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Meet Your Tonsils

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with tonsils. They identify the parts of the face and mouth as shown on a poster and then conduct class discussion about the function and location of the tonsils. The lesson includes related...
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Community Facts Book

For Teachers 2nd - Higher Ed
Students engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the study of a utility bill. They take part in a variety of activities in order to comprehend the parts of the bill and how charges are made. Students also take part in...
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Water Facts And Media

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is concerned with the facts surrounding water. They conduct research using a variety of resources to gather facts for the game of trivia. The information is used also to create a group presentation.
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Water Chemistry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of water chemistry. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students also consider an experiment to observe how water has the abiility to exist as three different...
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Vikings In America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the "Vikings Of America" and conduct research using a variety of resources. They view the video to create the context for the lesson. Students use the video as an opportunity for class...
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Relying on People You Know for Transportation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of transportation and focus upon carpooling to work. They role play the skill of asking for a ride and making arrangements for a transportation schedule. Students...
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The Football and Braking Distance: Model Data with Quadratic Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils engage in a lesson that is about the concept of data analysis with the use of quadratics. They use a Precalculus text in order to give guidance for independent practice and to serve as a source for the teacher to use. The data is...
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Create A DNA Fingerprint

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is about the DNA molecule and focuses upon the sequencing of proteins to identify individuals. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then complete the activities included in the 3 parts...
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Human Effects and World Problems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of world problems and some of the human effects upon the causes. They pick a problem and conduct research using a variety of resources. Students use the information in order...
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Math: Finding Surface Area

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders engage in hands-on activities to determine the surface areas of various objects. Using boxes, they cut them so they can lay flat and measure all the various shapes, which can be calculated and added together to equal the...
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The Civil War

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders engage in a lesson that is concerned with the Civil War and they conduct research using a variety of resources. The research is used to create the context for class discussion and a possible project as an extension to the...
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Adjectives

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders engage in a study of adjectives using the story "Clara The Caterpillar". They read the story and take notes while listing the adjectives that are in the story. Students then use the adjectives to write their own story or...
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Rollunder Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils engage in a lesson that involves the playing of tag with two taggers who chase others around a gymnasium. They practice the game until all of the people in the gym are tagged out. This game works on physical agility and coordination.
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Story Starts

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create a variety of creative story starts, where the mood, style, genre is clearly apparent in a well written and engaging first paragraph. They listen to the descripition of "Castle." Students discuss the style of this...
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Open Wide and Trek Inside

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore, examine and study the importance of oral health. They become engaged in learning about the mouth, oral cavity and oral health and assess how to recognize that their mouth serves many purposes and has different parts.
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Mass To Mass Problems

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students engage in a series of chemical problems that are associated with comparing mass to mass. The answers are included.
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Story Starter-- Cat Plays With Dog

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, students examine a colorful picture of a cat engaging a dog in play. Students read the story starter and finish the story.
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Learning Roomba

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students engage in one of 5 different modules that introduces them to robotics.  In this investigative lesson students study robotics, its configurations and how to control its movement. 
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Day Five - Bible A Noble Cause - Thessalonica

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students analyze, compare and contrast success and failure inside the kingdom and  outside the kingdom.  In this Bible study lesson students read Act 17:1, plays games, engage in discussions and complete a written activity...
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Day Seven - Bible Love Makes the World Go Round - Corinth

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine passages in the Bible and identify characteristics of love.  For this Bible study lesson students compose poems or narratives about love, complete a written activity and engage in discussions. 
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Crafting a Fair Climate Agreement

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Evaluate the effectiveness of Kyoto Protocol in addressing the issue of global warming. In this global warming lesson, learners compare the pros and cons of the cap-and-trade system versus a carbon tax, as well as other possible...
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Environment or Economy?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students develop counterarguments to John Mizzoni's article on business sustainability. In this economics vs. environment lesson plan, students present examples of greenwashing and support them with rationale. They also discuss...
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Making Sense of Dollars and Cents

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Teaching the money system to youngsters through games, literature, and real-world simulations
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Researching and Note-Taking: Becoming an Expert on a Colonial Trade

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders work in small groups to become experts on different colonial trades in the eighth instructional activity of this unit. Working toward the long-term goal of writing a piece of historical fiction, young scholars read...