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Masks: History and Artistry

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners research masks and their purposes,. They listen to the teacher read books about masks. Students study techniques for working with clay, they create masks from clay. Learners take pictures of the process and the finished project,...
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Tessellations

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners identify and construct figures that tessellate. They investigate which regular polygons tessellate and how to modify them to make other tessellating figures. Students explore how naturally occurring tessellations have been...
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Lego Robotics: Measuring Speed

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students build and program a LEGO robotic car as well as measure and graph its speed. They acquire familiarity with principles of construction, motion, design and problem solving. They compare a robot's speed over two different surfaces...
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Would You Believe Your Eyes?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners study the parts and functions of the human eye. They create dodecagons which are twelve-sided figures with twelve equal angles and share these with the class so that each student can begin to see how many different illusions can...
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Trade in Atlantic Canada

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students explore Atlantic Canada's natural resources and investigate how these resources affect the lives of Atlantic Canadians. They identify trade and other economic linkages between Atlantic Canada and the national and global...
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Making Patterns - Create, Analyze, and Predict

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice making patterns using Unifix cubes and identify, analyze, and determine rules for describing numerical patterns involving operations and nonnumerical growing patterns. They also find an example of a pattern in...
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Developing a Résumé

For Teachers 7th - 11th
In this developing a résumé worksheet, students fill in the blanks in the employment information, volunteer work information, school data, and activities data fields in order to arrange a résumé.
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Classical Greece

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students research historical events in ancient Greece.  In this ancient Greece lesson plan, students design a magazine which includes a cover, table of contents, cover story, advertisement and visuals. Students focus on Pericles and...
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Land Use and Lawmaking in California

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design a plan for a housing development in their city. In this house development lesson plan, students observe pictures of land use, research lawmaking, and develop a plan for an environmentally friendly housing development in...
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Quilt Squared

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study West Virginia quilts. In this mathematics instructional activity, students use symmetry, geometric shapes, and patterns to create their own quilt square.
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A Measure of Success

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore mathematics by cooking recipes in class. In this ingredient measuring lesson, students view several recipes in class they wish to cook and practice translating the recipe into a large enough creation that can feed the...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Campaigns and Gas Pains

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about gasoline prices and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Goal! World Cup Soccer Craze and Content for the Classroom

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The World Cup craze can provide many learning opportunities for students.
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Creating a Personal Resume

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders be asked to write down information about themselves from questions on the board. They take this information and type it in a program from the computer lab. The resume will be kept in their expandable file for future reference.
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The Designed World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the classification system used in a library. In this sorting and classification lesson, students visit their library and define the classification system in place. Students discuss the sorting method and then come up with...
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Money Management Part I: Money and You: An Introduction to Money Management and Budgeting

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners discuss personal finance and create personal budgets. They discuss the importance of managing their money and how money management skills impact their future. Note: This lesson is intended for use with a SMART Board and...
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My Elephant Counting Book (1 to 10)

For Students Pre-K - K
In this elephant counting book activity, students cut out, color and assemble a mini book with the numbers 1 to 10. Each page has a number and the corresponding pictures of elephants.
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How Do I Get a Job?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss employment programs, and research volunteer, intern and employment possibilities. They create an employment plan and a working resume.
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Creating a WebPage (In Spanish)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners develop a webpage in Spanish. They are introduced to HTML and must have at least three links on their page. They also insert graphics to make their webpage more appealing.
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Women in Math

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of women in mathematics. In this women mathematicians lesson plan, students research the role of women in mathematics using books and the Internet.
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Bridge Building

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders will create model drawings of bridges and integrate technology into the process of creating a visual representation. Technology is used in the industry of design and architecture. This lesson helps to build real life skills.
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Homonyms Worksheet 3

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate homonym to complete twelve sentences grammatically correct. Students check their answers when done.
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A Teeny Tiny Counting Book

For Students K - 1st
A cute way to reinforce counting for your little learners, this activity helps students to cut out several small pages to create a small book. Each page has a number that accompanies the amount of transportation items on each page (two...
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Chucky Chickadee's Bird and Breakfast: Sing in Please

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners observe bird feeding and complete a tally and graphing activity for their observations. In this bird graphing lesson, students work in teams to observe bird feedings. Learners complete a bird reporting sheet and collect data...

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