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Design Packing to Safely Mail Raw Spaghetti
Students investigate and determine a way to mail raw spaghetti. In small groups, they package their raw spaghetti using various packing materials, mail the package through the postal system, and evaluate their packing design after...
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Whale Form and Function
Students identify similarities and differences in specializations of morphology among a variety of cetaceans and approximate the reasons for these specializations.
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Investigating the Idea of Cos
Fifth graders use cos to solve problems involving right-angled triangles. They solve equations of the form cos(++) = a, for a between -180 and 360 degrees. They state the value of cos(++) in special cases and graph y = cos(++).
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This Place is Going to the Dogs
Students study different breeds of dogs. They watch a video, "Extraordinary Dogs", about special dogs and how they are categorized according to their adaptations. Then they create a digital video that demonstrates the qualities of dogs...
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Government Websites
Learners search for government sites and create master lists by category. They list Executive, Judicial, Legislative and Special Interest Group sites.
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Influence of Music On Our Lives: How Does Music Influence our Actions?
Eighth graders research how music influences our actions. They form an educated opinion of how music can influence our actions. Students create a computer generated presentation to outline the research methods used to form their answer....
Pulitzer Center
The Global Water Crisis
High schoolers examine the "quiet crisis," the lack of clean water, by reading articles and viewing video clips. They discuss the situations in Ethiopia, Yemen, Kenya, and Nepal. There are two options for the lesson plan, but one of them...
Northern Ireland Curriculum
Feeling Good, Feeling Sad
Fill your classroom with grand conversations about emotions and the healthy ways to express them. Your scholars will create a collage, play a feelings game, read stories, and reflect on their daily feelings.
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Children's Literature Meets Learning Theories
Students examine learning theories and principles through children's literature. In groups, they select theories and create multimedia presentations exemplifying them. Students discuss the various themes related to human growth,...
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Completing Applications
Tenth graders determine the importance of exemplary job applications. In this job application lesson plan, 10th graders examine job applications that have been filled in poorly and those that are done well. They complete job applications...
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Mark Twain Olympics
Students, during the last week of the year, are placed into 12 teams to represent countries of the world. All of students participate in a school-wide Olympics that involves 4 rounds of fun activities.
National Library of Medicine
Your Environment, Your Health: Runoff, Impervious Surfaces, and Smart Development
Can a sidewalk increase the amount of pollution in local streams? Scholars learn the answer to this question though research and experimentation in the fifth unit in the six-part series. Pupils study runoff, impervious surfaces, and the...
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Eight Ways to Learn All About Me
Activities designed to encourage young ones to learn who they are and how to express themselves.
Education World
Every-Day Edit: Leap Second
In this everyday editing worksheet, the grammatical errors include capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Learners correct these grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Leap Second.
Education World
Every Day Edit - Marie Curie
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Marie Curie. The errors range from punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
Education World
Every Day Edit - Yankee Stadium
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Yankee Stadium. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
Education World
Every-Day Edit: Alaska, the 49th State
For this editing activity, students read and edit a short passage entitled, "Alaska, the 49th State." Students look for 10 errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar.
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Email, Part 2: Addresses
Pupils investigate the symbols utilized to form an email address. The lesson was originally written for librarians who have had little or no net experience.
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Unsafe Waters
Young scholars investigate deep sea explorations and the challenges that can occur. In this deep-sea exploration lesson students work in groups and create a deep sea exploration mural.
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Geotagging in school
Students create a digital photo map of the world. In this digital photo map lesson plan, students pick topics such as the Olympics, natural disasters, or trip planning and create a photo map on the computer.
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The Giving Chair
Students practice giving compliments to each other. They sit in a special chair and states something nice about a classmate. They practice giving compliments at home as well.
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Virtual Ellis Island Museum Unit:
Students conduct secondary source research using the internet and library resources to research the backgrounds of their family's cultural and ethnic heritages.
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The U.S. Constitution and Disability Laws
Students examine the United States Constitution for laws that protect people with disabilities. They discover how the education system provides equal education to all students and how the Federal Government makes sure this is occuring.
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Water Careers
Pupils explore a variety of water-related careers. They compare specific jobs and the the education required, the training needed, salary, and job descriptions. Students research a chosen water-related career and interview a person in...