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Balancing Equations Can Be Fun!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils participate in an online activity in order to master balancing equations before applying the concept to chemistry activities.
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Career Connections

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students research the characteristics of specific occupations with personal career interests and aptitudes. For this career exploration lesson, students select three careers to explore and consider their own interests and aptitude....
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Surname Survey

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars use data from the U.S. Census Bureau to determine whether last names in a local phone directory reflect the Census Bureau's list of the most common surnames in the country. In this surnames lesson plan, students use the...
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Try a Money Bee for a "Change"

For Teachers K - 12th
Students take the spelling bee format and adapt it to provide practice in making change and work on their money skills. They simulate the process of making purchases with money and making change as necessary to complete the purchase.
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Computers At Work

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop simulated businesses, and identify the ways in which their businesses might use computers. They write job descriptions and help wanted ads for the employees who would be responsible for using computers in their businesses.
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Memorializing September 11, 2001

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students use the Internet to research monuments. They design models of appropriate memorials which would honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. They complete oral presentations that...
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Microwave Telescopes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Discovery of microwaves and other trivia starting this PowerPoint will help interest your class in the application and behavior of these radio waves. Great images to show real-life experiments and equipment help understanding of how the...
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Telecommunication: Sound Waves

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Some interesting diagrams here will pique your students' interest as they discover what is actually inside the telephone that they use every day! The frequency and amplitude labels then lead to further details about sound and waves of...
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Rover Landing Design Challenge

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students examine the concepts of forces and motion. They work together to design protective devices for their egg rovers as they are dropped from a specific height. They record their observations and discuss.
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Binary Coding

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students identify different uses and forms of coding information. They use binary code to encode and decode written language. Students utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan to gain practice.
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WWII German Submarine Warfare: U505

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research how the capture of a German submarine by the Allies affected the outcome of WWII. In this WWII lesson, students complete a KWL chart. High schoolers research primary source documents online and answer discussion...
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ROV Grid Search

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students perform activities to recreate the exploration of the sea bottom. They attach magnets to the bottom of the remote controlled car to see how many camouflaged objects it can pick up. As a class, students examine the results of...
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Green Transportation System

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Consider the effects of green transportation. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, determine how transportation has changed throughout history and then collaborate to solve New York City transportation issues.
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Places of Performance

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore and analyze the architecture of performing arts facilities to create a replica of a theater. They identify the interior and exterior characteristics of these types of facilities and create a replica of a real or imagined...
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Human Clinical Studies

For Teachers 6th - 12th
A simple, yet poignant lesson plan gets teens reading ads for clinical trials and discussing the requirements for participation. At home, they peruse the newspaper to find current examples of similar advertisements. The purpose of this...
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Stopping Deforestation in the Amazon: A Publicity Campaign

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the environment by designing a group project.  In this ecology lesson, students identify the man made threats to the Amazon while reading environmentally conscience vocabulary terms.  Students collaborate in groups...
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Uniform Design

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners investigate the military by examining their uniforms.  In this design lesson, students analyze the military uniforms from different locations and time periods.  Learners create new ideas for current military uniforms.
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How Photocells Work

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Give small groups of physical scientists tokens that represent electrons in a photovoltaic cell. They play a dice game in which they move the tokens around, representing the flow of electrons through the p-n junction of a semiconductor...
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Water in Africa

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students discover the horrible situation of water shortages that many people face by completing Peace Corps activities.  In this global health lesson plan, students analyze and discuss photographs of people in Africa struggling to find...
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Permit Trading

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Emerging environmentalists work in groups and pretend that each is a power company generating electricity for a community. They consider the costs of building a renewable electricity generator that will increasingly replace generating...
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Developing Cause and Effect Understanding in Severly Multiply Impaired Students

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students are introduced to the concept of cause and effect. Using a switch, they make certain sounds and images appear on their computer. They identify a change in the screen and signal when there is a change in the environment...
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Student Artist Screen Savers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars collect and compile digital photographs in order to create a screensaver slide show that show the artist and their work.
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The Crucible

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils create a movie of a scene from The Crucible upon completion of reading the book. They assume a variety of roles in the film production.
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iPoetry: Modern Interpretation of Classic Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils interpret a piece of poetry with images and music in a movie project.