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Dining In

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers develop a business plan for improving their school cafeteria.
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Taking Stock

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students match scenarios with the terminology related to stock market fluctuations. They read an article, answer discussion questions, create a terminology poster, and write an essay.
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Invest In Yourself

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students learn about budgeting, saving, dept, financial management, opportunity cost, and self-regulation. In this financial management instructional activity, students apply their knowledge of finance components and create their own web...
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Coral Reefs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research coral reefs and identify their benefits to humans, threats to the reef, how to reduce and eliminate threats, and more. In this coral reef lesson plan, students research the reefs, and take a field trip to an aquarium.
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It's Just a Game?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider their attitudes toward concrete and abstract violence in the media before developing hypotheses that assess the effect of gender and age on people's attitudes toward such violence and designing a survey to test those...
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Infusing Equity Vs Gender into the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars explore the effect of gender bias in the classroom. In this statistics lesson, students discuss the effects of stereotyping, discrimination, and gender bias in the classroom. They collect data on different work places...
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Tell It Like It Is

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the accuracy of the Web sites they regularly use, then prepare for a formal debate on the reliability of Wikipedia and similar Web sites. For homework, they prepare note cards and practice delivering their orations.
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Escape! Because Accidents Happen-Fire

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students view a video clip about fire safety. They work together to research fire safety strategies in public and private buildings. They create a prototype of a building using safety measures.
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Employee Behaviors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate knowledge of employee behaviors that promote career success. They demonstrate knowledge of career opportunities by identifying attitudes and behaviors that strengthen the individual work ethic and promote career...
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Understanding Political Cartoons

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students draw two political cartoons. They compare the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890 to the stand-off that took place at Wounded Knee in l973. They examine the role that Manifest Destiny played in the West.
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Deric's Blotto

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners solve the handshake problem and investigate triangular numbers. In this geometry lesson, students investigate Blotto games as they apply concepts of triangles and geometric theorems.
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DYNAMICS IN CONCEPT AND IN ACTION

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students perform grade appropriate literature utilizing the specified dynamic indications and respond accurately to the cues of the director.
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Classical Conditioning Experiment

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students define classical conditioning and examine the effects on their everyday life. They participate in a classical conditioning experiment involving tapping a pencil, hopping, and taking their pulses.
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Learning About Ratios: A Sandwich Study

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils gain a concrete introduction to the concept of ratios. They demonstrate the ability to create ratios using peanut butter and jelly. They, in groups, construct 6 different sandwiches using different amounts of each food.
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Hire the Best

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students study how education increases earning power. They examine resumes and applications and use them to select an appropriate job candidate.
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Algebra I Project: Make Your Own Business

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the concept of algebra in real world situations. In this economics lesson plan, students design, plan, run, and evaluate a small business. Students will create a product, market the product, and try to make a profit.
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Farewell to Manzanar: Racism and Point of View

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students create a presentation on the computer of the reactions and memories of people who were around during the attacks at Pearl Harbor. In this Pearl Harbor lesson plan, students interview people who were there, discuss the racism,...
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Chapter 6: The Human Population: Demographics

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars read the indicated text and complete several suggested labs and activities. They answer critical thinking questions. This lesson is very hard to do without the indicated text.
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The Need for Government—A Cinematic and Literary Perspective

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the philosophy of government. In this types of  government lesson, students explore literature and movie clips to determine the value of rules in lawless societies.
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The Need for Laws

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students consider the presence of authority in their lives. In this law lesson, students compare forgotten laws that function in their lives to forgotten instructions in making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
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Human Populations Studies: the Ghost of Populations Past

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers compile data on population distribution and develop survivorship curves using information from cemetery tombstones and obituaries. They develop inferences on the changes in population age distribution in their area over time.
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Topic 2: Graphing 2-Variable Linear Equations

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students explore the concept of 2-variable equations and expressions. For this 2-variable equation and expression lesson, students translate 2-variable word problems into 2-variable equations and expressions.
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Atlatl Lessons for Grade 8

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the weapons of the Aboriginal people.  In this eight grade math/science instructional activity, 8th graders collect and analyze data regarding the speed and distance of a dart thrown with an atlatl. ...
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Classical Conditioning Experiment

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students define classical conditioning and identify its four parts.