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A Place for the Birds
Young scholars reflect on bird migrations and develop a project to collect data on bird species from across North America to further investigate the ranges and migrations of common birds. They create a field guide of North American birds.
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America Enters WWII
Students analyze the attack on Pearl Harbor. For this World History lesson, students research the events that led to the attack of Pearl Harbor then discuss the what happened after the attack. They finish the lesson with writing a...
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Battlefield Walks
Students create a picture of a Civil War battle using Google Earth. For this Civil War lesson, students pick a battlefield and research it with a partner. They find the location on Google Earth and use colors and overlays to show...
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What Does Bird Flu Mean to Students?
Students consider the far-reaching effects of the avian flu. In this personal health lesson plan, students visit selected websites to discover information about the flu, viral infections, and intensive farming. Students contribute to a...
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Traveling Through Time, Wetland Style
Students create a timeline on the development of the Pajaro Valley Area. In this social science lesson plan, students discuss the changes that took place in the area over the past 300 years. They draw a pictures of how the area has...
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You Can Die Here
Students examine Death Valley including the amount of precipitation and winds that it gets. In this climate based lesson students explain the reasons for the amount of precipitation and windward patterns in Death Valley.
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Number the Stars, Lesson 11
Young scholars analyze point of view in the novel Number the Stars. Their writing prompt is how would this chapter(11) be different if Peter were telling the story? Students create a class concept web about pride on the board.
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Students explore erosion. Through multi-media and hands-on activities, students identify the effects of wave erosion and hurricanes on a barrier island. Students watch a video and create a cause and effect chart of their observations. ...
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Analyze Your Handwriting
Students explore the science of graphology. In this graphology lesson, students analyze a writing sample using the letter slope, line slope, and pressure to determine the personality characteristics of the writer. Students also analyze a...
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Rubber Band Science
In this physical limits instructional activity, students test the limits of a rubber band. Students will use various masses to test how far a 1/4 in. rubber band will stretch. They will record and graph their data, then evaluate how the...
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Sudoku!
Students practice their math skills by playing the game Soduku. In this numbers game lesson, students discover the rules to the game Sudoku and the different techniques to play the game. Students investigate several Sudoku resource...
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Artistic Differences
Middle schoolers create self-portraits as an ice breaker at the beginning of the year. In this self portrait lesson students use generic child shaped outlines. Middle schoolers include information about themselves in their outline such...
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Searching for Cinderella
Students take a closer look at Cinderella stories. In this literature lesson, students discuss the attributes of Cinderella stories from around the world and conduct research to find where the "Aschenputtel" story originated. Students...
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Hate-Crimes and Punishment
Students research and write about the effectiveness of hate-crime legislation in the United States
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Fighting for Fair Farming
Students consider various economic terms, examine the impact of subsidies on farmers and other industries, write essays explaining the subsidy process, and illustrate through posters how subsidies affect both domestic and foreign markets.
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Reporter's Notebook
Students research the geography and history of a major city in Iraq. They write a journal from the perspective of a war correspondent stationed in that city.
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This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land
Students explore the difficulties, and some absurd situations, caused by repeated land subdivisions in the rural areas of poor and overpopulated regions.
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Analysis of Atmospheric Conditions for a High Mountain Retreat
Students examine the relationship between altitude, atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity at a particular location. They practice science and math in real world applications. They write reports detailing their scientific...
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High Mountain Retreat
Students explore and analyze atmospheric conditions for a high mountain retreat. They examine the relationship between altitude, atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity at a particular location. In addition, they write reports...
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We Are One World
Students access prior knowledge to choose a country and research the living conditions in that country. In this living conditions lesson, students recognize the differences and similarities of conditions of another country to ours....
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Habitat Art: Florida Panthers
Young scholars discover the lifestyles of a Florida Panther by investigating its habitat. In this wild animal activity, students utilize the Internet to research the habits of a Panther and what their habitat is. Young scholars create...
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Plows on the Hunting Grounds
Students will examine and anaylze the assimilation of Native Americans in the US.
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Land and People: finding a Balance
Students discuss "The Enemy Within: The Struggle to Clean up Cape Cod's Military Superfund Site" by Seth Rolbein by figuring out how there should be safe groundwater. In this science lesson, students pretend to be an interested party for...
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The Roosevelt Presidency
Learners explore the history of America from 1900-1912. Students explore how past events and philosophies have affected the management of modern-day conflicts. Through research, learners write an essay on the handling of the Panama Canal...
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