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Civil War and Beyond

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders play a game.  In this Civil War lesson, 6th graders discuss the beginnings of the Civil War and define vocabulary words associated with the war such as abolitionist and Emancipation Proclamation.  Students play a game of...
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How are Seeds Alike and Different?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the seeds in fresh fruit. In this seeds lesson, 2nd graders view different seeds and tell how they are alike and different. Students separate the seeds into groups according to their characteristics.
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Word Identification

For Teachers K
Students identify grocery items using words on a list. In this grocery word identification lesson, students use a grocery list to choose items from simulated grocery store shelves in their classroom. They work in groups to simulate a...
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Sweat Your Socks Off

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore evaporation by conducting an experiment.  In this water properties instructional activity, 4th graders examine the differences between two socks that get wet, one which is placed in front of a fan.  Students...
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Graphing Polynomials

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students graph polynomial equations using different methods. In this algebra lesson, students identify the different ways the x and y values relate in a graph. They solve for x by finding the zero's of the polynomials.
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Conic Sections

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore the different properties of conics. In this algebra lesson plan, students calculate the midpoint of a line, the distances between two points as they get ready to find the focus and directrix in eclipse and other conics....
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Liquids: Floating and Sinking

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders conduct an experiment. In this floating and sinking liquids lesson, 3rd graders discuss density and investigate it using syrup, vegetable oil and colored water. Students observe the results and complete a worksheet.
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The Changing Me

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the human body. In this health lesson, 3rd graders discuss that everyone's body is growing, measure body parts using a tape measure, and color the body worksheet.
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Skeleton

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study the skeleton. In this human body lesson, students draw and label bones in the body by tracing each other and creating a skeleton out of body parts and brass fastners.
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Sounding Out CVCE Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore vowels and consonants by participating in a flash card activity. In this phonetics instructional activity, 1st graders discuss the difference between short and long vowels and identify them within a story told to...
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Money and Business (Art)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate world currency by creating their own coin art.  In this government lesson plan, 3rd graders examine the characteristics of different coins and create their own design for a new one.  Students discuss and present...
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The Power of Roman Engineering

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders build a replica of the Roman aqueduct. In this Roman engineering lesson students create and label a model of the Roman aqueduct. Students watch a slide-show of the Roman aqueduct ruins.
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Function of a Stem

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders perform an experiment to test the function of a stem. In this science activity, 4th graders write a description of their investigations. Students also explain how the stem interacts with the rest of the plant. Students use...
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Topic Sentences and Supporting Facts

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a paragraph. In this topic sentences lesson students are read the book The Matzah Man: A Passover Story and try Matzah bread in class. Afterward the students write a detailed paragraph about Passover.
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Jackie Gore

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the amount of heat given off by solar energy. In this solar energy lesson, students complete an experiment using soil and sand measuring the heat from solar energy.
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Heat Energy

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars study how matter changes from solids to liquids or liquids to solids. In this physical science instructional activity, students discuss heat energy and experiment with heat by changing a candle into a liquid using a hot...
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Predator vs. Prey

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in a game to become familiar with predators and preys.  In this predator vs. prey lesson, 5th graders ascertain whether a photo shows an organism as a predator or a prey. Students read Killer Creatures. Students...
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Cleaning an Oil Spill

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use oil, feathers, eggs, rubber bands, and more to create a simulated oil spill and then clean it up. For this oil spill lesson plan, 3rd graders discuss what their cleaning process is like and how the oceans are effected...
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Needs and Wants

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the difference between needs and wants.  In this treaty instructional activity, 1st graders chart their needs and wants to be used in making a treaty.  Students negotiate what should be in the treaty based on the...
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Governance

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in decision-making situations. In this social studies lesson students make connections between rules and laws and the purposes for those rules and laws. Students use critical and creative thinking skills to...
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Governance

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize the need for governments of Saskatchewan Indian Tribes.  In this government lesson plan, 4th graders understand the role of government in the development of Early Saskatchewa.  Students create a flip book.
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Solving Systems by Graphing

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve systems of equation through graphing. In this algebra instructional activity, students solve linear equations and analyze the result to figure out if there is one solution, no solution or infinitely many solutions. They...
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Mira, Mira on the Wall: Reflections

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners investigate and perform reflections and symmetry. In this geometry lesson, students compare and contrast the relationship between reflections and symmetries.
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Bearing the Torch: A Study of Ancient Greece

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research Ancient Greece. In this Ancient Greece lesson plan, 2nd graders survey the geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of Greece. Students discover stories of Greek mythology and explore the beginning of the...

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