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Spaghetti Bridges

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students thread a piece of spaghetti through the holes in the cup. One person suspend the cup by placing each index finger approximately one inch in from the ends of the spaghetti.
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Who Lives in the Sea? A class book (Elementary, Science)

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars, assigned an alphabet letter, do research on a sea animal whose name begins with that assigned alphabet. All of the assignments then be turned into a class book.
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Amelia Earhart

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students list characteristics of a brave and daring person and describe contributions that Amelia Earhart made to aviation. They describe how Amelia Earhart contributed to the advancement of women.
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Exploring Arthurian Legend

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use the internet to track the growth of the King Arthur legend from the Dark Ages to its arrival on the silver screen.
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Day and Night

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders view a classroom simulation that demonstrates how the Earth's rotation creates day and night.
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Activity Two Teacher Page: Explosions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify variables that affect the system, and specify which variables are independent and which are dependent.
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Months of the Year In Haiku

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students type Haiku poetry using AppleWorks, including special holidays or events and famous Americans for the month about which they choose to write.
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The South Wins Gettysburg!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore American Civil War, hypothesize that the Union Army was defeated at Gettysburg by Lee's army, and write an essay describing how different North America would be today if the South had won the Civil War.
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Follow the Pattern

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students survey patterns and relationships and then predict outcomes in real-world situations.
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In Your Prime

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study how to find prime numbers. They investigate the teachings of the mathematician Eratosthenes and apply his theory of prime numbers less than 100.
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Flowers

For Teachers K
Students create a crayon resist flower following a dicussion about Georgia O'Keefe's art.
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Clay Whistle/Ocarinas

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a clay whistle/ocarina and sculptue in the round using the pinch technique.
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Oxygen Levels and Aquatic Plants and Animals

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students design an experiment to test the effects of a change in the amount of dissolved oxygen of water on aquatic plants and animals. Questions are offered for exploration and experiment design. Results are tabulated and conclusions...
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Springtime Flower Fun

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study directional skills and participate in a scavenger hunt to find flowers. They compare, group and classify the flowers by their similarities and differences.
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Midsummer Night's Dream Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use the Internet to research one of Shakespeare's plays. They read two myths and create their own script for the play. They also examine the history of Ancient Greece.
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Animal Forms

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars demonstrate similarities and differences in animal forms, including humans.They investigate geometric relationships within those forms by building an animal using Zome System elements.
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A Wampanoag Thanksgiving

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine how the Wampanoag tribe celebrated Thanksgiving. They discover how they helped the Pilgrims when they first came to the New World. They identify the similarities and differences between people.
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SA Restaurant

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of designing a restaurant with the help of using various technological applications. They use word processing to create paperwork that would be needed to run the business. Students create the logo and...
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Survey Project

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a website using FrontPage. They use inserted forms to collect survey information and use Microsoft Excel and MS Word to create a presentation of the survey and the results.
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Peanut Processes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use the senses are to make observations about phenomena. They use a peanut and its shell as the object of a series of observations. In addition, they complete a drawing with their written observations to use as a guide to choose...
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Introductory Excel Lesson involving Problem Solving

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders analyze an introductory lesson for Microsoft Excel. They go step by step through the creation of a basic spreadsheet and the use of simple formulas in a problem solving format.
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Arthropod Data Collection

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students describe the life cycle of various bugs as well as their predators and feeding habits. The class participates in a discussion of the various methods scientists use to gather data including research and experiment. After...
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Algebra I - Test

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils participate in a lesson plan that reviews the concept of linear functions in connection with preparation for an exam. The teacher reviews problems with the students for scaffolding. Pupils practice graphing linear functions.
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Total English Elementary: Next Year, I'm Going to...

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this English review worksheet, students consolidate the use of "going to" as they write 18 sentences following the prompts.