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Napping House
Read The Napping House and describe the visual characteristics of the illustrations. For this perspective lesson, learners identify color elements. They recognize that the text is repetitive and find patterns in the...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Spring Scale Engineering
After examining how a spring scale works, teams work together to design their own general measurement device. Reading material provides background information, but there is no part of the procedure in which learners handle an actual...
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Starch
Students examine the basics of starch and how it is used in food. In this photosynthesis lesson students experiment with variables that affect starch production in photosynthesis.
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Race to the Eating Line Lesson Plan
Seventh graders participate in the building and racing of a vegetable and fruit race car.
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Apples! Apples! Apples!
Students explore the life of Johnny Appleseed as they create a MediaBlender project of Johnny's journey through the Midwest territory, and compare and contrast items he brought on his journey with items students would bring with them on...
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Expanding Views of Learning Through iChat AV
Students identify a science topic they would like to present in a lesson plan. They use a digital video camera to film interviews with children in a K-8 classroom about how they think regarding that specific science topic. Pupils use...
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Plan a Park
Students think about designing and, perhaps, creating their own public park or space. It helps students think about community needs, park design, and civic activism.
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Stories of the American Experience
Students identify a veteran to interview. This could be a family member of one of students or someone contacted through an organization in the community. They use a storyboard to plan their movie about their subject.
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Four Parts of a Green Plant and the Functions of Each Part
Students look into plants. In this science lesson plan, students discover the four parts of a green plant and the functions of each part.
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Valentine Handprint Poem
Students make a handprint underneath a Valentine poem to give to their parents. In this Valentine poem lesson plan, students also glue conversation hearts around the edge of the page for a border.
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We're Going On A Leaf Hunt
Students read the story We're Going on a Leaf Hunt and read companion stories, make leaves, work with rhyming and word families, and more. In this reading lesson plan, students take 5 days to read the book.
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Mealworm Exploration
Second graders explore and discover different things about mealworms. In this mealworms lesson plan, 2nd graders look at, play with, and try to manipulate meal worms.
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Ice Eggs
Students melt colored ice cubes which are created from a funnel, balloons, water, and food coloring. In this ice lesson plan, students put food coloring into water in a balloon, freeze it, and see how the food coloring ended up making...
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Sand Table Fillers
Students play with different textures in the sand box or large bin. In this sand table lesson plan, students play with sand, corn soy beans, scoops, spoons, cars, and more.
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Babushka Baba Yaga
Students read books by the author Patricia Polacco and complete different activities for the 4 books. For this language arts lesson plan, students read the books Babushka Baba Yaga, Boat Ride With Lillian Two Blossom, Pink and Say, and...
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Color Picture/Word Match
Students match colors to the color words that they represent and complete a matching puzzle to go with it. In this colors lesson plan, students put the puzzle together to match up the colors.
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Breaking News English: Microsoft Targets Apple iTunes
In this English worksheet, students read "Microsoft Targets Apple iTunes," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Norfork School District
Habits of Mind
Why do artists create? To solve a problem, of course. Young artists work individually and then in groups to create observational, imaginative, and narrative drawings in response to an assignment that requires them to employ all 16...
Art Authority
Art Authority K-12
Image field trips to museums that display over 1000 major works of western art. Imagine no airfare, no long lines, and only one admission fee. Imagine viewing at your convenience, with your own private docent providing information about...
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Phonics Activities for Aa and Ii
Students participate in a number of activities to study the letters A and I. They use food items such as apples and cereal as manipulatives for the activities.
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Traveling Apples
Students locate countries in which different apples are grown. They discuss and illustrate different types of transportation that would be best for traveling between the United States and New Zealand. They share their stories and...
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Breaking News English: The Beatles Sue EMI for $50 Million
In this English worksheet, students read "The Beatles Sue EMI for $50 Million," and then respond to 1 graphic organizer, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...
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Breaking News English: Napster a Rival for iPod?
In this English worksheet, students read "Napster a Rival for iPod?," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Here We Go Round the Apple Tree
The students sing the melody Here We Go Round the Apple Tree in the English language and the Oneida language. The students then discuss how the words to this song demonstrate important feelings of the Oneida people.