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The Motivation for Movement

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the geographic theme of movement. In this migration lesson, students discuss push-pull factors that motivate immigrants and interpret illegal immigration data. Students also discuss the difficulties that illegals face.
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Mathematics at the Frontier of Astronomy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the different types of measurements used in astronomy. In this space science lesson, students explain the relationship between planets' orbits and distance from the sun using Kepler's Laws. They discuss how math aides in...
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Rapid Ecological Assessments

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students conduct an ecological assessment of a small area on school property. They inventory plant and animal life of a sample area and make calculations to determine implications for a larger area.
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Minimize Perimeter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use the graph and equation of a perimeter function to find characteristics that minimizes the perimeter of a rectangle. They comprehend that in business situations, such as packaging and city planning, minimizing perimeter...
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Write a Letter to Jesse Owens

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine the accomplishments of Jesse Owens and the views of the Nazi Party in 1936. They read and discuss two handouts, conduct research on the Nazi Party's views and the Civil Rights Movement in American in 1936, and write a...
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Olympians Don't Quit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss challenges they have faced, They then discover life challenges faced by former Olympians who could have given up but chose to preservere and compete in the Olympic games.
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The Tell-Tale Heart

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Rather than who done it, the mystery literary detectives have to solve as they examine the evidence found in Edgar Allan Poe's famous "The Tell-Tale Heart" is why did he do it?
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The Turkey Web

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify habitat and feeding habits of the wild turkey.  In habitat and diet lesson students view a demonstration, complete an activity then follow turkey sign.
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Native American Cultures for Grades 4-5

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate Native American culture by researching the Internet.  In this U.S. History lesson, students read online field reports about exploration and the history of Native Americans in the United States.  Students...
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Plan For Relay

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice activities to lead up to the progression of Relay Races. Students learn how to effectively pass the baton using the upsweep relay pass method. This lesson includes information on equipment needed, and ideas for...
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CSI, Second Grade Style

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders conduct a classroom investigation. In this investigative lesson, 2nd graders spend their time observing, measuring, and collecting data. They simulate a forensic science lab by conducting a fingerprint, scent, footprint,...
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For The Record

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students create a database that catalogs their collection of CD's and tapes. They sort, analyze and print databases. They practice how to search, sort and analyze a database.
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Plan For The Short Sprints

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in short sprint activities to help them practice the start, sprinting mechanics, and the finish. This lesson plan describes the progression for teaching your athletes to complete a short sprint. It clearly states how...
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"Critters 'R Us" or "Crime Scene Critters"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars predict, identify, analyze, and categorize the various nocturnal animals found in their immediate area. They set bait around their school, and try to identify the tracks of the animals that eat the food.
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Need For Speed

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the distance a car travel using CEEBoT. In this algebra instructional activity, students apply the distance formula to real life scenarios. They use a measuring tape and a formula to measure the distance the ceebot...
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PLANNING A DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders research stocks and how to read and interpret financial data. They choose 5 companies to invest in and track their performance over 10 weeks. They create a spreadsheet which shows the results.
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To teach s

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students learn offensive and defensive strategies in flag football and work on passing, catching, and defending.
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Pass for Points

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in offensive and defensive strategies in flag football and work on passing, catching, and defending.
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A Budget Can Help Young People Cut Their Spending

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of budgeting. In this budgeting lesson plan, students read an article about how a budget helps young adults keep track of their spending. Students discuss financial issues that young adults have to deal with...
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Endangered Ecosystems Grades 4-5

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read about research at the field sites. They read field reports from team members at the site. Students conduct their own research on ecosystems in their lives. They explore and build an interactive food web. Students create...
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GPS Art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners design their own logo or picture and use a handheld GPS receiver to map it out. They write out a word or graphic on a field or playground, walk the path, and log GPS data. The results display their "art" on their GPS receiver...
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Fiber of Life

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine the importance of plants to individuals and society through a multi-discipline set of activities. They observe and draw different leaf structures and then create a book about trees and photosynthesis. They explore...
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Role Playing for Fluency

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the benefits of rereading a story to increase their oral reading speed, fluency, and comprehension. They work with a partner reading the story "What Will the Seal Eat?" They time and encourage each other in each...
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Clay Hill Animal Sampling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners create animal print casts from molds in the classroom. They use the cast patterns to identify animal prints on a field trip in which they locate animal tracks, identify the location with GPS and create field casts of the...

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