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Life Beyond the Fifty Yard Line -- An ecological look at our backyard

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students, in groups, stake out and rope off their study area, do population counts and density studies. They construct a map of the whole area, collect plants and insects, and mount and identify the organisms using keys.
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Focused Learning Lesson: Economics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers review and discuss what skills and knowledge they need to make a decision about a career. They take a test to see which career they would most likely fit into.
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AlphaSmart Computers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders type sentences into their Alphas. They verify all sentences have been double-checked for errors in spelling and grammar.
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MAP UNIT

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate how maps are used to identify different locations. They will also appreciate how there are different types of maps for their purposes. Finally students study how maps contain symbols that represent real places.
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UV Rays

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the effects of UV rays and practice finding the UV index for where they live. In this health lesson plan, 4th graders listen to a lecture about ultraviolet rays, then find the UV index in their area and write a...
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Plants, Plants, and More Plants

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine several types of plants. In this plant lesson, students complete activities that require them to identify types of plants, chart plant anatomy, and explain plant propagation.
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Floods

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore Earth science by answering study questions on-line. For this natural disasters lesson, students research Australia flood statistics over the past 40 years and identify patterns. Students utilize the web to view...
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Spreadsheets and Database in Social Studies

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create/use spreadsheets to solve real-world problems, explore patterns and make predictions, select/explain most appropriate types of graph to display data, and enter data into a prepared spreadsheet to perform calculations.
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All About Reptiles

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students examine different kinds and characteristics of reptiles, and demonstrate reading comprehension skills, including reading strategies, inference, literal meaning, and critical analysis.
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Pattern and Shading

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students dentify patterns in their everyday environment. They create several types of pattern, including hatching, crosshatching, and stippling and discover that hatching lines may be drawn horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
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Reach and Grab

For Teachers K
Students examine the different types of marine life and participate in an activity to show the many arms of an octopus.
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Star Light, Star Bright : Exploring How Stars Are Classified

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work in small groups to organize stars into different categories. They consider size, luminosity, color and temperature, organize the groups and ten report their categories to the class.
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History/Mystery: Regionalism and Ethnicity in the American Detective Novel

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use mystery novels to focus on the history and ethnicity of different regions of the United States. As a class, they are introduced to the elements of a mystery and compare them to the other types of novels they have read. In...
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Art Appreciation

For Teachers K - 6th
Students analyze and critique famous art prints in this introductory lesson to the appreciation of Visual Art forms. Emphasis is on classroom discussions of cultural values, prejudice, and opinions. The lesson includes possible...
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Math Stars

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study addition math facts up to 20. They have 15 seconds to answer each problem using the number keys on the keyboard to type the answer. They may choose Change Settings to make the game harder or easier. Answering them...
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The Twelve Days of Fitness

For Teachers K - 5th
Students can practice this activity as a warm-up during the month of December. It's a great way to teach students about different types of exercises and how they relate to the different components of fitness.
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Cargoes from Three Continents Ancient Mediterranean Trade

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders begin the lesson by researching the different types of ships and shipbuilding techniques used to help trade in the Mediterranean Sea. Using different objects, they determine what one can tell about a society and discuss...
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Handling Discrepancies

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders study the different ways students handle discrepancies.  In this Physics lesson, 11th graders perform a laboratory experiment with resistors.  Students discuss the ethical issues it raises. 
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Don't Print Homework-Email It!

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students practice emailing their homework. In this technology lesson, students review how to type an email address correctly and how to send it to the correct address. Students complete their homework and send it to their teacher.
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Who Lives in the Arctic North?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study the Arctic North. In this Canada history lesson, small groups of students research and then teach the class about either the plants, animals, humans, or geography in relation to the Arctic North. Students make their own...
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Ancient Cultures

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students develop archeological skills in order to explain how scientists determine what ancient cultures were like. They develop an appreciation of the work that is involved in finding out about our past.
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You Don't Know What You've Got Until It's Found

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider what can be learned through the study of artifacts, focusing on those of ancient Egypt. They research famous ancient Egyptian sites to prepare for the development of proposals for exhibits in a fictional museum.
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Are the World's Weather And Climate Changing?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars conduct research about an assigned weather topic and create an interactive project/presentation that can be used to teach classmates about a weather topic. They work with a partner or group to teach classmates about the...
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Preserving the Past with Oral History

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners research history by interviewing people in their community. They create a list of questions and record their responses. They end the project with some type of final product which might include a memory book.