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Where did the too many dollars come from?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students experience demand-pull inflation while gaining insight into three major sources of the '''too many dollars" which chase after the "too few goods and services. Students participate in an auction to experience inflation firsthand.
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Vincent's Flowers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students become acquainted with Vincent Van Gogh and examine how pastels can be used to create a variety of lines and textural effects.
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Walt Disney World

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders increase their reading, speaking, and listening comprehension skills on the basis of cultural practices.
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The Anasazi

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate and determine the origins of the ancient Anasazi who inhabited present-day Utah and the Four-Corners-Region.
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Color Enhanced Maps

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students download or create maps with numerical weather data. They add isolines and color to create regions on their maps. They explore the visual properties of color palettes and create a visualization applying their knowledge.
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Destination Outer Space

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use effective writing skills, their imagination, and their knowledge of the nine planets as they create travel pamphlets of the solar system.
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Going My Way?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners, in groups, study how a magnet works and how people use the Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves.
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Vincent's Flowers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils create sunflower paintings using pastels, pencils, and construction paper in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on the artwork of Vincent van Gogh and the book Camille and the Sunflowers by...
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Magnets 2: How Strong is Your Magnet?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners work together to test the strengths of various types of magnets. After testing, they create a graph showing how the strength changes as the distance from the magnet increases. They discuss how forces can act from various...
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Magnets 1: Magnetic Pick-ups

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the power of magnets. In groups, they look at different objects and make predictions on whether they believe they are magnetic or not. They test their predictions and share their results with the class.
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Genes-R-Us: or, Real Genetics For Real Students

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore genetics and genetic counseling. They research information on human genetic disorders. Students simulate developing a complete counseling service to assist the community.
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Kentucky Coal, Reclamation and Subsidence

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read and discuss the information that they read on the "Kentucky Coal, Reclamation and Subsidence." They then answer questions in reference to the reading. Some questions that students answer are: What is reclamation?, Name...
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The Anasazi

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate and determine the origins of the ancient Anasazi who inhabited present-day Utah and the Four-Corners-Region, after receiving direct instruction and carrying out activities in cooperative group settings. They...
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Everybody Fiesta: A Unit on Hispanic Celebrations

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students examine the various types of celebrations in the Hispanic culture. Using the internet, they research customs and traditions of the culture and identify important members of society who are hispanic. They are also introduced to...
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Group Advertising Project Using iMovie

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students, while working in groups, pick a product or service from one company to invest in for the Newsday Stock Market Game. They develop an advertisement for the product or service utilizing the iMovie program on the computers.
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Worksheet 7. Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 2: Definitions

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read the Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 2. They then select the best option to complete the 14 sentences on this page.
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Study Guide for "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this reading and study guide worksheet, students define 9 vocabulary words, define 7 literary terms, and respond to 20 short answer questions pertaining to "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel García Márquez.
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Appeal for the Meal

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate advertising. In this advertising lesson plan, students read the book Good Lemonade by Frank Asch and identify the advertising practices from the story. Students create ads for snacks using advertising techniques.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the relationship between water and ice. In this physics lesson, students read the book Amazing Water and participate in an experiment where they freeze water into ice cubes. Students observe the changes in the water when...
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Solving Inequalities

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of solving inequalities. In this inequality lesson, 7th graders construct inequalities for scenarios such as getting a driver's license and height requirements at a theme park. Students practice...
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Making A Hypothesis

For Students 5th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, students complete a ten question on-line interactive quiz pertaining to making a guess, wishful thinking or future thinking. Students choose the correct words to complete each sentence from three possible choices.
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Activating Students Through Storytelling

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders produce a podcast of a elements of a Chinese folk tale. In this Chinese folk tale and podcasting lesson, 4th graders watch as the teacher performs Peach Blossom Spring: A Chinese folk tale. They decide on who will stay in...
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Bluebirds Nest Box Log

For Students 5th - 8th
In this bluebirds nest worksheet, students follow directions on how to make a blue bird nest and then answer the short answer questions about it. Students click on the links and answer the questions.
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Split Character Studies in Crime and Punishment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners identify characters who exhibit conflicting character traits.  In this Crime and Punishment lesson, students identify and discuss characters who have opposing character traits.  Learners relate their character study to...