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The Mail Race

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create friendly letters and surveys to other schools. In this letter writing lesson, students format friendly letters to other school and request a reply. Students chart the replies on a map and share information from the...
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Insect Travel Brochure

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the concept of insects and their habitats.  In this insect habitat lesson, students create travel brochures for particular insects.  Students must include habitat, producers, and consumers with in the vacation...
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A Hunting We Will Go

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students navigate the Internet to research online encyclopedias and answer questions.  In this navigating the net lesson, students answers questions and compare their answers. Students discuss information gathered and the sources....
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African Wildlife

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the wildlife of Africa. In this animal science lesson, students view the video "National Geographic's African Wildlife" and visit websites to research additional information on the wildlife of Africa. Students...
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Map Skills

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create two types of maps.  In this map skills lesson, students discuss map vocabulary and view maps of Florida.  Students draw a free hand map of Florida and include major cities, bodies of water and land forms. ...
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How can the Internet help us research the information for our news articles?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write a news article.  For this news article lesson, 4th graders complete research and answers the five W's about their news topic.  Students understand the value of interviewing for a news article. Students...
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Geometry: Helix-a-Graph

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use geometry to create art. In this geometric graphing and patterns lesson, students create a helix-a-graph by plotting points on a grid that follow a certain pattern and analyze the drawing they created.
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Makes Cents to Me: Penny Drive

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
St that people have wants and must find ways to get them. In this philanthropy lesson, students understand the ways people get things and arrange a penny drive to help others. Students arrange an artistic project to reflect on their fund...
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Save the Animals!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research an endangered animal and share what they learned through the use of technology. In this interdisciplinary lesson plan on animals, students conduct research on an endangered animal. Then, students create a PowerPoint...
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Capturing Watershed Experiences

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars observe organisms found in the water. In this lesson plan on organisms, students collect water from local streams and tributaries in order to study the organisms found in the water. As a culminating activity, young...
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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore parallel and perpendicular lines.  For this geometry lesson, 10th graders investigate the relationships associated with parallel lines and transversals, perpendicular lines, and the angles formed by these...
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Bizarre Food

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research foods from other countries. In this multicultural food instructional activity, students view a list of foods that kings and queens ate on an overhead transparency and go to the website www.jamessolheim.com/teachers1.htm...
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Meet One Picky Bird

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete a research project  In this endangered species lesson, students use the "Think, Puzzle, Explore" method to learn about endangered species. Students research and write a report on the red-cockaded woodpecker.
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Monster and Myths: Scripts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore characteristics of the myth genre.  In this myth instructional activity, students become familiar with various myths and the cultures they were derived from. Students compare in a graphic...
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Rainforests

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students research and identify locations of the rainforest. In this rainforest lesson plan, students view a world map and identify the locations of the rainforest. Students use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the similarities...
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Dunking Duckies - Endless Expansion And Contraction

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students use inquiry to explore how their dunking duckie bobs up and down. In this states of matter lesson, the teacher guides the class towards discovering how the dunking duckies continue to bob up and down for days without being touched.
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Get the Facts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore spiders. In this spider lesson, students fill out KWL charts, discover facts about spiders and how to identify different spiders. Students research spiders on the Internet and do online activities.
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Pick a Topic, Any Topic

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the expedition of Lewis and Clarke. In this United States history lesson, students choose a topic from the story to explore, such as the Missouri River, Sacagawea, and dugout canoes. The teacher creates a web on the...
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A Strange Fish

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars research the sea horse. In this sea horse lesson, students use the Internet to find information about the sea horse on sites bookmarked by the teacher. The young scholars write these facts on a page and create a sea horse...
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Gene Switches- A Model

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore genetic variation within a population. In this genetic adaptation lesson, students investigate the reasons contributing to genetic adaptation. High schoolers collaborate and analyze DNA models. Multiple resources...
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Show Me the Money!!!

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students research employment rates in the United States with a focus on broadcast journalists. In this employment rate lesson, students visit the given websites to explore popular states to live in, highest and lowest unemployment rates,...
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Writing: Stay High and Dry

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write an effective conclusion for their essay.  In this conclusion instructional activity students restate the thesis of their paper and summarize three important points.  Students then write a final statement to wrap...
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Writing a Research Paper

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students work through the steps of writing a research paper in this lesson. They define their problem and decide what sources of information to use. They read, take notes, and organize the collected data. Finally, they write the...
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Weekly Current Events

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine current events every week. Using the internet, they complete searches about specific events. In groups, they gather information to share with the class and discuss any opposing viewpoints.