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Formation of Fossil Fuels

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research the origin of oil and natural gas to gather an understanding of the stages of fossil fuel formation. Then the class creates murals depicting the life cycle of a fossil fuel.
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Magnificent Metamorphosis

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discover stages in metamorphosis through up close and real encounters with video, hands-on investigative and interactive activities using mealworms.
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Days of '49: "I've Been Toiling Hard for the Last Two And a Half Years"

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Pupils trace the stages of gold mining in California. They discuss the life of a gold miner and how the discovery of gold influenced towns and cities in California during the 1949 Gold Rush.
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Bluebirds

For Teachers K
Pupils use the internet to gather information on bluebirds. In groups, they observe and record the size, color and various sounds of the birds. They view photographs of the birds in different stages of development and discuss how they...
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Early Humans

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders work together in groups to examine the earliest civilizations. After reading two stories, they compare and contrast the facts with those stories with other ones they have read. They discuss the different hypothesis on...
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Butterflies Crossword Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this science instructional activity, students complete a crossword puzzle by writing in words related to the life cycle of a butterfly. Students review ten vocabulary words on this instructional activity.
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What’s in a Name? Understanding Malcolm X

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the life of Malcolm X. In this autobiography instructional activity, students read The Autobiography of Malcolm X, investigate and evaluate the time period of his life, and write an essay based on their reflections...
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Science: Entomology in Action

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover how coroners use insect life cycles to estimate the time of death in cases. they describe how forensic entomologists combine environmental factors with insect life cycles to note the changes. Students examine an...
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Task-based Grammar Teaching

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students compare a photo of themsevles now to a photo from ten years ago. They write how their life was different then from now and then present the information to the class.
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Butterflies

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students will explore the life cycle of the Painted Lady butterfly by raising their own. They will incorporate math, science, and language arts as they graph, pattern, journal, observe, and artistically create.
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Courage to Change the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the life of Nelson Mandela. In this biographical lesson plan, students read a biography about Nelson Mandela and discuss his life accomplishments. Students watch an Internet video about Mandela and discuss examples in...
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A Year in the Work of the Bard

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars study the life and times of Shakespeare. In this William Shakespeare lesson, students research the noted Web sites to discover details about Shakespeare's life and the times he lived in. Young scholars also virtually visit...
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Getting Familiar with Fractals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils use the Internet to answer lab questions about fractals, and then construct fractals using the initial stage and iteration rule. They complete tables and generate rules for the "nth" term and create their own fractals.
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How Do Cells Reproduce?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners discuss the importance of reproduction of cells. They identify and describe the stages of Mitosis. They discover what happens to chromosomes and DNA during reproduction.
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Native American Research

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate an Native American tribal group. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The subject areas to focus on are religious life, history, social structures, economics, geography, and environment. Students...
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Golden Rule

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss how others should use the Golden Rule to peacefully solve real life problems. They perform short skits that depict people breaking the Golden Rule. They work as a class to determine ways the problem could be solved....
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The Art of Marie Goth

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the history and art of the Indiana artist Marie Goth. They create a timeline of events in Marie Goth's life and discuss historical events that happened during her lifetime. Students then view portraits and...
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Growth and Change as it Occurs in Plants and Flowers

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students work together to observe plants and flowers through their life cycle. In groups, they make predictions and record changes in a journal. Using this information, they create their own original artwork and discuss the plants life...
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Classroom Animals & Pets - Insects & Company - Butterflies

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students examine the life cycle of a butterfly. They place caterpillars in a cage and observe their change to a butterfly. Students discover how much a caterpillar eats and annotate growth information.
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Compatible Numbers To Ten

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students solve both addition and subtraction facts and discover the relationship between adding and subtracting equations. Students read real life word problems, extrapolate needed information, and write equations to solve the story...
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Cnidarians

For Students 9th - 12th
For this cnidarians worksheet, students will read 4 descriptions and identify each as either the polyp or medusa form of cnidarian. Then students will complete 3 short answer questions about the characteristics of cnidarians. Finally,...
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Getting Energy to Make ATP

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this cellular energy worksheet, students review the stages of cellular respiration and contrast fermentation with cellular respiration. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank and 6 short answer questions.
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The Leadership and Impact of Booker T. Washington

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore the life and leadership of Booker T. Washington. In this Booker T. Washington lesson, 12th graders examine images of Washington, listen to audio of his voice, and his most famous speech. Students wrote responses...
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Tadpoles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine tadpoles at various stages of development. They make careful scientific observations and compare the changes that occur at five different phases of a frog's life.

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