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Surface Tension-Driven Flows

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students learn how surface tension changes can cause fluids to flow.
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The Mystery Cafe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars plan and perform a mysterious scenario using a variety of literary conventions such as characterization, setting, and plot development. Each group provides enough clues to make solving the mystery a challenge.
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Vanity Fair Part 5

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch the fifth part of "Vanity Fair." students answer and discuss questions relating to this section of the film.
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Victoria and Albert (4 Parts)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers watch the four part series about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. They answer and discuss questions related to the four part series.
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DNA Fingerprinting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with chromatography as a technique which is similar to electrophoresis that scientists use to identify DNA samples.
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Separation Before Plastic Recycling

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars participate in a demonstration to test the different densities of plastics, and suggest a method that plastic waste can be separated and collected.
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Have Minorities Gained Acceptance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners cite evidence gathered from magazines about how much Blacks are accepted into the mainstream of American life. They support their conclusions by writing an answer to an essay question.
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Creating a Map for Future Reference

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use Web and other resources to create maps of either the site of their day trip, their final destination, the entire trip, or some combination of these.
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Democratic Process, Constitutional Issues, Local Government

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders engage in the decision making process so as to encourage them to become active citizens upon graduation from high school.
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Fossils and Migration Patterns in Early Hominids

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils plot the locations where major fossils of hominids have been found to extrapolate possible migratory patterns.
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Proper Use of the Internet

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine guidelines for proper use of the Internet.
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Gray Whales: Hitchhikers: Free Rides on Gray Whales

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read about Gray Whales and circle any unfamiliar terms.
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Mystery Pen Pal

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars investigate different cities and states in the USA, and practice their letter writing skills while corresponding with a pen pal.
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Petition Signed by Thomas A. Edison for Sunday Openings at the World's Columbian Exposition

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research and discuss the features and controversies of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
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The U.S. Recognition of the State of Israel

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils research the political aspects of the U.S. position in the Middle East, considering, for example, Truman's position in view of the 1948 presidential election. They examine a telegram sent by the Secretary of State, George C....
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Mapping It Out: A Post-Trip Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners make a rough map of Yosemite and add elevations to the map. They are encouraged to bring photos from the trip and add them to their map.
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Note Study of the Giver

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars, after reading The Giver, create a PowerPoint presentation, a Web page, and a newsletter or brochure demonstrating their understanding of the novel?
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It's a Wrap!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects by assembling a sculptural piece from something very flat - pieces of newspaper or wallpaper. They see what materials people used to make clothing during the depression.
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Picture Tomorrow

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss their plans for the future. they draw pictures of something from their future that they plan to do or be. They display their art work in the classroom.
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Where You Belong

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify different groups to which they belong, and use counting techniques to take a census of their family and class.
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Presidents Day

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Young scholars access a variety of Presidents Day themed websites. They locate the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln, biographies, timelines, memorials and documents written by both men.
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Thanksgiving

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students access a variety of Thanksgiving themed websites. They locate information on the Pilgrims and Native Americans. They examine Squanto, the Wampanoag Tribe, Samoset and the history of Thanksgiving.
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Dicey Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students role cubes prepared with vocabulary and parts of speech on each side. They collect words and create poems from the words collected. They read their poems to the class.
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Habitat Breakdown

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders gain an understanding of how insects/organisms are impacted by factors that are essential to an organism's survival in a particular habitat. They see how lacking just one element of a habitat can affect an organisms chance...