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TE Activity: Write On!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a book, newspaper, or other chose published writing that explains the connection between engineering and the environment. They determine why engineers need to be good communicators.
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Class Penny Quilt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore penny quilts made in the late 1700s through the early 1800s. They identify significant events from their lives and create their own class penny quilt displaying this information.
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Recycling of Plastics

For Teachers K - 8th
Students separate plastics according to their densities, develop a method for separation and identify variables in an experiment and a fair test, changing only one variable at a time for a fair comparison. After testing, they develop a...
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Destructive/Constructive Communication

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are introduced to the characteristics of destructive and constructive communication. In groups, they send I-messages to other groups of examples of each. To end the lesson, they participate in role-play activities to...
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Fats

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the characteristics of fats and their function in the body. In groups, they make a reduced fat recipe of chicken fingers and discuss other ways to reduce fat in their diet. To end the lesson, they identify...
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What's Going to Happen at Any Given Barometer Reading?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders brainstorm a list of words associated with weather. In groups, they sort the words into categories and observe the weather in their area for a month. To end the lesson, they compare the barometer measurements for a...
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What do Maps Show?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice reading maps.  In this geography lesson, 7th graders compare a topographical map to a picture of the actual place. 
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Food Matters

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify physical and chemical changes. In this science inquiry lesson, 5th graders observe the changes that occur when making bread and butter. Students explain if the product is result of a physical or chemical change.
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Candy Quakes

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use candy to show the effects of deformation forces on the earth's crust.  In this rock and fossil formation instructional activity students construct models and simulations to describe and explain natural phenomena.
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Coral Reefs Endangered

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research where in the world coral reefs are located. In this ecology lesson, students create food chains and food web. They simulate growing coral reefs to understand their characteristics better.
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World War II History Textbooks Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars, in groups, research and compare how events of World War II are treated in various countries' school textbooks through linking with another classroom from that country.
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Trace Your Waste*

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine waste disposal programs in the area and record the information on a map along with ideas on where garbage should go.
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Democracy Then and Now

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research more about the Canadian parliamentary democratic system.
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The Commission of Inquiry

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the role and functions of a commission of inquiry and participate in a democratic debate.
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Petroleum Poisons

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover how harmful petroleum distillates are that are found in the home. They demonstrate how to collect information about consumer products. They also ask their parents about the safety of the cleaning supplies used in their...
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Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch video clips about the effects of Wal-Mart coming to towns. They develop a cost-benefit analysis related to the proposed store. They write their mayor listing their recommendation for the new store.
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Realism In Chinese Art

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine the artistic terms realism and idealism through the study of Chinese art and artifacts in this lesson plan for the Social Studies classroom. Evaluation is accomplished through an in-class essay.
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What does it mean to be a citizen?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners examine democracy and the role of a citizen. They contrast rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups, and organizations. Students identify two forms of democratic action and describe demoncratic values. Learners observe...
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Writing an Academic Argument on the House of Lords

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students debate the main roles of the House of Lords and argue whether or not it is necessary. Teams debate the pros and cons of the House of Lords then take a class vote on which side argues it case most persuasively. Using the...
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How to Protect Your Money

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students review the basics of investing. They discuss saving strategies and investing fundamentals. Afterward, they consider a scenario from different investment perspectives.
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Create Your Own Rock!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create and name their own rock by combining paper minerals. They define rock and mineral, examine samples of minerals, and using colored scrap paper, arrange and glue the pieces of paper to represent a new mineral.
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Keyboarding - Thought Starters

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write using these quick ideas and then, draft, edit and correct their writing.
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Keyboarding - Fractured Fractions

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use keyboarding skills to find the "fractional part" of a word.
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The Planet Wakyabi

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explain how organisms' specialized structures and variations work with the environment to help them survive.

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