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To Drink or not to Drink
Seventh graders discuss water quality, water availability and water resources and how water is used in the world around them. They view a video on water quality then test for pH, temperature and dissolved oxygen to indicate water quality.
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Global Citizenship: Our Links Around the World
Young scholars study the world's cultures and learn about various country's values and beliefs. In this cultures lesson, students use the worksheet and work in pairs to discuss each culture question. Young scholars then discuss the...
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Mathematics and Computers
Seventh graders discuss computers and their makers. In this lesson, 7th graders choose a mathematician of their choice and discuss how they impacted our world. They research a favorite mathematician based on tiers.
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Bringing Up Baby
Students explore why a government might want to influence its citizens with regards to decreasing or increasing the birthrate. They draft laws and write analytical essays.
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Ordinary People, Ordinary Places: The Civil Rights Movement
Students analyze Martin Luther King's message of nonviolent protest discover how individuals adapted his message to their own communities and situations.
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Don't Laugh at Me
Students describe how discrimination can grow within a school climate. They examine the work of Peter Yarrow for his work to help others end discrimination. They develop their own plan for decreasing the amount of discrimination in their...
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Introduction to the Federal System of Government
Eleventh graders participate in a gallery walk activity to identify past Canadian Prime Minister.
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Water Use Around the World
Students compare their water use with other places around the world. They calculate the amount of water they use in a week and discuss how to conserve water. They discover the amount of clean water throughout the world.
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Radio Program #13-Consolidation of Schools
Students interpret the stories of school consolidation efforts. They explore what social and structural changes have occurred in rural schools. Students debate the plusses and minuses of school consolidation from several perspectives.
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Wash Your Hands...they are icky sticky!
Learners engage in an emergent literacy lesson that focuses on phonemic awareness and they practice corresponding the letter "i" to its long or short sound. This type of recognition has been found to be essential to reading development.
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"Fast and Slow"
Students find a partner, they think about their favorite TV sport that they might like to perform in an unusual dance. They practice their chosen sport and students see if they can make a litter repeating pattern of three or four parts...
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Physical Education: Tag - You're Wet!
Students play a version of water tag under close adult supervision. In waist high water, several students are "it" and the remaining class members have to get to the other side of the pool without being tagged. The first student to...
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Measurements
Third graders brainstorm a list how they use measurements everyday. Using string, they cut a piece long enough as their height and complete ratios using their arms and legs about old tales about measurements. They compare and contrast...
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Day Five - Bible A Noble Cause - Thessalonica
Students analyze, compare and contrast success and failure inside the kingdom and outside the kingdom. In this Bible study lesson students read Act 17:1, plays games, engage in discussions and complete a written activity to complete...
Other
Nearpod: Comparing Numbers: Less Than
In the lesson plan on comparing numbers, students will learn how to determine which group of objects or numeral represents the lesser amount.
Other
Nearpod: Comparing Numbers: Greater Than
In the instructional activity on comparing numbers, students will learn how to determine which group of objects or numerals represents the greater amount.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Compare Numbers of Objects 1
Practice counting which group has more objects. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Starfall
Starfall: Greater Than, Less Than, Equal To
This lesson focuses on determining if items and greater than, less than, or equal to other like items. They click on the correct sign for each group of items.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Compare Numbers of Objects 2
Practice counting to see which group has the most things in it. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Inca Temple: Three Digit Numbers
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario in a classroom. Those skills include identifying three-digit numbers, putting numbers in ascending and descending order, and rounding numbers to...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Developments in Democracy
Activity for high school students in which they apply Constitutional reasoning to explore the topic of equality for women and debate the necessity of an Equal Rights Amendment. Site provides comprehensive background and resource material...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Finding Equal Groups
Learners will be able to compare groups of objects to decide if they are equal with this lesson. Included are pictures and videos of the lesson in action, worksheets, and a SMART Board resource.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Guess the Marbles in the Bag
Young scholars will make their best guesses as to how many marbles are in a bag. After recording 4-5 guesses, the teacher writes the number representing the total on the board, and the students then help sort their guesses into less...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Ordering Numbers
Given a set of numbers, learners need to decide where to place another set of numbers so they are ordered from least to greatest. This is a good precursor to greater than/less than. A detailed example is included.