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May The Fastest Toy Win

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine which wind-up toy is the fastest. However, they can NOT race the toys. They must find another way. On the first day of the activity, students work in pairs or small groups to develop and write a plan.
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Political Cartoons of the American Revolution

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine various political cartoons from the American Revolution era. Using present day political cartoons, they compare and contrast the ones from the past to the ones of today. As a class, they discuss the use of...
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Orientation of the Earth in Space

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students hypothesize the location of the sun in the sky at diferent times of day and at different latitudes. They perform several experiments to provide evidence for their hypothesis. Experiments including observing the sun's position at...
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Spud Smear

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study various samples of microorganisms in petri dishes. For this microorganism lesson, students place various samples of items in petri dishes and observe them after several days of incubation.
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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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Children's Literature

For Teachers 6th
Introduce the students to basic economic concepts and types of economic systems and develop the an understanding of how economic choices involve costs and consequences; provide introduction to rural America circa 1920 and compare to our...
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Alaska Trade

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars spend two days traveling throughout Alaska, trading as they go. They explore universal principles related to trade and commerce while studying about Alaska's geography and indigenous people. At the end of the instructional...
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Reaching Peace: The Casco Bay Treaty

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze different interpretations of the Casco Bay Treaty Conference. They work in groups and evaluate a section of the Treaty and the terms associated with it. They present their terms to the class and the modern day versions...
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How We Have Changed!

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice using their writing skills. They create memory books through the use of daily journal writing questions of the day. Students respond to story prompts and write autobiographies of themselves and another classmate.
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Trade is Simple

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students gain a better knowledge that trade is part of everyone's daily life. They summarize that trade happens between people, even when they represent companies or countries. Students analyze how trade makes it possible to buy and...
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Young Writer's Workshop Writing Prompt Worksheet- Four Leaf Clover

For Students 4th - 5th
In this writer's workshop writing prompt worksheet, students respond to the prompt, "Edward found a four-leaf clover and said, "I'm going to be very lucky!" And for the rest of the day he..." They see a picture at the top of the page...
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Fossil Fuel and the Ticking Clock

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars study energy sources to learn about fossil fuels and environmental concerns. In this energy sources lesson, students watch demonstrations for various energy examples. Young scholars find hidden pennies, make a bar graph on...
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The Solar System

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the characteristics of planets in our solar system. In this space science lesson plan, students create a solar system model with each planet arranged according to their distance from the sun. They solve problems using...
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ESL: School Subjects

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this ESL worksheet, students unscramble words naming school subject and label their corresponding pictures,  fill in blanks about the school day using a given chart and complete true/false questions.
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Trade Barriers

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students write an editorial piece which takes a position supporting or opposing the free trade policy during the 1790s. After identifying barriers to trade in the 1790s they analyze how their position on the free trade would fit into...
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Explore Your World--Geography Takes You Places

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars examine how the world around them is constantly changing. In groups, they travel between centers in their classroom to role play the role of explorers in Washington D.C. They share their experiences with their classmates...
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Balancing Acts

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders solve problems that can be modeled with algebraic equations or expressions. There are five sets of problems. Students should attempt one problem from each set each day. They increase in difficulty as the week progresses....
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Mini-Sanitary Landfill

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders work in groups to bury a variety of trash items and arrange them in a mini-landfill. They predict which items will biodegrade and then keep records of what the items look like every ten days. Students consider how...
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Read like the Wind!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars practice the strategy of rereading books to become fluent readers. They utilize pseudo words to recognize words effortlessly as well. Each student is given a copy of "Kite Day at Pine Lake," from Phonics Readers to read...
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Building a "Toolbox for Difference"

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners discover how race and gender relate to their sense of civic obligation. As a class, they create a 3-D toolbox for making a difference in their community or the world. They write an essay to accompany it explaining the design and...
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Social Inequality 2

For Students 9th - 11th
In this sociology worksheet, students identify types of work, define 3 terms, identify leisure activities, and answer 4 short answer questions as they evaluate work in modern day society.
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Writing and Graphing Functions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore mathematics by completing a graphing assignment in class. In this math functions lesson, students practice graphing X and Y coordinates on a graph and checking their work with partners. Students complete more graphing...
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Describe a Shop or Restaurant

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this describing a shop or restaurant worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer to describe the style, cost, location, good points, bad points, and other information and write descriptive sentences about the shop or restaurant....
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Paper Doll Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore self and social construction with a hands-on art project. After studying and discussing bullying and other social experiences, individuals create three paper dolls that represent specific social constructions. Included here is a...

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