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Ag in my classroom

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners fill out worksheets and create a poster based on items in their classroom that came from agriculture. For this agriculture lesson plan, students discuss different classroom items and how they were or were not made from agriculture.
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Hoboes on Harvest

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students discover details about the involvement of labor unions in organizing hoboes. For this Great Wheat Harvest Migration lesson, students read the Hoboes on Harvest handout and respond to the provided discussion questions based on...
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Dryline Characteristics

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students view animations of several atmospheric variables (e.g., temperature, rainfall) during a cold front passage and locate the dryline, determine its direction of movement, and list at least two weather conditions associated with the...
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Dust Bowl Exodus: How Drought and the Depression Took Their Toll

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the migration of refugees. In this California history lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of how the Dust Bowl and Great Depression led to a California population...
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The Role of Fire in Healthy Prairie, Brush and Forest Lands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast wildfires and prescribed fires. For this earth science lesson, students conduct a series of experiment to explore fire characteristics. They describe favorable conditions to start a...
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The Beet Goes On

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Root vegetables inspire the series of activities included here. Class members participate in activities related to language arts, social studies, science, visual art, and math. At first, the long list might feel overwhelming; however,...
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Moisture Advection

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze meteorological data and arrive at conclusions using animations of dewpoint temperatures and winds. They view an animation and determine the preferred location(s), if any, for the advection of moisture into the state....
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A Growing Market

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research plants and the bedding plant industry and then make a list of materials they need to plant seeds. In this planting lesson plan, students then plant their seeds, chart their progress, and write what they have learned.
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Thunderstorm Outflow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list at least three physical characteristics of a thunderstorm outflow. They explain what physical process occurs in a thunderstorm to create the storm's outflow, and locate the thunderstorm's outflow.
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Science Role Plays

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use their imagination in cooperative efforts to role play processes in Science. Each student in the group 'plays' the 'part' of one part of the process. The other groups then watch as each group acts out their version of the...
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A Friendship Chain

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students express positive feelings towards one another and build class unity.
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The Personal Touch: a Lesson in Expository Writing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Shake hands with all of your class members, sending a different verbal message as you go along. Give them practice in expository writing by having them describe the handshake and how it makes them feel. This is an exploration of...
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Little Red Hen

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Pupils listen to a teacher reading of The Little Red Hen, identify the story elements and sequence them. They talk about different jobs associated with providing food and act out a play based on the story. Be aware that although several...
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USA States, Capitals Print Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 12th
In this United States worksheet, learners read a list of all of the states and their capitals. Students write the abbreviations for each state. Learners are given 50 states and 50 capitals.
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Pizza Portions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore mathematics by participating in a pizza pie activity. In this nutrition instructional activity, students identify the caloric intake in a piece of pizza and estimate the average number of slices eaten by a person....
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The Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac

For Students 4th - 8th
In this Trail of Tears instructional activity, students fill in the blanks with words given to the Trail of Tears. Students fill in 19 blanks on this instructional activity.
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The Great Depression and FDR

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders recognize some of the causes and effects of the Great Depression, and thereby explain the motives behind Roosevelt's "New Deal" program for the United States.
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"Give My Regards to Broadway"

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore Broadway musicals and decode the titles of popular shows. They study the aspects of a Broadway show and use word attack skills to match descriptions with the actual titles of Broadway shows.
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Multiplication Bingo

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice multiplication facts by playing bingo.
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Newspaper Creations

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students complete different building tasks using newspapers like building structures or costumes. In this newspaper lesson plan, students are judged on their creations in teams.
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Aztec Culture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the Aztec culture in Mexico. They focus on their religious practices. They write a goal to personally sacrifice something. They also write about the costs and benefits of a sacrifice.
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"We'd Like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover"

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine video clips and Web sites related to relevant productions, study song lyrics, and compare and contrast actual history with Broadway history. They create lyrics for a new song based on a contemporary or historical figure...
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Economic Use of Public Natural Areas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the public controversy between the use of public natural areas for economic activities by viewing video clips, researching on the Internet, and calculating sustainable land.
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Floods: Rising Waters and You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between human-made structures, flood waters and the increasing population through video clips, websites and a lab experiment.