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Healthy Heart

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders experiment with their pulse rate. They investigate a beef heart and locate the route of blood flow and the chambers and discuss the function of each chamber. They discuss the circulatory system and compare theirs to the...
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Bean and Ozone Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students performed an experiment in which they grew beans in an ozone chamber and some in regular air in order to see if the ozone causes damage to the plants.
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The House of Lords

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discuss the House of Lords and two chamber parliament of Britain. They imagine there are 600 places in the Lords to be given away, and discuss who they think should get the jobs and why. Students complete a worksheet about the...
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Quiz the Biz

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research their town's economy and quality of life. Using a variety of data, such as interviewing the local chamber of commerce or speaking with the business editor of your town newspaper, students come up with a report card for...
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Community Brochures

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research facets of their community in order to create an informational brochure. After brainstorming ideas of what could be included in the brochure, student groups get information from the internet, the library or a...
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Magneto-hydrodynamic Drives

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how electric and magnetic fields can be used to force water out of a chamber to move a vehicle forward.
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Create a Cavern

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students make a classroom cave using chairs, desks, and sheets to create a meandering path. They explore safety steps for spelunking exploration.
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Language Arts: Mississippi River Brochure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create brochures about recreational activities along the Mississippi River. Focusing on points of interest, they research attractions and create maps of the surrounding area. Once students write descriptions of their...
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Mount Pinatubo

For Students 9th - 11th
In this geology worksheet, students locate 26 terms in this worksheet about volcanoes. Answers to the worksheet are available in various formats.
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A River, Dead or Alive: Native Americans and European Colonists' Treatment of a River

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write an expository paragraph about the uses of the Nashua River for the Native Americans and the European Colonists. For this river uses lesson plan, students determine the causes and effects of both parties using the river.
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Auxiliary Verbs

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
What is an auxiliary verb? Is that the same thing as a modal verb? Use this reference guide to explain each verb type to your emerging grammarians. While it is intended for native English speakers, you could use it with English language...
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It's Happening Where: Graphic Organizer #1 for Newspaper Articles

For Students 6th - 9th
Planning a newspaper or journalism unit? Use these graphic organizer to help your young reporters organizer their articles. The first page instructs users to plan out the structure of their article, while the second page prompts them to...
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Language Study: Slang

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
That slang is the bomb! A simple handout explains to learners what informal language is and when it is appropriate. After reading, have your class write a few sentences using both informal and formal English. They can trade papers with a...
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It's Happening, Where? Find the Absolute and Relative Location of News Articles

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils read newspaper articles. In this social studies lesson, students locate the latitude and longitude of the location where the news article takes place. Pupils write a summary of the news article.
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Where Did My Lunch Come From? A U.S. Regional Tour

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the five regions of the United States. For this social studies lesson, students discuss the regions and the states located in that region. Students discuss the types of food produced in each region and analyze a school...
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Where Did My Lunch Come From? A U.S. Regional Tour

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the regions from which their food comes. For this social studies lesson, students identify the different agricultural products that are found in the major regions of the United States. Students create a lunch menu.
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Westward Ho: The Difficulties of Emigrants Moving West

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the journey west of 19th century emigrants. In this pioneer lesson, students read the letters and diaries of a fictitious family traveling on the Oregon Trail. They mark their route on a US map, create a chart showing...
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Investigation: Crank It Up!

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Following this procedure, eager engineers construct a working model of a piston system, similar to that in an internal combustion engine. Perfect for STEM or automotive technology classes, the activity comes complete with analysis and...
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Circulatory Systems

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Excellent diagrams, labels and summaries make this resource be valuable to your students throughout the topic of circulation. All types of circulation vessels are explained, their structure and function is detailed, and the overall...
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Circulatory Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A slideshow that covers the all-important details related to basic human circulation. The reasoning for exchange of material methods is presented and then labeled diagrams of the main human transfer systems are shown, along with...
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Solar Heat: Building and Testing a Solar Oven

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Building a solar oven is always an enriching and engaging activity when your class is studying forms of energy or alternative and renewable energy sources. This lesson plan refers you to the re-energy.ca home website for specific...
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Edible Numbers

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Believe it or not, this is a 76-page series of lesson plans published by the California Commission on Agriculture which is designed to teach upper-elementary learners about agricultural practices and products in the state. There are two...
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Whitewater Canal State Historic Site

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
If you happen to live in Indiana, or a neighboring state, and are planning a field trip to the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site, then this lesson plan will suit your needs quite well. In it, suggestions for activities before, during,...
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Pump It Up!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students design a pumping device that will effectively pump fluid through a model "cardiovascular system." They explore the effects of too much and too little pressure on a circulatory system.

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