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My Favorite Room
Students practice describing a room. In this descriptive writing lesson plan, students use all of their five senses to describe their favorite room. The teacher will model for the class by creating a word list that describe the classroom...
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Plains Indians Pictographs
Young scholars explore methods of written communication. In this Plains Indian lesson, students create pictographs representing everyday modern life after observing the pictographs used by the Plains Indians. Pictograph stories are...
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Paper Airplane Science
Fifth graders recognize the need to follow the scientific method carefully and be aware of variables in experiments. For this airplane lesson, 5th graders design and test an airplane, and complete a data sheet. Students retest five...
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Ad Awareness
Students review advertisements. In this advertising lesson, students define advertising and determine the main reason ads are created. Students define what it means to be a consumer and advertiser. Students are divided into groups and...
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Getting to Know You
Students read a book about understanding differences. In this getting to know you lesson, students sit in a circle, roll a ball to each other and tell one thing about themselves when they get the ball. Students read the book...
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"You may now enter the Holodeck."
Learners study and make a hologram. For this holography mini-unit, students study the science behind holography and in the culminating activity they create their own holograph. This mini-unit includes six lessons and a culminating activity.
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Balloons: Math with the Montgolfier Balloon
Learners discover the history of hot air balloons by watching one ascent. In this physics instructional activity, students utilize a Montgolfier Hot Air Balloon from an earlier instructional activity and record the temperature,...
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All the Colors We Are
Students make a hand print mural. In this painting lesson, students read the book All the Colors We Are and describe the color of their skin. Students learn how to mix paints to create various skin tones, create their personal...
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Shipping For Survival
Students explore package engineering and investigate design. In this shipping lesson students are given a flower and are to come up with a packaging that will allow the flower to get to its destination as fresh as possible.
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How Much Is It?
Students explore foreign currencies. In this foreign currencies lesson, students simulate travel to another country and determine the value of the US dollar compared to other countries. Students use a conversion table and search Internet...
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Give Me A Break!
Students create and conduct a survey. In this broken bones lesson, students discuss if they've ever broken a bone and how a broken bone heals. Students generate questions for a survey on broken bones and healing time, conduct the survey...
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Immigration Debate
Students investigate the law recently passed in Arizona, "Support our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act." In this history lesson, students watch a video on immigration then work in small groups to prepare a debate on the...
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The Battle for Congress: Midterm Elections 2010
Students research midterm elections. In this United States Congress lesson, students use the Internet to explore the issues, candidates, platforms and stakes of the midterm elections of 2010. This extensive lesson makes use of...
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Interior/Exterior Polygon Angles and Tessellations
Students discover the sum of the interior and exterior angles of several polygons. In this Geometers sketchpad instructional activity, students work in groups to find the stated measurements of triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons and...
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Proportion
Students investigate proportion and ratio. In this geometry instructional activity, students set up the ratios of proportions correctly and solve for the unknown. They relate it to word problems.
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Skeletal System (Continued)
Students examine human bones. In this skeletal system activity, students review the functions and locations of bones in the human body. Students work in groups to complete an activity where they discover why bones are hollow and discuss...
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Alaska's Native Population: Eskimos, Indians and Aleuts
Students explore the unique population of Alaska. In this Native people of Alaska lesson, students discover the three groups of people who live in Alaska. Students describe the similiarities and differences between the three groups....
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The Equator
Students investigate cultures located along the equator. In this geography skills lesson, students research the geography, history, culture, and tourism of Ecuador, Indonesia, Kenya, Brazil, and Singapore. Students write an article based...
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News Coverage
Students compare and contrast methods of media coverage. In this media awareness lesson, students keep track of news regarding a world or national issue for the period of 1 week. Students collaborate to describe the type of coverage...
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An Irish Blessing
Students explore Irish culture by participating in a creative writing activity. In this good will writing lesson, students define "Irish Blessings" and utilize computer software to create a template for a blessing they will write....
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A World of Myths
Learners read and write myths. In this world mythology lesson, students read and analyze myths from various cultures and then recognize their attributes as they write their own myths to explain natural phenomena.
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Elements of Myth
Students read and act out myths. In this world mythology lesson, students read and analyze myths from various cultures and then recognize their attributes as they prepare presentations of myths that explain natural phenomena.
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Mira, Mira on the Wall: Reflections
Students investigate and perform reflections and symmetry. In this geometry lesson, students compare and contrast the relationship between reflections and symmetries.
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The Farmer Cares for the Land
Students explore farming by creating visual demonstrations. In this agriculture lesson, students read assigned text about a farmer's duty and identify the events that have taken place in the history of agriculture. Students collaborate...