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How Did That Get in My Lunch?
Middle schoolers view "The Danger Zone" to learn about food poisoning and the bacterial causes and prevention. Students look at slides, use a worksheet, "Microbial Bugs"and the internet to identify and learn about each bacterium.
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Flying Geese
Young scholars examine the Flying Geese quilt pattern, and discuss and identify the pattern. They write a paragraph titled, My Quilt Report, summarizing the information discussed about the quilt patterns.
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Off to Work We Go
First graders distinguish between jobs that provide goods and those that provide services. They role-play jobs and analyze whether their job provides services or produces goods. They draw pictures and write a description of a job in each...
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Less Than Zero
Pupils examine negative numbers by extending a vertical number line to include numbers less than zero. After playing a game, students watch a Cyberchase video in which the characters try to solve similar problems.
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What is the (No) Establishment Clause?
Young scholars research and discuss the Establishment Clause.
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Democracy through Parliamentary Committees / Lessons 3 : Representation on Parliamentary Committees
Young scholars explore the roles of parliamentarians, witnesses and journalists. They apply the selection criteria used in establishing a parliamentary committee.
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Vocabulary Related to the Attire, Accessories and Décor of the Parliament of Canada
Learners become knowledgable about the attire, traditions, and protocols of the Senate and Supreme Court by doing research.
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Sporting Fever
Students view a video about the values that are represented by sports teams. They write a paper about the connection between sports and social values. They share their responses with the class.
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Gathering and Evaluating Sources for the "Greatest American" Speech
Students brainstorm a list of criteria for determining credible sources for their research. They research information to include in their "Greatest American" speech. Students will evaluate all sources by applying the criteria they agreed...
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Chugga, Chugga, Choo Chooooooo!
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ sound. As a class they read and recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letters ch. Students then listen to pairs of words and identify the word that contains the...
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Rotations
Young scholars discuss the concepts of reflection, rotation, and translation. In this rotation activity, students investigate rotations through examples on an overhead projector. No additional worksheet or student assignment is included.
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Words for Algebra
Students rewrite word problems using symbols. In this algebra lesson, students relate algebra to the real world. They identify the correct steps to take when solving word problems.
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Holidays: Stress on the Body
Pupils read an article on stress and holiday weight gain. In this biology lesson plan, students research about the body's response to excess sugar in the diet. They create a pamphlet, billboard, newscast or journal article containing...
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Lesson One: Making Spending Decisions
The goal of this activity is to introduce structured spending decisions to assist young children in making choices and to recognize that money comes in limited amounts.
NumberNut
Number Nut: Adding Money Under One Dollar
Find the total value of the coins and add to the dollar amount shown. There are ten random questions. This activity helps students to recognize coins.
Topmarks Online
Topmarks: Coins Game
Coins game is a three activity money game which introduces children to UK coinage. It helps children with recognizing coins, sorting coins from lowest to highest, and counting money. Useful as an interactive whiteboard activity.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Recognizing the Penny
As an introduction to a unit on money, students will work with teacher to recognize the penny and its value. Then students will go shopping at the classroom store to practice counting pennies.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Cash Puzzler
Memory game for early elementary students teaches them to recognize different denominations of money.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Mysterious Money Trail
Pat Tern has been buying items all around town using counterfeit money. Help Math Maven identify a pattern to catch her before she deposits fake money into the Cashflow Bank.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Mathematics Lessons: Counting on Coins
This lesson plan for coin identification is aimed at Kindergarten and First Grade. Lots of activities, suggestions and other resources are also available.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: I Have No Money, Would You Take Wampum?
Through the use of folk tales, history, and the students' own experiences, students will recognize the inter-relatedness of goods, services, money. They will locate information about barter as a means of trade, use folk tales as an...
NumberNut
Number Nut: Counting Coins With Values Under One Dollar
Choose the correct group of coins whose sum is the amount shown. Four groups are shown per questions. There are ten random questions.
NumberNut
Number Nut: Is There Enough Money to Buy the Object?
Count the number of coins and determine if there is enough money to buy the object. Money value is less than one dollar. There are ten random questions.
NumberNut
Number Nut: Counting Coins
Practice recognizing and counting coins. Count the total number of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters to find the value of the coins. Total score is shown throughout the activity and questions are generated randomly.