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Climate Change

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine current school energy use and focus on energy saving measures that could be implemented. For this energy lesson, students are also encouraged to raise awareness of energy saving practices and behaviors throughout the...
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The Improvement of the Electric Light Bulb

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study how the first electric light was made and the history behind it.  For this electricity lesson students create their own light bulb.
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Art Techniques

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a self portrait using correct proportions and details. After completing their portrait, they exchange their portrait with that of a classmate and offer constructive criticism of the portrait and suggestions for...
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Cell Division: The Cell Cycle and Mitosis

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students will be able to identify the different stages of the eukaryotic cell cycle as well as the different stages of mitosis in the proper order. Students will also be able to recognize what organelles of the cell are integral to...
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Letter Concepts (M, K, L, T, U, H)

For Students Pre-K - K
In this language arts worksheet, students learn to recognize the upper case letters M, K, L, T, U and H. Students examine 5 letters in a row and circle the letters that match the first letter in each row.
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Land Use Issues

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students participate in activities in which they examine land use. They examine the types of animals in a surrounding and how they blend in with the environment. They also examine food resources.
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Introduction To the Art of Stone Masonry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils are introduced to the art of stone masonry. They identify the seven basic stone tools, demonstrate their use, and compile a list of their cost.
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Teaching Serialism with Technology

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders compose serialistic tone-row melodies using music notation software. This lesson includes an email address to receive all materials and worksheets involved in the week-long study.
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Mercer Mayer 2: Peer Experts Teach Kispiration

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students observe a model classroom of cooperative groups in action. After the video, students discuss how to organize the classroom to promote cooperative learning. They examine the difficulties in allowing students to work in small groups.
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Colors Warm And Cool

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss, evaluate, and analyze hot, warm, and cool colors using two Thomas Moran paintings as examples in this Art lesson for K-3rd grade classrooms. The two paintings suggested are "Rock Towers of the Rio Virgin" and "Mountain...
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Summer Scientists

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, middle schoolers discuss and reocrd what makes an object living or nonliving. The students then chart the lists of living and nonliving objects. Teacher allows middle schoolers oportunity to go outside and look for living...
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Percentages On A Grid

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders show percentages on a 10 x 10 grid. In this percentages lesson plan, 5th graders color in the squares to show a percent.
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Ben Franklin Half Dollar

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students research contributions to American culture and technological progress through Benjamin Franklin's quotes and inventions. They also analyze research in order to design a coin honoring Ben Franklin's contributions.
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How We See: The First Steps of Human Vision

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students notice how various images and colors update constantly as they are affected by factors such as distance, background and lighting. They also examine how optometrists developed a standard to evaluate eyesight.
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The Commutative Property

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore arrays. They get into pairs and receive bags of small buttons to each group.
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Movies Are Us

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students watch a movie, and answer teacher created questions in order to explore the brain.
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Introduction to Descriptive Statistics

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students follow examples to study basic concepts of statistics. They work independently through the activities.
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Who Sees The Art? (Mural Option)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils identify the intended viewers of local murals or billboards. The teacher next shares information and leads a discussion about the patrons. They group themselves according to protest or persuasion issues that concern them.
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What If a Person Never Quit Growing?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore measurements.
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Antonym Awareness

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders consider the definition of antonym and go through several examples as a class. They play a game of matching antonyms with each other. They complete and assessment sheet.
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American Justice: The Texas Cheerleader Plot

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils watch a video about one woman who planned to commit murder because of a cheerleading scandal.
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Jewish Culture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the Jewish culture by listening to a guest speaker who discuss holidays, religion, and key events. They recognize and write various vocabulary words to describe one Jewish Holiday in their journals.
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Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, in pairs, decide on a product they would like to advertise and design an advertising plan for said product. Using ClarisWorks, 7th graders create an advertisement using pictures, vote on their favorite and discuss what...
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Math in My World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders record in their journals the many ways in which mathematics is part of their world.