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Lowell Observatory Moon Clock

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students construct a paper moon clock to determine the moon's position. In this lunar position lesson, students use the provided printout to create a moon clock. They use the clock to determine the moon's position in the sky based on its...
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Hop Oh Bunny

For Teachers K
Students imitate, sing, move, and discuss musical techniques in this exciting kindergarten music lesson. Emphasis is placed on the song "Hop Oh Bunny", call and response, rhythms, tempos, and the direction of pitch movement.
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Hi, My Name is A

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice decoding pseudo words with the...
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Peer Editing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Sudents read and critique three of their fellow classmates' science fiction short stories on three consecutive days for mechanics, short story elements, style, and informational elements.
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Out and About-Creating Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate the elements of design by creating a digital photography portfolio of photos taken in and arond the scool. The edit photos using Photoshope to emphasize the element of desing in each phot.
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The Ice Cream Shop

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read books about ice cream and plan an ice cream sundae party for the class. They research ingredients and determine how much the party cost each student. They hold a mock opening for an ice cream store and have their party.
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U.S. Enters World War I

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students explore the reasons why the United States entered into World War I and how that conflict effected the United States and Europe politically, economically and socially.
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Eehh?" is for Eleven Elephants

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners complete a variety of activities related to the short /e/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter E. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word containing the short /e/...
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The Big Pig

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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North Korea and Nuclear Weapons Development

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars analyze North Korea's history and their nuclear weapons development. They view a Power Point and work in groups to prepare official United Nations resolutions. After presenting and voting upon the final resolutions, they...
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State v. Russell, Minnesota Supreme Court

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the impact of court decisions. For this Minnesota Supreme Court lesson, students read the State v. Russell case study regarding cocaine drug use. Students take notes on the case and respond to discussion questions...
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Heroes

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders participate in research and class discussion before attempting to write a traditional five paragraph essay. They use the examples of 16 other hero stories to consider. Students use examples and descriptive details to...
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Critters & Complementary Colors

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars discover how specific colors compliment each other. Students use paints and pictures of animals to create a picture with analogous color harmony. They explain the characteristics of analogous colors.
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Education for Global Peace

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students survey the class and graph the results. In this graphing and data collection lesson, students conduct a survey to see where their shirts were produced. Individuals use software to graph the results and create a written...
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Inside Money

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners watch a video of a fictional country that is facing monetary problems. They work to answer questions that help solve the countries economic difficulties.
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Outdoor Survival

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students are introduced to basic outdoor survival concepts. They identify the seven basic needs for survival. Students describe the symptoms and treatment for frostbite and hypothermia. They compare and contrast the value of different...
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A Planet Full of Animals

For Teachers K
Students explore a variety of animals that live on our planet. The shapes, sizes, colors, movements, and coverings of the animals are observed. The similarities and differences in the animals are grouped according to common traits.
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Comparing Edible Communities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the components of a community by creating analogies between aspects of a community and ingredients within a recipe. They view and discuss pictures, write analogies, and generate a product from a recipe.
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Pressure Melting of Ice: While-U-Wait

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students demonstrates one of the few cases in which geologic solids visibly deform at room conditions. They suspend a weight on a thin wire over an ice cube to observe its effects over time.
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Sunlight and Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students design and conduct an experiment to discover the role of direct sunlight on plants during germination and after germination. They plant corn and lima beans in small containers which they place in direct sunlight from a window...
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How Music Motivates

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students form conclusions regarding the motivational effects of music on the mind during the Civil Rights era. In this Civil Rights movement activity, students describe how music motivates, describe the motivational role in freedom songs...
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December Holidays Vocabulary Maze

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this holiday vocabulary worksheet, students answer the clues and look for the answer in the maze. Students answer 15 different clues about the holidays.
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Cocaine in the Brain

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the effects of cocaine and heroin and withdrawal symptoms.  In this drug  lesson plan students participate in an activity that illustrates cocaine's actions. 
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The French Revolution

For Students 8th - 12th
In this French Revolution worksheet, students respond to 13 short answer questions regarding the patterns of revolutions as well as questions based on a population chart.