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Finding Satisfactory Solutions

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students decide where to locate ice cream stands in a town so that no one has to travel too far to buy a treat. The problem-solving strategies for this problem give students a chance to decide what makes a solution satisfactory.
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MAKE YOUR OWN BOOK OF THE DEAD

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars study the Book of the Dead and its importance to Ancient Egyptian culture, identify with ancient Egyptians through reading about their culture and religion, and use scroll-shaped paper and colored pencils to create their...
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GUITARS AS SCULPTURE

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss guitars, pointing out different parts of the guitar, compare/contrast guitars from different times, imagine they are designers hired to build a new age guitar, create many preliminary sketches, choose one, and begin...
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First Class First? Using Data to Explore the Tragedy of the Titanic

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze and interpret data related to the crew and passengers of the Titanic. They research information on a Titanic database to illustrate specific statistical conclusions, and whether or not social status affected the outcome.
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Black Holes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study black holes and see how space telescopes can provide data to support current hypotheses. They examine the anatomy of a black hole using a diagram of an accretion disk, the event horizon, and jets of hot gas.
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Salt: Up Close and Personal

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students predict, observe, and explain the details of salt as they view it under a variety of magnifications. They observe salt with the naked eye, and then under a hand lens, microscope, and the electron microscope.
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Buoyant Boats

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students design and construct a boat out of aluminum foil and a few other simple materials. The boats then be tested by floating them in water, then adding mass until they sink. They explore the various shapes of boat construction.
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Does Soap Float?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students form hypotheses and carry out an investigation in order to answer a central question: Does soap float? The focus of this instructional activity is on scientific inquiry, but it incorporates scientific topics such as sinking and...
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Homegrown Terror

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate history of domestic terrorism in six European countries; they analyze and write about differences between terrorist acts planned and committed by a country's citizens and those planned by groups or individuals...
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Lesson Plan on School Integration in Boston And Nantucket

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use primary sources and timelines to begin a study of school integration; students watch "Nantucket Rock of Changes," and compare the case of Eunice Ross with the story of the Little Rock Nine.
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Contour Drawing Shells

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop skills in shading and create eye movement through the use of lights and darks. They show five principles of shading while drawing shells and bones.
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Emotion in Art & Poetry

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to famous works of art and begin to discuss the artist's work. Use art to explain and reflect their own emotions. The write about feelings in a work of art and make connections between art and other...
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My Many Colored Days

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read My Many Colored Days as a class, explore their feelings about colors, illustrate what they think about colors, explore the author Dr. Seuss, and create an accordion style book.
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Look At Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe, measure, and sort tree leaves. They examine leaves individually, in groups, and in relationship to the entire tree. They become familiar with the seasonal changing of leaves. They realize that these and other changes...
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Sink or Float?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make and test predictions about sinking and floating, and classify objects according to whether they sink or float.
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Exploring Magnetic Fields

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept that magnets attract and repel items and exert a magnetic field that can vary in strength. They see evidence of the magnetic field of a small magnet. They see that there are forces on earth which cannot be seen.
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The Grapes of Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students "think" through mathematical problem solving and provide solutions using a variety of strategies after listening to Greg Tang's book, The Grapes of Math.
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Two-Dimensional Geometric Shapes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in hands-on activities to explore the shapes in their environment.
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Magnetic Pick-ups

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars gain an understanding that certain materials are attracted to magnets and some are not.
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Arthropods at Home: Spider, Isopod, or any Arthropod

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe, discuss, and record the requirements of a healthy environment for both arthropods and people by designing and maintaining an artificial habitat for an arthropod, and considering the requirements for a healthy body...
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Two's Company; Is Three a Crowd?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the history of third-party politics in America. They research the impact of one third-party or independent candidate for president and develop a poster and stump speech representing that candidate's motivation for running.
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The Cold War Warrior Defending: The Moral Beacon of the World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify President Reagan's domestic and foreign policy, describe America's attitude toward communism, list characteristics which endeared Reagan to the American people, and explain why some Americans spoke out against Reagan's...
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Using the News in Class

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students listen to international news stories. Students use context clues to determine the meaning of vocabulary words from context, then complete a matching exercise to see if their vocabulary definitions were correct. Students...
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Quarters, Dimes, and Nickels

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders add and subtract coins, decide which coins to use to purchase an item, and compare values of sets of coins.

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