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Looking for Newton

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Students discuss the rhyming pattern of various types of poetry. With a focus on limericks, they follow the specific rhyme scheme and create a limerick about Newton. They share their poem with the class and write another one related to...
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Pumped Up Gas Prices

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students spend one month keeping track of the mileage and gasoline amounts they or their family has used. Information is entered into a spreadsheet to help calculate the average gas prices over time.
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The Impact of Disease on our Lives

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore infectious diseases. They analyze the effect of a disease on the community. Students develop a public health policy that addresses the containment of the epidemic. Learners create a policy and present findings as part...
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Managing Medical Conditions

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders discover more about a medical condition that is of interest to them and write what they have learned about that condition, using the information as a personal resource or to share with others.
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Sleep Today - No, Maybe Tomorrow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read and interpret handout about sleeping habits and disorders, and plan and create classroom bulletin board that displays causes, disorders and effects of sleep deprivation.
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The Solar System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research origin of solar system, discuss theories they have found, and create paper mache solar system models.
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What's My BMI?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars construct the Metric Pyramid from the handout. They use the Metric Pyramid to convert from standard to metric measure and vice versa. They compute their own Body Mass Index.
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How to Protect Your Heart

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine risk factors associated with heart disease and develop their own personal plans for decreasing the risk of heart disease.
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Let the Pyramid Be Your Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students chart foods on the food guide pyramid and design nutritional food plans that include all the food groups.
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Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers review basics of subject and verb agreement, and write sentences in which the subject and verb are in agreement.
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Taste and Smell

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars experiment with sense of smell, and how it relates to sense of taste.
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Parenting 101

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students distinguish and comprehend the focus in a passage. They research websites to explore parenting resources.
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What's Happening to the Ozone?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify causes of ozone depletion, generalize how that information affects everyday life, and discuss ways individuals can help slow down depletion of ozone.
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Diabetes - It's a Killer!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students survey, graph and chart their prior knowledge about diabetes. They read a handout and complete a K-W-L chart. They develop a rubric to assess their diet and exercise and develop a shopping list, menu and exercise plan to share.
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The Eyes Have It ... Or Do They?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore facial expressions for the hidden meanings being communicated. Truth can be hidden or at least disguised by a particular expression. The reality of control and the manipulation of truth is discussed in this lesson plan.
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Gravity and Erosion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how gravity affects erosion and deposition through teacher demonstation, and discuss its impact on their communities.
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Nuclear Waste

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify pros and cons of nuclear power, and analyze problems surrounding nuclear waste and how to make decisions regarding its disposal.
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Parasites and You

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders investigate parasites and how parasite-borne diseases are spread. They conduct Internet research, answer handout questions, and identify methods that could reduce parasitic diseases in various countries.
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Graphing Inertia: An Oxymoron?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate Newton's Law of Inertia in order to create a context for the review of the use of different types of graphs. They practice gathering the data from an experiment and put it into the correct corresponding graph.
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Where Did It Come From?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research island formation, plot locations on a map and make an analysis of why some islands are formed where they are.
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Are We Taking Drugs that are Safe?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners compare ideas and make a value judgment about medications and their reliability.
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Breathe Easy

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders identify and analyze the reasons for lung disease. They complete a KWL chart, explore various websites, create interview questions, interview someone in the medical profession, and compare/contrast the causes and...
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Traveling at the Speed of Sound

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss sound and how it's measured, and through experimentation and implementation of the scientific method, they determine the speed of sound.
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Weather Maps

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret information on a weather map in order to construct a graph, and discuss how the weather impacts their lives.

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