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Coordinate Proofs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of coordinate proofs. In this coordinate proofs lesson, students write coordinate proofs using properties of distance, slope, and midpoint. Students discuss why it is sometimes beneficial to double the...
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Improving Your Spelling with the Virtual Thesaurus

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students study spelling words. In this word study lesson plan, students use the Visual Thesaurus and play the Visual Thesaurus Spelling Bee.
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Physics Park

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars research and design a playground for a park or school in their community. They explore the physics concepts that are present in the design and, if applicable promote their ideas to city or school officials.
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The Scientific Revolution in England and Europe

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students read and discuss Scientific Revolution information sheet and the diagram concerning the causes of the Scientific Revolution. They construct a timeline including Aristotle, Democritus, Copernicus, Bacon and Descartes along with a...
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Parts of a Solar Panel-Part I

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars examine electrical contacts, solar cells, and rechargeable batteries and compare and contrast the characteristics of a solar cell to a rechargeable battery in a hands-on activity. Students complete a worksheet as they...
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Profit and Loss

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students analyze the concept of profit and loss, the components of a simple profit and loss statement and the importance of a profit and loss statement. They calculate profits using gross income, total expenses and cost of goods sold....
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How the Environment Affects Our Health

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore how the environment affects health. In this infectious disease instructional activity, 9th graders investigate what environmental situations cause infections diseases. Students study the symptoms, treatments,...
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No Edge, No Center -- Exploring the Shape of Our Universe

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine various "spaces" (including ones that are one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional). For each space, they will examine what it means to have or not have an edge, or to be finite or infinite.
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What Does Respect Look Like in School?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss why everyone needs and wants to feel respected. As a class, they share what respect looks like and what disrespect looks like. They pretend they have to leave their most valued object with a secret agent and what...
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Analyzing My Path to Success

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders review their graphs from the previous lesson about trends. Individually, they identify their personal strengths and weaknesses when it comes to being successful. To end the lesson, they use this information to write a...
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Review and Revision of My Personal Plan of Study

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders make decisions, set goals, and take necessary action to achieve goals. They explore options and resources available to further develop personal education plans for life-long learning and develop questions and ideas to...
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Evaluating and Revising the Personal Plan of Study

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders register for standardized tests and attend post-secondary information meetings that meet individual needs as well as work on updating and revising their personal plans for their futures. They brainstorm if any changes in...
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"how To Think Like an Archaeologist" Suggested Pre-visit Activity for Historic Jamestowne

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners study grocery receipts to simulate the archaeological activity of classifying items. They discuss the receipts as if they were find lists.
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"How to Think Like an Archaeologist" - Suggested Pre-Visit Activity For Historic Jamestown

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how archaeologists use artifacts to explore other people and their cultures. They discuss types of artifacts, analyze receipts for clues, and discuss how what the items bought reflect about people.
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Environment: Understanding Change

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars predict changes that will occur in the environemt after trees are cut down around a house. They focus on changes in the hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. By examining the rings in a tree's trunk, they...
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How To Think Like An Archaeologist

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take a field trip to historical Jamestown. Using artifacts given to them, they must identify them and discover who would have used them and for what purpose. They create a database to organize the information and share it with...
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Angle Attributes and Measures

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of angles. In this angles lesson, 7th graders use protractors to measure angles. Students sing an angle song. Students discuss attributes of angles using a two-color plate manipulative.
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Life...Bring It On!

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders write their name however they see fit on a poster board. Individually, they write down their strengths that relate to them making important decisions around their name. To end the lesson plan, they use magazines to find...
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Ready to Remain Safe

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss making the wrong decisions because of peer pressure and the consequences of those actions. As a class, they identify the positive and negative consequences based on a variety of scenerios. To end the lesson, they...
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Introduction to Keith Haring

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students experience a dance club-like environment one would find in Haring's 1980's. They dress in 80's clothes and learn break dancing moves. They relate the experience to Haring's artwork and explain his influences.
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Ceramics: A Vessel into History

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate the works of their peers using criteria for value and meaning.
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Weather Noise

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils listen to sound bytes of various weather sounds. They listen for clues as to what the weather was like when the sound was recorded. Then they write and illustrate what they think the weather conditions were at the time.
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Dino Traces

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are introduced to the type of evidence that is found at a typical dinosaur dig. They create rubbing casts of bone impressions on paper and, using bones, identify dinosaurs.
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Til Death Do Us Part

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read Romeo and Juliet. They complete a character analysis on one of the major players and present it in an informative and entertaining way. They rewrite and perform one scene from another character's point of view.

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