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Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Benjy's Sense of Time and Narrative Voice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete a variety of discussion and writing activities that highlight the concepts of time and narrative voice of Benjy by iam Faulkner.
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A Pressing Project

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create a collection of pressed plants. In this plant lesson, students use newspaper, plywood, and a rubberband to press plants they previously collected.
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The Dark Is Rising: Guided Imagery

For Students 5th - 9th
To launch a reading of The Dark is Rising, the second novel in Susan Cooper's award winning contemporary fantasy novel sequence for young adults, class members engage in a guided imagery exercise that asks them to visualize the setting...
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Jack Be Nimble

For Teachers K
Students recite the poem "Jack Be Nimble". In this poetry lesson, students read the poem and discuss other action words to use instead of jump. They rewrite the poem using their own name and a new action word. 
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How Much Oxygen Is In The Air?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
In this science worksheet, students take a close look at the composition of air while focusing on the content of oxygen. They use clay to model the amounts.
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Habari Gani: What is the News?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Display creative works of art after learning about Kwanzaa. Kindergartners hear stories about the history of Kwanzaa and its celebrations. They then create artwork, practice African dances and listen to African music.
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What is Fire?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students conduct an experiment.  In this fire lesson, students view an experiment where they learn the conditions needed to keep a fire burning.  Students discuss the experiment and learn about the fire triangle.
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Color of Stars

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the color of stars. In this astronomy based lesson plan, students observe the colors in an open flame and apply the information collected about color and temperature to the visible light emitting from the photosphere of...
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Plane Mirror Images

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students view a demonstration to investigate mirror images. In this plane mirror lesson, students view a teacher demonstration of a plane mirror and the images it creates. They use meter sticks to investigate the angles of reflection and...
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Birthday Graph

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore graphs.  For this graphing math lesson, students record the birthdays of each classmate on a data table.  Students cut out and add a picture of a birthday cake to a floor or wall pictograph representing the month in...
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Christmas Around the World

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students demonstrate an understanding of how different cultures celebrate Christmas by participating in artistic, musical, culinary and role play activities.
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Birthday Cake

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students improve their ability to underhand or overhand throw using cues appropriate for each of the skills.
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Popcorn Science: Pop Goes the Kernel!

For Teachers K - 12th
Students conduct various experiments to determine why popcorn pops. They design tests to determine the effect of water in the kernels on its popping. Once the experiments are completed, they write summaries of them proving or...
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Physical and Chemical Changes

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students investigate chemical and physical changes. In this physical and chemical change lesson plan, students perform 3 experiments in the lab to observe changes in matter. They determine that no new substances are formed in physical...
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Celebrate Kwanzaa in the United States

For Teachers K
Students explore and study the celebration of Kwanzaa in which African-Americans remember their heritage and remind people of the importance of sharing with family and friends. They participate in a chant about the seven continents and...
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Densities

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the concept of density. In this density lesson plan, students determine the density of a crown and a sample of clay. They hypothesize about the densities of 4 liquids they are given including molasses, cooking oil, a red...
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Changing States: Does it Matter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in experiments to visualize the differences between chemical and physical changes. They attempt to detect the five characteristics of a chemical change.
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December Holidays:Create A Comparison Chart

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
How are Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, and Ramadan similar? How are they different? Learners research the different December holiday celebrations around the world and compare the dates, symbols, countries, foods, and stories...
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Rock Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 10th
For this rock cycle worksheet, students simulate the changes that occur during the rock cycle using a sugar cube. They use the sugar cube to represent a rock and perform changes on the sugar cube that represent the stages of the rock cycle.
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Changing Sugar

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this chemical and physical change worksheet, students use a sugar cube and observe its physical properties both when it is whole and after it is crushed. They heat the sugar cube and record 5 properties of the matter while being...
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Ziplock Chemistry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate various chemical reactions when creating mixtures in ziplock baggies. In this chemistry lesson, students will recognize various chemical reactions and cite evidence. Safety and assessment strategies are included in...
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Sunny Delight

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore completing experiments through the scientific method.
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Camping/Catching Fireflies

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars create glow in the dark simulated lightning bug jars after reading stories about fireflies.
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States of Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discuss a given set of questions based on Chemistry and matter and review a glossary of terms. They conduct experiments on each state of matter: "Dry ice and water, Dry ice and soap and Dry ice and Isopropyl Alcohol." and...

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