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Thinking Like a Scientist

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils examine what it is like to be a scientist.  In this living environment instructional activity students complete a group lab activity and answer questions. 
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Westward Expansion and the War with Mexico

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate primary sources to develop their own opinions about Westward Expansion. In this Manifest Destiny lesson, students examine and respond to questions about Gast's painting titled American Progress Students research how...
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Energy Balance

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore energy.  In this health and nutrition instructional activity, students brainstorm a list of healthy foods that provide energy, and identify physical activities that burn energy.  Students complete a good...
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Breakdown

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students brainstorm the causes of breakdowns in relationships, learn the main factors of interpersonal attraction and discuss these factors through learning from each other. Students also explore how the pressures of having a busy life...
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Legends and Lore

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students begin the instructional activity by responding in their journals regarding questions about their favorite fairy tales. They listen to a folk tale and answer questions based on the folk tale genre and then brainstorm aphorisms...
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Getting acquainted with a librarian and the research process

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students brainstorm ideas about a librarian and their responsiblities and abilities to assist them then they complete an assignment tracking form in class. They record and reflect on information seeking activity then discuss their...
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Someone in the Class - Children of Alcoholics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze addiction in families.  In this children of alcoholics instructional activity students answer questions, complete an activity and play a game. 
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Review Skills

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students write 2-3 sentences explaining their normal procedure when preparing for a test. They discuss the reason that reviewing is important. Using an exam the students have just completed, the teacher goes over each item explaining why...
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What's Integrity?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore both questions in relation to Steve Iams's writings about the subjects. They explain why self-discipline is central to the life of a Peace Corps Volunteer and define integrity and explain its application to their...
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Revision Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
In this revision activities worksheet, students plot the development of tension throughout the book, answer seven questions about plot, analyze characters and theme, and discuss the writing style of the author. Students answer ten short...
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ToxMystery Lesson Plan 1: Introduction to Common Household Chemical Hazards

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Pupils participate in ToxMystery, a computer game, where they discover potential environmental health hazards in rooms of a common household. In this lesson on household safety, students first brainstorm possible hazards in the...
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The Witch of Goingsnake

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students write an essay comparing and contrasting Frank Parris and George Ballad. In this The Witch of Goingsnake instructional activity, students brainstorm vocabulary used to show comparison and create a model thesis statement....
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Technology

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners complete an online scavenger hunt to answer questions about Kaipara Kumara. In this technology lesson plan, students are given the worksheet in this lesson.
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Interdependency

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interdependency worksheet, middle schoolers respond to 6 short answer questions about water resource sharing after they read assigned textbook pages.
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Greenhouse Gasses

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Pupils study words in the news. They explore vocabulary including "climate change" and discuss its meanings and related meanings. They read a text about climate change and carbon dioxide emissions and answer questions. They complete...
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Living in the UK

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students research the countries in the United Kingdom. In this geography lesson, students visit suggested websites and complete the included worksheets. Students work in pairs to complete the questions. This is a WebQuest lesson.
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Math! What's It All About?

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore math in their everyday lives. In this math lesson, students discuss how they use math in their everyday lives. Students work in groups to brainstorm how they use math everyday.
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Be A Nutritional Entrepreneur

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and define nutrition. They choose a definition of nutrition or a nutritional theme around which they design a restaurant. This activity helps students answer the question "What is a nutritionally balanced meal?"
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Egyptian Pharaohs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders give one oral example of a responsibility of a leader. In groups students answer questions on the information chart pertaining to Pharaohs.
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Skimming and Scanning

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students practice skimming and scanning an article to determine its main points. They develop their own questions about the article and shares them with the class. They complete a worksheet about the article to end the lesson.
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Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditioning

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students view the A.D.A.M. computer simulation of aerobic and anaerobic exercise. They break into groups and members brainstorm and list as many aerobic and anaerobic exercises as possible in five minutes.
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Smoking Ban

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students start this activity with an icebreaker that is read out loud, then followed by questions that they respond to. They brainstorm the reasons why people smoke, in pairs students discuss why people give up smoking.
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Simple Machines In Complex Machines

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils brainstorm the concept of a machine. They make lists of the characteristics that all machines share. The teacher uses questioning in order to get students to think more deeply about the subject. They create a lab to demonstrate...
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Human Activity and the Environment 2004

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students brainstorm the ways we use energy sources in our daily lives and what our lives would be like without it. They answer questions based on sections from the Human Activity and the Environment 2004, "Energy in Canada" article.