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Arthur's Thanksgiving

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars investigate Thanksgiving by reading a children's book.  In this holiday lesson, students read Arthur's Thanksgiving by Marc Brown and create a turkey fact book after reading an electronic encyclopedia.  Young...
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Responsibility in Leadership

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students identify ways responsibility is important to productive leadership. In this leadership lesson, students discuss responsibilities of leaders and work in groups to create a list of do's and don'ts for being responsible. Students...
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Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine ways to resolve conflicts. In this conflict resolution lesson, students define conflict resolution and write down situations where leaders deal with conflicts. Students work in groups to create a PowerPoint on ways to...
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Red Ribbon Week

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Young scholars identify the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. In this drug and alcohol abuse lesson, students research the dangers of drugs and alcohol and prepare a presentation for the information. Young scholars write a paper on...
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What is FCCLA?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). In this FCCLA lesson, students explore the organization website and discuss benefits of the program. Students design poster to market the FCCLA in their school.
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Hyper Book Reports

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a multimedia book report using a tree map to classify the elements fo fiction books.
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For Sale! Part 2

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use storyboarding software to create a storyboard for a movie about selling their school building. They use the storyboarding software as a tool to organize the different shots or scenes that will appear in their movie.
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The Physics of My Life

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders review the basic principles of physics. In groups, they use these principles to discover how they are present in their everyday lives. They create a webpage that demonstrates on of the principles and share it with the class.
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Bioinformatics

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students are exposed to the tools and databases currently used by researchers in molecular and evolutionary biology. They gain a better understanding of gene analysis, taxonomy, and evolution.
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Who Are the Most Powerful 20th Century Women?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research as assigned 20th century woman, copy and past the URL in an e-mail, and send the e-mail to the teacher.
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Graphing Galore!

For Teachers K
Students practice sorting and counting different objects. Using this information, they create graphs on a worksheet given to them. They describe and analyze the results and discuss them as a class to end the lesson. They also complete...
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Civil Rights Movement in America

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the Civil Rights movement as a culmination of history and cultural perspectives developed from the Slave Trade and Reconstruction. They identify leading persons and organizations and their personal philosophy to...
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Great Expectations By Charles Dickens: A Classic, Or Just a Novel?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders read the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. They consult Media Center and online sources as they conduct research needed to write an essay that answers the question, "Is Great Expectations a classic, or just a...
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Calc-You-Late Magnitudes

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced and practice using a calculator. Individually, they enter and complete simple addition and subtraction problems. After the answer is displayed, they identify the place value for ones, tens, and hundreds...
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SIRS Discoverer Searching

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders become familiar with the options on the tool and menu bar of an Internet browser and learn to identify the SIRS Discoverer to search for subject categories. They then locate and summarize an article using the SIRS Discoverer.
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Introducing The Manager System

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars explore the importance of classroom jobs and having a leader. After listening to a book, students discuss teamwork and responsibility as well as the jobs and responsibilities described in the story. They determine how...
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Recording Artist and MP3 Players

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners explore the concept of being a recording artist. In this recording artist lesson, students determine the costs of producing various music products such as a demo tape, 8-track tape, and a record deal. Learners discuss supply,...
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Native American Trivia Book

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research information about the Eastern Woodland Indians for a class trivia book. They Save, proofread, and print out their trivia sheet and design a cover page for the book.
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Cloud Database

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils research information on the types of clouds. They create a database and use a formula. They create various reports and access electronic information to obtain accurate pressure and temperature readings from the National Weather...
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Human Development- Love

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of self-love. They determine the meaning and develop an understanding of their own status of self-concept. Class discussion is used to encourage deeper research.
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Robot Labyrinth

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars design a flowchart for their robotic program. In this physics lesson, students construct a robot that can navigate certain obstacles. They present their program and robots in class.
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Researching and Writing in the Jungle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice research and writing skills. They pick an animal to resarch from the template chioces and write a paragraph about the animal. In addition, a digital camera is used to insert student pictures onto the slides.
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Civil War Museum Exhibit

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders summarize the participation of Indiana citizens in the Civil War. They research an assigned topic and build a museum exhibit that displays at least five points of information relating to the topic. Students write a...
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Driving Down the Highway: Billboards in Nebraska

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers review photos of billboards from Nebraska highways. Using these billboards as examples, students design a billboard promoting a city in Nebraska.