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From Crowded Classrooms To Broken Streetlights: Exploring Ways To Effect Change in Our Communities

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss issues of concern to their communities and explore the variety of avenues available for concerned community members to address these issues and effect change.
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Exploring the First Amendment as it has been applied to Teen Journalists

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Pupils explore the First Amendment as it has been applied to teens and teen journalists. In this First Amendment lesson, students memorize the First Amendment, complete online research of the topic, and quiz. Pupils read about another...
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Exploring American Tall Tales

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore elements of American folktales and tall tales. In this literature lesson, students read examples of American folktales and tall tales and prepare a monologue or news report to present to the class based on their readings.
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Exploring Pendulums

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe the movement of pendulums, they begin to understand the relationship between gravitational forces and the mass of objects, the changes in speed and direction of objects, and the distance between objects. They understand...
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Explorations in American Environmental History

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the historical perspective of nature and the environment.  In this American History lesson, 9th graders examine materials in a variety of formats to understand the contexts of America's concern for the environment.
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Apple Exploration!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore a variety of classroom stations about apples and Johnny Appleseed.
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Exploring Weather Websites

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners research and locate their own weather data using a weather website. They examine how to locate valid information on the www.weather.com website, and explore the website. Next, they select a city they want to visit, and compare...
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Saris, Kimonos, Tagas and Smocks: Exploring Clothing Across Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore via the internet all types of clothing around the world. Students discuss that the way people dress is an important means of expressing identity. Learners collaborate via Internet research the social purposes of clothing.
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Exploring the USA and the World with Cartograms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate cartograms in order to explore the different countries on Earth. In this world geography activity, students use the Internet to analyze data on different cartograms. Middle schoolers compare data, such as...
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Exploring Selected Haiku by Issa

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore poetry by Issa. In this haiku lesson, students discuss and list the attributes of Japanese haiku as the read poetry by Issa. Learners write their own haiku following the criteria presented.
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Explore Elizabeth I: Using the Queen Elizabeth I "Ditchley Portrait"

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore the history of England by creating digital images. In this Queen Elizabeth lesson, students discuss the politics of Tudor times and the large differences between wealthy and poor. Students utilize image editing software...
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High-end/Low-end: Exploring Price and Value in Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze elements of design and compare/contrast elements of price and design. In this design lesson, students consider the differences between high-end and low-end design. After completing an analysis of design in small groups,...
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An Exploration of Wind Energy and Wind Turbines

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How is wind produced and is it a good source for energy production? Get some air moving in your class. Learners take a pre-test, watch a demonstration of how electricity can be generated by wind energy, test different turbine factors for...
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Weather and Climate Data Exploration

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Access local temperature data online, graph averages, and critique it. Learners listen to a scenario where weather and climate are confused, and then answer questions to differentiate the two. The lesson itself is compact, but there is a...
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Audio Media Creation and Exploration

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students research historical people and events in their community and crate audio files that are shared in the form of locative media. In this audio media lesson plan, students give presentations in front of the class.
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Exploring Space: Scramble

For Students 6th - 8th
Middle-school space science explorers review remote sensing and electromagnetic radiation vocabulary terms by unscrambling them. Consider having space scholars write out the definitions for each after unscrambling. If they take time to...
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Explore the Nano in Sunblock

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Discuss nanotechnology with your science scholars. In particular, its application to sunblock products. Give them samples of nano and non-nano sunblocks to compare. This interesting topic can be taught in a technology unit.
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Growing Minds: Cucumber Exploration

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
After reading a picture book about planting and harvesting cucumbers, learners get a chance to examine some cucumbers of their own. First, they see photographs of a cucumber on a vine, and learn that it is part of the gourd family. They...
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Who's That Animal

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders travel through and explore various Internet web sites that have many different facts about animals. Then, they will pick one of the web sites and do more thorough research of an animal and write a feature article.
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Exploring Arizona's Biotic Communities Lesson 2: Biotic Communities Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Part of a unit on Arizona's biotic communities, this lesson focuses on the vocabulary to be used. Terms include biodiversity, topography, desert, hybridization, niche, and more! Youngsters will define these words from contextual...
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Exploring at the Nanoscale

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Discover a world too small to see. In the lesson, young scientists learn about nanotechnology and brainstorm ideas for new applications of it. They perform an activity to determine how surface area changes when objects are made smaller...
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Exploring Mars

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Learners, working in small groups construct scale models of the planets and solar system. They examine images of Mars and discuss what might have caused the features. They record facts about their planetary research in their journals and...
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Exploring Biomes Lesson 4: Mapping Arizona

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Once junior ecologists are familiar with Earth's major biomes, they hone in on Arizona's biomes. Using a website about Arizona's natural resources, learners will identify biotic communities. Beautiful maps and worksheets are provided for...
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Discovering Math: Exploring Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Apply geometric properties and formulae for surface area and volume by constructing a three-dimensional model of a city. Learners use similar and congruent figures and transformations to create a city of at least 10 buildings. They trade...

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