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Haring's Heroes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students collaborate to create a painting in the style of Keith Haring. In this subway art lesson, learners study the distinct style of artist Keith Haring and design a large scale canvas on styrofoam. They study the details of Haring's...
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Wind Power

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore wind energy. In this wind power lesson, students create models of wind turbines and experiment with changes that will help efficiency. Students watch a video on wind power and discuss. Students work in groups to create...
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Unit Plan Template

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners research the adaptations of desert animals and build their research skills. In this the adaptations of desert animals lesson, students describe major factors that desert animals have on their habitat. Learners explore...
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Haring Cooperative Quilt

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students inspect visual arts by examining images on the web. In this art history lesson, students discuss the history of art after researching Keith Haring's work on the Internet. Students analyze the style of...
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Solid Conductors

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students work in groups to create a solid conductor testing set up. They use a variety of solid materials and predict if each will serve as a conductor of electricity (allow electricity to pass through so the light bulb will light up)....
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Juvenile Crime in America: What Do We Value

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the statistical data provided in the Juvenile Offenders and Victims National Report. Students work in groups to create a story around a juvenile crime using the perspective of the juvenile offender, and...
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Italian Enemy Aliens During World War II: Evacuation from Prohibited Zones

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Learners read and discuss the Enemy Alien Evacuation Order. They perform research by reading newspaper articles from February 1942 as well as investigating available information on the Internet. Students work in groups to create a...
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Micro-Organisms

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate micro-organisms with an on line activity. In this micro-organism on line lesson plan, students identify bacteria, viruses and fungi projected onto a white board. Students work in groups and use a computer and an on...
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BBC Learning English, Speaking (Roleplay)

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this ESL speaking worksheet, students work in groups to create six interview questions for possible employees from abroad. Each student then interviews someone from another group noting their responses. Groups re-form, compare notes,...
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Orange Juice - From the Tree to the Glass

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders work in groups to create a play showing how an orange becomes orange juice at the store. In this economics and goods production lesson, 2nd graders complete a webquest that guides them though discovering the process of...
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Recycling Concentration & Go Fish

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners play a game based on concentration or memory to place recyclable items into one of 4 groups. In this recycling lesson, students work in groups of 1-4 to place cards with pictures of various items into a Composting, Recycling,...
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I Bet You Didn't Know George Washington...

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research George Washington through reading (George Washington's Breakfast) by Jean Fritz and Internet research. In this George Washington instructional activity, students work in groups and gather interesting facts about George...
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Great Lakes at Stake

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore conservation of the Great Lakes. In this geography and ecology lesson plan, students identify the Great Lakes on a map and view a video depicting the history and importance of these lakes. Students work in groups to...
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The March Continues

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars explore the Civil Rights Memorial. In this character development and U.S. History lesson, students employ reading comprehension strategies while reading a news article about the Civil Rights Memorial. Young scholars work...
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Skittle it Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make a graph. In this graphing and Excel lesson, students work in groups and are given a bag of skittles. Students count the number of each color skittle and create a table in Excel. Students learn how to make a pie graph using...
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Digital Forensics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine a crime scene and photograph evidence.  In this forensics digital photography activity, students recognize the correct procedures for filming a crime scene.  Students document evidence and keep a log of the...
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Line Graphs Showing Change Over Time

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students analyze line graphs. In this graphing lesson, students analyze line graphs paying attention to how the data changes over time. This lesson includes two video clips, one demonstrating an increasing line graph and one...
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How Evolution Works

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work in groups to investigate and present genetic variation, adaptation, and sexual selection as it relates to evolution. In this evolution lesson, students watch a video discuss how the human eye could evolve due to natural...
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Effects of the Stono Rebellion

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn about a slavery rebellion.  In this slavery lesson, 4th graders work in groups to review different non-violent ways enslaved Africans protested slavery.  Students learn about the Stono Rebellion, read a...
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Who Is Sarah Mae Fleming?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders learn about two influential women.  In this historical figures instructional activity, 5th graders work in groups to read articles about Rosa Parks and Sarah Fleming and share their findings with the class. ...
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Editorials

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate editorials.  In this literacy critical thinking lesson plan, students compare and contrast two newspaper editorials and two letters to the editor by completing a Venn diagram. Students work in groups to write...
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Build a Catapult

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Studens construct their own catapult. In this history of catapults lesson plan, students work in groups to make their own model of a catapult. Students use physics vocabulary terms explain how the catapult works. Students test the...
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Reverse Engineer a Camera

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students dismantle and reassemble a camera. In this reverse engineering lesson, students work in groups to disassemble a one-time use camera while writing directions for reassembly. Students switch cameras and directions with another...
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Electing a president

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a list of characteristics of a president and reach consensus about the most important qualities.  In this electing a President instructional activity, students work in groups to choose the most important traits of a...