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"Families and Schools of the Past"

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to and discuss historical fiction and bigraphies from the early American time period. They role-play, draw, write stories and dress up to re-create events from these historical characters.
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Metrics in the Home and in the Store

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners investigate metric measurement. In this geometry lesson plan, students discover metric measurements of everyday objects as they compare them to US measurements.
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Classification And Identification

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars explore diagrammatic and taxonomic keys and their application in the marine sciences. They sort and classify objects and organisms based on visual attributes.
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Mean, Mode and Bar Graphs

For Students 5th
In this mean, mode and bar graphs worksheet, 5th graders analyze the data given, then answer three questions about a bar graph and the data shown.
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The Price of Beauty: What you don't know might hurt you

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study cosmetic safety issues and concerns raised by advocacy groups. They create a cosmetic safety brochure designed for the average consumer, to create awareness about cosmetic safety concerns.
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Waddle You Know About Penguins

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the similarities and differences of the seventeen species of penguins. They investigate habitats and how these habitats are suited to each species characteristics. They see how animals adapt to their environments.
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What's in My Kitchen?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine a variety of kitchen utensils.  For this wood and alternative materials lesson, students view examples of kitchen utensils, sort kitchen utensils, discuss the benefits of using one utensil over the other and estimate how...
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Air, Air Everywhere! Lesson 2: Acid Rain

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Middle school environmentalists record the pH of four different liquids, including two aerosol cleaning products. They liken the products to acid rain and speculate in writing which might affect the human respiratory system. Although...
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There Are Algae in Your House!

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students complete a worksheet at home stating what types of food they have at home with algae in it. They, in groups, compare with each other what they have on their worksheet.
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Safe Subs

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate ways to reduce use of hazardous materials. For this safe substitutes lesson, students review hazardous wastes used in many homes and possible safe substitutes for these harmful chemicals. Students write and...
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Warning signs

For Teachers K
Students sort and classify different attributes of warning signs, labels, and sounds. In this warning signs lesson plan, the teacher shows students different warning signs, labels, and sounds and tells students what each one means. ...
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Everyday Objects As Artwork

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine everyday Chinese objects and analyze why they are considered artwork today in this multi-subject lesson for Middle School. Small group colaboration is emphasized.
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Materials Engineering: Designing Walls

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students discover how the matierals in the earth can be used to make walls and buildings. They examine the Great Wall of China and its engineering. They complete the unit by creating their own wall from a design they drew.