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Making Mitosis Movies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The concept of mitosis, and the terminology involved, can become easily understood once students engage in hands-on projects.
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Roll With the Punches: It's Not in Black and White

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine history textbooks as to how minorities are depicted when historical events are reported.
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Noah's Ark, Revisited

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders do a visual presentation for a specific endangered species.
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Out of This World (Language Arts)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, in groups, research the planets in the solar system and create a guidebook for travel.
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Viral Diseases

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research three viral diseases of humans, plants, or animals and report their findings to the class through a presentation using a visual aid.
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Novel Tee

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders illustrate a fiction novel by painting a depiction of the book on a tee shirt and then sharing it with the class.
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Creature Feature

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research an animal, and create a video to share their information and pictures with the class.
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Buddy Stories

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students write and illustrate short stories. They read their original stories to younger Buddy Readers.
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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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Attracting an Audience With Purpose

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the attributes of a good speech and a bad speech, and listen to Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, I Have A Dream. They rewrite a speech, directing it to a different audience than it was intended for.
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Mr./Ms.Scientist, This Is Your Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create a timeline of ten events in chronological order about a scientist to include his/her accomplishments.
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Seeking Super Cities

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students view a Powerpoint presentation on various cities in the U.S. They conduct research on two cities, complete a data chart on the two cities, and decide which one they would prefer to live.
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Poetry Book

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study the following terms and concepts: word choice, dialect, invented words, concrete terms, abstract terms, figurative and sensory language. In cooperative groups, they select three of the terms, research them, and pick poems...
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Endangered Species Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders gain a better understanding of endangered species. This lesson requires a field trip to the North Carolina Zoological park. At the park, 7th graders use a worksheet imbedded in this plan to identify and categorize the...
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Africa's Geographic Features

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work in pairs and use atlases to locate specific geographic features in Africa. They use the Internet to view these geographic features.
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Adjective Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students view a PowerPoint to introduce them to adjectives and complete a quiz. In groups, they travel between stations in which they work individually to correctly identify the adjectives in a sentence. They also create a list of...
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Memo from the Governor

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders inquire about the history of Florida's capital after receiving a mock memo from the governor.
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Brown Bag It

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders draw an object relying only on their sense of touch and imagination and then draw it again using their powers of observation to create a detailed study of the object. Comparisons are then made of the two drawings.
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Texture, Texture, Read All About It

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use clay to create a slab vase with a surface design that emphasizes the elements shape and texture. They complete a self-evaluation of their project which is imbedded in this plan.
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Web of Life - Alaska

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research Alaska, then construct their own food web after researching a habitat of their choice.
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St. Andrew Bay Story

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders produce a front page newspaper story about St. Andrew Bay (Fl) after completing a field trip to St. Andrew State Park (Fl) and viewing two videos about the bay system. They use a word processing computer program to...
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Human Fax Machines

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover how to communicate effectively by giving oral directions to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. They work with a partner and give oral directions for block building.
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E.T. Write Home

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the book, The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System, and discuss the planets visited by the characters in the book. They write journal entries from the viewpoint of E.T., writing letters home describing his travels in...
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Online GED Practice

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students who are preparing to take the General Education Equivalency (GED) exam access online websites and take online practice tests. They work independently or with a GED teacher to prepare themselves to take the actual GED test.