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Using Variables And Ratios To Get You in the Right Gear

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine the use of variable and ratio in everyday situations including figuring out the gear ratios for the gears on a 12 speed bike. They use the bubble sort technique to write a computer program which will determine the...
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Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the years during World War II in which Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were held in internment camps.
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Problem Solving and the Sports Page

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create and solve word problems using the boxscores from the sports section of the newspaper. The role play the sport, define abbreviations used and examine the fundamentals of scoring the sport.
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Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify a right angle and right triangle. They perform WebQuests searching for similar figures and solve for the length of one of the sides given the other two.
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Food Safety Teamwork

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the different members of food safety teams and their role in the food safety cycle. They study how these teams work together to keep our food safe.
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The Dancing Flute

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use a cardboard tubes as props as they create their own dance steps to express the emotions invoked in a portion of The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky.
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That's Incredible Show!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars research world records. They portray the people who broke world records. They conduct a mock interview in the classroom.
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From Above

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire and report information from a spacial perspective.
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Competition and Market Structure

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils participate in a simulation in which some are buyers and some are sellers in a trading activity. They set their own prices and record transactions. Then they calculate who made the biggest profit. They discuss the results.
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Bouncing Balls

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to examine how different types of balls react to colliding with different surfaces. They discover the difference between elastic and inelastic collisions. They practice calculating momentum as well.
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Let's Make a Deal- Barter 208

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze and evaluate the barter system. They discuss the barter is the proper term for making deals. They participate in a simulation to illustrate each kind of barter.
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Child Survival Stories: Hope To Cope

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars brainstorm a list of the various scenerios going on their family life at home. In groups, they read about different perspectives on survival and identify ones they could use in their own lives. They share their own...
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Finding Yourself Through Autobiography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read the writings of individuals whom they know and admire. They see that writing about themselves is worthwhile and important and helps them become better writers. They share their own life experiences, write about personal...
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Assessing Public Opinion Polls

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the purpose of public opinion polls. Using recent polls, they determine the demographics of who was interviewed and when and where the interview was conducted. In groups, they develop their own public poll...
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How Far?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore how different textures provide varying amounts of friction to objects moving across them. They build a tool to measure the amount of friction between a note card and various surfaces by measuring the distance that a...
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Oodles of Noodles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice various locomotor skills and creative movement. They find their self space with a noodle and follow the teacher's lead. They create stories to go along with the activities and use their imagination. i.e. "We are...
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Winter Wonderland

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of the activities they can participate in during the winter months. In groups, they rotate between stations in which they can practice or try the different winter sports. To end the lesson, they can play the...
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Tempera/chalk painting

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate and accurately interpret with cupporting evidence the artwork of Claude Monet. They choose what they will paint. Students draw a rough draft on paper. They produce interseting looking "brush strokes", where...
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Publishing History

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create an issue of a magazine. They work collaboratively to write articles for the magazine, design a cover and develop advertisements. Students complete their page layout, and create the magazine using information form each...
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The Negro Renaissance

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research the Negro Renaissance, its important contributors, and society's affect upon the Negro Renaissance contributor's products. Students create an online biographical presentation of Negro Renaissance contributors as a...
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Learning About The Dictionary

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore how to use the dictionary. They practice finding words in the dictionary. Students find the word that is between two listed words and they find the word that does not belong in between the two listed words.
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Freedom

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students listen to a read aloud of Dr. Suess' Yertle the Turtle while thinking about the power struggle and oppression in the group of turtles. They note their feelings on chart paper before reviewing more books. They chose a creative...
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ACE: Aerobic Conditioning Exercises

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners participate in a variety of aerobic conditioning exercises in preparation for the President's Challenge Fitness Test. As a whole class they participate in a fast walk exercise, and rotate through different fitness stations...
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The Hundred Penny Box

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students analyze the advantages of regular saving and how savings grow with compounding. After reading the story "The Hundred Penny Box", students define the terms "interest," "interest rate," and "compounding." Through several...

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