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Shizuko’s Daughter: Problematic Situation
How could you decide which of your late mother's possessions are important enough to take to college with you? Decide which items would be the most valuable to you with an activity based on Kyoko Mori's Shizuko's Daughter. After learners...
Dearborn Public Schools
10 Tips for Incoming Freshman in High School
Everyone entering high school could use some helpful hints for their first few weeks. A list of ten tips guide new freshmen through social interactions, classroom dynamics, and extracurricular activities.
Code.org
Practice PT - Design a Digital Scene
The final performance task for the unit requires class members to utilize what they have learned to create a personal digital scene. Groups work together to develop a scene and then, using top-down design, break the scene into manageable...
Bully Free Systems
Bully Free Lesson Plans—10th Grade
Two lessons, "What Does Cyber Bullying Look Like?" and "Factors Influencing My Reporting the Bullying of Others," serve as examples of the 12 included in a Bully Free curriculum. Each plan includes discussion questions, an activity, and...
Theodore Roosevelt Association
Defining America's Role in the World
As the first American president to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and only one of four presidents to do so in United States history, Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy achievements and preservation of peace are often overshadowed by his...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Some DNA Can Jump
Some people have a natural ability to jump, but did you know DNA also naturally jumps? Learn about the fun habit by looking at the research of a pioneering female scientist. Barbara McClintock fought prejudice and surpassed her mentors...
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Business Operations and Organizational Structures
Costco, Google, and Microsoft are among America's largest employers. Using the resource, scholars learn what makes business like these successful. They write a mission statement for a chosen business, practice drawing organizational...
Curated OER
Taking Care of Me
Students brainstorm on the effects of stress on the body. For this health science lesson, students write journals three times a week about how they feel. They determine strategies to cope with stress.
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Time is On My Side!
Fourth graders review the most effective test taking and studying skills. As a class, they are introduced to how to self-manage themselves when it comes to the activities they have to complete. To end the lesson, they complete a pretend...
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When Do You...?
In this ESL daily schedule worksheet, students examine 7 pictures of people doing routine activities. Students mark the answer that tells when they do that activity during their day.
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White-tailed Deer Issues
Ninth graders examine the white tail deer population in Pennsylvania and explore the impacts that the deer have on the flora and fauna. For this white-tail deer lesson students complete an activity and graph their results.
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Holidays: Often Happy, Sometimes Sad
Young scholars examine holiday stress. In this current events instructional activity, students read the provided article "Holiday Stories from Street Corner and Coffee Shop." Young scholars respond to the provided discussion questions.
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Problem Solving Lesson Plan 2
Students study a number of work and family management roles and techniques.
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Identifying Conflicts
Students examine different types of situations that involve conflict. They write about one type of conflict in their journal and share it with the class.
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Timber Harvesting: A Civic Debate
Eighth graders analyze and identify the importance of our forests and how to manage them properly. In this tree lesson students read forestry material and come up with different alternatives to the identified problems.
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Puberty and Growing Up - a workshop for youth
Students examine the changes that happen to the body during puberty. In this puberty and growing up lesson plan, students describe the basic physical changes that occur to the body during puberty. Students identify the physical changes...
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Timber Harvesting: A Civic Debate, Day 1
Eighth graders develop an understanding of the strategies used in the sustainability of forests. In this timber harvesting lesson students identify and analyze the importance of forests and their management techniques.
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Deer Population
Ninth graders study deer including their reproduction rate and management in Pennsylvania. In this deer overpopulation lesson students estimate deer population and suggest management tools.
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Storm Drain Survey
Young scholars describe what stormwater and storm drains are. They explain reasons for having stormwater management system. They describe nonpoint source pollution and identify causes and impacts of it.
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Pigs Will Be Pigs
Students practice adding money after reading a story. In this economics instructional activity, students read the book Pigs Will be Pigs by Amy Axelrod, and examine how decimals, dollar signs, and adding money is used when making a...
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Adding "Homeside" to "Schoolside" Learning
Young scholars participate in activities in order to improve their ability to work cooperatively in groups at school as well as with their family at home. They complete the activities at home with their family then discuss the results of...
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Manners
Students investigate the concept of manners and how they should be exercised at school. This lesson is a foundation of classroom management for Physical Education and is meant to be adapted to other classes if needed. Students focus upon...
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Listening Well
Learners demonstrate good listening skills. In this listening skills instructional activity, students identify the signs people give when they are actively listening, such as eye contact. Learners practice good listening skills in a an...
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Circles in the Landscape: Irrigating Oklahoma Crops
How do you grow crops in a area with insufficient rainfall? Why you irrigate, of course. Class members investigate irrigation systems by designing a system of their own. After examining irrigation related concepts, vocabulary terms, and...