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Making Patterns - Create, Analyze, and Predict

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice making patterns using Unifix cubes and identify, analyze, and determine rules for describing numerical patterns involving operations and nonnumerical growing patterns. They also find an example of a pattern in...
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Funky Fomites and Aseptic Microbiology Techniques for Bacterial Isolation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students listen to a lecture on the purpose of practicing aseptic technique as well as an explanation of how to practice them. They practice aseptic technique by plating bacteria in order to isolate individual colonies of bacteria. They...
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Beef (Advanced)

For Students 7th - 10th
In this beef worksheet, students participate in a variety of activities including completing a digestion dilemma, identifying best meat cuts and selecting a service project to complete.
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Elements for Disaster Reporting

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars identify the elements of natural disasters and gain an understanding on how the media influences people's responses to disasters. In this natural disaster lesson plan, students study the impact of natural disasters, and...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Parenting and Discipline

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss discipline in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and compare it to how children are disciplined today. In this comparisons lesson, students identify different ways parents discipline their children. Students identify...
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Surface Area of Prisms

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students compute surface area and volume of prisms. In this surface area instructional activity, students find the surface area and volume of rectangular and triangular prisms. Independently, students use their computers to determine...
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All About Me!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students write about themselves. In this descriptive writing lesson, students view a PowerPoint for examples of descriptive writing and then write sentences describing themselves. Students use a computer program to type their sentences...
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Historical Context: Discovering a Painting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze a work of art.  In this historical context lesson plan, students research the time period in which the art they observed was created.  Students consider differing opinions about a work of art. 
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Freedom and You

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the American Revolution. In this Revolutionary War lesson, students research facts about the American Revolution, write an expository essay, and peer edit for good content. The paper is suggested to be written after...
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Imperialism

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of Imperialism. In this foreign policy lesson, students examine the policies of the US and other countries through time. Learners then create a political cartoon of their own and create a timeline that...
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Establishing the Presidency

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider how George Washington influenced the presidency. In this presidential history worksheet, students discuss the precedents Washington set and analyze a letter that Washington sent to James Madison. 
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Tall Tales Today

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the attributes of American tall tales. In this folklore lesson, students read several tall tales, describe the elements of tall tales, and then use hyperbole to write their own tall tales.
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Cartesian Coordinates

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate rational numbers through data analysis and statistics. In this algebra lesson, students represent, rename, compare and order rational numbers. They collect and represent data correctly on a graph.
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Modeling the Big Bang and the Formation of the Universe

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders conduct an experiment to understand the Big Bang Theory.  In this Big Bang Theory lesson, 6th graders will observe a balloon with confetti popping to emulate and analyze information related tot he Big Bang theory....
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Penguins: Sensitive Indicators

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how penguins are affected by climate change.  In this climate change lesson students research the impact of climate change then create a poster to call awareness to it.
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Reading the River - Biological Classification

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Youngsters create a list of grocery store items and then work together to categorize them as if they were setting up the shelves of the market. Then they are given a box of miscellaneous objects to practice categorizing. With these two...
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Mass Measurement

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Middle schoolers explore geometry by completing a physics activity on-line. In this mass measurement lesson plan, pupils define the terms mass, volume, and density and identify their relationship with each other. They complete an on-line...
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Making Your Own Master Calendar

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discuss time demands such as homework, family, and chores that occupy their free time. They discuss how to effectively manage their time. They write important information and activities on a calendar. They develop and...
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Social Studies: Elections and Public Policy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the methods employed by political parties to influence voters. By creating presentations, they illustrate how voters can critically interpret that information. Students compare and contrast the influence of various...
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Surveying an Environment / Ecosystem

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students visit a local ecosystem to survey the plants and animals present and identify interactions between organisms. They identify interactions that occur between living organisms and their ecosystem and present their ecosystem to the...
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Jobs Past and Present

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover how jobs have changed from the past to today. In groups, they identify the varoius tools and resources used both in the past and today and discuss how they are different. As a class, they discuss the impact of the...
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Charlotte's Web

For Teachers 2nd
Students examine the story, "Charlotte's Web" in the nine lessons of this unit. As the students progress through the book, they will explore the story plot, setting, character, and the value of friendship.
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Investigate Non-native Neighborhood Invasion Species

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars investigate non-native species that are invading local or state environments. They choose one species to research and report on.
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Essential Services

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students discuss necessary community services then complete a worksheet by filling in essential services, the needed inputs and outputs produced by fulfilling the service.