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Fly, Fly Away

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use materials from their own environment to design a kite. In this kite design lesson plan, students research the history of kites and obtain a formal mathematical definition of a kite. High schoolers sketch kite designs...
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Form and Function in the Marine Environment

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students study the relationship of form and function in the marine environment.
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Wetland Welfare

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research wetlands in the United States and create visual aids for use in oral presentations that make recommendations on preserving or restoring wetland welfare.
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Islam or Christianity?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils design a mosaic depicting the city of Constantinople during determined periods of history. They include historical evidence that shows whether the city was under Muslim or Christian rule.
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Big on Biography

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Learners conduct research for biographical information on a person they select. They write information on note cards and place the information appropriately on a graphic organizer.
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Hank Williams: Still Singing After All These Years

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils research the life and music of Hank Williams. They take a quiz on country music, watch a video about Hank Williams, research Williams' song lyrics, create a poster and write a bio poem about his life and work.
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Say It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music In America - Lesson 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify many careers within the music industry such as producer, A&R representative and recording studio engineer. They connect achievements of noted artists with their roles in the music industry.
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A Multimedia Presentation to Describe Newton's Laws of Motion

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use various sources to find pictorial evidence of Newton's laws of motion in everyday life. They use various sources of technology to import those pictures into a multimedia presentations.
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Famous People Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars brainstorm a list of the achievements of people in their lives. In groups, they discuss the decisions that help people meet their goals later in life and identify values that help one overcome obstacles. They use the...
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Indian Heroes And Role Models

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concept of heroes and role models within the Native American community. They use primary and secondary resources to answer specific questions intended to bring the students to a definition of Native...
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Islamic Art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the various forms of Islamic Art. Using the art, they identify the basic elements and research its history and style of calligraphy. They create a piece of art based on information they collected and demonstrate...
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Everglades

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this wetlands learning exercise, students will research and answer 11 questions about the Florida Everglades. Students will create a report.
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Chairs, Corduroys, Cottages, and Cars: Exploring the Diversity of Design

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars create and present a theme-based exhibition. In this design activity, students categorize objects to reflect a specific design theme and create their own theme-based collections. Young scholars research a museum collection...
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What Would You Do Without Nonprofits?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research nonprofit organizations within their community. For this nonprofits lesson, students use the yellow pages to identify the number of nonprofit organizations in their community. Students graph the number of nonprofit...
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Factions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate factions in society. In this factions lesson, students learn the definition of factions before breaking into groups. They listen to a read aloud of The Butter Battle Book and describe what happens to the...
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Primary and Secondary Sources

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students understand what primary and secondary sources are. In this primary and secondary sources lesson, students take a list of sources and break down to primary and secondary sources.
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Discovering Forest Products

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners identify attributes of natural and manufactured wood products. In this forest products instructional activity, students perform independent research to find an article about forest use or forest products. They spread out samples...
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A Kids Guide to...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers look into their community's historical changes. In this community instructional activity, students see what draws  people to their community and research important buildings or national historic sites. They look at local...
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Adaptation Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize the specific adaptations of living things and relate them to survival within the animals environment. They study common plants and animals found in Utah environments and how they have adapted to the environment...
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An Ad for an Element

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners prepare an ad for an element, including properties and uses, in an attention getting format such as that used in the advertising business.
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It's All Relative

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students find pictures of living things and arrange them in collages, categorizing them according to which they think are more closely related to which.
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On Top of the World

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students listen to excerpts from an autobiography about the first blind man to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. They discuss Erik Weihenmayer's life, and write a bio-poem using a bio-poem formula.
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Nonprofits in Our Community

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify nonprofit organizations within their local community. They practice using the yellow pages to locate these organizations. They use an organizer to keep all of the information they gathered organized.
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Election 2000

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars review the 2000 presidential election. Students write an expository essay in response to the following: Should the election process in the United states be changed?