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The Battle of the Guts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners listen to story, The Magic School Bus: Inside Ralphie, take notes from story on how body fights germs, identify different functions of immune system, and use Kid Pix slide show to explain how body fights viruses and bacteria.
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Follow the Drinking Gourd

For Teachers K - 12th
Students, after assessing a valuable history instructional activity, create an amazing and very personalized quilt. They explore how individuals helping the slaves escape to freedom, hung a quilt on their front porch to let the slaves...
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Ecosystems Connect

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate ecosystems near their school and across the world. They examine both living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) elements of each. They recognize ecosystems from various continents around the globe. The use of computers...
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A Day in the Life

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students inquire about the politics and culture of Ancient Rome. In this Ancient Rome project/unit, students research life during ancient Roman times and create a newspaper with articles on politics, sports, culture, and economics.
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The Important Thing

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a list of "Important Things" about being a fifth grader. In this important things lesson, 5th graders create the script and make a movie about important things in fifth grade. Students share their movie with incoming...
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Capturing Bacteria Growth

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students grow bacteria. In this bacteria growth lesson, students allow bacteris to incubate for 2-3 days. The teacher uses a document camera to show how to remove the bacteria from the plate. Students remove a small sample of bacteria...
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Differentiated Tea Party: Important Groups in Feudal Japan

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research the different groups in Feudal Japan. In this Japanese people instructional activity, students are broken into different groups representing the different roles in Japan. They research their group and have a "tea party"...
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Cloud Types and Formation of Clouds

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars observe and photograph clouds. In this cloud lesson plan, students make a cloud scrapbook by photographing and completing a worksheet describing the clouds.  Young scholars record other sky events such as rainbows.
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Land Use and Lawmaking in California

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the laws of using land.  In this California Government lesson, students examine the many uses of land in California and find an environmental issue they care about.  Students write a letter to a politician...
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Paving the Road to the Constitution

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders argue for or against the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. For this U.S. government lesson, 8th graders complete four activities that encourage them to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of...
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Native to Maryland

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore Native American tribes in Maryland. In this Maryland history lesson plan, students investigate Native American tribes in a webquest. After completing the webquest students create a triarama.
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Hector's World - Lesson Plan - Interactive Episode - Computer Security: "Oops"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the need for strong passwords when working online. In this computer password lesson, students access an animated sequence at the given web site. They determine the need for computer passwords when working on shared...
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Getting To Know Famous People

For Teachers 1st
First graders use the internet to research a famous American. Using the information they collect, they write a paragraph noting their accomplishments. They find a picture of the person they are researching or dress up like them to...
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Transforming Negatives to Positives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners create double-exposed photographs, poetry, and multimedia presentations to celebrate their Open Court "City Wildlife" unit.
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Airbrush & Business Card

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders design and produce a business card as modeled in class using Corel Draw. They demonstrate proper care of airbrush equipment and use proper airbrush techniques with complete accuracy.
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Settling Nroth America: Improvisation and Playwriting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students map the classroom by marking the movement of the first Americans' migration from Alaska down into North America. To improve their skills in map-reading and sense of direction, students identify physical features of the map and...
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Cyberbullying

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate internet safety by discussing harassment on the web.  In this cyber safety lesson, students identify the causes and effects of cyber bullying behavior.  Students discuss actions to take if they or their...
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Advanced HyperStudio in the English Classroom

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a HyperStudio presentation over the course of the author unit.
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Virtual Ellis Island Museum Unit: Final Reports

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students write reports of their research findings to be shared with friends and families. They develop their reports into web pages for publication on the Internet.
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Beginning Sound Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced to the sounds the letter b makes. Using the document camera, they view the letter b and take a picture of something in the classroom that begins with the letter. They share the item they found with the class.
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Edward Hopper's House by the Railroad: From Painting to Poem

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze Edward Hopper's painting and Hirsch's poem to explore the types of emotion generated by each work. In this literary and art analysis instructional activity, students discuss how Hopper establishes tone and analyze...
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Using Primary Sources in the Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Suggestions for using primary sources.
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Zoo Animal Experts

For Teachers K
As part of an exploration of zoo animals, kindergarteners conduct research on their favorite animal and compile their information. Learners write about their animal in a journal and create a trading card. The culminating activity is a...
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Service Learning/Then and Now

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore service learning projects. They work, in groups, to choose a video project. Students collect information and present it in a storyboard. Next, they use music, video clips, and still pictures to create their video...

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