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The Dinosaur Body

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students investigate how body design affects balance. They make simple models of dinosaur bodies using straws and marshmallows. Before making their models, they discuss the effects of gravity and the importance of balance in body shape.
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Clues to Climate Change

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study topics related to global weather patterns and their local effects. They hone their research and presentation skills using online resources content specific tools, and graphing data. They create simple PowerPoint...
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The Case of the Gigantic $100,000 Bill

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students investigate the money creation process and calculate the upper bound of the money creation process using a money multiplier. In this money creation lesson plan, students use a imitation $100,000 bill. Students demonstrate...
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Construction of an Ammeter and a Voltmeter from a Galvanometer

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore series and parallel circuits. In this physics lesson, students construct a simple circuit and measure its maximum current. They construct their own voltmeter and ammeter that operates at a specified range.
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Highlighting

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Pupils locate and identify the relevant information that answers a research question. They read an article, and identify the key phrases that answer their research questions, differentiating between relevant and interesting information.
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Controlled Narrative Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine a short story and add possible adjectives. They re-read the story and add adverbs. They also add other information to make the story interesting.
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KidPix Writing Web

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students review using a web as a graphic organizer for a writing topic and watch as teacher demonstrates creating ovals, circles, arrows, and text on KidPix or Word. They work individually or in groups to create a writing web, using text...
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Managing Medical Conditions

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders discover more about a medical condition that is of interest to them and write what they have learned about that condition, using the information as a personal resource or to share with others.
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Bottle Cap Basketball

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners play a simple game to practice the fundamentals of a bounce pass and aiming the basketball.
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Routines

For Teachers K - 5th
Students talk about their routine. They learn and practice the simple present, then read an article about an atypical routine. Finally, they write about routines
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Words in the News Internet Companies Try To Stop Spam - 8 February 2006

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers complete vocabulary and word work before reading an online article. They complete worksheets and an online quiz before they participate in an activity in which they invent a simple product or service.
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A Creative Classroom Model For a Sixth Grade Science Class

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders observe with a microscope such simple crystals as salt, sugar, cream of tartar, and other chemicals which are listed in detail. They observe the crystalline structure and make comparisons, culminating in the creation of...
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Interpreting a Story from a News Article

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read and retell a story form out of the newspaper. They write to communicate ideas, stories, letters, simple explanations, and short reports. They edit and perfect their projects for homework, and they share their work with the...
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Campaign Hot Buttons

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a simulation that asks them to work as staffers for a candidate running for office. They are assigned to design, administer, and analyze a simple poll on an important community issue. Students develop a position...
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Chrononauts Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are told that chronanauts is a fascinating, whimsical exploration of time travel, causality, and possibility covering many fascinating and significant events of the last century or so. They work in small groups to create...
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The Snowy Day Science Lesson

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students listen to the story The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats in order to become interested in the world of snow. In this snow exploration lesson, students scoop up snow to make snowballs, measuring the amount of snow they use so each...
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Lawn Mowing

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
This is how long we mow the lawn together. The assessment requires the class to work with combining ratios and proportional reasoning. Pupils determine the unit rate of mowers and calculate the time required to mow a lawn if they work...
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Mixing Paints

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Let's paint the town equal parts yellow and violet, or simply brown. Pupils calculate the amount of blue and red paint needed to make six quarts of brown paint. Individuals then explain how they determined the percentage of the brown...
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Photographs

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Scaling needs to be picture perfect. Pupils use proportional reasoning to find the missing dimension of a photo. Class members determine the sizes of paper needed for two configurations of pictures in the short assessment task.
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Bowling Over the Order of Operations

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Upper graders will solve equations using order of operations, and create equations that to play a fun math bowling game. They will bowl using dice to practice operations. Extensions are also included.
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Mathematics Reference Sheet

For Teachers 5th - 10th Standards
Triangles and prisms don't stand a chance when your learners use this handout full of the formulas they need to know about the different shapes. Area, volume, and surface formulas are all covered along with the standard measurement and...
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7th Grade Math Common Core Checklist

For Teachers 7th Standards
With so many math standards to fit into a school year, it can be difficult keeping track of what you have and have not covered. This collection of Common Core checklists allows you to maintain a running record of when each...
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7th Grade Math "I Can" Statement Posters

For Teachers 7th Standards
Translate the Common Core math standards into a series of achievable "I can" statements with this collection of classroom displays. Offering posters for each standard, this resource is a great way to support your seventh graders as...
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Framing a House

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
If members of your class wonder where they can use the math they learn in middle school, let them discover the answer. Learners apply geometry concepts of scale and measure to calculate the costs of framing a house addition.

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