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Mussel Identification Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students identify given species of animals, such as various mussels, by sets of physical characteristics as they use a key. They also read about mussels on the Illinois River and look at mussel species in the online database. Finally,...
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Group Rotation

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders review lab equipment safety procedures and utilize safe and behavior while there. They then edit and combine digital photographs to create realistic images using Adobe Photoshop.
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DID YOU HELP CREATE THIS

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine whether their actions are positively or negatively affecting organisms and their habitats. They choose an animal to study then create a multimedia presentation including charts and graphs of data logger information and...
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The Class Garden Essay

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use a class garden as inspiration for a specific writing assignment. They conduct research into different types of flowers in photo images taken with a digital camera. Students write a creative essay and draw a picture to...
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Addition: Visual Math - Level 1 - Exercise 4 - Option 1

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this online addition worksheet, students use the images to help them solve the single digit addition problems. Students enter their answers in the boxes and click submit for the 10 problems.
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Understanding Cell Division

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students collect and describe cells from an onion root tip which are undergoing the stages of cell division. They use a ProScope USB microscope to identify and compare cells in five phases of mitosis.
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Microbes From a Hay Infusion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars observe, over time, microbes such as amoebas, protozoa, rotifers and insect larva. They create a hay infusion culture using pond water then sample and record organisms found over a two week period.
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Analyzing Soil Samples

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students grow grass or radish seeds in this experiment, which takes three to four weeks to complete. They become familiar with basic soil analysis techniques, as well as, explore the importance of analyzing soil samples.
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World War II Veteran Interview Project

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars learn interview skills by formulating questions and videotaping an interview with a veteran.
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Inverness and Highlands Heritage box

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore, experience and study the rich cultural heritage that Inverness and the Highlands has to offer to young people and takes a look into the future. They assess certain aspects of Highland culture through the expressive arts...
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Atmospheric Layers

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Space diving refers to the act of jumping from outer space and falling through Earth's atmosphere before parachuting to land. Scholars learn about this extreme activity and study the layers of the atmosphere they must conquer in the...
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American Literature - The American Dream: Past, Present, and Future

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the ideas of the American Dream at the turn of the century. They present their ideas on the American Dream at the turn of the century through a person characterized in Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology.
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Death On Board La Belle: Finding Clues from Old Bones

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students practice analyzing skeletal remains for clues by using the Internet.  In this scientific investigation lesson, students research the La Belle shipwreck using the Internet and written materials, later completing a Skeletal...
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No Taxing of the Tea for Thee

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Research the history of the Boston Tea Party. Learners read the book The Boston Tea Party and write down important facts. They use the Internet to continue their research and construct an art project of a boat that contains a tea bag.
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West Virginia State Museum Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore historic West Virginia. In this US history instructional activity, students examine primary sources and political cartoons that depict the issues of statehood for West Virginia and the role that those played in the Civil...
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Off to Work We Go!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create a book about The Great Depression in West Virginia.  In this West Virginia history lesson, students visit the West Virginia State Museum, answer questions about West Virginia history, and create a book entitled...
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Our Own City

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students will construct their own functioning city. Each day students will add to the city requiring adjustments and planning. They solve problems caused by increase in human settlement such as stacking houses creating apartments so that...
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Child Labor in the Carolinas

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore child labor and how children were exploited and used in the work place. In this Industrial Revolution lesson, 5th graders research child labor by reading, looking at photographs and drawing conclusions...
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Traveling Southern Style: A Lesson on the Jim Crow Laws

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a poster of a travel route. In this discrimination lesson plan, 3rd graders read The Gold Cadillac and use it to discuss the problems African Americans faced while traveling south in the 1950's. Students compare...
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Happy Holidays from a Class Full of Angels

For Teachers K - 8th
Pupils create a bulletin board of photos of themselves that are superimposed to form the outline of an angel. They use the angels to create special greeting cards for parents and guardians.
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Abstract Painting - Inspired By Textiles

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders compare and contrast various forms of artistic expression. They create an abstract painting.
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Meet Our Teachers

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners of all ages interview, record, and photograph teachers and staff at their school. They organize the photo with a soundbite into a PowerPoint presentation. They transcribe the interview and write a response to it. 
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Heroes Portrait

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate art appreciation and Renaissance portraits through time. They create a portrait.
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Communication Technology

For Teachers 9th
While working in groups, learners refine the negative prints, floppy disks, and photographs they've been working on. They rotate to different stations on paper cutting, airbrushing, and computers. Special attention is placed on the...

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