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Code Breakers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students collect data and make a frequency table, change ratios into percents, and analyze data to make predictions.
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Rollerblade Scarf Tag

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students practice their rollerblading skills by participating in a form of tag using scarves. They who are not comfortable rollerblading can practice their skills in another portion of the gym.
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Optional Laboratory: Comparing Soil Temperatures In Sun and Shade

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to test the temperatures of different soils in shade and sun. They make their own hypothesis before beginning the experiment. They record their data and discuss as a class.
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Safety Belts and the Media

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discuss the importance of using their seat belts in cars. After viewing different public service announcements, they identify ones which made an impact on them. In groups, they draw their own announcement to educate others about...
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Exploring Electricity: Light Sculptures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study electricity by making their own light sculptures. In this light sculptures lesson, students review electrical loops and circuitry components. Students then plan, create, and refine light sculptures.
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Social Networking in Today’s World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore social networking in today's world. In this ESL lesson, students discuss the various methods of social networking then complete a vocabulary assignment and brainstorming activity to reinforce the topic.
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Studying English Abroad

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore what it might be like to study English in another country. In this ESL lesson, students complete several activities that represent what it might be like to experience learning the English language in another country,...
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A Special Relationship: Connecticut and Its Settlers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study both geological and geographical features of Connecticut and the New Haven area. They focus on map works and rock formation.
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What We As Students Can Do To Save Our World

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate air and water pollution, and the conservation of natural resources.
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Graphing Current Drug Data

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students increase understanding of the drug issue and further develop skill in graphing.
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Using Recipes to Reinforce Fractions

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students, in groups, make a presentation to the class explaining how and what they did to increase the recipe they were given so that they would have the correct amount of ingredients to make their pancakes for the whole class.
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Introduction to Descriptive Statistics

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students follow examples to study basic concepts of statistics. They work independently through the activities.
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Lines, Rays, Line Segments, and Planes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to lines, rays, line segments and planes and study the differences between them. They also practice graphing lines, rays, line segments and planes
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Cartesian Coordinate System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the Cartesian Coordinate System and its many uses in the world of mathematics and algebra.
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Graphs and Functions

For Teachers All
Students are introduced to plotting functions on the Cartesian coordinate plane seen several categories of functions, including lines and parabolas
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Reading Comprehension - Scanning

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students use scanning as a comprehension skill when reading certain types of publications. They compare the reading technique used when reading in their mother language to those used when reading English.
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A Real Difference

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers to compare temperature readings. They use the Internet to find the temperatures of selected cities. After data is collected for five days, 5th graders graph the temperatures.
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Barrels, Casks and other Curvy Containers: Math, Geomety, Art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students construct a barrel or other curvy container and then estimate and gauge its volume.
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Natural Selection

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students model natural selection by using various utensils to "capture food" using a simulated species called "Woolybooger's."
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Tessel Your Way to Nagano!: Olympics, Winter Sports, Snowboarding, Graphic Design, Geometry, Math, M.C. Escher, Tessellations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create Post-It note fundamental regions to tesselate. They make tesselations using computer software or websites. They create a jacket design with tesselation and determine the cost of production.
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B-movies and Plot: Story Elements, Writing, Media

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use old "B-Movies" as a springboard to discuss and analyze traditional plot structures. They form groups and make their own 'movie' to demonstrate their knowledge.
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Childhood Through the Looking-Glass

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars learn about Lewis Carroll and the vision of childhood he created in Alice in Wonderland, then compare Carroll's Victorian world of childhood with the world of "Innocence and Experience" portrayed by the Romantic poet...
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From Molecules to Mole Day Do's

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars recognize methods used to define the mole. After converting various quantities to the mole, students provide a context for understanding the usefulness of scientific notation and the mole.
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Hydraulic Mining Offline Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners utilize a variety of source materials to explore reasons for supporting or opposing hydraulic mining. A mock court hearing is held where a decision to allow the continued use of hydraulic mining is made.