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Building Trust

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils complete activities about trust. In this trust instructional activity, students discuss trust and working together. Pupils work in groups to build a LEGO creation using trust and cooperation. Students discuss the overall process...
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Help! I Need Five Minutes to Study

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students learn to use a time grid or a calendar to increase productivity of their studying.  In this studying lesson, students record how they spend their studying time and then adjust as needed.  Students recognize various ways to...
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Archeological Finds

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore archeology and it contributions to human history. They write a magazine article describing the discovery of a dig.
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Shoreline Seining and Sampling

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars investigate ecological systems and the cause and effect relationship between humans and the environment by using the prey items of Ospreys.
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T is Totally Terrific

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover the letters of the alphabet and how they sound with a focus on the letter t. As a class, they write the letter and read words with the letter t for practice. To end the instructional activity, they complete a variety...
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Schoolyard Dig

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students begin the lesson plan by being introduced to the new vocabulary associated with archaeology. In groups, they use the school grounds to simulate their dig site. They record all the objects they discover and what can be gathered...
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Exploring the USA and the World with Cartograms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate cartograms in order to explore the different countries on Earth. In this world geography lesson, students use the Internet to analyze data on different cartograms. Students compare data, such as population density,...
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Monetary Policy

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students develop an understanding of monetary policy. In this monetary policy lesson, students define economic indicators and specify the economic conditions they reflect. Students explain the three functions of the system and play a...
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Avalanche!

For Teachers All
Students develop a better understanding of avalanches as a natural hazard.  In this investigative activity students design and conduct avalanche experiments. 
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Discover Ways to Further Classify Matter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers analyze and classify substances.  In this classifying matter lesson, students look at various substances and identify them as heterogeneous or homogeneous mixtures, pure substances, or solutions.  Middle schoolers bring...
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What Secrets Are Hiding in My Schoolyard?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate germination. In this schoolyard activity, students collect soil samples and germinate seeds. Students study how seeds remain dormant until conditions are right for germination.
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Citric Acid Review Activity

For Teachers All
Students study the Krebs's cycle and understand the steps at a functional level.  In this cellular respiration lesson students complete different stations then do a written assignment. 
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Flowering Phenology: How Do Plants Know When to Flower?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students study the process of plant reproduction and the biotic and abiotic factors that affect flowering phenology. For this plant reproduction lesson, students describe the interaction of environmental factors as it relates to...
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HIV/AIDS, iChat, and the Immune System

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study HIV and model the course of an infection.  In this immune system lesson plan students examine HIV and AIDS and learn that it is a preventable disease. 
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The Beat of Your Heart

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore different applications involving their own heart.  For this illumination lesson students measure their fists and relate it to the dimensions of their hearts. 
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Metaphor and Simile

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students differentiate between Metaphor and Simile using a song. For this English assignment, students investigate the reasoning and effectiveness of simile and metaphor. The teacher defines the two terms before the start of the assignment.
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Lincoln Meets Gates

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research historical figures and create presentations for their research using technology tools. In this historical figures lesson, students use the provided links to research historical figures in America. Students then use...
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Thank you!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students type a personal business letter to their elementary principal, teacher or pastor to thank them.
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Twisting the Air Away - The Coriolis Effect

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the Coriolis Effect and its effects on the different hemispheres.  In this Earth science lesson students divide into groups to  they make predictions. Young scholars then complete an activity to explore movement as...
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Creative Outline for Your Short Story or Book

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discuss the information listed about how to make an outline for a short story or book. They then begin writing their short story and edit it and revise before turning it in to be graded.
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Cargoes from Three Continents Ancient Mediterranean Trade

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders begin the lesson by researching the different types of ships and shipbuilding techniques used to help trade in the Mediterranean Sea. Using different objects, they determine what one can tell about a society and discuss...
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Risky Business - Or Not!

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the concept of the stock market. In this stock market lesson, students discuss the stock market and how it works. Students hypothesize what makes a stock price go up or down. Students watch a short video about the...
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Money, Money, Honey Bunny!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students determine the differences between goods and services, and saving and spending. For this economics lesson, students listen to a rhyming story about a bunny with money. They play a matching game with the associated cards and work...
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Do you see what I see?

For Teachers All
Students examine the importance of making and recording observations and accurately describing an object.  In this biology lesson students work in groups and report to the class what they learned.