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Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Civil Rights: An Investigation
Through the lesson plan provided here, students will not only learn about civil rights and civil liberty but also understand the key roles played by President Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement. The...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: The Grand Canyon
For this lesson, students will learn about the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River, the impact it has had on local ecology, and what happens when a dam is opened for controlled flooding. After researching the Glen Canyon Dam controlled...
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Duke: Center for Inquiry Based Learning
Duke University has established the Center for Inquiry-Based Learning. It serves to enhance math and science lessons. Click on Resources for good examples of Inquiry-based lesson plans.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Tour of South America
Familiarize your middle schoolers with South America by having them create a slideshow of a "Tour of South America" that focuses on its culture, geography, and history. This will help the students learn more about South America's people...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Understanding Computing
This lesson provides activities to demonstrate how "A pebble calculator works in a way similar to an abacus," which will allow learners to increase their understanding of how computers work. The lesson also provides discussion prompts...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Sight and Light
A two-day lesson plan for students to learn about the anatomy of the eye and the nature of vision. Includes a variety of supplemental resources for teachers.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Physical Science: Gravity Gets You Down
In this lesson, students make predictions about falling objects of different sizes and masses to learn about gravity and air resistance. Includes audio vocabulary list and extension activities.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Box and Whiskers... Analyzing and Creating
The students will be using discovery techniques to learn about box and whisker plots.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Places Everyone. Analyzing and Creating Stem and Leaf Plots
The students will be using discovery techniques to learn about stem and leaf plots.