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Pod Cast Responses

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students list to a pod cast. In this listening comprehension lesson, students listen to a pod cast and respond to comprehension questions.
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Identifying Faces, Edges, and Vertices

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine faces, edges, and vertices. In this geometry lesson, 4th graders participate in classroom activities that require them to compare geometric shapes, figures, and models.
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Role Models

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify role models. In this role models activity, 2nd graders research members of the community who are considered role models.  Students identify personal heroes and create a poster to assist them as they role play...
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Evolution: The Great Debate

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students discover how research and questioning are things that must be done in order to form a valid opinion.  In this critical thinking lesson plan students answer questions and provide evidence to support their argument. 
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Teaching the Scientific Method

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders watch a PowerPoint presentation that focuses on the scientific method including developing a hypothesis. They examine how to perform a scientific experiment using a method that maintains its validity, collect and use the...
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"Getting to Know You" Activities for First Meetings

For Students 2nd - 8th
In this getting to know you worksheet, students participate in activities such as fact or fib, dictionary conversations, and more to get to know each other. Students are given 6 activities.
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A Look Through Time

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore how people find out about history. They use previously gathered research to produce tourist pamphlets that highlight historical county events.
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Comparing Monkey Story with Curious George Stories

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students compare and contrast the main character in Monkey with the main character in Curious George.
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Memory in Your World

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students rotate through three classroom stations and identify similarities and differences between machines with and without memory, such as typewriters and computers, and illustrate how machines with memory fit into their world.
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Smarty Pants

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students graph the colour distribution found in a packet of Skittle lollies, M&M's, Smarties or similar sweets. Results are compared and recorded against the results of other class members.
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Unit One - Introduction to World Religion

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine World Religions within this lesson. They can choose which assignments to complete depending on the grade they want to receive. There are no objectives to bounce off of when you view this lesson.
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Operation Iraqi freedom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the term "public agenda' and identify the characteristics and components of the media. They read newspapers, watch and listen to newscasts to determine the media's position on the war in Iraq.
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The Functions of the Heart

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore the function of the human heart. In this heart anatomy lesson, students participate in activities offered at an Internet website to discover the characteristics and jobs of the parts of the human heart.
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Analyzing Story Structure

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore language arts by completing a graphic organizer in class. In this story structure lesson, students read the poem "Sick" by Shel Silverstein and discuss the different elements in the piece which make it an effective...
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Ancient Greece Across the Curriculum

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore Ancient Greece using resources in literature, math, social studies, and science.
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Rube Goldberg Project

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students apply inquiry and problem solving approaches in science. They design a device (invention) that solves a special problem.