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Day of the Dead

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the Mexican celebration of Day of the Dead. They view a video and research questions on the Internet. They synthesize the information from the websites and the topic for their RAFT writing assignment. They write their...
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Movie Project: "Living History...Saul, The King of Israel"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a movie about King Saul. They are evenly split into "production groups" composed of 5-6 students.
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Plane Figures

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create polygons requested by their teacher. In this polygons lesson, 5th graders watch a video and listen to a song about polygons. Then, students take turns labeling various polygons and practice making polygons.
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Talk the Talk

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interactively learn multimedia terminology while using the Alice Programming.  In this multimedia lesson plan students become the director of a movie or video game. 
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Classmate Pictograph

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners create pictographs using their classmates in this technology-based lesson. The lesson uses Inspiration, or Kidspiration, digital cameras, and a downloadable pictograph template.
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There is Room for All

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars create a poster about the three main uses of forest lands. In this forest lesson plan, students focus on its economic use, environmental use, and recreation use.
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Foodborne Illness Educational Materials

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work in teams to research and create educational material succinctly summarizing known salient fact, including prevention, of a particular foodborne illness. Pupils educational materials are presented in both oral and written...
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Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read "the Very Hungry Caerpiller" by Eric Carle and create their own caterpillers using the same art techniques found in the book in this excellent early elementary lesson. Included with the lesson is a vocabulary list and a...
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How Does Ancestry Affect Folklore?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars break into groups of 4 or 5 and choose an option to demonstrate a different cultural perspective in a fairy tale or other folklore that they are familiar. Possible choices are: PowerPoint presentation, video, digital...
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Are You Plugged In?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop an awareness of one's own media habits. Make connections between ads and one's own consumer behavior. They track their current TV and/or Internet viewing habits and video game time by keeping a TV Diary for one week.
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La Influencia Latina en Nuestra Comunidad (The Latino Influence in our Community)

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students visit a grocery store to create a list of Latino products. They take photographs of areas in their community that demonstrate the latino population. Students research community services available to the Latino population. They...
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Matter Unit

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students create products from studying about matter that include: Make a "T" chart with matter and non matter items. Write a poem, song, or rap about matter. Five vocabulary words from the chapter must be included in the poem.
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The History of Computers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the people and inventions related to computers. They research famous people for each invention they created and create a timeline of the inventor and his inventions. They present an oral presentation about the person for...
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On With the Show: Fifty Years of the Public Theater

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Public Theater in New York City. In this theater lesson, students consider mission of the Public Theater and learn more about its productions. Students create their own event schedules for the Public Theater.
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Las Vegas: We Are Just Like You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice making multimedia documentary films by investigating cities of America.  In this U.S. geography lesson, students examine Las Vegas and compare the state of Nevada to 15 other states and discuss their main...
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As Simple as Beans: Canada's Population

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students gather facts about Canada from various maps. In this Canada lesson plan, students use beans to relate the populations of the U.S. and Canada. Students create population distribution maps based on the placement of the beans. 
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Transformations of a Quadratic Function

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students graph quadratic functions. In this algebra lesson, students perform transformation on the TI calculator as they create a visual. They identify the vertex and intercepts of the parabola.
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Steve Jobs

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people learning exercise, students read about the life of Steve Jobs and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to matching, sequencing, writing and spelling activities. An answer key is...
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Lesson 10:Media

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders share their expository writing pieces. In this expository writing lesson, 2nd graders create a visual media product to give to their parents to invite them to an author celebration. They bring props and share their writing...
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Capturing Renewable Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch a video segment on the engineering design process, then design a storage system for renewable energy. Students brainstorm and research ways in which renewable energies such as solar and wind power can be stored.
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Capturing Renewable Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch a video segment on the engineering design process, then design a storage system for renewable energy. Students brainstorm and research ways in which renewable energies such as solar and wind power can be stored.
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Capturing Renewable Energy

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students watch a video segment on the engineering design process, then design a storage system for renewable energy. Students brainstorm and research ways in which renewable energies such as solar and wind power can be stored.
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Safety Pamphlet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a safety pamphlet using material gathered from the internet. They create and format text and clip art boxes and proofread the material. They share their pamphlet with the class.
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Tell Me About It: What is Design?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create and present an original design. For this visual arts lesson plan, students watch a video about design and learn the elements of design. Then high schoolers work in groups to construct and present an original design.