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Accelerando - Israel, Peru, Russia
Pupils complete activities to learn about the music concept of accelerando. For this accelerando lesson, students sing songs and learn tempo. Pupils use the Yiddish circle dance 'Bim Bam' to complete a circle dance. Students also learn...
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Lullabies From Around the World
Students investigate lullabies from Ghana, Poland, and India. In this music instructional activity, students learn several lullabies from several countries and find the rhythm and pulse within each song.
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Energy Consumption
Students investigate the power consumption of household objects by using a classification sheet. In this energy conservation lesson, students read through a list of household items and tools and organize them by predicting which...
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Biomes: Precipitation Graph
Students practice graphing by studying biomes. In this precipitation instructional activity, students graph the precipitation patterns for the 7 biomes on Earth. Students view a PowerPoint presentation in class which explores...
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Pecans
Students practice visualizing the meaning of one-half. In this fraction lesson, students examine pecans to see that each nut holds two halves. They complete a worksheet on which they pretend to decorate the top of a cake with the pecan...
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Matrix Operations
Students solve problems using matrices. In this algebra instructional activity, students add, subtract and multiply matrices. They use the graphing calculator to simplify and graph linear equations.
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Groundwater Detectives
Students measure the pH of soil samples from a hypothetical site to locate a contaminant spill and will predict the direction of groundwater flow using mathematical modeling. They use the engineering design process to develop...
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Picture Writing
Students use pictures to help them communicate their ideas. They write personal books or journals using pictures. Students can create daily blogs usig the internet and create a weekly newsletter.
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NEPANTLA BETWEEN WORLDS : A Story and Lesson Plan Addressing the Mexican-American Experience
High schoolers read excerpts of "Neplanta" and discuss themes in the literature. In this bi-cultural education lesson, students analyze topics of race and Mexican American culture in the U.S. High schoolers write a pledge to honor...
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Composition of Ocean Water
Learners experiment to determine the composition of ocean water. In this ocean water composition lesson, students color in a grid that shows the percentage of each of the components of ocean water which include chloride, sodium, sulfate,...
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Graphing Scatterplots
Students examine scatterplots and determine the equation of a line using the slope-intercept method. Students interpret graphs, draw inferences, and sketch a curve of best fit for the graph. Based upon patterns in the graphs, students...
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Typos Can Lead to Imposter Sites
Students explore the concept of phishing attacks. In this phishing attacks lesson, students read an article about imposter websites. Students discuss dangers of imposter websites and what to do if they fall victim to a phishing attack.
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Fun with Making Sentences
Students develop their own children's book in order to develop writing skills. The skills include writing logical and complete sentences. This lesson is important because writing is applicable to many subject areas.
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polyhedron
Students examine the different types of polygons and their characteristics. In this polyhedrons lesson, students discuss the derivations of specific models of polyhedrons. Students work in pairs to make a copy of a polygon...
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Building a Rover
Students investigate properties of lines and points by making a rover. In this algebra instructional activity, students plot points correctly on a coordinate plane. They identify coordinate pairs given the plots and lines.
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Skateboard Flex
Middle schoolers examine statistics by completing a skateboard measuring activity. In this flex lesson, students define what skateboard "flex" refers to and identify the proper method of measuring flex by conducting an experiment with...
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New York State Testing Program: Mathematics Book 1, Grade 4 2010
In this 4th grade math standardized test practice worksheet, students solve 30 multiple choice math problems based on New York academic standards.
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Math Lesson Plan: Bingo Dabbing by 5's
Those extra large markers or "bingo dabbers" are so much fun to play with! Let learners use them to dab groups of five and practice skip counting by 5s to 100 or to 200.
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ESL Talk Show Role-Play Lesson Plan
Students work together in groups to discuss what they know about talk shows. They choose a topic to talk about and each one has a role to play in the group. They practice asking and answering questions.
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The Robots are Coming
Students consider the impact of invention. In this technological advancements instructional activity, students read an article about robots (the article is not included). Students read and discuss the article.
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Algebra—Quadratic Equations and Functions
Students use given information on wind speed with the quadratic formula to determine the pressure of the wind on a building. In this quadratic equations lesson, students compute the pressure of the wind from two data tables. They graph...
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Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Research
Students, in groups, practice organization and editing skills as they research the history of Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). they create a PowerPoint presentation of their research.
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Gathering And Analyzing Information
Learners participate in a lesson that focuses on the skill of analyzing information. They pick the subject for keeping engagement throughout the assignment. The information is analyzed using higher order thinking skills and they develop...
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Graduation
Students learn to recite poems and songs that they will recite and sing at their graduation for kindergarten. In this graduation instructional activity, students memorize and practice 5 poems and songs.