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The Solar System
Students construct a sketch of the planets in our solar system using concentric circles and angles. In this solar system lesson plan, students plot the position of each planet on concentric circles using graph paper. The sun is included...
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Diversity
Students access prior knowledge of the five senses and relate to students with disabilities. In this people with disabilities lesson, students research and use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast famous people and their...
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Catapults
Students test catapults. In this physics lesson, student conduct scientific investigations that require them to test catapults. Students practice their problem solving skills as they employ the use of the scientific method.
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Pythagorean Theorem
Students discover the Pythagorean Theorem. In this discovering the Pythagorean Theorem lesson, students measure the lengths of various triangles to the nearest centimeter. Students record their measurements in a table. Students square...
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STDs: You Have to Know
Students learn how to protect themselves from STDs. In this healthy living lesson plan, students define the acronyms for various STDs, work in groups to fill out charts on the most common STDs, and learn the five things they need to...
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Busting Myths Using Science in the Classroom
Use the Mythbuster method and other exciting activities to jazz up your scientific method lessons!
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Crime Watch
Students analyze the recent rise of homicides in some American cities, create and share posters, and write reflective essays in the form of letters to community leaders.
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Not Everything is More Expensive
Students compare prices and determine percent increases and decreases of items in order to make wise purchases. In this percent increases and decreases lesson plan, students calculate the amounts based on grocery store ads.
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Continents Game
Students study geography. In this geographic terms lessons, students compare the continents based on their different features. They work as a class to put the continents in order from least to greatest based on the different geographic...
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Changes in the Copper Penny
Third graders explore the difference between a physical change in a substance and a chemical change. students study the volume, density, altering shape and chemistry of a copper penny.
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Do Medicines Grow on Trees and Plants?
Learners study the importance of preserving rainforest. They investigate the uses of rainforest plants for medicinal uses by participating in rainforest immersion activities.
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User Friendly
Young scholars explore how consumers have become as proficient in computer technology as specialists were a decade ago. They create and conduct a test to determine the proficiencies of people in their school community.
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Probing Our Solar System
Third graders engage in a lesson utilizing small group activities and individual work incorporating student research on space satellites, probes and international connections. They, in groups, construct information disks, timelines, and...
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The Jury's Still Out
Young scholars examine the trials and executions of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. In groups, they use the internet to research the impact of the executions in the shape of political cartoons and writings. They discuss an...
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What Will You Do With Your Life?
Students engage in a activity that is concerned with the concept of self-improvement while reading an article to create the context of discovery. They read about life lists and then use the samples in order to create one's own list.
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Imaginary Insect Zoo
Students construct imaginary insects. In this insect instructional activity, students will discover the anatomy of their favorite insect and apply it to their own creation. Student will write a description of their model, and put the...
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Time Management: Piece of Pie
Students examine their own lives and how well they manage their time outside of school. In this this time management lesson, students discover the amount of time they spend on other activities, and create a pie chart with that...
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Triangles
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders solve problems involving triangular inequality. They apply the proofs and theorem of triangles to solve these problems. There is an overview and one question.
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Which Method Will You Choose? Finding Solutions to Systems of Equations.
Ninth graders investigate systems of linear equations. In this Algebra I lesson plan, 9th graders determine which method is the best for solving a systems: graphing, substitution, or elimination. Students choose a method and create a...
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From Trees to Paper
Sixth graders investigate logging and the process of paper making. In this forestry lesson, 6th graders analyze pictures of trees being processed into the paper they use everyday. Students solve and create math problems based on...
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Poetry and Visualization
Students use visualization techniques when reading poetry. In this visualization and poetry lesson, students work in groups to present a tableau that depicts a word from the poem as classmates guess the word. Students then read the...
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Interactive Whiteboard Lessons Made Accessible
You can inspire students with exciting new technology and tools.
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Science Safety is Elementary
Third graders are introduced to the importance of science safety. As a class, they role play through different safety procedures and decide which senses need to be protected for different scenerios. They discuss how to avoid hazardous...
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Digging Detectives
Students experience exploring an archaeological site utilizing various archaeological methods and techniques to help them synthesize multiple aspects of past life and culture to today. They explore what an archaeologist can learn from an...