer questions that arise in the video about the scientific process. In this Mythbusters lesson plan, 8th graders complete a scientific investigation based on the video.
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Story Telling
Young scholars practice story telling. In this story telling lesson, students work in groups to read a fable and divide it into a beginning, middle, and end. Each member takes a section and practices retelling it with vocals, gestures,...
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Just Because You Cannot See It... Doesn't Mean It's Not There
High schoolers discover bacteria which is around them by using agar over three days. In this biology lesson, students predict what they will see over the three days and then take photographs of what is actually shown. Finally, high...
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Wild Flower Project
High schoolers photograph as many different kinds of wild flowers that they see around their school. In this wild flower lesson plan, students take different pictures of wild flowers after identifying their characteristics and coming up...
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Creative Color Wheel
Students explore graphic design by using color wheels to color images. In this art analysis instructional activity, students utilize Adobe Photoshop to experiment with coloring old images and removing all color as well....
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Understanding Interactions Among Local Species and the Local Environment
Students examine the differences between biotic and abiotic factors, explain the difference between habitat and niche and compare how organisms get their nutritional needs. In this local environment lesson students trace the path...
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Back to School Writing
Students compile a daily journal to improve their writing skills. In this writing skills lesson plan, students use a picture to help them write on a daily basis. Students write reflectively each day to improve their writing skills.
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What Type of Snow Makes a Good Snowman
Students attempt to build a snowman. In this comparison lesson, students divide into groups, are given different types of snow (dry and wet) and try to make a snowman. Students discuss and record the characteristics of the snow and...
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Mittens! Mittens
Students investigate the warmth of different mittens. In this cold weather clothes instructional activity, students decide which pair of mittens are the warmest. Students record and discuss their results.
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"I Have a Dream" Shown in Pictures
Students demonstrate their understanding of Dr. King's dreams by drawing a picture representing one of them. In this Dr. King activity lesson plan, students read the speech "I Have a Dream" and discuss the vocabulary. Students select one...
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Hearts in Motion
Students participate in cardiovascular activities. In this physical education lesson plan, students are divided into groups and brainstorm activities to get their heart rate up. Students demonstrate the activity for classmates.