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Scientists and Statesmen in Early America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore the historic and cultural context of the foundations of the United States of America. They identify the political and scientific contributions of early American scientists.
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Selecting Soil Organisms in Compost

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students conduct an experiment to demonstrate that many of the enzyme systems needed to break down society's wastes exist in nature among the decomposers in a compost pile. They culture compost bacteria on starch agar to examine the...
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Selecting Soil Organisms in Compost

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students demonstrate that many of the enzyme systems needed to break down--and therefore clean up-society's wastes already exist in nature among the decomposers. They select the best starch-munching organisms by altering the environment...
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Graphing Grazy Crayons

For Teachers 2nd
Children create crazy crayons they made to sort and construct a floor bar graph. Then, using technology resources, they make a simple bar graph to compare the top four colors produced. Students will then interpret the printed graph by...
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Writing Crazy Crayons

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe the workings of an assembly line. They classify old crayon pieces by color, melt them in candy molds, package them, and produce advertising literature to sell the product. Students share their work with the class.
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CSI Clamshell Investigation

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore predator/prey relationships. They research information on moon snails and claims. Students draw conclusions from the data collected. They use math and graphing to determine if there is a relationship to the clam's size...
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Field Of Beans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the concept of crop farming. They plant small fields to test different theories of agriculture. Students keep care over the fields, including pest and weed control. Learners make and record daily observations to...
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Changing Opinions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare their preconceptions of Native American movement with their current perceptions. They identify why they have changed. Students conclude with a final reflection addressing how they define the Native American experience in...
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Quotas and Jim Crow Laws

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars examine the use of quotas and Jim Crow laws. They discuss discrimination against minority groups both historically and in contemporary society. Students examine an affirmative action case and discuss the controversies...
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World Population

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners examine the world population data using MyWorld GIS software and compare and contrast the population characteristics of countries around the world. Students summarize their findings in a report.
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Bioinformatics

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students are exposed to the tools and databases currently used by researchers in molecular and evolutionary biology. They gain a better understanding of gene analysis, taxonomy, and evolution.
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A World of Feathered Friends

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
students will learn to respect the nature around them. This respect is vital because ignorance of surrounding nature can lead to carelessness when curiosity goes awry. A perfect example of this wayward curiosity took place at our school...
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The U.S. and Iroquois Constitutions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students receive and interpret copies of US Constitution and Iroquois Constitution. Then they reference (look up) the articles mentioned by Daly in the Iroquois Constitution text, and analyze for parallel meaning in the US Constitution....
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Geoscience Careers

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners explore the world of geosciences and all the career possibilities and options that this field of study offers. They relate this field to engineering and other health professions. Each student utilizes technology to assist them...
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Teaching About Trade in the Ancient Mediterranean

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the trade routes in the Mediterranean of the Ancient world. In groups, they view slides of artifacts while answering questions on a worksheet. After watching a video, they discuss how each object was found and...
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Upper Intermediate Review Quiz

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language arts activity, students read 5 sentences which have missing verb phrases. Students choose the best answer to fill in the blank and make the sentence complete. This is intended for ESL students.
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TOEFL Structure Practice Quiz #3

For Students Higher Ed
For this language arts worksheet, students prepare for the TOEFL test by answering 5 questions. Students read a sentence which has a missing phrase and choose the answer which best completes the sentence.
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Passive Practice

For Students 3rd
For this passive worksheet, 3rd graders check all sentences that are passive in the first 8 questions and check the sentences that are incorrect in the last 7 sentences.
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Salt Lake City, Utah

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students research the history of the Salt Lake City. In this geography lesson, students select an activity in Salt Lake City to research, such as snow skiing. Students write a research report.
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Young Pilot has an Uplifting Story

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read an article and answer some discussion questions.  For this aviation lesson students complete a lab activity that shows them what careers are in aviation. 
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Women in Mathematics: History to Today

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate important women in Mathematics.  For this middle or high school mathematics lesson, students research the accomplishments of women that played an important role in the history of mathematics or women currently...
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Breaking News English: Teenage Mothers Risk Premature Babies

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Teenage Mothers Risk Premature Babies," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.