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Fight for Freedom

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research examples of slavery in the world today, and explore some ways they can help current slaves gain their freedom. After students develop a plan for helping to fight slavery, they take action.
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Exploring Our Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners identify nonprofit and profit organizations in their community. They discuss why it is important to have both types of organizations. They create a land use map of their community.
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Underwater Picture of the Hudson River Estuary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils identify important aspects of water quality such as slainity and turbidity. They test two of the water quality parameters and determine the quality of the water. In addition, they construct two sets of graphs based on data...
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Investigation of Polarized Light

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate how polorizers filter light. In this physics instructional activity, students record their data and plot their results using a computer logging software. They discuss practical applications of polarization.
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Aiken-Rhett House

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders visit the Rhett-Aiken House and discuss the people who lived there. They compare and contrast the lives of slaves who lived there. They practice using new vocabulary and examine the Gullah language and culture.
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Can You Make A Penny Float?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of density by trying to make a penny and other materials float.
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Regions: Meet the Experts Presentation

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars gather information and create a web site on prairies and plains using a variety of resources, including the internet.
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Let's Put a Spin on Things: Graffiti Role Play

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine what is and what isn't graffiti. They role-play various scenarios, research the Graffiti Hurts website, and discuss when graffiti should be reported to local law enforcement.
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Sediment Tubes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students observe how different density soils and rocks behave in wind and in water. They make predictions and careful observations as they explore sediment transport and sediment rates in streams and rivers.
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Teaching the Tr'panier Trapezoid Kite

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students analyze how the parts of a system go together and how these parts depend on each other. They comprehend the forces in terms of strength and direction. Students observe, measure and describe weather indicators.
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Two-Step Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of solving two-step equations. In this solving two-step equations instructional activity, students watch a short video about solving equations. Students view a PowerPoint presentation about solving two-step...
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Wall Weight

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders calculate the weight of a limestone block in metric and U.S. customary measurements. Make inferences by applying measurable ratios to known data.
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Peru Economy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Peru.
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OK...Just Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students recognize that each person has a right to clean, safe drinking water. They explain that changes in behavior may be necessary when considering water usage. They role play a water rights courtoom dispute.
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Why Is An Apple Like A Suitcase?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine a variety of fruit to discover that each has seeds. Through experimentation, they discover the role that fruit and seeds play in a plant's life cycle.
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Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Pupils explore the background behind the building of the access roads to the National Park in Montana. The arguments for the building of these roads in wilderness regions and the environmental issues involved are examined.
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Bennington Battlefield

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Pupils explore the characteristics of the area around the battlefield and the groups who participated on both sides of the battle. The relative importance of manpower, motivation, and leadership in the outcome of a military conflict is...
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What Are The Risks From Radon?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the health risks of radon in the home. They calculate the odds for each risk and use different forms of measurement. They work together to complete the activity and worksheet.
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What Are Our Risks From Radon?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the risks from radon. They examine a graph of what a low dose of radon will do to a human body and then discuss. They answer questions to complete the lesson.
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Focus on Saturn's Fascinating Features

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify and discuss the characteristics of Saturn. They create a book using those characteristics. They also develop diagram to show Saturn and its moons.
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Serach for the Lost Cave People

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars examine primary source documents to draw inferences about 17th century American colonists.
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Fresh or Salty?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore water bodies on the planet Earth and their various uses and qualities. They examine several ways that engineers are working to maintain and conserve water sources and think about their role in water conservation....
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Lee Yick: Fighting Racism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the 14th Amendment, then review and analyze a Supreme Court brief. There was much racism exhibited toward the Chinese immigrants by the European Americans; this came in the form of institutional racism and mob violence....
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Math: A Geometric Neighborhood

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils, as a final project, draw a picture of their ideal neighborhood on a sunny day. In addition to the sun, their drawings include homes, trees, streets, and selected objects. Each object in their drawing has a written description...

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