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Archery

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students are shown proper stance, nocking, targeting, and release techniques of archery. They follow basic safety procedures involved in handling and using archery equipment. Students practice shooting aluminum or fiberglass shaft arrows.
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Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners consider what human rights are. They comprehend the origins of modern human rights. Students appreciate the meaning and significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They appreciate the relationship between...
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Unequal Unemployment

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students examine unemployment in the United States. In this statistics lesson, students examine data and primary sources regarding unemployment in the United States.
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1st Grade Spelling: Long "e"

For Students 1st
In this 1st grade home connection spelling practice worksheet, 1st graders examine 6 spelling words that feature the long "e" sound. Students write the words 1 time each.
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Language, Communication, and Successful Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers consider how communication skills may diffuse conflict. In this conflict resolution lesson, students play a word game and discuss how vocabulary may contribute to creating conflict of diffusing it.
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Biodiversity

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the diversity of different marine sanctuaries.  In this biodiversity lesson plan students work in groups to explore a sanctuary.
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Biodiversity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the biodiversity of the national marine sanctuaries. In this science activity, students view a video about Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Students...
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Perspectives from the Present

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars use the Learning Network's '1999 Year in Review Quiz' to revisit significant news events and examine the impact these news events had. They create their own quizzes based on news topics of their choice.
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Brochure Writing: Severe Weather Patterns

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students observe weather patterns. They reserach important facts about severe weather. Using computer technology, students create a detailed brochure explaining six severe weather patterns.
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Great Expectations - 1st Stage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars read and examine the novel Great Expectations. They work on receiving a certain grade in class and complete only those assignments underneath that grade. No objectives are listed for this lesson.
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INVENTION CONVENTION

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine inventions with this lesson. They contract for a grade and then decide which assignments they plan on doing. There are no objectives for this lesson to critique or review.
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Hole Mole

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the book Hole Mole and complete activities that teach them about Mexican culture. For this Holy Mole lesson plan, 2nd graders complete cooking, drawing, writing, and other activities.
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A Parrot's Day in Court

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the ethical and legal issues that surround animal rights cases; students use their research to act as expert witnesses at a university hearing on a hypothetical case involving a parrot dissection.
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"Write" Answers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the Q.& A. articles found each week in Science Times, focusing on how the answers are presented in a clear and logical way, as well as the relevance of understanding science's roles in our daily lives.
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Calling All Teens: Exploring Product Designs and Marketing Strategies Geared Towards Teenagers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners consider the marketing of cellphones to teenagers as a springboard to designing products and related marketing strategies aimed at specific segments of the teen market.
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Number Scouts

For Teachers All
What makes up a community? People, of couse. Then there are the other living things, such as plants and animals. There are also buildings, streets, schools, businesses, and vehicles. This activity makes students aware of one othe...
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Chinese Dragons

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students use texture, line, shape, pattern and color to create their own dragons to celebrate Chinese New Year.
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Career Bulletin Board

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners examine and discuss different careers. They use magazines and newspapers to find pictures of a career of interest to them. They create a career collage for a bulletin board display.
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Making Memories

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write reflective essays discussing some of their most poignant holiday memories. They illustrate their writing with original artwork and photographs to contribute to a class-designed holiday memory book.
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Feed Your Cells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine and research the human digestive system and what happens to the food we eat. They read the article, The Passage of Food, participate in an experiment with crackers, and write a paragraph summarizing the function of the...
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Looks Like Christmas: Exploring Sight

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in various hands-on activities to determine what life is like without the sense of sight.
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How Tall is that Billboard?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use hypsometers to measure tall objects.
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Preserving Paradise

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars read an online article to study about the death of Joan Root. They research endangered ecosystems around the world and design ad campaigns to create public awareness.
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Science Safari: Energy Resources

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students pick a topic that is related to energy and power companies, tools, and careers. They organize information, photos, illustrations, video, or other graphics into a presentation.