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Painting to Music

For Teachers K
Students play a kind of musical chairs, painting around a table to music, and stopping when the music stops.
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Adapting to a New Culture

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine how American Indians adapted and interacted with other ethnic and cultural groups. They analyze what kinds of current issues Utah's American Indians are facing today.
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Southern Exposure

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders speculate on what kinds of people go to Antarctica and why those people go to live there. They develop questions they can ask of researchers living at the Amundsen-Scott Research Station in Antarctica.
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UNIQUE ECOSYSTEMS

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explain how in any particular environment, some kinds of plants and animals survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
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Moving and Growing

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils know that humans and some other animals have bony skeletons inside their body. They know that other animals have skeletons on the outside of their bodies. They explain the role of both kinds of skeletons.
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Applemania

For Teachers 1st
First graders read "Ten Apples Up On Top!" and view real apples in a basket. They taste different kinds of apples and describe the tastes: sour, sweet, etc. They graph everyone's favorite apple. They interpret the graph and draw their...
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The Cost of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students research the salary for a career of interest. They consider what kind of lifestyle that career would provide and graph their information for comparison.
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Farm Animals

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write a paper about what kind of animal they would like to raise on a farm.
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Inside Work/Outside Work

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore inside and outside work, what kind of people like which one, and what they would prefer.
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Simple Machines, Odd Machine

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students construct a device to 'launch' a marshmallow at the teacher and then discuss various forms of levers. They work in teams to design catapults and identify different kinds of levers.
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Hold a Poetry Festival

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine how poetry festivals showcase many different kinds of poetry and can bring a school together. They notice that festival is a series of related performances and that there are many other types of festivals. They present...
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The Big Crush

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine weather maps from their state from the past few days. They examine the Highs and Lows on the maps to determine what kind of weather they produce. They use that information to better prepare for their activities and what...
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Power Systems and Efficiency - Nuts! Investigation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders measure the amount of energy found in different kinds of nuts. They use different types of burners and compare and contrast the efficiency of each. They also calculate an efficiency rating for a butane burner.
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Playground Games

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students conduct research on the internet in order to find playground games that can be played. The size of the ground area determines the kind of game that can be played. There are a variety of websites included in the instructional...
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Japanese Fish Printing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the characteristics of Japanese fish printing. Using a fresh or frozen fish, they create their own unique fish print. They paint the fish in the colors they chose and place it on a piece of colored paper. They...
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Responding: "Guerrilla" Art

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine a new kind of art that is used to respond to political and social issues. Using primary source documents, they read examples of how others have responded to various issues in the past. Individually, they create...
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Yam and Eggs

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners gain knowledge about the different kinds of foods people eat around the world for breakfast. They look at a map and see if they can come up with reasonable answers as to why location may affect what people eat. Students also...
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Let Me Convince You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the purposes of persuasive speaking and writing with emphasis upon what makes them different from other kinds. They brainstorm and discuss ways to select "The Greatest American Who Ever Lived" and prepare a persuasive...
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What Personal Journals Tell Us

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students read primary source journals from the Nebraska Western Trails Project. They work in groups to analyze the journal entries and complete a worksheet. Students then write an individual essay on the experience and consider what kind...
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What Makes a Map?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners, in groups, brainstorm to find what makes up a map, what kind of information can be "read" from a map, who might use a map, how their world is defined or helped by maps, etc. They make a map of their "world."
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Agriculture In Literature And Today

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the history of agriculture as found in the state of Alaska. The teacher shares a book with the students to increase knowledge of history and reading comprehension skills. They determine if the life in the story...
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the problem of BSE. They conduct research and are able to explain the history in written or oral form. Students describe the causes of BSE and its dangers that are posed to the public. They discuss the kind of...
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Weather Conditions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list and name various kinds of weather conditions occurring in their city. Using the newspaper as a resource, students answer questions relating to written weather reports. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.
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Digging for Dinosaur Information

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore how to locate dinosaur information. They read the book, Catch Me If You Can! and discuss the popularity of dinosaurs among children, identify various kinds of dinosaurs and select a dinosaur to research. TAs they...

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