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Jefferson Administration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research the major domestic issues that were present during the administration of Thomas Jefferson including the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory, Lewis and Clark's expedition, and his foreign policy. They...
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PEOPLE OF THE STONE AGE

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders summarize how early people interacted to meet basic human needs. They observe how increased numbers of people and the search for food led to migration. Students analyze how the interactions among people led to the...
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Personal Fitness Assessment

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students engaged in practice for a physical fitness exam. The practice is beneficial for overall student fitness. The instructor measures key factors of health that include height and weight.
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Teddy Roosevelt

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars examine the life, contributions, and influence of Teddy Roosevelt. They view a slideshow lecture and take notes on a handout, filling in the blanks on the handout. Students then write a persuasive letter to a...
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Bubonic Plague

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners study the history of the causes and spread of the Bubonic Plague. They determine what groups of people were affected by the disease and locate the geographic areas they resided in. Working in small groups they conduct a an...
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Judaism

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students brainstorm what they know about Judaism, participate in question and answer session about Judaism and its relation to World War II with guest speaker of Jewish faith, and write journal responses about their feelings on...
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Heavy Ice: Day Five

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils explore physics by conducting a class experiment. In this density lesson, students examine a list of items and discuss whether they will sink or float and then determine their density. Pupils examine the objects over five days and...
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Mapping and Personifying Nations

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze the geography, actions, and relationships of countries involved in World War II. They create a map of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Pacific, and analyze and evaluate their self-made map of Europe and the...
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Listening Well

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils demonstrate good listening skills. For this listening skills lesson, students identify the signs people give when they are actively listening, such as eye contact. Pupils practice good listening skills in a an interview activity.
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Lotic Environment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assemble a classroom river model as an example of a lotic system. They control and measure biotic and abiotic information for the in-class system and compare data with a lotic system in a natural environment.
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Reno's Dilemma

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explain proportions as it relates to principle and interest. They use proportions to explain relationships and analyze relationships by identifying patterns.
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Structuring English Language Development in the School Day

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Making simple changes in the classroom will allow for effective, sheltered instruction for English Language Learners.
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Stay in School

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the consequences of not taking responsibility for their own development.
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The Surprise of the Blue Water

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students become aware of factors that effect drinking water quality and how this could effect the health of their school environment. Students compose a business letter reporting their school water quality results to an appropriate...
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The Nucleus / Nuclear Reactions and Elementary Particles

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students describe how radioactivity relates to alpha and beta particles. Using their properties, they write a descriptive paper about the gamma rays and alpha and beta particles. They calculate q-values and the half-life of a given...
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What If the Reef Dies?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils complete four activities to investigate how reef ecology can change. They perform experiments to show how sewage discharge can affect a marine ecosystem, look at substances that don't dissolve in water, examine wave action...
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City Quiz Series

For Students 4th - 5th
In this United Kingdom cities worksheet, students read and answer questions related to a text about the Victoria Shopping Centre in Nottingham. Students answer 15 questions.
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New Jersey Estuaries

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students experiment to discover that salt water is denser than fresh water by creating color coded solutions. They examine how heavy rainstorms and high tides develop layers of different degrees of density.
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Water Quality

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the YSI and the water properties that it measures. They identify the different properties of water pH, DO, temperature, turbidity, and salinity and determine why it is important for them to test these parameters.
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The Communications Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners build and test a type of communication system called a parabolic-dish receiver. This type of system is exactly like radio telescopes, which are discussed in our song. They explain how signals are transmitted and captured with...
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Keep Cool

For Teachers K - 8th
Students design an experiment to determine which type of container would be best to use to keep drinks cool on a hot day. Students test paper cups, styrofoam cups, and metal cans by filling them with ice water and they use a thermometer...
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Think Before You Drink!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete an online quiz about their familiarity with water issues. As a class, they watch a demonstration by their teacher and work together in groups to make water change into its various states. To end the lesson, they test...
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Texas Estuary Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students practice the proper lab techniques of coring, seining, taking temperatures, and salinity. Students analyze and graph data. Students write a 3 part essay and correctly draw and label a food web of their field site.
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Physical Optics: The Wave Nature of Light

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students are introduced to the wave nature of light. In groups, they discuss Young's experiment and how diffraction and interference demonstrate the wave nature of light. Using examples, they show constructive and destructive...