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Saving Bambi

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read two articles about what is being done with deer dangers. They react to the stories read. They are reacting to if deer should be shot or not to help cut down on the many dangers they impose.
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Wondering About Saturn: A Short History

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read an article about the history of Saturn. They complete reading comprehension tests. They examine what has been discovered on the planet.
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Gray Whales: Hitchhikers: Free Rides on Gray Whales

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners read about Gray Whales and circle any unfamiliar terms.
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Voices at Whisper Bend

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine life in Pennsylvania during and after World War II. Using primary source documents, they compare the unity of the United States during World War II and the Iraq War. They also discover how citizens adapt to the war...
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Underground Travelers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars are introduced to new vocabulary associated with the Underground Railroad. Using primary sources, they evaluate the railroad's impact on society in the past and today. They also make a judgment about the morality of the...
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A Zoo Book for All

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A visit to the local zoo launches an integrated life science/ language arts research project into the habitat, feeding habits, offspring, lifespan, and other interesting facts about animals. Each group selects two animals to photograph...
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Researching Stocks on New York Stock Exchange

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research to find background information and stock history over the last year about a company listed on the NYSE. They evaluate whether or not they should "invest" in that company. They write a persuasive essay outlining...
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Severe Weather Planning

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research the need to prepared for a severe weather event. They select one type of weather condition and explain how to be prepared in a report.
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Weather Records

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write newspaper articles based on weather records set around the world. Students read and discuss weather records and their results, then write a newspaper article about how the weather records have affected people around the...
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Comparing Weather Conditions

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students conduct research on temperature, wind speed and weather conditions from a variety of areas. They organize their findings on worksheets and spreadsheets and discuss various examples of databases.
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Hurricane Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use Internet and/or library resources to locate and record information about hurricanes on a worksheet..
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Identifying and Categorizing Worthy Attributes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils write research questions. In this worthy attributes lesson, students discuss famous persons and what sets them apart from others. Pupils identify questions to guide prior to researching a famous person.
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Language Arts: Reading Non-Fiction

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students read and view information sent from seven high school students who travel to China. The daily reports that they send back to the weblog section of the site should be of high interest to students in Minnesota.
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Coral Reefs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the animals that live in a coral reef and how they adapt to their environment.  In this coral lesson plan students write a short book on how animals inhabit the coral reefs. 
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Biographical Time lines

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create a time line. In this biography activity, students define biography and autobiography and then read short examples of each. Students create a time line using a read aloud.
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Mountain Magic: Identifying the Basic Physical Characteristics of Mountains

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read about and identify on maps the physical characteristics of mountains. In this mountains lesson plan, students also write about the characteristics using personification.
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Story Pyramid And Comparison

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the details of a chosen story of literature. They use a pyramid graphic organizer to record information. The information is used to write a summary of the story. Students use a rubric while writing the summary to...
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A Feat of Daring with Lewis and Clark Jeopardy

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover the exploration of the United States by participating in a class activity.  In this U.S. History lesson, 6th graders research the Lewis and Clark expedition and participate in a game of Jeopardy based on the...
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Wolves

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students utilize several different sources to research wolves, after completing the K-W-L process.
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Flat Stanley Guided Reading

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to their teacher read the book, "Flat Stanley". They relate the activities in the book to activities in their own life. They can also create their own pictures of Stanley.
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Which Came First?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the significance of the Louisiana Purchase and the journey of Lewis and Clark. They sequence events that occurred on the journey of Lewis and Clark.
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Interesting Idioms

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students are introduced to the topic of idioms in figurative speech. Using the definition of idioms, they use literature to view examples. They identify idioms in different forms of writing and practice using them in speech. ESL...
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LETTER FROM ONE CHARACTER TO ANOTHER

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read stories and pick one with characters they find interesting. Then students create a dialogue of writing a letter from one character to another. The letter must relate to the original story in some way that can easily...
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Consumerism

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explain the concept of needs verses wants, influences on consumers, and advertising and relate those to making positive consumer choices. They break into small groups and plan a two-week day camp involving games and...

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