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Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this online interactive history instructional activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive...
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Angles Lesson Plan
Learners stud angles, and then play the "What's Your Angle?" game. They complete at least 10 computer generated problems from the Angles Applet.
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Will America Fall Apart Like the Maya?
Students work in teams to research ancient Mayan civilization as they simulate working for the President of the United States. He is concerned that if a civilization as technologically advanced as the Maya's could disappear, could the...
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Those Tear-Me-Apart, Put-Me-Back-Together, Never-Be-the-Same-Again Blues
Students discuss what it might be like to be the new person in a group, choose the correct words for an apology, learn a vivid activity about how unking words can hurt others, and write a paragraph to explain what they learned from the...
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Desert Adaptations
In this desert adaptations worksheet, students are given a water filled sponge which represents an animal. Students observe their "animal" for a 24 hour period and conserve the water in the sponge as best they can. They measure and...
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Grandpa's Social Security
Students examine social security and how the process works at different ages.In this retirement lesson students determine how long a retired person has to live to get the same benefits at different ages.
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Courage in Action
Seventh graders explore what it takes to be courageous. In this social studies lesson, 7th graders analyze different character traits. Students explain their feelings on their specific character traits.
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When Will It Blow?
Fifth graders figure the amount of time before a boiler explode and then the time needed to evaluate an office building in this simulation. They narrate the events as a newscaster would.
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Think Fast
Students practice brainstorming. They discuss how brainstorming can increase their ability to "think on their feet," and assist them in preparing for the pressure of a timed test.
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Your Body's Building Blocks
Students study the elements of the Periodic Table as they relate to the building blocks of the body. They experiment to measure the amount of iron in the body.
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Area Lesson Plan
Students manipulate a variety of materials and computer applets in order to explore area and the units used to measure it.
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Ride 'Em Cowboy (Buffalo Bill Cody and the Wild West Show)
Young scholars research the impact of Buffalo Bill Cody and his Wild West Show on the world's view of American western culture. They create a poster advertising the Wild West Show.
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Three Dimensional Geology
Students use rocks and fossils to interpret the geology of an area. They use prior knowledge and make recommendations about where to build a subdivision based on the rocks.
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This is to That
Students look at ratio, what it means for numbers or objects to be in a given ratio, and how ratios and fractions are related. They write and solve story problems which involve whole numbers, using addition, subtraction, multiplication,...
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Best Practices of Technology Integration
Students participate in a lesson in order to practice using systems of equations in order to graph them. A cumulative project in the form of a brochure, web page, or interactive kiosk make this lesson more engaging.
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Measurement, Perimeter and Area
Students explore the concept of measurement. In this measurement lesson, students collect data about themselves such as height, finger length, neck circumference, foot length, and other body measurements. Students cut squares...
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How to Weigh a Car with a Tire Gauge
Students calculate the weight of a motor vehicle using only a sheet of graph paper and a tire gauge. Extensions provided offer additional challenges.
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Hatchet: A 4th Grade Literacy Focus Unit
Fourth graders discuss the story "Hatchet" after the story is read. In this literacy lesson, 4th graders explore various habitats researching the characteristics about each, complete a Venn Diagram comparing their habitat with the...
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Displacement Problem Set
Students calculate the length of a side of a triangle using a trigonometric function. They calculate the measure of an angle given two sides of a triangle with a trigonometric function.
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Population Ratios
Students access web site and record various population statistics pertaining to a county in the USA of their choice. They use this data to set up and solve ratios. They compare data to make meaning of the numbers.
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Writing: Realistic Fiction
Students examine websites about realistic fiction. These sites include lists of books that fit into this category and a list of realistic fiction authors. There are also writing prompts to help students write their own realistic fiction...
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"it's All in the Cellar"
Seventh graders examine the process of constructing a site plan map at archaeological sites. They discuss the process of mapping techniques and calculation of percentages, create a plan site map of a cellar at Jamestown, and calculate...
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The Demise of Copper's Trading Power
Eighth graders evaluate statistical equations. They examine data from archaeologists at Jamestown, complete statistical equations using the sets of data, and graph the results.
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Funny or Not - Your Opinion
Students interpret and judge the meaning of a political cartoon. They dicuss the cartoons in groups and write an evaluative paragraph which they present to the class.