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Ge-Oh Boy, Oh Boy

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students listen to the book, Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt and discuss the art of quilting. They examine various symmetrical sewing designs, and identify reflection pieces, slides, and flips.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 1, Lesson 6: Quilt Story

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students recognize that quilts are created by geometric components. They examine how quilts are an artistic art form that show the cultural heritage of the people who make them.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 7, Lesson 37: Summarizing for the Summative

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students listen for specific information during summary presentations. They practice giving feedback on given topic according to a set of standards. The speaker reports to the rest of class from a report and listeners determine if...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 3, Lesson 12: Jammin

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students review definitions of word wall words using songs, movement and sharing.
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Weather Conditions During the Spring Monarch Migration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers keep a detailed record of weather patterns during the spring migration of the monarch butterfly. The use of weather reports is used to form a class data sheet. This instructional activity connects to the skills of graphing...
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African Ceremonial Masks

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine and discuss the purposes and traditions of African ceremonial masks. They design and create African ceremonial masks using various materials.
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Geometry Everywhere; Fractal, Math & Form

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore fractal geometry. They do online explorations of fractals to discover applications of fractal geometry for a report.
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Native American Living Museum

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete a unit of lessons on Native Americans. They analyze Native American cultures, create a Native American artifact for a Living Museum, and develop a tour of the museum using a digital camera and a Powerpoint...
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Cruise Indonesia

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students work together to create a cruise package to Indonesia. They collaborate on a travel brochure and coordinate daily activities for fictitious travelers to discover the diversity among the islands that make up Indonesia.
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Stain My Days Blue

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read several poems related to the life and culture of the Appalachia region. They are introduced to the poetic forms of simile, alliteration and onomatopoeia and respond to the poems through journal entries and poetry of their own.
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A Changing Planet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe climate change and the future impact it could have on our physical environment. They identify the regions of the world that would encounter the most significant effects of a global warming.
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Why Juveniles Commit Crimes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the reasons why juveniles commit crimes. As a class, they watch movies showing juveniles committing crims and discuss the impact on societies. They take a field trip to adult and juvenile courts and compare their...
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World Geography: Climate Change Round Table

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are able to explain the suspected causes of relatively recent climate changes, specifically the observed global warming. They discuss how unusual or extreme global warming disrupts the balance of the earth's geo-spheres.
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Stereotypes: More Than Meets the Eye

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the concept of stereotyping. They observe images and media that portray the Middle East and its inhabitants. Students make determinations about the impact of the images on their perceptions. They consider ways to...
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Beneficial Bug Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify several beneficial insects and spiders, including predators and pollinators. They search an outdoor environment and record numbers and types of beneficial insects and spiders that they discover.
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Discovering the Linear Relationship between Celsius and Fahrenheit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the linear relationship between degrees Farenheit and degrees Celsius. They manually compute the slope and y-intercept of the line passing through points. They convert Celsius to Fahrenheit degrees.
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Understanding Canadian Weather Extremes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and analyze the causes and sources of Canada's extreme weather conditions. They conduct an experiment, complete a worksheet and predict the most likely locations for extreme weather conditions.
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Physical Science: Solar Energy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils review and discuss how Solar energy and electricity produce light and heat. They create a photo/picture journal and include pictures taken during solar energy activities to a PowerPoint slide presentation.
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Seeing Eye "Buddies"

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe a variety of sights within their schoolyard habitat and sitting quietly back-to-back with a partner describe what they see. The partner sketches the observations, 3rd graders compare drawings with the object described.
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Oops! I Made a Mistake

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study sickle-cell anemia.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Napkin Holder

For Teachers 1st
Studens create turkey napkin holders. They discuss how Thanksgiving originated and why we celebrate this holiday. They create their napkin holders using craft sticks, glue guns, construction paper, feathers, and glitter.
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Photo Reports Make it Happen

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use detailed instructions to organize, research, write and present an impressive report or slide show to an audience.
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King of the Mound

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate water as an agent of change. They conduct an experiment involving a mound of soil, observe and record any changes that occur when ice melts on the mound of dirt, and create a drawing of the changes that take place...
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Power of Germs

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view the film, Guns, Germs, and Warfare. They create projects based on the impact of germs on the development of societies and countries.