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Using a spreadsheet and the Internet to learn about stock market performance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students record the progress weekly of a business of their choice on the stock market, graph those results, research and report on current news and how it pertains to the companies recent performance.
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Paul Revere: American Patriot

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students view a presentation at a website that introduces Paul Revere, his famous ride, and its significance in the history of the Revolutionary War. Students read text and examine maps and graphics at various websites focused on Paul...
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Weather Watchers

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice using objective and quantitative means to describe and compare the weather. They compile weather conditions and create a spreadsheet to record their findings.
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ZIPPLY Delicious Ice Cream

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore states of matter when they change a liquid to a solid. Working students make ice cream in a zip-lock bag.
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Math Jeopardy

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students play a game to practice concepts and principles that can be adapted to any subject.
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Recognizing Similies: Fast as a Whip

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners review what they have already learned about similies and begin to engage with similies on a deeper and more abstract level as they create their own.
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Oregon Trail Diary

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students pretend they are on the Oregon Trail and keep a diary of their adventures. In this Oregon Trail lesson plan, students write about their decisions to move, crossing rivers, buying supplies, and more.
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The Answer Is- What Is the Question

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students review subject matter using a game format. In this quiz game instructional activity, students work in small groups or teams to state the question that matches the answer given by the teacher. (This is similar to the game of...
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Painting/technology "and You Were There!"

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study Impressionism through the works of Claude Monet. They do a self portrait in the Impressionist style.
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Reading the Election Results

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students read a chart that shows results of the 1996 presidential election. They answer teacher created questions about the chart.
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The Right to Education for California's Minorities and Immigrants Offline Lesson Plan

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the elements of various court cases and how state and federal laws affect them. They participate in mock trials.
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Getting A Grip On Graphs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders gather variety of data and create a graphs to display the data.
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Dealing With Teasing and Bullying

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students view film clips on the internet, take notes, and participate in a discussion about bullying. They complete entries in a handbook on how to handle bullying.
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American Focus on World Constitutions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe demographic, economic, political and geographic features of the U.S., summarize events leading to the creation of the Constitution and describe the process of amending the Constitution.
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American Focus on World Constitutions

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders describe essential components of a constitution and cite cultural factors affecting international law-making.
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Here It Comes, There It Goes!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use an ordinary toy to reveal the Doppler effect. The connection is also made to moving cars, and to the shifting of the lines in the absorption or emission spectrum when the distance between a star and Earth is increasing or...