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Tortoise Tales

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read journal entry from a Gal??pagos field researcher, find examples of five ecological relationships (competition, predation, parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism) and take notes on the details they find in the entry using a...
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Writing Thank-You Notes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Students write thank-you notes using the writing process. They draft, revise, edit, and publish their thank-you notes and use a computer to view examples of thank-you notes and insert graphics into their own published thank-you notes.
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Treble Clef Lines and Spaces

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this music worksheet, students fill in the names of the notes that are show on the sheet music. They write the names on lines below each note.
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Reading: Learning New Words, School-Home Links

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this comprehension worksheet, students are instructed to check 2 books out from a library and note the books they chose. After reading, students find 1 new word from each book and note them and what they think both words mean....
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Learning the Piano Keyboard

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars find the notes on the piano keyboard. In this piano lesson plan, students find the groups of two black keys and three black keys. They find the different notes and complete a worksheet to practice. 
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Powerpoint: Dog Gone

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research a dog breed and create note cards to reflect a variety of research and information. Students then develop a five-page PowerPoint presentation that reflects the information. Students present their topics to the class...
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Noon Project Revisited

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students, just like Eratosthenes, try to use math to calculate immeasurable objects. Teachers need to try out the calculations before having your class do them. They should take notes to be included with their own calculations and drawings.
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What Is Self-Esteem?

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students use a Venn diagram to differentiate between traits of low self-esteem and high self-esteem. They use a continuum to decide where their self-esteem is on a daily basis noting changes.
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Animal Diversity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars examine plants and animals for their similarties and differences. They are read stories and note how the animals in the stories do not have the qualities that real animals have. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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Communist Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the Russian Communist Revolution of 1917. They watch and discuss a video, take notes and answer video discussion questions, and read and evaluate newspaper articles about how Lenin and Stalin are viewed today in...
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Television and Teens

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the relationship teenagers have with the television. In groups, they watch different excerpts from various television shows and note every instance of violence including children. They also discuss the instances of...
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Small Group Counseling

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in small group counseling sessions to solve a common issue. As a class, they define anger and note the characteristics of the warning signs. They discuss different ways of dealing with their anger and how to use...
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Flipbook Succession

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners review succession charts for their native area before going to an outside site to view the changes. At the site, they follow the transect line and observe the changes in the plant life. They draw the changes on note cards that...
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Questioning the Reader

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students consider various reading strategies to improve their understanding and fluency. They review their assessment task and rubric for how their work will be evaluated. They read a story and predict what will happen by recording...
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Command and Market in One Economy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers organize governmental acts on a chart as either a Market or Command economy. In groups, they note the characteristics of each type of economy and identify their differences. They also explain any item that is related to...
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The Columbian Exchange

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the process of the Columbian Exchange. In groups, they create a poster showing the good exchanged and the people affected. They note the impacts of the Exchange on the world and present their poster to the class to end...
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Theft of the Mona Lisa

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students combine interpretation of the Mona Lisa's visual elements with research information about the artist, and others affected by the painting. Students note that the constructed interpretations differ based on the cultural and...
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Reach for the Stars

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders select Greek Mythological characters to research. They gather research and keep notes on Inspiration. Students are to answer the question, "Which mythological character do you feel is the most worthy of being a...
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Following Directions Using Magic Tricks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students recreate magic tricks in an effort to follow directions. They evaluate the clarity of their instructions and teach an apprentice how to perform a trick. They are evaluated using a rubric to note the clarity of their directions...
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Signs of Our Times

For Teachers K
Students view photographs of the signs and symbols in their local community. As a class, they note the reason for the signs and write the words on the board. Individually, they complete a worksheet in which they match the symbols with...
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Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners receive instruction to punctuation marks in the appropriate places using provided examples. They then place the correct punctuation in the sentences on the worksheet noting that there are some punctuation marks in the...
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Jorge Luis Borges and His Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use the internet to research the life of Jorge Luis Borges. Individually, they complete a worksheet noting the important facts from his life and the books he published. They identify words they do not know the meaning and...
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Native American Homelands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the Navajo, Sioux, and Iroquois tribes, noting their distinctive characteristics. They trace the homeland of each of the tribes on maps and create map keys. Students explain how they developed their map keys.
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Freedom

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars listen to a read aloud of Dr. Suess' Yertle the Turtle while thinking about the power struggle and oppression in the group of turtles. They note their feelings on chart paper before reviewing more books. They chose a...