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Images, Empathy, and the Humanitarian Impulse

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study humanitarian intervention and its role in society.  In this politics lesson students view a video on Darfur and discuss what they learned. 
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Sorting "Good" Junk (Recycling)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study recycling. In this environment instructional activity, 2nd graders discuss how to sort trash, sort actual trash labeling it, and explore the trash writing new uses of each item of trash instead of...
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Multiplying and Dividing Integers/Relay Race

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Give your class a list of multiplication and division sentences that contain both positive and negative integers. Have them analyze them to see if they can discover the pattern with the signs. From these patterns, help them develop the...
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Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe the changes that occur in the water cycle after doing a water cycle demonstration in a plastic bag. For this water cycle lesson plan, 3rd graders reflect on what they see and identify the stages.
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Organizing Writing/Composing a First Draft

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders access an organizer from an earlier lesson and transition sentences to begin a new essay.  In this organization and composing lesson, 7th graders work in small groups to create a draft of an article about...
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Individualized Lesson for Student C

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explain how to solve an algebraic word problem using correct grammar and punctuation.  For this math and writing lesson, students are given a word problem and must write down  directions to solve it. 
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Interview Wildlife

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study wildlife. In this environment lesson, 5th graders choose a wild animal, write questions to interview the animal if they could, find the answers to these questions by doing research, and write a newspaper article using...
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Dynamic Fun!

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars explore musical dynamics.  In this music lesson, students define musical terms that relate to dynamics.  Young scholars sing "Little Bunny Foo-Foo" and apply the written dynamics to their singing voices. Students...
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Flight in Nature: Birds!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover how flight works by researching birds.  In this animal life lesson, students utilize the Internet to find information about the four aspects of flight.  Students define the four aspects and label a worksheet...
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Playing Dirty

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars consider the effects of video games on students. In this current events lesson, young scholars visit selected websites to study video game ratings, their effects on children, and the violence in the games.
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Exploring Today's Technology

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore technology. In this science lesson plan, 2nd graders discuss various forms of technology. Students research technology that they use everyday and write a sentence about each one of the technologies.
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Waves

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify the different parts of a wave. In this physics lesson plan, students explain how animals communicate using sound waves. They discuss the effect of Navy's sonar on dolphins and whales.
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Times Marches On

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this PowerPoint, students learn to distinguish between the terms "ancient" and "modern." The presentation gives visual and and written definitions of these words. Students respond to 5 questions that require them to decipher...
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Inspection Gadgets

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the weapons used in past wars to prepare for a mock weapons inspection, then write a report detailing the state of weapons technology during a specific time period.
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Kinesin and Exocytosis

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners design a visualization to illustrate the role of the protein kinesin in exocytosis of a secretory material in a directed manner.
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Typing, Reproducing and Distributing the Job Pamphlet

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students use a word processing program to make a job pamphlet that is suitable for reproduction. This lesson help students write for a purpose. They use the skills of organizing, pre-writing, and revising with a word processing program.
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Chemical Element Interview

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers interview the chemical elements. They research information about their element, such as: stable isotopes, valence electrons, number of subatomic particles. They create a yearbook page for their element, and a format to...
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Lesson Plan 2--3000 B.C. to 2000 A.D.?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, in groups, study the different writing systems from 3000 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
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SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners research one of the six wives of Henry VIII in groups to provide expert presentations. In this European History lesson, students view a film and take notes on Henry VIII's wives. Learners evaluate the information from the...
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The New Wind Turbine

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Pupils study the basic components of a modern wind machine.  In this investigative lesson students investigate and find out if there are any wind machines in their state, how many and how much power they produce. 
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Earthworms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research the earthworm and write a one paragraph report on its anatomy and habitat. They learn about worms and how to dissect them through Video Streaming and virtual dissections, along with actually dissect a worm as...
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Poet for a Day

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, while in the computer lab after reading the poem, "H is for Hoosier," create an acrostic poem about Indiana. They list words that are unique of Indiana and choose one of those words to create their acrostic poems to share...
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Life Without Flight

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students keep a journal for an intire week recording their observations of the ways aircraft affect society, The students discuss their findings and categorize them into areas such as military, commercial, research, and so on.
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Jobs in 1860 and Today

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare occupations during the 19th century with the 21st century using information from 19th century census information.