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Water Ways Lesson Plan #1: Who Catches Your Fish?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore the types of fish caught in the Mid-Atlantic region. In this fishing lesson plan, students learn about fishing methods and meet fishermen that catch the fish. Using the water ways website, students research types of...
Lesson Plan
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Supreme Court in Our Lives: Key Cases

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners analyze Supreme Court decisions and their effect on students. They discuss current events realted to the U.S. Constitution and review cases that impact learners. They identify each case with its facts, issues, and arguments.
Worksheet
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State to State Scavenger Hunt

For Students 4th - 5th
In this states worksheet, students utilize the Internet to access one specific website to locate the answers to five fill in the blank statements about the states found on a United States map.
Lesson Plan
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Volcanoes:How Safe Are They?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore volcanoes, locate them on maps, record general information about volcanoes, and organize information on a fact sheet.
Lesson Plan
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Money Talks

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners move from fact finding to interpretation as they examine paper money from the time of the American Revolution. In the final exercise, they use the issue dates of the bills to construct a chronology of political changes during...
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Not All Classrooms Are Created Equal

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Insights as to why a certain instructional techniques may work, or not work, for every school or every classroom.
Unit Plan
ReadWriteThink

Biography Project: Research and Class Presentation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
I Have A Dream ... that after the lesson, all individuals master the reading, writing, researching, listening, and speaking skills the biography project helps them develop. Martin Luther King, Jr. serves as a topic example for a model...
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Language Recognition and Language Families

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers debate the pros and cons of bilingualism in the United States and in the classroom. Students investigate how language reflects and influences culture, and focus on how to make language acquisition easier for high schoolers.
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Mapping The Ocean Floor

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars explore and analyze the bottom structure of underwater habitats. They describe and explain what can't see through the collection and correlation of accurate data. Learners assess that technology is utilized as a tool for...
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social Studies: First Amendment Role-Play

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students evaluate First Amendment case decisions by the Supreme Court. they divide into three groups - Supreme Court justices, prosecution attorneys, and defense lawyers. Both sides present their arguments and the justices deliver...
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Money Talks

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars examine paper money from the time of the American Revolution. They use the issue dates of the bills to construct a chronology of political changes during the Revolution.
Lesson Plan
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Salinity

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners define and discuss salinity, conduct classroom experiment to determine salinity of water sample by using hydrometer, record predictions, and demonstrate understanding of how salinity influences object's ability to float in water.
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Skates

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners identify the unique parts of the body of skates and their egg cases.
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Skates

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students gain understanding of structure, characteristics, and basic needs of living things and their role in world, identify parts of skate, observe details of skate's body and skate egg case, and identify unique characteristics of skates.
Organizer
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Breaking News English: Animal Rights Road Kill Candy Victory

For Students 6th - 8th
In this ESL reading comprehension instructional activity, students read or listen to the passage, then complete a wide variety of warm-up activities, as well as before listening/reading, while listening/reading, after listening/reading,...
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Mapping the Ocean Floor

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students study the bottom structure of underwater habitats and how they can be mapped.
Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: New Jersey

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site has a colorful display of information about New Jersey. It contains a map, pictures, a list of state symbols, and links to related information.
Handout
US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: New Jersey

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a state fact sheet on New Jersey from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports.
Handout
NSTATE

The Geography of New Jersey

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you will find a variety of facts about the geography of the state of New Jersey. Find out the geographic center, total area, elevations and much more.
Handout
50 States

50 States: New Jersey (Nj)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of New Jersey. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: United States Geography for Kids: New Jersey

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn facts and geography about the state of New Jersey including symbols, flag, capital, bodies of water, industry, borders, population, fun facts, GDP, famous people, and major cities.
Website
A&E Television

History.com: The States

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn unique facts about each American state. You can also read a more in-depth history of each state, watch videos and play a game about all the states.
Interactive
Kidport

Kidport: United States of America Geography

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site contains a fun way to learn about the states within the United States. Click on the state that you want to learn more about and it provides facts, geographic landmarks, points of interest, major industries, a quiz and more.
Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: Local Legacies

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience America through its grassroots! Diverse populations lend cultural colorfulness to our country. Read about an International Food Fair in California, Annie Oakley Days in Ohio, and Wabanaki Basketry in Maine. Click on your...