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The Abstraction Ladder (Using Examples in Essays)

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students study the appropriate formats for giving examples in American discourse style. A ladder approach is used to demonstrate the concept. They write paragraphs about abstract concepts, such as beauty, wealth, and love, using methods...
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Listening Comprehension - Newspaper Articles

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Students demonstrate understanding of main points of the Deseret News article, and identify the verb(s) of each phrase to aid in listening comprehension.
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"A Magic Trick" (Understanding Verbal Directions)

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students practice their listening skills by listening to the teacher give directions for a magic trick and trying to complete it successfully.
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Describing Another's Physical Features

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars practice describing someone using their physical characteristics and others try to select the person they are describing.
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The Concept of Time in American Society

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students demonstrate understanding of American's value of time according to three areas: Being on time, time management, and setting goals. They plan a week's activities and make short-term and long-term goals.
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Constitutional Convention

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners examine the structure and function of the United States government established by the Constitution. They also explore the problems the country faced under the Articles of Confederation.
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Casting Light On The Dark Ages

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars write a 250-word report on their findings, comparing life in the Middle Ages to what they already know about life today. They explore a website imbedded in this plan to do their research.
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Locating Images

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students discover how to search effectively for images online using the Google Image Search engine. They distinguish between those images that are relevant and those that are not relevant to a search that they initiate and see how to...
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Find the Word That Doesn't Belong

For Teachers K - 12th
Students, after listening the "My Hero" story, are given four words in which they have to figure out which one does not belong with the others.
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Living During the Little Ice Age

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students brainstorm what living conditions during the period known as the Little Ice Age (1350-1850) might have been like. They research lifestyles, the economy, crop yields, and human and livestock mortality.
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Where Have All the Glaciers Gone?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover that scientists examine evidence from around the world in order to explain global climate change. They see that records of climate change exist, and describe photographs interpreting changes in glaciers over time.
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Bulletin Board: Eggshell flowers

For Teachers K
Students "paint" Spring flowers by gluing pieces of dyed, hardboiled eggshells onto outlines of flowers. They display their artwork on a Spring-themed bulletin board.
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The Recycle Games

For Teachers K - 12th
Students play a series of Recycle Games which provide great exercise while teaching about the importance of recycling. They participate in relay races and games that make use of recycled materials and other "trash."
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Four Corner Fun: A Review Game

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders practice academic skills by answering multiple choice questions. They role-play as fibbers or players and respond to questions accordingly, going to the A,B,C, or D corners of the classsroom. Fibbers can go to any corner.
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The Heart

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the parts of the heart and how blood travels throughout the body. They conduct a simple simulation to demonstrate the path that blood takes through the body and the functions it performs.
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That's Incredible Show!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners research world records. They portray the people who broke world records. They conduct a mock interview in the classroom.
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International Relations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders are expected to have an in-depth understanding of a country's national profile, current events, and projected foreign policy options and the impact of those options on current world affairs.
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Shining the Light on Skin

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the relationships between certain environmental factors and levels of exposure to sunlight. The variables of location, time of year, and day, and the weather which affect the intensity of the sun are explored in this...
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A Serving By Any Other Name

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine the information given on food labels. They also discover what a serving size is and determine how much they eat over the suggested serving. They also calculate the number of calories are in different foods.
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Political/ Social Statements- Relief Printmaking with Styrofoam Insulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create relief prints using Styrofoam insulation which make a political or social statement about today's society.
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Developing Contrast Through Clay Construction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students combine forms made with different construction techniques in order to create and enhance the element of contrast in clay compositions.
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Dust Busters to the Rescue

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Pupils examine the importance of cleaning up and preventing indoor air pollution. They investigate how cleaning can reduce the harmful health effects of indoor air pollution.
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Fortune Teller Fish

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils demonstrate how to create and test a hypothesis. They design an experiment and set up a variable, experimental group and control group.
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Re-Presenting Race in the Digital Age: "Who Can Pass"

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the relationship between race and class in historical and societal settings. They read and discuss the poem, "Passing," by Langston Hughes, analyze photographs by Yinka Shonibare, answer discussion questions,...