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Sunflower Sundance
First graders study sunflower plants and identify its parts. They plant sunflower seeds and watch them grow and make sunflowers out of paper plates and colored paper. They watch videos and visit websites about sunflowers.
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Global Warming: Life in a Greenhouse
Students examine the evidence that scientists have used to support the existence of global warming and the greenhouse effect. How the concepts have been developed and evaluated form the focus of this instructional activity.
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Come Visit My School
Young scholars practice basic camera skills. They create several panoramic movies. They create a virtual tour of their school.
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Using Fulcrums
Students engage in a lesson plan that concentrates on the use of a lever and fulcrum. They define how a lever is used to lift a load. The lesson plan has background information to justify it. Students demonstrate how to use the lever...
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Soil pH & Plants
Learners investigate the pH of the soil in which different plants grow. They design and carry out an experiment to determine the factors that affect the growth of a population of plants, identifying and controlling major variables...
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Comparison Subtraction Stories
Second graders create stories that model comparison subtraction while using the environmental mats. They suggest situations in which they compare numbers. For example, if one student has 6 nickels and another child has 14 nickels,...
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Making a Colorado Brochure
Young scholars create brochures reflecting the state of Colorado. In groups, they write about tourist attractions, important people, major cities, and statistical information. After writing, they create their brochure importing clip art...
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A Generation that Cares: Saving our Environment!
Students discover the dangers posing our environment. In this environmental awareness lesson, students investigate problems like global warming and pollution and discuss ways their generation can solve these issues. Students...
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Inuktitut
Students explore Inuit language. In this Inuktitut instructional activity, students listen to a lecture about the history and phonology of the Inuit language. Students create Inuktitut-English dictionaries with...
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Evolving Views about Minority Rights in the United States
Tenth graders compare and contrast majority and minority outlooks on issues. In this social justice lesson, 10th graders research majority and minority values regarding the Salem Witch Trials, Plessy v. Ferguson, the McCarthy hearings,...
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ESL Grammar - Comma Splice
Students fix comma splices. In this ESL instructional activity, students recognize comma splices and find ways to fix them. They complete a worksheet finding comma splices and correct sentences.
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School Days Calendar
Middle schoolers work together to create a school days calendar. They insert pictures and text into their document. They share their calendars and templates with the class.
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The Multimedia Heart
Third graders research the different aspects of the human heart. Groups work through steps to create a multimedia slide presentation. The presentation must follow pre-set criteria.
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Global Greenup
Students utilize satellite images to track the life cycle of vegetational growth over a large area. Animal migratory patterns are compared to this cycle.
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Successful Interviewing
After performing a variety of pre-activities, learners will complete steps that lead to a successful interview. Activities will include preparation for the interview, marketing oneself, follow-up and assessment. The students will...
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Unlikely Communicators: Carrier Pigeons
Second graders explore information about carrier pigeons and other means of communication. They describe different types of communication and transportation and identify their advantages and disadvantages They develop a Communication...
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The Case Of The Sour Employee
Ninth graders are presented with a problem that has to be solved. The scenario is a mystery that is purely hypothetical. This does draw on the knowledge of previous lessons. The lesson plan contains background knowledge explaining the...
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Comparing Cultural Holidays
Third graders explore art that reflects their cultural background. In this writing and research lesson students compare and contrast the Halloween with El Dia de los Muertos. Students study the visual art of these holidays. Then students...
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The Renaissance Person: composing an Extended Definition Essay
High schoolers recognize the characteristics of an extended definition. In this Renaissance person lesson, students read a collection of short stories. High schoolers research the definitions of Renaissance and Renaissance...
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Cherokee Leaf Printing
Young scholars investigate their local creeks and forests and practice identifying trees. For this ecology identification instructional activity, students utilize a pad and pencil while on a field trip near their school and...
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Parallelism
Young scholars use writing to show their understanding of parallel writing structures. In this ESL grammar instructional activity, students view PowerPoints, listen to short lectures and audio presentations. Young scholars...
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Dream Vacation
High schoolers research cities, states, or countries using the internet and other resources to learn about a vacation spot. They make a final presentation of their findings in forms other than a written report.
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Phenomenal Weather-Related Statistics
Eighth graders research, collect and interpret data about weather statistics. They record that data on spreadsheets. they create Powerpoint presentations on their individual or group research.