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Flowing Electrons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners act out different types of circuits, and create their own circuits using wire, a bulb, a battery and a switch.
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The Growth Of A Business

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the growth of businesses from single proprietorships to corporations. They compare and contrast single proprietorships, partnerships and corporations. In closing, students explore the pros and cons of each type of...
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Workers and the Work They Do

For Teachers K - 4th
Students view various work-related magazine pictures, choose picture randomly from stack, pantomime worker shown in picture, and answer yes or no to questions asked by classmates as they try to identify type of worker student is...
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Fly Away Home

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the human right of having a home. They listen to Eve Bunting's, "Fly Away Home" before looking a pictures of different types of homes around the world. They write sentences about the homes before writing an...
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Chocolate Fever

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read and interpret each chapter of the book in small groups through various exercises. Vocabulary lists are given, as well as rubrics, quizzes and activity sheets. Students create their own PowerPoint presentations to...
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Visit a Mesopotamian House

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine the various types of architecture used in Mesopotamia. In groups, they identify how climate, resources and cultures affect where and how people live. Using a worksheet, they compare and contrast their house to the one...
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Radical Raptors

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students are introduced to raptors and their role in the environment. They identify three characteristics of raptors and list several types of raptors found in nature. Students discuss how raptors and humans can benefit each other and...
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Good and Bad Touches

For Teachers K - 1st
Students evaluate whether certain physical actions constitute a "good touch" or a "bad touch". In this sensitive health lesson plan, students are read a book about types of touches, and then compare and contrast between good and bad...
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Straddleball

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students play a game.  In this spatial and body awareness activity, students play a game called straddleball.  Students practice throwing a ball, being spatially aware and playing a game with good sportsmanship.
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Tolerating Diversity

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the meanings of tolerance and intolerance and participate in a "town hall meeting". They analyze quotations about tolerance and connect them to their personal experiences.
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Jane Addams -- Philanthropist in Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the philanthropic actions of Jane Addams and discuss why she is seemed as a role model of being a responsible citizen. They organize different types of volunteer opportunities and create ways to serve the common good in...
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Traditional Coil Vessels with Sgraffito Decoration

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine different types of coil vessels that show different cultures. They design and create their own coil vessel. They decorate the coil vessel using the sgraffito decorating technique.
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New Year's Resolutions -Lesson plan

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners study the origins of New Year's Resolutions while practicing taking dictation and identifying interesting points in a piece that is read to them. They investigate the types of things that people resolve on the first day of the...
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The Importance of Buffalo Culture to Blackfeet Indians

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine importance of buffalo in culture of Blackfeet Indians, and explore types of technology used by Indians to kill large numbers of buffalo. Students research transition of Blackfeet from subsistence economy to capitalist...
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Self-Assessment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take a personal inventory about behaviors. They determine if there are risky behaviors present that could be harmful. The inventory is used to help students examine how to make healthy decisions.
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Is There A Formula for People?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore proportions which are typical of the human body. Given a list of classic proportions from earlier centuries, students work in pairs to test the validity of the proportions. Pupils share their personal measurements. ...
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The Basic Questions: What, How, and For Whom?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers review the various types of economic systems. As a class, they identify the three basic economic questions: what?, How?, and For Whom?. Using capitalism as an economic system, they discuss how each question is answered.
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Avoid Destructive Behaviors

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students describe strategies to avoid destructive behaviors. They discuss drug tests at work, the costs of drug use to employers and the types of behaviors that put individuals at risk.
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Worksheet 2: Functions as Machines

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this algebra worksheet, students read about the concept of functions and how to apply them. Then they fill in the graphic organizer with the right type of functions.
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Choosing the Correct Verb

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar activity, students review all different types of verbs and then circle the appropriate verb in twelve sentences. Students check to make sure that each sentence is grammatically correct.
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Inequalities

For Students 9th
In this inequalities instructional activity, 9th graders solve and complete 18 different types of problems. First, they use systems of 2 equations/2 unknowns to solve each word problem shown. Then, students graph each and identify the...
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Conditional Statements

For Students 11th
In this conditional statements worksheet, 11th graders solve and complete 15 various types of problems. First, they determine if a conclusion can be reached from the two statements using the law of detachment or the law of syllogism....
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Equal Grouping, Joining/Separating

For Students 3rd - 5th
Fishing is fun because you can share what you catch. Learners test their addition skills to see how many fish are caught by each person. Another total is given, but all the fish have to be distributed equally. Hope your learners...
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What is Sacrifice?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the Aztec culture. In this world cultures lesson plan, students examine the concept of sacrifice and discuss when sacrifice is justified versus unnecessary. Students come up with a personal way to make a justified...