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Reading Plays
Students examine the role of tone in a comedy play. They also discover how to paraphrase a passage and explain a character's point of view.
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Let's Try Various Calculations
Students explore math facts. In this calculation and math facts lesson, students play a board game in which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division math facts are practiced. A copy of the game is included.
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It's a Drag!
Students create number lines using decimals and whole numbers. In this algebra lesson, students graph and solve linear equations. They plot ordered pairs on a coordinate plane correctly.
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Investigation Area of Geometric Shapes
Fourth graders use triangle paper to design patterns using geometric figures and find the areas of those figures by counting units. Students are assessed by determining which figure has the greatest area and explaining their reasoning.
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Brain Break: Vocabulary and Context Clues
Young scholars utilize various sources to build and refine their vocabulary skills. They work together to solve a crypto-quote and daily puzzle from the newspaper.
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Data Analysis of Ground Level Ozone
Sixth graders construct and interpret graphs from ozone data collected in Phoenix area. Can be adapted to other areas.
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Wall Systems of Residential Structures
Students layout and frame-up a scaled-down model of a wall with one door and one window.
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Factoring Polynomials
Young mathematicians examine the "Tic-tac-toe" factoring method to factor polynomials. They use algebra tiles to model solutions of binomial multiplication problems. They discuss strategies and observe teacher-made models for solving...
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Identifying Angles
Third graders analyze angles and determine if they are acute, right, or obtuse. In this angles instructional activity, 3rd graders study the definition and characteristics of each angle. Students then do a worksheet to identify the name...
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comparison of Two Gender Sports Teams
Students gather data on sports team and create a box and whisper plot. In this data collection lesson, students find the median, the quartile range, and relationships between variables.
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Interdisciplinary Lesson Plan
Third graders study Thanksgiving. In this physical education and spelling lesson, 3rd graders play a race game by being the first group who can spell the word Thanksgiving first.
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Count On It!
Students investigate money. In this consumer math lesson, students use coins, identify their value, then group them in various ways to equal a dollar.
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Sense of Touch
Students identify their five senses by reading a story. In this human anatomy lesson, students read the book, Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin Jr, and touch a variety of objects. Students describe and record each object they touch and...
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Create Your Own Form
Students gather and organize data using a mock census form, and determine mean, mode, range, and median for sets of data.
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Government and Community Resources
Adult learners, with the assistance of flash/picture cards, explore a variety of United States holidays and social customs: Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and more. In addition, they draw pictures illustrating...
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Reporting Personal Information
Students practice the proper way to ask and answer questions pertaining to personal information. Students practice words pertaining to personal information by filling out an information card. This instructional activity is intended for...
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Name That Sound
Students begin to demonstrate beginning reading strategies. In this technology lesson plan, students match the correct beginning letter and letter sound to a variety of pictures created in a "Kid Pix" template.
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General Web Search Tools: An Introduction
Pupils study the three major web search tools: search engines, directories, and metasearch engines. They examine the appropriate times to use each of the search tools.
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Why Do People Do What They Do?
Students, in groups, develop questions on topics listed on a worksheet. They compare the results with other groups.
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Young scholars read The Emperor's New Clothes. In this language arts lesson, students reconstruct the story. Young scholars play a game to recall words they heard in the story. Students discuss how the story might end.
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Find Someone Who........
Fifth graders identify, describe, and classify lines, line segments, rays, and angles. When given a diagram of a line, they classify the line as perpendicular, parallel, intersecting, vertical, horizontal, and/or diagonal.
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Words in the News
Students discuss the topic of museums together in small groups. They identify and practice new vocabulary found in a newspaper article about a museum opening. They answer questions about the article as well.
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ABC...1, 2, 3...Green, Red, Blue...Do You Have a Clue?... IT'S PATTERNS
Second graders view clips from the animated series Math Monsters, and discuss the many ways patterns can be found in the world around us. Following the video portion of the lesson, 2nd graders visit a variety of Web sites to assess their...
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Who Wants to be a Cellular Biologist?
Eighth graders review concepts in cellular biology. In this biology instructional activity, 8th graders play an interactive game based on the idea of winning money. They discuss misconceptions about the topic.