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Rhythm and Art: Gesture Drawing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make connection between music and art. In this integrated arts lesson plan, students complete gesture drawing activities as they listen to Cuban, flamenco, classical, jazz, and contemporary music. 
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Triangle Sum Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach your class how to solve problems using the triangle sum theorem. For this geometry lesson, young scholars identify the missing angles in a triangle using the sum theorem. They graph triangles on the TI and moves the sides around to...
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Pythagorean Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Oh that Pythagorean Theorem is so useful. Learners engage in a 45 minute learning activity that requires them to solve for missing angles and sides of a right triangle. They'll use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the rations of sides and...
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Angles and Arcs

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students identify the relationship between angles and arcs. For this geometry lesson, students rotate and move the circle around to create different arcs on the TI-Navigator. They differentiate between major and minor arcs.
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Creating a Cyclic Quadrilateral

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Identify and make conjecture about properties of cyclic quadrilaterals. High schoolers use the TI Navigator to create different shapes and draw conclusions.
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March of the Dividing Ant

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars inspect divisibility rules. In this divisibility rules lesson, students study the relationship between factorization and the divisibility rules for 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10. Young scholars read One Hundred Hungry Ants and A...
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What's in Wetland Soil?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the organic and inorganic components of soil. For this environmental science lesson, students identify the factors that influence soil formation. They collect soil samples, conduct tests, and analyze the results.
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Strange New Planet

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students simulate different spacecraft missions using materials provided. In this space science instructional activity, students observe and record a planetary model's features from a distance. They relate this activity to scientists'...
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Back to School, Mathematically Speaking

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Reduce "math anxiety" by listening to students' math stories.
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Calculator-Based Lessons Help Examine Real-World Data

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students may determine equations based on graphs and regression models.
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Parallelism in Our Everyday World: Parallel Lines and Beyond

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students broaden their outlook on geometry in their everyday environment. They explore the properties of parallel lines and parallelograms and discover ways to prove the existence of parallel lines and discuss the concept of parallel lines.
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Jefferson's Blood

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view the video "Jefferson's Blood" and complete a series of activities, dealing with both Thomas Jefferson's public and private life, in order to better explain Jefferson as a man and politician.
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Yeasts and Molds

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate the characteristics and nature of yeast and molds help to explain how these microorganisms affect food production. They experiment with yeast in sourdough in preparing sourdough pancakes.
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Electoral Politics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students formulate their own opinions about the issues in an election campaign through a critical examination of political advertisements, candidate debates, and political cartoons.
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George Lucas and the Power of Myth

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the contributions of George Lucas to society. They analyze the concept of a hero, conduct Internet research on the life of George Lucas, develop a Hero Attribute Chart, and create an artistic rendering representing the...
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Making Connections: Exploring Our Brains through the Five Senses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars record observations and create drawings and models of anatomy using their five senses. They describe the structures of a neuron and analyze each of their functions. They compare and contrast the typical structural...
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Teenage Boys: Perspectives on the Adolescent Male's Development in an Urban Setting

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the effects of an urban setting on the development of male adolescence. After watching a film, they identify the problems in the relationship of the characters. They discuss the impact of becoming a teenage father and...
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Catapult Physics

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Student explore the relationship between Hooke's Law and catapults. After exploring the four types of catapults, students use Hooke's law to determine the spring constant in a torsion powered catapult. They answer questions based upon...
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Bite Sized Fractions

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders compute and solve problems involving addition and subtraction of 3- and 4- digit numbers and basic facts of multiplication and division. They use paper and bitesized candy bars to practice fractions.
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Sad Seasick Sailors

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners role play the voyage on the Mayflower. In this United States history lesson, students play the parts of Pilgrims and sailors and discuss how to solve various conflicts during the "journey."
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Elephants

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore elephants.  In this elephant art lesson plan, students compare Asian and African elephants, and draw an elephant by following step by step instructions from the teacher.
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Notes: Characteristics of Stars

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate stars and the solar system by completing a worksheet.  In this space science lesson, students complete a fill in the blank worksheet based on the stars and components of the cosmos. 
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Agriculture Around the World

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore various kinds of farming methods around the world.  In this history lesson, students view pictures of farming methods, then compare and contrast them in a class discussion with the methods of farming that are used today.
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Faces of the Past: Boys in the Civil War

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners investigate the role of boys during the American Civil War. In this Civil War Research lesson, students study the contributions of young Union and Confederate men to the war effort. Learners also make classroom presentations...