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The Battle for Congress: Midterm Elections 2010

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners research midterm elections. In this United States Congress lesson, students use the Internet to explore the issues, candidates, platforms and stakes of the midterm elections of 2010. This extensive lesson makes use of...
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Immigration Debate

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the law recently passed in Arizona, "Support our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act."  In this history lesson, students watch a video on immigration then work in small groups to prepare a debate on the...
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Effects of Bread Sanitary Conditions on Mold Growth

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners examine fungi and where it comes from.  For this mold lesson students determine the percentage of fruit juice in a fruit then identify the different types of mold.
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Introduction to the Periodic Table

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the different elements of the Periodic Table. In this chemistry lesson, 8th graders pick an element to research, then present to the class using a powerpoint presentation or a poster.
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MASS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students distinguish between weight and mass. They examine how in oscillations of a mass against an elastic spring--in the absence of gravity, or in horizontal motion--the length of the oscillation period is proportional to the square...
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Environment: Sounds of the Natural World

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders describe and imitate sounds from the natural environment including rain and snow. After listing materials that could be used to make rainsticks, they create their own instruments from cardboard tubes,beans, and sand. To...
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Tree Birthdays

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate the growth of trees. In this tree growth lesson, students discover that trees make a ring each year they live. Students use new voabulary such as bark, phloem, and cambuim to talk about tree parts. Students create a...
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Central Park Field Trip

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students visit the park to observe signs of spring in the forest and pond environments.  In this field trip lesson, students explore the park for various items
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Galvanometers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students construct their own galvanometer. In this physics instructional activity, students explain how it is used to detect electric current. They conduct an experiment to measure how much electricity flows through the circuit.
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Animals Of Florida

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars study about animals and their habitats, their environments, their young and their diets. They participate on a field trip to a local spring to take digital pictures of the environment the animals live in, what they eat and...
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Simple Machines

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the concepts of force and effort by observing simple machines. In this physics lesson, students attempt to sharpen a pencil without any help, bite into an orange with their lips curled over their teeth, and other...
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John Brown's Passion to End Slavery Leading Up to and Including the Rain at Harpers Ferry

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate John Brown's fight to end slavery. In this slavery lesson, 6th graders read Harpers Ferry, The Story of John Brown's Raid and then research his life as well as the life of slave Osbourne Perry Anderson. Students...
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Floor Polish Experiments

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare various brands of floor polishes and test their durability and appearance.  In this floor polish lesson students test different polishes and check performance. 
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Tides & Lunar Cycles

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students demonstrate how the moon affects the tides, a neap tide, and spring tides by using their bodies as models. After students observe the model they created, they draw and label the diagram on a provided worksheet. They then log...
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Simple Machines

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students investigate what simple machines are and how they work. In this simple machine instructional activity, the students create simple and compound machines and test each machine's ability to perform a task. Students compare simple...
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For The Birds

For Teachers K - 4th
Students observe birds building their nests. In this habitat lesson, students develop a Best Building Supply Bag and record how the birds build their nests. Students keep a Field Journal.
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Grams and Kilograms

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in scavenger hunts for objects that weigh a gram and a kilogram. In this metric measure lesson, 4th graders use a spring scale to measure objects they believe weigh a gram and a kilogram. Students complete...
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How Groundhog's Garden Grew

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students answer questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy after reading the book, How Groundhog's Garden Grew, by Lynne Cherry.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students respond to 6 questions, one per taxonomy level, to demonstrate...
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Identifying Setting and Completing a Story Map

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a story map for Frog and Toad Are Friends. For this making inferences lesson students find specific details from the book to complete their story map. They map one chapter at a time.
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Fun Faces of Wisconsin Agriculture: Berry Bunch's Strawberry Fast Facts

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars use facts about strawberry production in Wisconsin to complete math and art activities. For this strawberry production lesson, students read about strawberry production in the state of Wisconsin. They answer math word...
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Searching the World Wide Web for Rudy Autio

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research Rudy Autio. For this research lesson students maneuver through the Internet to better understand the artist Rudy Autio. They examine his background, educational experiences, art production, influences, and style.
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The Diary of Anne Frank

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read the Diary of Anne Frank. In this novel reading lesson, 8th graders read and analyze the story. Students do online activities and create a newspaper giving a summary of three major events in the story. Students answer...
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Mapping West Virginia

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore West Virginia. In this Unites States geography lesson, 4th graders discuss the type of land and the cities in West Virginia. Students create two overlays, with transparencies, that show the natural land and the...
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Comparing Chimp mtDNA to Learn about Races

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In this computer-based lesson, students will measure genetic diversity within and between three subspecies of chimpanzees in order to gain a better understanding of genetic distinctiveness and explore race as a genetic concept.

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