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Ocean: Waves

For Students 6th
In this ocean waves instructional activity, 6th graders read 2 pages about different types of ocean waves, then answer 10 true or false questions. An answer key is provided.
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Baltimoreans in the California Gold Rush

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the reasons for migration to California during the Gold Rush.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders read letters about the opportunities and obstacles people faced.  Students create a map of migration...
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Ice Age Challenge Game

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners use a website to do various projects about the ice age and discover the route taken by the first arrivals are unknown and are the subject of a great deal of debate and research.
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Looking at Illuminated Manuscripts: Illuminating Fables

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine a page from a Flemish bestiary. They compare the stories from the bestiary to the fables of Aesop, and culminate with the creation of their own manuscript based on a fable by Aesop.
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All About Me-I'm My Own Research Project

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders see how to do a research project. They understnad how to categorize information about themselves and relate it to information on sea animals for a future research project. This instructional activity fits in nicely with any...
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Characteristics of Snakes and Turtles

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students compare and contrast snakes and turtles, then fill out an information sheet.
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Holey Clamshells

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils analyze data to make hypotheses and conclusions regarding the predator/prey relationship between moon snail and surf clams.
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A Trip Back in Time

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, through the following 10 lessons, develop an understanding of what life was like in Ancient Greece.
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A Trip Back In Time

For Teachers 2nd
Students develop an understanding of Ancient Greek life. Students explore cultural, political, and social processes that shape different city-states. Students discover people such as Socrates and Alexander the Great.
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Guessing Game

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students participate in a set of activities designed to help ESL students become familiar with the English language through description, group work, oral reading, and question/answer sessions.
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GPS Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers go on a GPS scavenger hunt. They use GPS receivers to find designated waypoints and report back on what they found. They compute distances between waypoints based on the latitude and longitude, and compare with the...
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Hermit Crabs Lifecycle & Stages

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students review the life cycle of land hermit crabs by viewing a poster or transparency. They identify the different body parts of a hermit crab and what each part is used for.
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Whose River Is It?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the world around them through authors, poets, and artists eyes and ears as it relates to them with the river theme. They examine and interpret conditions that might affect the river. Students read books about rivers....
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The Commonwealth - Members and Structure

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students research the member countries that make up the Commonwealth. They develop research skills using atlases. They define the word community. They complete an online geography quiz.
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Edward Burtynsky's Ship Breaking

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders view Edward Burtynsky's artwork that represents ship breaking. They view images of recycling, the water cycle, rusted metal, and ships to determine factors that threaten the existence of a particular habitat of an...
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Legends in a local region

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students locate information about a legendary person or place, locate legends in their locale, create a description and drawing of their legendary person or place, exchange their description with another student, and recreate the other...
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CREATE A CAVE

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the concept of caves by conducting an experiment. The instructional activity contains background information for the teacher. They collect data while making observations and write a review of the concept once the...
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Symbiotic Relationships

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research types of symbiotic relationships on the Internet and explain what the effects would be in one of the species disappears.  In this investigative activity students use the Internet to do research then participate...
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Salinity

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners define and discuss salinity, conduct classroom experiment to determine salinity of water sample by using hydrometer, record predictions, and demonstrate understanding of how salinity influences object's ability to float in water.
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Sedimentary Rocks

For Students 7th - 8th
In this sedimentary rocks worksheet, students conduct an experiment where they observe a shallow dish of water and table salt. Then they determine what causes the salt to leave deposits in the pan. Students also describe sedimentary rock...
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The American Revolution: Causes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate taxation of the American colonist by the British which led to the revolution. In this American Revolution lesson plan, students analyze a poem called Revolution Tea, and then work in small groups to present an oral...
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Looking at Portraits: Reading Poe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the poetry of Poe. In this integrated arts lesson, students draw comparisons between the daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe by an unknown photographer with Poe's poetry.
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LitterFlotsam and Jetsam: A Little Litter Goes a Long Way

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this science lesson, students investigate data from the International Coastal Cleanup, identify sources of marine debris, and discover the impacts of this debris on wildlife.
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The Science of Weather: Hurricanes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners use this USA today activity to learn about hurricane season. In this hurricane lesson, students study the map of the earth and hurricane science. Learners complete discuss questions. Students draw a map of the United States and...

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