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Roll It! Creating an Entrance Ramp
Young scholars explore the concept of triangles. In this triangles lesson plan, students are to propose a plan for a ramp at their school. Young scholars use the Pythagorean Theorem and trigonometry to determine the length, height, and...
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Design a Better Classroom Workplace
Students design a new classroom workplace. In this architecture lesson, students use area formulas to identify the problem with the existing desks in their classroom. Students design their own solution volume formulas to solve the...
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Digging It - A Garden That Is
Students plan, design, and create a school/community garden. In this planning, designing, and creating a school/community garden lesson, students research materials needed to start a garden. Students determine the cost of starting a...
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Wind Power: From Eyesore to Energy
Pupils design their own wind turbine according to client's needs. In this science and technology lesson plan, students analyze the pros and cons of using wind power. They construct a model of their proposed wind turbine and present it to...
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A New Society Project
Ninth graders examine the social and political movements of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. In this American history activity, 9th graders work in groups to form their own society and laws. Students make a diagram of their town and...
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Build-A-Bird
High schoolers create an imaginary bird. In this anatomy lesson plan, students analyze how artists represent birds historically, then determine the anatomical aspects that suit a bird to its habitat. Using this information, high...
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Class of Cards
Young scholars create patterns using images of everyday objects, shapes, or colors and four logos for use in a House of Cards. In this design activity, students examine the work of Charles and Ray Eames and become familiar with the...
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A Never-Before-Seen Creature
Students construct a never-before-seen creature in part of an analysis of societal injustices and discrimination. In this societal issues lesson, students create a creature called a Man-Droid as a study about the differences among...
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The Environment and the Community
Students consider ways to reduce air, water, noise, and litter pollution in their community. In this environment lesson plan, students discuss and set goals for reducing pollution and keep a log of the changes they make individually to...
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How Does Ancestry Affect Folklore?
Students break into groups of 4 or 5 and choose an option to demonstrate a different cultural perspective in a fairy tale or other folklore that they are familiar. Possible choices are: PowerPoint presentation, video, digital...
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Schoolyard Field Guide
Fourth graders observe, plan, research, and create a field guide for the trees that are in their schoolyard. For this trees lesson plan, 4th graders make careful observations of what they see around their school and create a guide.