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Marvelous Math -- Colorful Fractions
Students begin the lesson by discovering that a fraction is one part of a whole.  In groups, they practice reducting larger fractions into small fractions and discovering they are equal.  They use blocks to identify the relationship...
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Equal Groups with Remainders
In this addition practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems which involve remainders.
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Them and Us
Students consider social class issues in Great Britain. For this current events lesson, students visit selected websites and participate in a classroom discussion regarding social justice issues and segregation of social classes in Britain.
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Genetics
Students identify literary elements in each selection while learning about diversity and the struggle for equality in the United States. They use their knowledge to express the emotion and key literary elements in each piece through...
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Dichotomous Key
Pupils develop an understanding of how a dichotomous key is organized. In this dichotomous activity, student are put into small groups, and work together dividing their group of similar objects (buttons, paper clips, screws, keys...)...
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Word Problems: Algebra
Students discuss algebraic symbols, equalities and unknown quantities, review sample problems and complete associated worksheets.
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Cargo Shipping
Students work effectively in groups to achieve a common goal: Create the most efficient cargo shipping route. They successfully identify and locate port cities using latitude and longitude. To use the formula r=d/t (rate equals distance...
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Shapes
Students examine various shapes and discover each part is the total of counterparts.  In groups, they combine parts to equal a whole and divide numerous shapes into various parts.  They practice drawing shapes and writing them in a...
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Debating Women's Rights
Third graders, in groups, debate Women's Rights and compare women of the past to the women of the present.
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Unifix Flash Cards
Third graders are asked how multiplication, division, addition and subtraction are related.  After being read part of a book, they work together to build a model between addition and multiplication.  To end the instructional activity,...
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Social Studies: Debating Aid to Micronesia
Students simulate a debate about continued U.S. aid to the Federated States of Micronesia.  In two large groups, they research the history of Micronesia and how it was affected by colonization and trusteeship.  After the debate, students...
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Express Yourself!
First graders work as a group to generate and play a game that displays an understanding of developmental level reading vocabulary based on a grade level checklist. This lesson really engages the creative side of your students!
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Public Policy Analysis
Students read an article about a pressing public policy issue.  Using the text, they identify the themes, facts and ideas presented and develop an argument supporting or disagreeing with the position of the author.  In groups, they...
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Rules of Exponents
Students solve problems involving exponents.  Through a teacher led discussion, students explore the rules of exponents and create cards with "x's" on them.  Given a division problem, students lay out "x's" to represent the numerator and...
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Multiplication Facts for 2,5, and 10
Students practice multiplying by 2, 5 and 10. In this multiplication lesson, students participate in a teacher demonstration lesson of grouping for multiplication or making arrays. They concentrate on two's in this lesson and apply what...
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Grass roots human rights
Students examine Professor Lowitja O'Donoghue's Ten Point Plan for Human Rights Action. They consider what initiatives they, as a group or as individuals, can take. Students analyze which human rights issues in Australia that they feel...
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Soak It Up
Students examine the various materials that make up their local soils.  In groups, they record how each material is different and use cheesecloth to filter them into a bottle based on particle size.  They use the soils to determine if...
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Infusing Equity By Gender Into the Classroom:
Students analyze personal perception of gender role assignments. They complete their "personal" point of view, then complete the "societal" view as a group.
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El Museo Del Prado Challenge
Pupils discover the role of art in Spanish culture.  Using a CD-ROM, they complete questions on a worksheet in groups.  They research information about famous Spanish painters and world museums.  Competing against other groups of...
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Solving One Step Equations
Students observe and demonstrate the step-by-step process for solving one-step equations. They view a teacher-created PowerPoint presentation, solve one-step equations, and in small groups create a PowerPoint presentation.
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Erosion in Different Soils [Erosion Races]
Fourth graders review how erosion can happen by wind, water, and gravity which they studied in previous instructional activity. They attempt to discover if all soils erode at the same rate. In small groups, 4th graders experiment with...
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THE AREA OF A CIRCLE
Students examine the relationship between circumference and diameter and how to use the formula to find the area of a circle.  In this circle lesson students divide into groups and complete an activity. 
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CDV, CDV, What's a CDV?
Introduce your class to the Core Democratic Values. The lesson focuses on defining the Core Democratic Values and related terms. Small groups look up terms and present a song based on the information they've found. After the...
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DNA Structure: Gumdrop Modeling
DNA molecules hold the secrets that make us unique. The fourth of 12 lessons explores the structure of DNA by building candy models. After building the models, young scientists break their models to begin the process of DNA replication....