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What Can We Do?

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students generate ideas for products / services based on their own skills and think about how these could be marketed.
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Identity and Religion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view and discuss the public television program, Wide Angle: Young, Muslim, and French. They research and write a position in favor of or against the headscarf ban in France, and examine the influence of media in shaping...
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The Great Gas Race

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders improve their understanding of Graham's Law by using properties of gases to evaluate the rate of effusion of two compounds as they vaporize. They engage in a lab which elevates their understanding of the properties of gases.
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We Are Having a Party! Part I

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use data analysis skills in order to plan a class party. They graph possible times for the party noting the range for times. They discuss how mathematicians find and use the range to analyze data.
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Deer Hunting Pros and Cons

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners research, form an opinion, brainstorm pros and cons and support their own opinion after researching the pros and cons of deer hunting.
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LESSON 5: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore Jackie Jooyner-Kersee and how she's a motivator for people both as an athlete and a philanthropist.
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Scientific Notation III: Linear vs Exponential

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the differences in exponential growth and linear growth of a system. They interpret data on graphs and develop their own charts. They answer discussion questions as well.
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Keeping Cool

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate the air conditioner units around the school. They chart the temperature by placing a thermometer in different situations and decide how to keep cool and save energy in the summer.
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"Water, Water Everywhere and None to Drink"

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research the importance of maintaining an unpolluted source of water in their community. They brainstorm ideas on what they can do to help the problem. They can also write letters to their local politicians for help.
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Tsunami

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discuss the tsunami disaster. They read about the tsunami disaster in newspapers, magazines and web sites. They write a paragraph explaining the tsunami disaster.
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats -- Journey of a Drop of Water Through a Watershed

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discuss pollution and the steps in the hydrologic cycle. They follow a drop of water through a watershed simulation. They discover the components of a water cleaning system as well.
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Musical Form and Sibelius Groovy Music Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a song using the form ABACADAEA. Students listen to a musical piece created by Vivaldi that is an example of this musical form. Then students use software to create their own musical forms representing this pattern.
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Job Info Interview

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers conduct an interview with an adult family member. They organize the information and write a paper about the interview. They type it in a word document and practice using spellcheck.
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Information Fluency

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders pretend a major trading card company has asked them to help gather information on animals who live in the rainforest. In groups, they select an animal and use the sources given to them to gather the information. They create...
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Rainforest Problem

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use a hypothetical story in order to create a context for the lesson. The story presents a problem that needs to be solved. They write a letter to a government official as part of the lesson.
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Fighting Obesity with Footsteps

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Analyze the influence of culture, media, technology, and other factors in health through the use of pedometers and daily walking/jogging logs with this activity. The key focus is in dealing with obesity and how small steps can help...
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Community Action

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders brainstorm a list of decisions that students make daily that affect the welfare of the environment categorizing them as being either helpful or harmful. They then trace local actions to distant consequences to determine how...
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All's Fair in Sport And Competition

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils design a physical activity contest or game that has no cultural or gender biases which includes an assessment that ranks competitors according to the competitors abilities. They participate in and evaluate the newly designed games...
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Shoemaker's Dance

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the Shoemaker's dance. They review the steps needed for the dance; winding the thread, breaking the thread, and driving the pegs. They practice performing the dance.
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Learning From El Salvador's Past

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze El Salvador's history and the conditions that contributed to its civil war. identify the factors that led to the churchwomen's murder. Make determinations about the future of El Salvador's political and social climate...
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Bone Thickness

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Pupils calculate the relative thickness of limb bones in five different species. They relate this to the strength and functions of the limbs by comparing and contrasting the values calculated from the bone measurements. They work in...
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How Does Water Cause Weathering?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the weathering process of water on rocks. They observe how water and friction from other rocks cause them to weather. Students discuss examine and discuss various rocks found on the playground, beach, etc. They...
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The Broken Car

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the phoneme /b/. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the phoneme /b/ from similar looking letters and phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Frances the Firefly

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create their own ending to a story concerning fire safety. After watching the film, "Frances the Firefly", 2nd graders create a drawing of their own ending to the film. They practice a variety of ways to say no when...

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