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Wall of Philanthropists: King Day (7th)
Students recognize the importance of justice, tolerance, equality, and historical figures. In this philanthropic actions lesson plan, students study the philanthropic actions of historical figures, and learn about the concepts of...
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Creating a Caring Community of Learners
Twelfth graders watch a PowerPoint presentation about creating a caring environment for their child care center. In groups, they make their own visual aids accompanied by music to create their own song. To end the lesson plan, they...
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Community Arts Projects
Youngsters learn about community through exploration of their own neighborhood.In this instructional activity about community, students create a community in their classroom. Students think about what their community looks like by making...
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Cleaning Up
Students demonstrate how to be a philanthropist. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students read the story The Wartville Wizard and discuss ways to become a philanthropist. Students participate in a good deed by volunteering...
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The Right Chemistry
Learners see that chemistry is the study of matter, how matter reacts and combines to create new chemicals, the changes that take place in matter and what makes up matter. This lesson provides many good ideas across the curriculum to...
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Plan For The Discuss
Learners explore how to hold, rotate, and throw a discuss using the correct teaching progression for discuss. This lesson plan describes how to set up a safe environment for athletes to learn proper grip/realease techniques.
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Inside Outside: Habitats and Human Organ Systems
Young scholars examine the way habitats and human organ systems function. In groups, they role play the role of a government group assigned to determine if a settlement can make their home in a specific area. They must discover how...
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Forest Products
Students study forests and understand their reliance on forest products and examine their choices between renewable and non renewable resources. In this forest products lesson plan students read several articles, complete a short...
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Exploring Living Science Careers
Students explore a variety of agricultural careers that are available and look into them in terms of the economics and suitability to their interests. In this agriculture careers lesson students research the agriculture careers and...
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Acid Rain and pH
Students study acidic and alkaline balance. In this acid and pH levels lesson, students read information about pH, the formation of acid rain and its impact on environments. Students then complete an experiment to learn about the effects...
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Fashion Forward, Fashion Functional
Students consider the implications of waste. For this waste streams lesson, students learn what waste streams are and identify their impact on the environment. Students also recycle waste materials to create functional objects.
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Introducing Biodiversity
Students investigate biodiversity by creating reports with their classmates. In this ecosystem instructional activity, students utilize the Internet to research the different types of life in our environment and different locations...
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Adaptations-What a Concept
Pupils study the pink river dolphin and how it has adapted to its environment. In this adaptations lesson students construct a map that represents certain relationships.
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De-composers - Terrarium
Students explore the environment by building a mock ecosystem. In this rainforest analysis lesson, students define many environmental and rainforest related vocabulary terms and discuss the current status of our planet's rainforests....
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Guidebook
Students create a guidebook page about a plant on the school grounds. In this life and plant science lesson plan, students identify plants around the school, then research the plant and write a narrative about it. Students publish the...
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Animals Matter
Students explore philanthropy. For this character education lesson, students define and give examples of philanthropy. Students listen to the story A Symphony of Whales and describe how the characters helped the whales. Students discuss...
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Cost/Benefit Analysis: Three Gorges Dam
Students, in groups, take various roles in evaluating the costs/benefits of the Three Gorges Dam project on the Yangtze River in China.
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The Effects of Weather on People
Learners discover the causes of different types of weather and it's effect on society. In this environmental activity, students utilize the Internet to examine cloud types, normal weather conditions and the type of weather considered...
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Protecting Our Native Forests
Students explore environmental awareness by utilizing computer technology. In this ecosystem conservation lesson, students read assigned text which describes the current ecological conditions of Hawaii. Students collaborate in groups to...
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Coastal Quandary
Students explore the debate among development and environment experts on evacuation coastal areas and take part in their own debate on "evacuation versus redevelopment".
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Issues to Stand By
Students explore the concept of courage. In this character education lesson plan, students consider how to have the courage to stand up and fight for community issues.
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Character and Citizenship Education
Students analyze the importance of being a socially healthy citizen. In this character education instructional activity, students brainstorm personal traits that they think make the world a better place. Students compile their ideas as a...
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Because of Winn-Dixie
Students make connections with the book Because of Winn-Dixie through writing. In this writing lesson, students pretend to be the main character and write a letter to her mother, using very descriptive language. Students also write...
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Connect the Dots
Students practice counting to ten. In this coloring worksheet, students learn about the different types of trucks that transport goods by counting to ten and connecting the dots to complete the picture.