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Passport to Literacy

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss with their partners what they would need to pack for an international trip and share their brainstormed ideas with the class making a web map. They then write paragraph detailing what they should take on the trip...
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Heirloom Machine Quilting

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners practice using the sewing machine to make designs. After viewing demonstration, they discuss the best workspace, batting selections and how to prepare the quilt for use. They share their final quilt with the class.
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A Soldier's Valentine

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create Valentine's for soldiers in Iraq. They review how to write a friendly paragraph and discuss the military and duties of soldiers in Iraq. They create postcards and write reasons why they are rpoud of the military and how...
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Brian's Pegboard I

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders focus on developing a systematic approach to problem solving while working on a problem that requires them to determine possible outcomes. They use a pegboard as a manipulative in this problem.
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No-Three-In-A-Line Again

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret information and results in context while using words and symbols to generalize patterns. They use symmetry and angle properties of polygons to solve practical problems and identifying invariant properties under...
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No-More-In-A-Line

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners and teacher discuss square windows and their symmetry. Students work on the problem given and discuss any difficult ideas. They work in groups to use a systematic approach to get all possible answers.
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Identity Box

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine how the work (paid or voluntary) they do in the past, present, and future affects and is affected by the communities to which they belong. They realize that human beings' perceptions of one another based on age,...
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The Class Garden Essay

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use a class garden as inspiration for a specific writing assignment. They conduct research into different types of flowers in photo images taken with a digital camera. Students write a creative essay and draw a picture to...
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Science: Testing Water for Toxicity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the potential toxicity of water samples using California blackworms to test water quality. They observe the worms' behaviors in different water samples and determine which sample has the highest toxicity. At the...
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Bungee Man Lab

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the motion of a toy bungee jumper using the scientific method. They view a video of a bungee jumper and discuss what can be measured about a bungee jump. Students discuss the scientific mehtod and how to design an...
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The Lesson Plan Project

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
You and your associate teacher have decided to brainstorm ideas in an effort to keep your classroom lessons and activities fresh and creative. You have both made it your goal to teach the next subject using a fun and unique lesson and...
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Social Studies: U.S. and China Trade Relations

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders assess the status of trade relations between the United States and China. In groups, they give short presentations defending or opposing trade relations with China. After a class vote on the issue, 12th graders write...
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Zero Is Our Hero

For Teachers K
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the mastery of counting by ten's. They practice counting to varying quantities not to exceed 100. Students could also use manipulatives that are separated into groups of ten.
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What is Money? Learn the Role of Money in a Free Market System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers view a seashell and listen as the teacher explains that these were sometimes used as money. They listen as the teacher lectures on medium of exchange, barter, and commodity. Students determine the number of chickens it...
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MEANINGFUL METRICS with DRAMATIC DEMONSTRATIONS

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders study the metric system.  In this metric lesson students complete a lab activity and several metric worksheets. 
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How Many Cards Do We Need to Display the Dates of the Month?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete activities to study the concept of place value notation. In this place value activity, students use cards for the days of the month that only number from 1 to 9. Students find a subtraction pattern to determine the...
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Marine Biology Lesson on Understanding the Dynamics of the Reef Ecosystem

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students compare data from a healty and unhealthy reef ecosystem. In this marine biology lesson, students identify which sample is stressed. They formulate a hypothesis on why the reef is stressed and support their hypothesis with proven...
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Breaking News English: Maradona Breaks Airport Door in Anger

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Maradona Breaks Airport Door in Anger," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Ecology: Symbiosis

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify various types of symbiotic relationships. In this ecology lesson plan, 8th graders predict whether certain organisms can form symbiosis with other organisms. They discuss and defend their reasoning.
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Hop Into A Story

For Teachers K
Students listen to the story "Tuesday," and discuss all of the elements that made this story. In this language lesson, students tell the story of "Tuesday," (which is all pictures, no words), as the teacher turns the pages of the book....

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