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Grading on a Curve?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars create a report card for George Bush based on research of key issues. They review political symbols and send a letter to the President explaining why they have given him the grades.
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Let's Sleep on It

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research sleep following a class discussion on an article in The New York Times. Students use their research information to create a health and wellness exhibit that addresses topics related to sleep.
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A Hard Sell on Stem Cells?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine their prior knowledge of cell regeneration and therapeutic use of stem cells. After reading an article, they discover new techniques for deriving embryonic stem cells. In groups, they research on the different types of...
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Cuba On My Mind

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the Cuban society, politics, culture, and economy. As a class, they take a look at the Bush administrations policy on Cuba after reading "Embargo Remains Until Cuba Alters Policy, Bush Says" from The New York Times....
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The Inside Dope on Video Games

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the claim that video games that glorify violence and illegal activities also promote such activities in the real world. They choose sides and perform a mock trial on the issue.
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Read On

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars consider the question "Why do we read?" through creating and sharing individual timelines of their own histories as readers. They then choose a book on which to write a personal essay.
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Eye on the Storm

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover the way geologists collect information about past hurricanes to determine patterns that may help with storm prediction. They then research the history of natural disasters in different regions of the United States and...
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Puttin' On the Hits

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore "summer songs." They compose a list of songs that they would put on a summer CD and write an essay that explains the images they would choose for the cover for this CD. They also create collages that represent their...
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Careers on Stage And Air

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create and perform a scene for play using a common fairy tale for the story line. They view and discuss a video on careers in stage and radio to identify the roles and responsibilities for each of their group members.
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Take Note!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars take notes on information they find on the Internet or from other sources. They determine how to avoid plagiarism when gathering information needed. They discuss basic issues and consequences relating to responsible use...
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Name the Note--1

For Students 4th - 6th
In this name the note activity, students, after being shown how to read five bass clef notes, read and decide what the next twenty nine notes are on four bars of music.
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Bass Clef Lines-3

For Students 5th - 12th
In this bass clef lines worksheet, students read the sheet music and identify the letter names of the notes that are missing as they fill in 82 blank spaces.
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Bass Clef Spaces-2

For Students 5th - 12th
In this bass clef spaces learning exercise, learners read the sheet music and identify the letter names of the notes that are missing as they fill in 70 blank spaces.
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Music: The ABC's

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this music reading instructional activity, students study a diagram of the notes on a music staff and draw the 3 groups of notes on a blank staff included at the bottom of the instructional activity.
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Civil War on Sunday

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read "Cvil War on Sunday" together and discuss characters, setting, problem and resolution. They determine facts from fiction used in the story and research drummer boys in the Civil War or Clara Barton using the Internet....
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Summarizing

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils summarize articles, editorials, and news programs. In this writing skills instructional activity, students take notes on news stories about one issue from more than one source and then write summaries of the issue using rule-based...
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Researching the Past

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners research the western movement in order to learn note taking strategies with nonfiction texts. They use the Internet to search for important information about the western movement using the Cornell Notes note-taking system. They...
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Currency and the Fed

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students take a closer look at money. In this federal reserve lesson, students complete the provided handouts that require them to examine Federal reserve notes and discover details about the role of the Federal Reserve in the United...
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Exploring Pentatonic Scales

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
What better way to teach pentatonic scales than to have them playing while you define them? This slide-show includes simple yet correct descriptions of five note scales in C, G, and F major as well as examples for learners to hear. 
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Outline: Notes of the Bass Clef Staff

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young musicians demonstrate their knowledge of the bass clef staff and prepare for an assessment  by completing a fill-in-the-blanks worksheet
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Green Plastics—Chemistry Outreach

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
How do green plastics reduce waste and environmental pollution? Budding scientists create and test a variety of compounds used in green plastics during an insightful experiment. Beginning with startling statistics and ending with...
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May the Force be with You -- All about Force and Gravity

For Students 5th - 6th
Here is a fabulous set of teacher's notes that will make your next hands-on gravity and force lab fun and interesting. These notes provide you with three activities that allow children to make and test hypothesis regarding force,...
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Poe's Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 8th - 12th
High schoolers respond to 15 questions about short stories by Edgar Allan Poe and his works. Using the Cliffs Notes website they may also link to an online interactive quiz on the stories at the bottom of the page.
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My Blackberry Isn't Working

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
This worksheet starts out on a strong note by using a humorous video called "My Blackberry Is Not Working" from BBC One to teach parody. While they watch the short video, viewers fill out a chart about the electronic brands, noting any...

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