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Rep Tiles

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use pattern blocks of one shape at a time to try to create a similar shape. They compare the perimeter of the new figure with the perimeter of the original shape and look for a pattern. Students use the pattern to predict...
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Pythagorean Theorem Spreadsheet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Studetns use a spreadsheet to organize data on the sides of a triangle. They use the Pythagorean Theorem and the If then spreadsheet function to decide whether the three sides determine a right triangle. Middle schoolers work...
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Common Sense: The Rhetoric of Popular Democracy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify important arguments for independence made in Thomas Paine's Common Sense. They explain why these arguments helped persuade American colonists that independence was necessary. Students describe the importance of...
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America's Favorite Landmarks

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research using Google Earth a variety of websites to explore America's most prominent and famous buildings. They then compare and contrast architectural styles and write a position paper defending or arguing against their chosen...
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Folk and Family Heroes and Heroines

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners define and assess the difference between folk heroes and family heroes and then find examples of each in their own lives. They view a "Swapping Stories" video, surf the internet for examples and complete a variety of worksheets...
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Mars Pathfinder

For Students 9th - 10th
For this science worksheet, students read about the Mars Pathfinder. Students also answer 2 comprehension questions about the reading.
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Multiple Intelligences

For Students 5th - 8th
In this multiple intelligences assessment learning exercise, learners will work with a partner to answer questions designed to determine one's learning styles.
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Air Is All Around Us!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students design an instrument to show that air is all around. In this air lesson plan, students research, construct, and present a design that proves that air is all around, even though they can't see it or touch it. A teacher and self...
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Presidential Debate Primer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the function of presidential debates. In this civics lesson, students view segments of presidential and vice presidential debates. Students analyze the answers given in the debates and identify the platforms of the...
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How many isosceles triangles can you find?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders recognize the characteristics of isosceles triangles. In this isosceles triangle lesson, 7th graders use geoboards to create isosceles triangles. Students record results and explain why they have an isosceles triangle.
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#3 Differential Calculus

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Learners create models of the Mean Value Theorem.  In this Mean Value lesson plan, students use their knowledge of derivatives and exponential functions to explore the Mean Value Theorem.  They illustrate the meaning of the throrem,...
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Time Marches On

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the times of Colonial America by creating a timeline.  In this U.S. History instructional activity, students research a teacher-directed website about African Americans in early colonial times.  Students utilize their...
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AC Motor Control Circuits

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this electrical worksheet, students answer a series of 23 open-ended questions after interpreting schematic drawings of AC motor circuits. This worksheet is printable and there are on-line answers to the questions.
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The Very Grouchy Ladybug: Telling Time

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice telling time by reading a children's story.  In this time keeping lesson, students read the book The Very Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carl, and create a schedule for the ladybug to complete certain activities.  Students...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Teaching Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify two- and three-dimensional figures and associate them with real-world objects.  In this geometry lesson, students are read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and complete several activities including a chart of...
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Today is Monday - Calendar Math

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice memorizing the seven days of the week and keeping them in order.  In this calendar lesson, students read aloud the book Today is Monday by Eric Carle, and create their own calendar style book using educational software....
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Tools of the Trade

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate different jobs that require specific tools.  In this occupational lesson, students describe a tool one of their family members uses for their job and why it is necessary to have.  Students create computer pages using...
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Ballads and Communication

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners compare and contrast different forms of communication.  In this poetry lesson, students focus on the ballad form and read "Timothy Winters". Learners draw conclusions from the ballad and divide into groups to research the...
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What is Framing?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice framing issues. In this writing skills instructional activity, students participate in a classroom activity that requires them to look at specific topical issues by framing them. Middle schoolers then create...
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Coal Mine Industrial Picture Analysis

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners observe coal mine pictures. In this US history lesson, students analyze the pictures realizing that history is shown in pictures and then write a newspaper article about life in a coal town using the pictures as sources of...
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Abraham Lincoln on the American Union: " A Word Fitly Spoken"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider Lincoln's perspective. In this presidential perspectives lesson, students explore the political thoughts of Lincoln through a series of lessons that make use of primary source analysis. They hypothesize and take a...
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Solving Systems of Equations

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars identify the quadrants and axis of a coordinate plane. In this algebra lesson, students discover the ocrrect way to graph using the coordinate plane. They discuss the relationship between x and y values, domain and range...
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Infusing Equity Gender into the Classroom

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate if gender makes a difference in the classroom. In this statistics lesson, students collect data on whether equity by gender in the classroom makes students more successful.
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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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