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Reader's Theater with a Twist
Second graders create a Reader's Theater script. In this reader's theater lesson, 2nd graders create their own script of a story in groups. They make props and act them out on FlipVideo and voice thread. 
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Essential to Autumn: Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Pattern, Rhythm, Emphasis, Movement, Balance, and Unity
Students explore the environment by learning about nature. For this art lesson, students go on a walk and find objects to help in creating a picture, or collage representing whatever season is being discussed. Students write similes...
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Advertising
Students complete a product analysis as a study of advertising. In this advertising lesson, students discuss advertising by putting up 10 product logos with the name of the products taken out. Students see how many products they can...
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Defining the Difference Between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
Students examine microscopic life by conducting a scientific investigation. In this cell analysis lesson plan, students define the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and discuss their word origins. Students view each type of cell on slides...
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Las Vegas: We Are Just Like You
High schoolers practice making multimedia documentary films by investigating cities of America.  In this U.S. geography lesson, students examine Las Vegas and compare the state of Nevada to 15 other states and discuss their main...
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Sound: Are All Sounds Loud?
First graders explore physics by utilizing education software. In this sound properties lesson plan, 1st graders discuss the different sounds associated with different materials and perform an object dropping experiment in class....
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Twelfth Night: Thrusting Greatness Upon the Television 1
Learners create skits based on pairs of words. In this Twelfth Night lesson, students create a cluster map in which they brainstorm a dialogue/scene based on their word pair. Learners perform and record their scenes and discuss...
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The Important Thing
First graders create time capsules with "The Important Thing About Me" picture and information.
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Survivor Suitcases
Students analyze and discuss how they would prepare for a trip to a desert island. They write a paragraph explaining why they chose their three items and how each help them to survive.
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The All About Me Poster
Pupils write about themselves and create a poster to illustrate who they are.
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The New Canada Project
Students focus on one province/territory in Canada.  They study the natural resources, location and geographical significance, physical geography, people, culture, climate, and the brief history.
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Discovering No Differences in Latin America and Latino Culture
Students explore the differences between American Spanish speaking countries and the United States. Students explore the history and culture of Spanish speaking countries. They examine Latino influences. Students create a presentation...
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Reporting News About Rosa Parks
Students investigate racism by completing a writing assignment.  In this civil rights lesson, students research facts about Rosa Parks in order to write a newspaper article about her.  Students utilize the Internet for research...
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ESL: Demonstratives-This/These/That/Those
In this ESL demonstratives activity, learners match pictures to sentences, order words correctly to form sentences, complete multiple choice questions and fill in blanks with correct demonstratives: this/that/these/those.
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Earth Day Grocery Bag Art
Learners decorate grocery bags with messages aimed at increasing environmental responsibility. They deliver the bags to local grocery stores in time for Earth Day.
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How To Make Faint Things Stand Out In a Bright World!
In this averaging and pixel worksheet, learners solve 5 problems including finding the average value of 9 images given pixels, distinguishing between background 'noise' and the source and detecting faint sources in bright backgrounds.
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Planting Phil's Garden
Students explore gardening. In this agriculture instructional activity, students plan and plant seeds according to the procedure modeled by a "master gardener." Flowers are distributed at a local retirement home.
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Analyzing Motion of a Tossed Ball
Students investigate the parameters involved with launching a basketball at an angle.  In this motion lesson students predict and sketch graphs that show the motion of a ball toss. 
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Reflecting and Observing on the Field Trip to the Pond
Learners create an informative caption for photographs taken on a field trip to a pond.  In this pond ecosystem lesson, students take photographs and create captions for them.  Learners write a reflective essay on a...
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Transforming Negatives to Positives
Pupils create double-exposed photographs, poetry, and multimedia presentations to celebrate their Open Court "City Wildlife" unit.
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Revolutionary Idea
Students take a field trip to watch a reenactment of the Revolutionary War. In groups, they participate in the same daily chores as the soldiers and examine the contributions of the colonies. To end the lesson, they eat a typical...
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Communication -- Part Two
Students practice on becoming an effective listener and speaking clearly. They experiment with one another in which only one student of a pair can speak.
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Explore Your World--Geography Takes You Places
Students examine how the world around them is constantly changing. In groups, they travel between centers in their classroom to role play the role of explorers in Washington D.C. They share their experiences with their classmates and...
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Authentic Assessment/ Lab Practicum (Video format)
Students are given this authentic assessment format after the study of any laboratory activity (or group of labs).  It's purpose is to replace the lab practicum when it is not possible to do a real set-up and /or to serve as a make-up...