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Electronics: Wants or Needs?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders determine how electronics negatively impact the environment. In this environmental lesson, 3rd graders read the article "Earth Friendly Waste Management", and identify how recycling impacts our environment. Students...
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Justice and Kindness Play a Part: King Day

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners recognize injustice in the world. In this social justice lesson, students discuss the responsibility they have to be advocates for justice and kindness and identify a time when they felt they were treated unfairly.
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Just a Spoonful of Rights Makes the Responsibility Go 'Round

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students define rights and responsibilities. Students discuss the role of philanthropy in contributing to the common good. They also review historical...
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1984: How Much Fact in Fiction?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers compare and contrast the society in Orwell's 1984 with modern society. In this 1984 lesson, students research the historical climate in which Orwell wrote the novel. High schoolers create a comparison chart of privacy...
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The Vikings of Scandinavia

For Teachers 3rd
Students become familiar with who the Vikings were and what they accomplished. In this Vikings lesson, students locate the Scandinavian countries. Students will record information about the Vikings in a Viking notebook. Students will...
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A Moment in Time

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research a year in history. In this research lesson, 5th graders choose a year between 1801 and 1999 and write three research questions to answer about their year. Students must include three major events and investigate...
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Real-World Probability

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore the concept of probability.  In this probability instructional activity, students create a video, poster, or podcast explaining what experiments, sample space, events, and outcomes are in relation to...
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The Archer and the Sun

For Teachers K
Students listen to The Archer and the Sun and participate in interdisciplinary activities related to the book. In this Archer and the Sun lesson, students discuss sun and weather and create a graph of the weather they like best- sunny or...
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Good Training = Good Pets

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine animal behavior. In this animals training instructional activity, students understand a pet owner's responsibility for their pet's behavior. Students get into groups and brainstorm situations that pet's make a mistake...
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Branches of US Government

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research the responsibilities of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. In this U.S. government instructional activity, students research the jobs of those in each branch and present their finding to their classmates.
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Early Attempts at Flight

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate the early history of flight. In this aviation history lesson, students are split into six groups to research the development of the ornithopter, hot air balloon and the glider. Each group records information on...
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Civilizations: Abuse Of Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the role of government. In this government lesson, students watch "Civilizations: Abuse of Power," and discuss the responsibilities of government. Students then role play situations in history when the government has...
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Headaches

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a commercial for a headache remedy. In this health and advertising lesson plan, students review a video describing several types of headaches and treatments for each. They will create a commercial addressing one of the...
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Big Cats

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study what a niche is and its role in a community.  For this cats lesson students research the Internet for information on big cat species. 
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Addiction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students warn others about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse. In this personal health activity, students research the effects of addiction and share their findings with their classmates. Students then create posters or songs that...
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The "Art" of Baseball

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the art of baseball. In this sports instructional activity, students discuss their thoughts about the sport of baseball and create a baseball word list. Students use pattern blocks and drawing paper to...
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Author’s Purpose Activity

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this author's purpose worksheet, students read a few sentences about a book and then answer short answer questions about the author's purpose. Students complete 12 questions.
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Proud to Live in New Jersey

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners explore New Jersey. In this New Jersey social studies lesson, students define vocabulary and participate in activities centered around the agriculture, geography, industry, history, and culture of New Jersey. Learners construct...
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Civil Rights

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders survey how controversial court cases have changed the viewpoints of civil rights.  In this U.S. Government lesson plan, 12th graders work in small groups to prepare summaries of specific court cases, then present...
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Butterfly Life Cycle

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore biology. In this life cycle instructional activity, 2nd graders act out the stages a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly. They spend days prior to this instructional activity observing caterpillars they...
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History of Saturn Discoveries

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students interpret how scientists have explored Saturn. In this NASA based astronomy instructional activity, students create a timeline depicting the study of Saturn from 1610 until 2010. Each student will write a letter to Galileo...
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Introduction to Restoration Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how pollution and invasive plants disrupt the ecosystem.  In this restoration lesson plan students list materials that pollute wetlands, how people can keep them clean and ways in which invasive plants establish. 
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The Fall of Rome

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A study of the fall of the Roman Empire can lead students on an interesting exploration of history.
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Neolithic Agricultural Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Lessons about agriculture during the Neolithic period can provide activities to help student understand this important time.

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