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Win or Lose?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students consider how the first supercasino in Britain will impact the nation. In this current events lesson, students visit the noted Web sites to gather information about the casino and the positive and negative effects of gambling.
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Own Goals

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students  explore steps to control football violence. In this current events instructional activity, students listen to a lecture about patriotism, policing, and films relating to British football. Students debate the efforts...
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Confronting the -Isms

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners keep "Mindwatch" diaries to chart their own prejudices and stereotypes. For this social justice lesson, students monitor their own reactions to people who are different from themselves. Learners identify and discuss patterns of...
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Teaching Radicals in Less Than Five Minutes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students simplify complex radicals following a specific technique. In this math lesson, students simulate the process using several decks of cards. They explore real life applications of radicals.
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The Fall of the Ruler

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine their reaction time using a ruler. In this Physics lesson, students calculate the class' means and variances. They plot the graph and analyze if there are outliers.
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Hazard Identification Activity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners identify the types of hazards in their classrooom. They develop a plan to eliminate as many of them as possible. They practice earthquake drills to be better prepared during an emergency.
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Helping Families in Trouble Unit

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students discover the importance of planning for the future and examine what goals they want for themselves and for their families. They also explore the importance of communication in a family, their views of therapy, and ways a...
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Slide-Tape Dramatization as a Way of Teaching Literature

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners select one song and write the lyrics on the blackboard. They segment the lyrics into meaningful phrases or sentences and visualize each unit of meaning to convey the message of the song. They select a different song and act out...
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Force and Motion

For Students 6th - 8th
For this force and motion worksheet, students read six paragraphs with numbered sentences about force and the laws of motion and answer one question.
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Time Machine: Drive for the American Dream

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students view a documentary on automobiles. Americans have always been in love with automobiles. They are a definition of character, and a representation of social status. After viewing, students discuss what they saw and create an...
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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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Fables With Dolch Sight Words

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read classic fables, consider their meaning and then re-write them using a prompt if necessary. This lesson plan presents many classic fables that students can read, and re-write, using their powers of imagination.
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Stories That Grow on Trees

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create their own plot-choice story after reading and discussing a commercially published plot-choice book.
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Technological Advances in Health

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain how technology influences human existence by examining the benefits and risks of different biotechnological advances.
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Colors of Gray

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a film about theatres in Chicago. They discover how performing arts can be enjoyed by all ages and how one becomes involved in performing in theatre. They answer questions and discuss to end the lesson.
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The Impact of War on Children

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discover how students are affected by wars in their country. After reading a UNISEF report, they work together to summarize the article and answer comprehension questions. They examine the short- and long-term affects of...
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Here Comes the Sun

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders watch a video on the solar system and examine the role of the sun. As a class, they complete a KWL chart and make different color temperature pockets to use during their experiment. In groups, they make predictions about...
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Discovery Education: Lord of the Flies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A detailed lesson plan which focuses on both the literal and symbolic interpretations of Golding's novel, "The Lord of the Flies." Grades 6-8.

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