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Properties of Dust

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the dust in their classroom and relate it to the dust in space.  In this investigative activity students collect dust and graph their findings.
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The Time Machine - Layered Curriculum Study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete three activities of their choice from a given list surrounding their study of H.G. Wells' novel, The Time Machine. They choose activities from each of the seven learning styles.
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Conducting Research

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research trains and train travel and write a report based on their findings.
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Como lo veo

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students pretend there is breaking news in their local area. After reading other eye-witness accounts, they identify the components of an article of this type. They write their own eye-witness account, share them with the class and...
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Punctuation Cards

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this literacy instructional activity, students work with the cards in order to develop the skills of punctuation. They concentrate upon word form and sentence structure.
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Critical Review for Radio

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers will produce a short radio feature about a favorite entertainer or group, consisting of 45 seconds to one minute of copy and one-to-two minutes of music "clips." In writing this copy, they will use a modified prewriting...
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Fitness Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students elevate their heart rate and work together in groups.
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Language for Sale

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders think about writing terminology as they rewrite a catalogue descriptioin of an item for sale.
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Symbols on Coins: U.S. Coins Evolved from Ancient Times

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners explore the evolution of coins, and create their own coin, using the various features that have been carried over into modern times.
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Publishing a Group Book

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine various alphabet books. They write several sentences for their assigned letter of the alphabet, type them onto a word processing program, and create an illustration for a class alphabet book.
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Punctuating Dialogue

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use narrative strategies (e.g., dialogue and action) to develop characters, plot and setting and maintain a consistent point of view. They create and accurately punctuate dialogue necessary to help the plot progress,...
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Modeling Day and Night

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students complete a science experiment to study the role of night and day on sleep patterns. In this sleep patterns lesson, students brainstorm about night and day and the causes for the rotations on Earth. Students work in groups to...
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Working with Frequency Tables

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Working with Frequency Tables worksheet, students analyze data that is organized in simple frequency charts.  They calculate average from data presented in a frequency table, calculate a cumulative score, and identify data...
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SolidWorks for Sheet metal

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students practice using the different tools on the Sheet Metal toolbar. In this engineering lesson, students create a sketch given a set of procedures to follow.
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Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use maps, readings and photographs to locate prisoner of war camps in the North during the Civil War. They identify the camp's population sizes and mortality rates and how the camps' uses have changed over time.
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Keep It Up

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students choose a ball to volley between the group of three or four.
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One Step Throw & Catch

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students, in pairs, choose a ball to throw back and forth between them about 9 feet apart (i.e., 3 giant steps). After making a catch both students take one giant step backwards. If a student misses a catch they move one giant step...
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Dribble Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students practice dribbling with their one hand while staying away from the designated taggers.
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What Interests You?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate math in the real world using internet search methods to locate career fields of interest. They select an occupation, and draft brief paragraphs that reflect insight as to why that occupation interests them.
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Out of This World (Language Arts)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, in groups, research the planets in the solar system and create a guidebook for travel.
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Community Brochures

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research facets of their community in order to create an informational brochure. After brainstorming ideas of what could be included in the brochure, student groups get information from the internet, the library or a...
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Flying Wing

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars cut out and trace a Flying Wing pattern on the bottom of the foam tray. They test flight it and observe the flight of the wing.
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Rocket Pinwheel

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students observe a balloon-powered pinwheel to study the principles of rocketry. They study Newton's Third Law of Motion.
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Gallery Walk/Webquest

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students participate in a gallery walk or Web Quest to study the various roles and processes in the Canadian government.

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