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The Day the Atom Died (Grade K-1)

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate what is wrong with the Rutherford atomic model. In this chemistry instructional activity, students answer questions about the atomic model after watching a video. They draw conclusions from the video and discuss how...
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Parliamentary Newsroom : Developing Media Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain and examine the selection, development, sources, transmission and impact of news on the public. They write a brief essay on the topic: "The Public Must Be Critical In Their Assessment of the News Before Drawing...
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Hillary Clinton's Voting Record Distorted

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine how political advertisements can be used to deliver messages and stir emotions. Using a political ad from the 2006 Senate election, students generate questions based on the claims in the ads. They research information to...
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Momentum

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils explore the concept of momentum. For this physics lesson, students observe and compare two "carts" being released to move in various situations, and draw conclusions as to why the carts moved or didn't move.
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Birth of a Nation, the NAACP, and the Balancing of Rights

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze primary sources.  In this US History instructional activity, 11th graders interpret written information.  Students evaluate arguments and draw conclusions.  Students develop and defend a position. 
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Adding and Subtracting Three-Digit Numbers by Jumping

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use data to graph information and draw conclusions. In this instructional activity on data analysis, 2nd graders practice gathering, sorting, comparing, and graphing data. Students differentiate data that can and cannot...
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Designing a Speedometer

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students analyze the designs of a speedometer. They collect data on the distance and time as the speedometer works. They draw conclusion and make predictions from the collected data. There are 4 word problems.
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Who is Being Left Behind?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate scores as they relate to race. In this algebra lesson plan, students analyze standardized scores and how race can affect these scores. They plot their findings on a graph and draw conclusions.
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Teaching the Scientific Method

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders watch a PowerPoint presentation that focuses on the scientific method including developing a hypothesis. They examine how to perform a scientific experiment using a method that maintains its validity, collect and use the...
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John McCain's Tax Stand Misrepresented

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how political advertisements can be misleading. Using a political ad against tax reform, students generate questions based on the claims in the ads. They research information to support or refute the claims in the ad and...
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Relative Dating in Archaeology

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students create a timeline that explains how ancient cultures used artifacts. In this Relative Dating in Archaeology lesson, students examine artifacts and draw conclusions about their origins. Then students analyze antiquated objects or...
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Momentum Conserved

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore Newton's Laws of Motion and how momentum is conserved. In this physics instructional activity, students observe experiments in which various items collide. Students draw conclusions as to how "momentum" defined as "mass...
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Assessing Normalcy

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students define normal distribution as it relates to the bell curve. In this statistics lesson, students use the central tendencies of mean, median and mode to solve problems. They plot their data and draw conclusion from the graphs.
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Sampling Distributions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students analyze sampling from different population. In this statistics lesson, students define the meaning of sample sizes and what causes an increase or decrease. They graph their data on the Ti calculator and draw conclusion from the...
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Freedmen's Bureau: Labor Contract or Re-enslavement?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine the topics of the Freedman's Bureau and labor contracting. They analyze the economic conditions in Alabama after the Civil War. They draw conclusions about the problems with sharecropping.
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Animals and Habitats of the Chesapeake Bay

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars work in small groups to discover the various habitats present in Chesapeake Bay and the animals that live in them. After investigating the habits and lives of the animals they will draw conclusions about other habitats...
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War and the Media Fact Finders: The Media in Times of Crisis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the role of the media in war reporting. For this information age lesson, students discuss how to find and disseminate factual information. Young scholars consider the source, motive, authority of information.
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Who Killed the Red Baron?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore, examine and analyze how to apply deductive thinking to evaluate evidence and draw conclusions. They view and critique a handout called "Who Made the Mess?"and a facts sheet on the handout. They divide up into groups and...
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Circles Minilab

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Young scholars learn how to measure the diameter and circumference of a circle. For this circle lesson, students organize their data to create a graph. Young scholars utilize their graph to make an inference about the slope of pi.
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Related Robots

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve problems using implicit differentiation. In this calculus lesson, students take the derivative to calculate the rate of change. They observe two robots and draw conclusion from the data collected on the two robots.
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Pathways to the Future

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students draw a pathway and create a movement phrase along that same path using specific movement vocabulary. The phrases are performed in class and rubrics are used for assessment. Meets State standards for the arts.
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Using PING to determine factors of Internet delay

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use the concepts of PING to examine Internet delay. They discuss why PING is used in the Computer Science industry. They practice interpreting data as well.
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An Introduction to the Little Shell Tribe

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson to find information about the history of the Little Shell Tribe. The concepts of sovereignty and treaty are defined in relation to the information gathered using research methods. They answer the inquiry of...
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Introduction to Keith Haring

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students experience a dance club-like environment one would find in Haring's 1980's. They dress in 80's clothes and learn break dancing moves. They relate the experience to Haring's artwork and explain his influences.