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Lady Sings the Blues

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore women and music in the 20th century. In this music instructional activity, students study the relationship between literature and music through The Color Purple and music by Ethel Waters, MA Rainey, Bessie Smith, Billie...
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Influential Scientists Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science vocabulary worksheet, students match the names of 19 science professionals with the definition. Example: Ichthyologist (studies fish).
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Make It Rain!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete an experiment. In this precipitation lesson plan, students complete an activity where they make rain in a jar.
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Sequences in Geogebra

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students follow detailed directions to use the GeoGebra program. In this mathematics lesson, students find the nth term of a sequence, and use line art to approximate a Bezier's curve. Students locate points and segments on a circle. The...
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Look for Patterns

For Students 5th - 10th
In this earthquakes worksheet, students look at maps of earthquake patterns and answer short answer questions. Students answer 12 questions.
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Antibodies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers conduct a series of exploration activity on how vaccines and antibodies work. In this biology lesson, students test how antigens and antibodies work in the body. They discuss the benefits of vaccines in promoting immune...
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Tobacco Smoking and Lung Cancer

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars explore tobacco smoking and the impact it has on society.  In this health lesson students complete several experiments on smoking and lung cancer.
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Meteorites

For Teachers 1st - 11th
Students model how meteors fall to the surface of planets. In this space science lesson, students identify different types of meteorites using an interactive online website. They investigate the relationship between a meteorite's size...
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Magna Carta: Cornerstone of the U.S. Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use the Internet to read a brief description of Magna Carta (link provided). They "walk through" the document with the teacher, identifying four major themes. High schoolers read and discuss "The Rhetoric of Rights:...
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Is the Hudson River Too Salty to Drink?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore reasons for varied salinity in bodies of water. In this geographical inquiry lesson plan, students use a variety of visual and written information including maps, data tables, and graphs, to form a hypothesis as to why...
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Kinetic Energy and Voltage

For Students 8th - 10th
In this kinetic energy and voltage worksheet, students use the formula that relates the kinetic energy of a particle to its voltage to answer 3 questions. Students manipulate the equation to solve for the speed of particles given...
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Speaking for the Trees

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students present a play based on The Lorax.For this environmental issues lesson, students read and discuss literature and complete activities pertaining to environmental stewardship.
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Native Americans and Giving

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: The Words of Chief Seattle instructional activity, students examine the plight of Native Americans and explore Native Americans' quest for the "common good."
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Complex Sentences Made Easy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students understand that a complex sentence combines two ideas. For this complex sentence lesson, students use subordinate conjunctions to combine simple sentences. Students complete a worksheet.
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Water Quality: Water Filtration

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students build a water filtration system. For this water quality lesson, students work in groups to construct water filtration units that can purify contaminated water. This lesson is part of a larger unit on water quality.
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Storms and Extreme Weather

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore hurricanes and tornadoes by conducting an experiment. For this weather pattern lesson, students define many extreme weather vocabulary terms and discuss the relationship with static electricity. Students utilize plastic...
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Money Math

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students define human capital and income earning potential. In this algebra lesson, students analyze the relationship between income and capital resources. They calculate tax rates and understand how to read a tax table.
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Solving a Pair of Linear Equations by Graphing

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach your math lovers how to solve linear equations by graphing. Students identify pairs of coordinates and use it to graph a line and use the TI to graph and observe the line.
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Sum of Exterior Angles of Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Have fun calculating angles for different polygons. The class differentiate the relationship between the interior and exterior angles of polygons. They discuss linear pair as it related the polygons and their angles. This is done as they...
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Heart Smart in a Heart Beat

For Teachers 5th - 7th
As an introductory activity, young statisticians measure their heart rate at rest and after exercise and compute the mean and median, and create a box & whisker plot.  This is followed by watching a video (that no longer seems...
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Mathematical Analysis of Temperature Scales

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students use the point-slope formula to determine the relationship between the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales of temperature. They use a graphing calculator to determine the slope of the line between two points in each scale.
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Adding and Subtracting

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will add and subtract numbers less than 100 as well as understand and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction. They compose/decompose numbers up to 10 and understand a variety of situations in which...
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Scale Factor- Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars calculate the surface area and volume of shapes. For this geometry lesson, students create different scales and calculate the volume and area for each shape. They compare and contrast between the different scales and shapes.
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You Can Stop!!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze smoking behavior based on peer pressure.  In this health lesson, students read and complete worksheets on the internet concerning the behaviors associated with smoking.  They summarize what they have learned by...