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Teaching the Bell Tetrahedral Kite
Pupils complete readings on kite making and kite flying. They analyze how the parts of a system interconnect and influence each other. Students identifies and uses color and form in a 3D artwork.
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Wild Animal Science
Students discover how environmental factors impact the survival of a population. In this landscape design lesson, students create a new animal and discuss the relationship between the animal and its environment before creating a habitat...
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Mapping Roxaboxen
Fourth graders read Roxaboxen and draw a map of the Roxaboxen community. In this language arts and geography lesson, 4th graders use specifications given, adding features to the map as described in the book and creating a legend.
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Floating Vegetables
Students design a craft that safely floats vegetables across a classroom. The teacher provides some materials, but the child may as well. As the experiment is created, they have to fill out worksheets to keep the actiivity organized....
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Shakespeare Lesson Plan
Pupils discuss Shakespeare's background and their initial opinions and perceptions of him. In groups, they are assigned a topic to research and to relate one of Shakespeare's plays to the topic. They present a summary of the scenes to...
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The Water Cycle
Students are introduced to the components and importance of the water cycle. They are shown how groundwater moves using a model. Students list 9 places on earth where water is found. They define the terms cycle and water cycle.
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Patterns: A Stitch in Time
Young scholars recognize shapes, designs and numbers that form patterns. Using their surroundings, they identify common patterns. They create their own patterns in various software programs and share them with the class.
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Inventive Thinking - Future Inventions
Students create marketing campaigns. In this technology skills lesson plan, students keep a log as they build prototypes of their inventions. Students then script and record video commercials to sell the prototypes.
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Respecting Diversity
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson plan, students read and respond to The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss. Students discuss self-respect and respect.
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The Cold Mountain International Collaborative Project
Young scholars examine the American Civil War through literature and related activities. In this literature lesson, students read Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier. Young scholars investigate the medical facilities and treatments...
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Creating a Literacy-Rich Learning Environment
Students in a teacher education program use a jigsaw method to identify the six areas of language arts to be taught in an early childhood classroom. They describe their vision of a literacy rich environment and practices uses a KWL...
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What Can We Learn From Bones?
Students discuss what type of information they can gather from bones. In groups, they travel between stations in which they can view photos and listen to actual accounts of finding bones. They focus on the tools available to Native...
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Vocabulary Web
Third graders watch as their teacher demonstates how to make a web of vocabulary words. After listening to a story, they are given a list of new descriptive vocabulary words. To end the lesson, they create their own word web using one...
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The Challenge of Ice and Water
Pupils work in teams to solve a variety of challenges involving water. They move an ice cube from one glass to another without touching the ice or the glass. They move water from one glass to another and they estimate the number of...
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Life Cycles of Plants
Students discover the general life cycle of a plant, the parts of a plant, and what it needs to grow. They plant bean seeds and discuss the parts of a plant and what it needs to grow.
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Historical Fiction: Introducting Novels into History
Ninth graders read a novel for their foreign language class which is also used in their history class. In groups, they work together to complete stations and other assignments.
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Life Cycle of Butterflies
Students identify ways plants and animals make changes related to the seasons, specifically focusing on the life cycle of butterflies.
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Litter Recognition
Students identify litter, and discuss what to do with it. They analyze people's response to litter. Some people may ignore it, while others may pick it up. They observe student behavior as part of an experiment.
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Body and Media Introduction
Students discuss body image as a group. They discover how the media affects how one sees their body. They analyze different media messages about this topic.
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Gender and Media #1
Students expand their knowledge to not focus on stereotypes. They practice using new vocabulary words and analyze different media for the use of stereotypes.
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Gender and Media #3
Students identify media messages about gender and body image. They discuss how they can change these messages. They create their own media message about gender and body image.
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Traveling Around Nebraska
Learners analyze a current or historical photograph from their textbook and as a class complete a worksheet of the analysis. Using the Photographic Analysis Form, they locate and analyze two transportation photographs and use the...