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Art and Technology - Design - Alexander Calder
Students gain an awareness for the work of Alexander Calder, study a variety of utilitarian objects and discuss their purposes, and create graphic of a utilitarian piece using computer graphic software.
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Mexican Food
Students explore the history of Mexican food and study the Spanish names for common foods. They create a menu of foods using these Spanish words.
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Changing Images of Childhood in America: Colonial, Federal and Modern England
Students compare and contrast maps of New Haven, Connecticut from today and the past. After taking a field trip, they draw sketches of the types of architecture and discuss how the buildings have changed over time. They read journal...
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Friction Force
Young scholars investigate friction force on a variety of objects such as bricks and cardboard boxes. They use a force probe to collect data on the changes in force required to drag the objects across a variety of surface types.
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Reading Maps of the East Pacific Rise
Students make qualitative and quantitative observations and use various maps to investigate the features of the East Pacific Rise The study actual bathymetric maps of the EPR region. They identify key features of the ridge and explore...
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May The Force Be With You
Eighth graders investigate Newton's Laws of Motion. They use the example of a roller coaster for illustration purposes. A force associated with a roller coaster is tested, data graphed, and a conclusion is drawn. They use excel in order...
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My America
Eleventh graders compare 1920's America to modern America. In this historical perspectives lesson plan, 11th graders research both eras in American history using inquiry skills. As a culminating activity, students create digital slide...
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Body Invaders: Depression
Students study clinical depression and its various treatments. In this depression activity students create a poster that shows one of the misconceptions about depression.
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CONCEPTS IN NUMBER THEORY.
Students study the Maya culture and their achievements in mathematics, how bacteria grow exponentially, use rational numbers to convert back and forth between Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit, how some architectural designs are examples of...
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The Princess and the Frog
Students study the sounds of New Orleans jazz, its origins, and its influences. In this jazz music lesson plan, students listen to various jazz songs and discuss the songs. Students use the worksheet 'Jazz: the Universal Language' to...
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Polar Day: Canada's Arctic Barometer
Learners study Polar Day. In this climate change lesson, students use specific Internet sources to complete a webquest regarding Canada's Northern Region and how it acts a barometer.
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Macbeth Madness
Students research Macbeth online and complete computer and graphing activities for the play. In this Macbeth activities lesson, students research Macbeth and bookmark the URL's. Students complete activities for the topic on spreadsheets...
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Diverse Life Forms of the Ocean
Students recognize marine organisms and differentiate between plankton and nekton. In this investigative instructional activity students create a concept map using their list of terms and study marine life forms.
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The Chemosynthetic Cafe
High schoolers study photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. In this chemosynthetic lesson students explain the processes of these and define terms.
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Playing Dirty
Students consider the effects of video games on students. For this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to study video game ratings, their effects on children, and the violence in the games.
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Inside Information
Students research and write reports about inventions and inventors. They develop graphic organizers to organize their information, and create reports on the impact of inventors and inventions.
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Aviator Timeline
In this aviation activity, students research five famous aviators using a variety of sources, and present the information in a timeline format. Lesson uses Florida state standards meeting English and history requirements studying 5...
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Middleton/Kuna History Teleconference
Third graders study the history and building of Middleton and Kuna. They create timelines of significant events in the towns' histories. Finally, they create a website dealing with Middleton and Kuna history.
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Eye Spy
Fourth graders study the functions of the human eye and how it processes information.
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Translations, Reflections, and Rotations
Students are introduced to the concepts of translation, reflection, and rotation. They practice translating, reflecting, and rotating two-dimensional objects on the coordinate plane. students use computers to learn about the three concepts.
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Vocabulary: Variety and Venture
Learners work to increase their vocabulary in their written work. They locate definitions and synonyms through a variety of activities. Students create programs that enhance others' studying.
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Life Cycles
Using computers, Students work in small groups and progress through the roles of Explorer, Researcher, Designer, and Evaluator as they study the life cycle of plants, insects, butterflies and frogs.
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Parts of Speech Museum
Students apply their knowledge of the basic parts of speech while studying them. They create display boards that show visual and written examples of the different parts of speech. The museum consists of project boards with pictures and...
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Rocks
Students use their five senses to experience different types of rocks. In groups, they compare and contrast the information they collected. They observe rocks in their local community and describe their uses to the class.