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Lincoln: The Constitution & the Civil War

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. In this Abraham Lincoln lesson, students analyze the political and constitutional issues that Lincoln dealt with during his time in the White House as they play an online game and...
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A Virtual Adventure In Australia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a magazine highlighting the history and geography of Australia. In this Australia lesson plan, students do online research and other research to create a magazine with articles and advertisements.
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Easy as Pi

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine structural features.  For this life science lesson students complete an activity and quantify the impact of various modifications. 
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Feeding in the Flow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine current flow and describe ways in which it may effect food of reef building corals.  In this coral lesson students identify two environmental factors that may affect the morphology.
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Deep Sea Coral Biodiversity

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research life forms on tropical coral reefs in order to explore the biodiversity of the ecosystem.  In this biodiversity lesson students work in groups and complete their coral reef activity. 
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How Diverse is That?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the concepts of "variety" and "relative abundance" as they relate to biological diversity.  In this life science lesson students calculate numbers that describe the biological diversity in certain communities. 
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Treasures in Jeopardy

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students compare and contrast deep sea coral reefs to shallow water reefs.  In this coral reef lesson plan students develop a poster that could be used to educate the public about the importance of coral reefs. 
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The Big Burp: Where's the Proof.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the Cambrian explosion and Paleocene extinction events. In this climate change activity, students read articles to link evidence they find to extinction and climate change.  Links to the articles are included in the...
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What's the Big Deal?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define terms and describe where they are found and formed.  In this methane lesson students complete an activity and describe ways in which methane hydrates impact our lives. 
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Study Guide for Lelavision's Physical Music

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete activities for physical music analysis. In this physical music lesson, students read the biography for Lelavision musical sculptures, complete a sound and motion activity, and a making music activity. Students also...
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The Changing Coral Reef Community Game

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine organisms that inhabit the coral reefs and their living requirements.  In this coral reef lesson students chart population changes and play a game.
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Keep it Complex

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers consider the importance of biodiversity in the ocean layers. In this oceanography lesson, students use the Shannon-Weaver diversity index to analyze data.  High schoolers analyze the information collected and write a...
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Living in Extreme Environments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the characteristics of the ocean floor and the importance of of extreme environments.  In this investigative lesson students use four methods to sample populations, gather, record and analyze data from a...
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Giants of the Protozoa

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students describe and define xenophyophores.  In this protozoa lesson students divide into groups and complete a lab activity. 
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Newton Must have Been a Sports Fan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine Newton's Laws. In this law of motion lesson, students observe Newton's three laws of physics demonstrated by the teacher. They apply other examples to Newton's first law of inertia.
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Alien Visitor's Rewrite

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers role play the role of an alien who analyzes how the media represents the different social groups. In groups, they write their own story in which they add or revise a character to make it non-stereotypical. They share...