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How Does Meiosis Lead To a Fetus?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discuss the stages of meiosis. In this life science lesson, students create an illustration of each stages. They write a short story about a character that went through meiosis.
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A Cultural Study of Arkansas and Saline County for Eleventh Grade Non-College American Literature

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders divide into research groups and select a topic to pursue from a list that ranged from historical sites to local ghost stories to the nearby aluminum plant.
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Trekking to Timbuktu: Assessment of Lessons 1-7 - Teacher Version

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders use several pieces of poster board taped together and make an illustrated timeline of the history of Timbuktu. For the illustrations, use graphics downloaded from websites visited during this unit or draw pictures freehand.
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Millennium Scrapbook

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a millennium scrapbook, collecting stories about the past millennium and including photos of local, national and international events.
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Spelling and Reading

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in a lesson in order to improve spelling and writing skills. They take words from an assigned list and create their own sentences. They also write a story taken from an illustration.
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The Destruction of Black Wall Street: The Tulsa Riot

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the reasons behind the Tulsa riot. They are illustrated the "living" nature of history through examining the recent investigation into the Tulsa riot. Students are introduced to a specific outbreak of racial...
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Getting to Know You

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe the teacher's basket which contains items that represent his/her childhood. They listen to a read aloud of Library Lil and complete a graphic organizer based on the story. They decorate a paper cut out with facts about a...
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ABC Yummy Treat Book

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the letter sounds and the book, "ABC Yummy." They create a page including the letter, illustration, and sentence for a class ABC book.
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Finding Your Way Around the I & M Canal

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders utilize a map of the I&M Canal (imbedded in this plan), and perform a series of tasks. They calculate distance, find specific points of interest and solve a set of story problems about the canal.
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Lesson 3: Lobster Roll!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students play a game that illustrates the delicate ecological balance between fishing, fishing regulations and fish populations. They collect data and analyze the results.
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When the Giant Came to Town....

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss various techniques artists have to show distance. They view examples, and discuss overlapping. Students create art work based on things in a city. Students tell about their artwork in casual style conversation while...
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Comprehension Game for Guided Reading

For Teachers K - 1st
Students play reading comprehension games. For this guided reading lesson plan, students play a comprehension game made by the teacher. Students may play the game before or after reading the story. 
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Reading Quilt/Main Idea

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study main events in a story. In this reading comprehension lesson, 6th graders illustrate each event on a piece of paper with a quotation from the book and a summary of the event to represent the caption of...
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Picture This

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, techniques, tools, and processes to communicate an idea or concept based on research, environment, personal experience, observation, or imagination.
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Creative Dialogues en Espanol

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create a character that could be included in a dialog from stories about Isabel. They use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the characters. Students work in groups to create a new character and draw an illustration. They...
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Archaeology of Utah

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the significance of rock art and archaeology of Utah. They listen to the books "Before You Came This Way" and "When Clay Sings," and write a story and create an illustration about rock art.
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Ethical Decision Making in Biology

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore a model that illustrates the spread of HIV through an adolescent population. Acting in the role of epidemiologists, students explore the dilemmas of HIV infection presented by a simulation. Students produce a play, skit,...
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Look Up And See- Full Color Copy

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this reading worksheet, students staple an illustrated book together and read it. The story pertains to a mischievous boy who flies paper airplanes. There are 2 identical copies of each page so teachers may duplicate and cut apart.
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Who Made That Mess? -- Full Color Copy

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students create a small reading book by stapling together 10 fully illustrated pages. The story depicts family members making messes in the home and office. It ends with a picture of a child...
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Yes, They Will!-- Full Color Copy

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, students create a small book by stapling the 10 illustrated pages together. The story depicts groups of people engaging in pleasurable activities: running, playing, and having a party or picnic. It ends with...
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We Like To Go!-- Full Color Copy

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students produce a small book by stapling 10 fully illustrated pages together. The story depicts people going places: on a walk, to the beach, for a ride, fishing. The last page depicts a fish who...
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What Did You Do?-- Full Color Copy

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students create a small book by stapling together 10 fully illustrated pages. The story depicts children engaging in a variety of fun afterschool activities.
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Who Had Fun?-- Full Color Copy

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students create a small reading book by stapling together 10 fully illustrated pages. The story depicts boys and girls engaging in a variety of fun sports.
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Who Went Where?-- Full Color Copy

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students create a small book by stapling together 10 fully illustrated pages. The story depicts family members going places: for a hike, a swim, a ride. It ends with a family group going for a...