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Boundaries

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to the term of mental mapping. Individually, they develop their own mental map of Washington state and discuss as a class what makes a boundary. They draw their mental map on paper and compare it with their...
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Historic Cemetery Project

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use the Virtual Atlas to examine the cemetaries in the state of Washington. In groups, they view photographs of local monuments to celebrate the lives of local members. They choose one to focus on and research. To end the...
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Mountain Building

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work in small groups. They are told that their task is to build a mountain in their dish pan that can withstand the effects of having a watering can emptied out on it. Students use creative extras to complete their mountains,...
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Erosion And the Cycling of Rocks And Minerals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the concept of erosion by water in a problem solving activity. In small groups, they are assigned either sand, potting soil or rocks to construct a mountain that will hold up to a sprinkler can of water dripping on...
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North or South? Which has a better way of life?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders brainstorm what they believe are the causes of the Civil War. They copy the blank circle graph into their Social Studies journals twice once for their prediction and once for the actual. Students list the following...
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Brainstorming and Number Patterns

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discover what it means to "brainstorm." They explore a given simple number pattern and then, working in groups, brainstorm more complicated number patterns. They display them around the room and then solve the number...
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Recycling Garden Waste

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students experience how to make compost. This lesson is ongoing with periodic checks and maintenance. They select a piece of ground around the school or around their homes to establish a compost pile. Organic materials are utilized...
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Rollunder Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students engage in a lesson that involves the playing of tag with two taggers who chase others around a gymnasium. They practice the game until all of the people in the gym are tagged out. This game works on physical agility and...
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Making Kites

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in the study of kites and focus upon the evaluation and designs invovled. They conduct research into the different types of designs and use the information in order to create unique project designs. The drawings are...
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Human Biology Symposium Grading Rubric

For Students 11th - 12th
In this rubric worksheet, students are provided with 4 different scoring categories. Each category is broken into specific tasks they will be graded upon.
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What's Scouting About?

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students look for words that are related to scouting and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Just for Fun: Word Search

For Students 7th - 10th
In this word search worksheet, students search for terms related to interpersonal communication and interviewing for jobs. Terms include body language and job interview terms.
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Collect the Eggs Game

For Teachers K - 2nd
In this Eggs Game worksheet, learners cut out and put together the game board, tokens, cards and game spinner. Students try to collect the most eggs cards while playing the game.
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Taking on a Task

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify ways to persevere. In this character education lesson, 8th graders work in small groups to complete a task using strategies to persevere.
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Let's Build a Trucking Story

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study the occupation of truck driving and transportation. In this transportation lesson, students identify an item that was transported to the classroom. Students identify key elements in the transportation process and listen to...
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Skills for Success

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize personal skills needed for success in the workplace. In this work skills lesson plan, students discuss the skills needed in any employment field. Students write a sentence about their own skills relating to the listed...
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Author/Illustrator Heroes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize heroic authors and illustrators and create their own comic strips. In this language arts lesson, students examine characteristics of heroes and work in groups to create their own comic strips and hero books.
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Shapes and Review of Locomotor Skills

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students engage in a series of loco-motor activities based on shapes. In this loco-motor instructional activity, students demonstrate physical skills through races, jumping, hopping, galloping in circles, squares, rectangles and triangles.
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Planet Picking

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers arrange the planets according to their distances from the sun. In this astronomy lesson, students list interesting properties about each planet. They identify an unknown planet photo.
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You say Avocado, I say Avogadro

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students convert mole to mass to particles and vice versa. In this chemistry lesson, students discuss the importance of Avogadro's number. They apply what they have learned in a team competition.
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Haring Mobiles

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students design Haring-inspired hanging mobiles. In this art lesson, students explore the artwork of Haring and discuss figures and movement. Students create balanced mobiles using images from his website.
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Act, Inc.: Work Keys Assessments: Teamwork

For Students 9th - 10th
Take tests online to determine your teamwork abilities in work and professional settings. This website describes 4 levels of teamwork, which expand upon "The traditional 3 Rs of reading, writing, and arithmetic by becoming one of the...
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University of Michigan: Teamwork & Group Work

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teamwork is an essential component of an engineering curriculum since engineers almost always work in groups. This website contains links that help to explain the concept of teamwork, group work, and study teams. It also includes how to...
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Nondestructive Testing (Ndt): Teamwork in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource explains what teamwork is, why teachers should be interested in it, how it differs from group work, the characteristics of effective teams, and the stages teams go through as they mature.

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