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Exploring Force: The Nutcracker
Students explore basic dance element of force, compare and contrast the use of force as it distinguishes the expressive qualities of a given dance, and explore the use of force in several of its many expressions.
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Learning about a Culture from a Story
Students interpret the identity of a traditional culture from objects and a creation story. In this lesson plan on learning about a culture from a story, students read and analyze an Eskimo myth about creation and an essay on Traditional...
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From Smithson to Smithsonian: Who Was James Smithson?
Students evaluate and examine primary and secondary source material as they relate to the life of James Smithson.In this "From Smithson to Smithsonian" lesson, students analyze documents looking for clues to the identity of James Smithson.
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Forces and Motion
Students build parachutes for chicken eggs. In this physics lesson, students describe the forces acting on a falling object. They predict which of the three parachute models they made has the best chance of keeping the egg intact after a...
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Process of Mitosis
Students discover through whole-class role play, the process of mitosis. They will all become a chromosome and demonstrate how they line up 23 to 23.
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Order of Operations
Learners analyze the Order of Operations. They play a game to explore Order of Operations and observe a PowerPoint presentation slide sow. They generate patterns and functions to represent and solve problems. Students model and solve...
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Census and Redistricting
Students learn why the census makes a difference. For this U.S. Census lesson plan, students learn about the methods and politics of redistricting as they explore their local congressional districts and debate the merits of different...
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Density
Students determine the density of different substances. In this physical science lesson plan, students rank them according to their density. They discover the relationship between volume and density.
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Ins and Outs of Respiration
Students determine their respiratory rate and explore the factors that affect breathing rate.
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Latino Contributions To American Culture
Students create their own working definition of what it means to be an American. They examine the achievements of Latinos and discuss how the contribution of these Americans have enriched and helped shape American culture.
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Estimation
Third graders practice using money. In this estimation lesson, 3rd graders show their ability to figure out the cost of lunch. Students then set up a "store" and students choose the products and estmate the cost. Students visit...
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Pond Succession Mural
Students recognize that natural environments are involved in a process of continual change, and create murals showing three major stages of pond succession. They review the idea of succession (the orderly, gradual, continual replacement...
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Conquistadors:Francisco Pizarro
Students determine the reasons for Francisco Pizarro's success in vanquishing the Incas. They research the factors that played the greatest role in the conquest of the Inca Empire and write a paper explaining their conclusions.
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New: Fun with Fractions
Third graders determine that the larger the denominator the more parts the whole is being divided into. They use fractions to communicate and compare parts of the whole. They discover what the numerator and denominator of a fraction...
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Newton's Third Law
In this laws of motion instructional activity, high schoolers read a car accident story. Students use Newton's third law of motion to explain what happened in the accident. This instructional activity has 2 short essay questions.
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Ecosystems: A Home By Any Other Name
Students can learn more about the parts of ecosystems through exploration and hands on activities.
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Animal Top Trumps
Students use adjectives to construct sentences. In this english lesson, students play a card game based on Top Trumps. They use superlatives and comparatives during the game.
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Redox Equations and the Half-Reaction Method
High schoolers review half-reactions and practice balancing redox equations in order to help them solve problems in chemistry.
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Brain Booster
In this combinations worksheet, students complete several activities that help them make combinations from number sets. Students may show their work using pictures, numbers, or words. Students may also use cubes, number lines, or hundred...
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Doubles with Money
Austin's mom has agreed to double the amount of money that he puts in his piggy bank and does not spend. Have your class figure out how much money Austin will have!
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Joining (Addition) Result Unknown
Pupils will put their addition skills to the test by solving these word problems. They are asked what the unknown solution is based on the given number "plus one more."
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Subtraction (Separation)
Have your young mathematicians practice subtraction with these three story problems. Have your students explain their answer with words, pictures, or numbers.
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Journey to Understanding Vocabulary
Students examine word parts. In this word study lesson, students practice breaking words into parts and using their knowledge of Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes determine the words' meanings.
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Understanding ¼
In this understanding fractions worksheet, students read about fractions and respond to 16 multi-step, word problem, and fill in the blank questions.