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When Human Rights Are Wronged

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the concept of human rights by examining the arresting of prominent Chinese dissidents who are members of the China Democratic Party. They develop and defend their own Bill of Human Rights and write a reflective essay.
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Simple Rocket Science

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students demonstrate Newton's Third Law of Motion. They discuss the history of rockets, observe how a rocket works, and draw a picture and write an explanation of the balloon experiment.
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Perimeter

For Students 10th
In this perimeter activity, 10th graders solve and complete nineteen various geometry problems. First, they find the length of given segments in addition to the perimeter of a kite. Then, students find the value of a variable so that the...
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Memorial Day Challenge

For Students 6th - 10th
In this Memorial Day activity learning exercise, students use the 36 clues to identify the words missing in order to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Memorial Day

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this Memorial Day activity worksheet, students use the 18 clues to identify the words missing in order to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Household Things that Fly and Why!!!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners examine the four forces of flight. In this flight lesson, students test to see which types of items will fly. Learners make predictions on whether the item will fly or not. Students gain knowledge about lift, gravity, thrust and...
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Breaking News English: University Fees

For Students 5th - 10th
In this University fees learning exercise, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions,...
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Midpoints and Bisectors

For Students 9th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students calculate the midpoints of polygons using coordinate pairs. They find the  angle bisector, altitude and median of the given triangles. There are 33 questions.
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Clothing-Based Bias

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate stereotypes attached to clothing. In this teaching tolerance lesson students explore how the way someone dresses can influence other people's perception of that person. Students discuss what groups of people might be...
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Landmarks of the Underground Railroad

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars explore the impact of the Underground Railroad. In this slavery instructional activity, students read slave accounts and discuss the details of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. Young scholars consider the impact of...
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ACE Expert English Homework

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this positions worksheet, learners read descriptions of where the ball is around a box and then draw pictures of where a cat is beside a chair. Students draw 8 pictures and answer 16 position questions.
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Exploring Ring Magnets

For Teachers 3rd
Teachers.Net Exploring Ring Magnets (elementary, Science
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Magnets---Polarity

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify and describe the poles of a magnet. They demonstrate how the poles interact with one another.
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Finding NEMO

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students play agame based on Finding NEMO. They act as characters and play various roles wehre they chase, flee, and dodge.
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Orienteering Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students take a reading with a compass and use the compass to reach multiple checkpoints in a scavenger hunt activity.
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Conversation Lesson: Multinationals - Help or Hindrance?

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students engage in a debate regarding the status of nationals versus multinationals as a way of improving their conversation skills. The format for the debate is imbedded in this plan.
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Soldados: Soldiers' Stories

For Teachers All
This lesson plan will help students practice conducting an oral history interview, increase knowledge about what it is like to be a soldier, gain knowledge about the Vietnam War and gain knowledge about the Chicano experience in the U.S.
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Static Electricity 1: Introducing Atoms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore atomic structure including protons and electrons, in order to proceed with lessons on static electricity.
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Dramatic Dilemmas

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this activity, students will develop skits that deal with the following aspects of decision making: projecting possible long term impacts of a decision and taking risks.
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Graham's Law Of Diffusion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners demonstrate Graham's Law by observing a gaseous diffusion. After a lecture/demo, students perform an experiment then complete a write up activity which is imbedded in this plan to reinforce what they have observed during the...
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The 1828 Campaign of Andrew Jackson: Territorial Expansion and the Shift of Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars make connections between changes in voting participation and the election of 1828, and describe regional factors evidenced by the voting results of the election of 1828.
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Magnets in a Bag

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare and contrast the patterns that they create using iron fillings and different types of magnets.
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Water on the Move

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students play a "Water on the Move" game to deepen their understanding of the water cycle.
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Stem Cell Research Policy Lesson Plan: Create an Advocacy Brochure

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students after researching the science and the controversy around stem cell research, students create brochures to display their knowledge and a point of view.