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Name Game
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students find an act of philanthropy in a book and then illustrate 4 examples people doing good for others.
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A Day at the Beach: How to Keep Our Planet Clean
Students write a persuasive essay based on cleaning up the coast and other philanthropic values. In this writing instructional activity, students determine what is needed in order to keep the planet clean, and offer solutions to the...
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Where We've Been and Where We're Going
Students travel with Christa McAuliffe through space demonstrations. In this space instructional activity, students follow through the past to the present air travel. Students understand the benefits and problems associated with zero...
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Oceans-A Fact Haiku
Students create haiku poems. In this poetry lesson, students listen to the sound of the ocean from an audio file and write a haiku poem about oceans.
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Measuring Animal Sizes (and Relative Sizes in our Animal Environment)
Young scholars discover the actual size and weight of many insects and animals. In this biology lesson plan, students investigate animals and insects to determine their actual weight and size. In groups, young scholars create an animal...
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Energy Agents in Action
Students share information about energy use and conservation. In this energy use lesson, students work as a production team to make an instructional video about basic energy information. They develop a short survey about energy use that...
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Jones Soda Project - Photography as a Vehicle (For Marketing)
Students create a marketing campaign using digital photographs. In this digital marketing lesson, students perform online research to determine the attitude that a soda company is attempting to portray with its marketing. They take...
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Ethics and the World of Medicine
Students examine ethical issues in the field of medicine. In this ethics lesson, students explore primary and secondary sources regarding the discernment that medical professionals are presented with as they treat illnesses. Students...
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Convection and Wind
Students use water, beakers, hot plates, paper dots, and goggles to participate in a hands on activity where they see how a convection current creates wind. In this convection current lesson plan, students participate in a hands on...
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To Sign or Not to Sign: The Ultimate Constitution Day Lesson Plan
Students examine the ratification process. In this U.S. Constitution lesson plan, students discuss the ratification process and read a play based on the process. Students debate the ratification process and determine whether they...
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Building a Terrarium System
Young scholars create their own terrariums. In this ecological model lesson, students create terrariums using soil, seeds, pebbles, and two liter bottles. Young scholars compare the elements of a terrarium to a food web.
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Business Letter
Students create a business letter using "Letter Generator". In this letter writing lesson plan, students use a computer program to learn what the proper business letter consists of. After the instruction, the students are self guided...
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Concept: Square Root
In this square root worksheet, students solve problems with exponents. They find the square root of given numbers. Students ill in missing numbers on a radical clock face. This eleven-page worksheet contains notes, detailed instructions...
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Powerful Patterns
Students use logical thinking to create, identify, extend and translate patterns. In this pattern activity, students make patterns with objects, numbers, and shapes. Students extend and translate these patterns in several modalities...
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Scuba Diving in Belize
Learners plan a scuba diving trip to Belize. In this planning a scuba diving trip to Belize lesson, students research about the barrier reef in Belize. Learners make travel plans that involve finding distance, time, and cost of...
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Climb Every Volcano
Students use a contour map to distinguish the elevation of a volcano. In this volcano lesson, students use styrofoam to create the contour of their map. Students glue and assemble their volcano. Students compare and contrast their...
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19th Century Chandelier
Young scholars discuss the lines, shapes, and patterns used to decorate a 19th century chandelier. In this visual arts lesson, students examine the lines and identify the patterns on the chandelier. Young scholars create a papier-mache...
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Exploring Photographs, Lesson 2—A Closer Look: Analysis in the Museum
Students explore photographic works of art. In this visual arts lesson plan, students analyze selected photographs by Garcia, Ray, and Eggleston. Students take their own photographs in the style of these photographers.
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Basic Ammeter Use
For this ammeter worksheet, students answer eleven questions about ammeters, multimeters and types of circuits. They identify different types of circuits given schematic diagrams.
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Ohm's Law
In this Ohm's Law worksheet, students answer 16 questions about electricity, electric current, voltage and electricity and they mathematically analyze a circuit they design and construct.
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DC Motor Theory
In this physics learning exercise, students solve 12 problems on DC motor circuit. They make predictions and construct the corresponding circuit to verify if they are correct.
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Protective Relay Circuits
In this physics worksheet, students answer 4 short answer questions on protective relay circuits. They explain how differential relay works.
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Boom and Bust
Young scholars investigate commercial fishery. In this fishery lesson, students describe stages in commercial fishery, interpret data and predict when a fisher stock is showing signs of overexploitation.
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Million Dollar Project
Young scholars calculate how they will spend a million dollars. In this millionaire math lesson, students complete a worksheet and then make a poster of how they would spend a million dollars. Each item and its cost must be shown. a...