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My Hero -- A Class Mural

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss what heroism means to them. They create a black and white mural of a hero. They also research the hero's life and write about them.
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Shape Walk

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students take a field trip to a local park or beach to collect objects. They practice counting the objects and put them into categories according to type of shape like a cone, cylinder, etc... As an extension to the lesson plan students...
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Interior Designer for a Day

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders organize a 20 x 17 room with a given set of furniture pieces. Arrangement is to be based on maximum comfort and practicality. This lesson is a good way to teach and reinforce the mathematical concept of area.
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Math: Solving Area and Perimeter Problems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students visit www.explorelearning.com/ Website to solve problems in area and perimeter. Next, they locate the vertex of a quadratic equation. In groups, students construct application problems and exchange them with other groups to...
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From Home to School, GPS Style

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students are introduced and increase proficiency in the use of the hand held GPS system. They explore the meaning of longitude and latitude lines, then identify the parts of the map.
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Fourths of Sets

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create a set of cards that represent factors of four and use these cards to play a game in which they practice separating numbers into fourths. They first practice separating numbers into fourths with a projected computer...
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Pattern Block Activities

For Teachers K - 8th
Students practice various math skills by using manipulative activities. In this math manipulative lesson, students sort shapes, build hexagons, and build shapes using manipulatives. These activities would be great for parent ed or...
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Cell Community

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use technology to review cell structure and function. In this cells less, 7th graders review the parts and functions of a cell, and use photography/video and PowerPoint to enhance their explorations.
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Decimals: Collaborative Lesson

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore mathematics by participating in a group activity. In this number value lesson, students identify the uses for decimals and how to best estimate whole numbers based on decimals and fractions. Students collaborate with...
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Conversations

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the art of conversation. In this giving instructions instructional activity, 8th graders discuss and respond to rules, play a game, and practice giving instructions to one another. Students are preparing for...
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Modular Packaging

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers. in groups of two or three, design a box that contain a product. They must utilize design skills, spatial relationships, measurement skills and problem solving in order to design the most economically advantageous packaging.
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Mapping the Local Community

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students review the symbols and legends of a map. In groups, they follow a set of directions to create a map showing the route to a specific place. They present their map to the class and review the basic components of a community.
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Library Main Hall: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students choose a historical photograph or film and try to predict what happened after the photo or film in question.
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Growing Plants

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students design and create a suitable vacuum formed shape made from MDF in which they may grow some mustard seeds. They then experiment with different conditions that it takes for seeds to germinate, setting out one set of seeds on dry...
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Checkerboard

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners create checkerboards using paints, glue, rulers, and masking tape in this upper-elementary/middle level Art lesson. The lesson emphasizes the history of checkerboards, strategies and rules, and the checkerboard as an example of...
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Exploration Activities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the stages in finding, removing, and processing mineral resources. They participate in the "Exploration Hunt" and "Leasing Mineral Rights" activities to better get a handle on their studying.
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Math Bingo!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discover how to change units of measurement by multiplication and division applications. They play math bingo solving multiplication and division problems. Students review their anwers by checking them in class.
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Vehicles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop appropriate vocabulary for identifying types of vehicles. After viewing pictures of automobiles, students work to create a brief, accurate description of the vehicle using proper vocabulary and grammar. Students then...
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Act It Out Word Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
In this congruent shapes worksheet, students determine if they can us the five figures to form a figure congruent to the rectangle. Students follow the steps to solve the problem: understand, plan, solve, and look back.
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The Physics of Electricity: Real or Magic?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in various demonstrations on electricity. For this physics lesson, 8th graders explore static and current electricity. They apply concepts to real world situations.