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Colonial Flag

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the reasons for and the results of the US Revolutionary War. They watch a PowerPoint presentation to review the immediate results of the war. They design a flag for the newly free colonies.
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"Region" Out to Everyone: Geographic Regions Defined

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners define the term region. They collect data about New England after watching a short video. They organize the information into a regional concept map. They draw conclusions based upon their data collection and analysis.
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Making the Changes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the two chords of G/F in the 4/4 meter within the acceptable boundaries. They practice listening and performing the chords using the method of improvisation. Students also recognize the relationship of notes and...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research and write an author report on Roald Dahl, including books written by him, birthplace, family life, and other information on his writing. Students read aloud chapters in the book. Students create a newspaper...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Lesson 4

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in a class discussion which includes categorizing sexually transmitted diseases into various groups such as "always have symptoms/often don't have symptoms" and "curable vs. not curable" to reinforce the idea of...
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Molecular Evidence for Evolutionary Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners compare the amino acid sequences in cytochrome-c for a variety of organisms and use this information to infer evolutionary relationships. Students investigate the role of homeobox genes and what this indicates about the...
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Unit Conversions

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the different types of measurements and the instruments used to measure each type. After taking notes, they complete a bubble chart to examine the conversion between the units. To end the lesson, they practice...
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The Difference of Two Squares

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars practice the use of number properties through exploring the difference of two squares, creating an array model for multiplication, and work with decimal numbers. In groups, students explore patterns in an array and...
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Cross That Bridge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create paper bridges. In this geometry and architecture lesson, groups use legal paper and paper clips to design a bridge that will hold 100 pennies. Links to mini-lessons exploring stability of different geometric figures and...
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Majority Rules

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students practice the voting process by taking a group vote using fractions or percents. In this voting process activity, students review the voting process and vote using hands or a private ballot. Students tally the responses to the...
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Red, White, Blue, and Who?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to pronouns and provided practice in use of singular and plural personal pronouns.
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Poetry: Imitation As The Sincerest Form Of Flattery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners pick a poet to conduct research from. They read and recite one of the works of poetry. Then using critical analysis find methods of construction in order to create a similar personal poem. The poem is then posted on the internet...
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Shadow Trackers: From Photography to Writing

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners explore the rotation of the earth. In this science lesson, students view photos of various places around the world. Learners conduct an experiment in which they can see how the earth's rotation creates shadows on the earth.

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