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Fossil Fuels (Part III), The Geology of Coal

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Do not overlook this set of lessons just because your school does not have a data analysis system. There is plenty of material here to administer a complete mini unit on the formation, distribution, and properties of coal. Since it...
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Asking Questions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine a painting that depicts a scene from the Underground Railroad. They discuss the painting and write journal entries and poems in response to the painting's themes and their impressions.
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Monty Python and the Quest for the Perfect Fallacy

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students study ten fallacies that represent the most common mistakes in reasoning. In groups, students evaluate given arguments and identify the fallacy and/or bobby-trap in each one. Students study larger arguments and discover...
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Comparing and Ordering Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice ordering fractions. In this fractions lesson, students determine how to tell when a fraction is close to 1, 1/2 and other various fractions. Students use benchmarks to order fractions.
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Events Leading to World War II in Europe

For Students 8th - 12th
In this World War II worksheet, students read "Events Leading to World War II in Europe," and then write time lines based on the information presented.
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Introduction to Dissolved Oxygen and Demonstration of a Simple Test Procedure

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explain the importance of dissolved oxygen in water ecosystems. They describe the aquatic oxygen cycle and the effect of water pollution on oxygen. They make observations, collect data and draw a conclusion.
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In the Lead

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students reflect upon questions of guilt and hatred in context of Holocaust, and compare/contrast meaning of loyalty or patriotism during Holocaust and today.
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Materials and Substances Investigation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate various materials and substances. In this chemistry lesson, students use various materials in their classroom to determine the substances they  made to complete the chemistry chart.
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Marcus Garvey and the Rise of Black Nationalism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students answer preview questions about different terms to describe African Americans. In this Black Nationalism lesson, students listen to background information on Marcus Garvey, then read an editorial by Garvey on the Return to...
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Observations and Inferences

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe how to distinguish observations form inferences.  In this examining inferences lesson students list observations relating to the activity and discuss the importance of them. 
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Speed and Experiments

For Students 9th - 12th
In this speed formula and scientific method worksheet, students read over descriptions of the formula an method. Students then respond to 12 matching, problem solving and short answer questions.
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What Effect Does A Communities Attitudes/Values/And Beliefs Effect Student Behavior And Influence Curriculum

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine how race relations effect the kinds and amount of educational resources individual schools receive within a school district.
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Children and the Death Penalty

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how different countries deal with juvenile offenders. Using the internet, they research what offenses are punishable by death and how the laws protect students. They interview local authorities and discuss possible...
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Integrated Social Studies and PE Fine Motor Lesson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the Civil War and Indiana's participation in the war. In groups, they choose a person from the Civil War and create a "bio bottle" of that person. They use fine motor skills to create and dress a model of that...
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Literature: War-Themed Poetry and Drama

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine Arthur Miller's play, "All My Sons" to discover major dramatic elements. After reading several war-themed poems, they connect the concepts presented in them back to a major character in Miller's play. ...
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Inventions, Puppets, and Commercials

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders invent a product and present it to the class. In this inventions lesson plan, 4th graders get into groups and have to come up with an invention. They also advertise by writing a television commercial with a script and part...
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Duke Ellington and the Rise of Jazz in New York

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars consider how Duke Ellington impacted the rise of jazz music. In this jazz music lesson, students listen to a lecture regarding the life and work of Ellington. Young scholars also watch a video regarding Ellington and...
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Locke, Rousseau, the "State of Nature," and the Social Compact

For Students 9th - 12th
For this Enlightenment worksheet, students read a paragraph and visit the noted Web sites to find the information to respond to 10 short answer questions about the philosophy and philosophers of the era.
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Earth Composition and Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate the composition of the interior of the Earth through a teacher lead lesson. They study the theory of plate tectonics before creating a model of the earth's interior. They use a hard boiled egg to synthesize a model...
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Plant and Animal Cells

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the difference between plant and animal cells. They observe a variety o plant and animals cells by looking at a piece of cork, an onion, elodea, prepared slides of paramecium, human bone, frog blood, and human...
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Cyrano De Bergerac: Understanding Drama Through Characterization and Dialogue

For Teachers 8th
Students explore three major dramatic concepts using Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. In this dramatic concepts lesson, students research the concepts of universal theme, characterization, and dialogue using the given text. Students...
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Exploring the USA and the World with Cartograms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate cartograms in order to explore the different countries on Earth. In this world geography lesson, students use the Internet to analyze data on different cartograms. Students compare data, such as population density,...
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Energy and Resources

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students identify renewable and nonrenewable resources. In this energy lesson, students explore the consumption issues regarding oil use and consider methods of resource management. Students research alternative resources and present...
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Get a Clue: What is There and What Isn't

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars practice the ability to examine and analyze evidence and extract information that eventually leads to deductive conclusions. After evaluating the objects discovered in a box, students write a one-page reflection paper of...

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