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Exploring our Community

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research Los Angeles and its surrounding communities. They create digital presentations of the information they have gathered by answering the question included in the lesson.
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Waterfalls

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice identifying the main idea and supporting details when reading informational text. They read text related to waterfalls and practice note taking skills to identify critical details. Students use their notes to...
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Solving Problems

For Students 7th - 10th
For this solving problems worksheet, learners answer twelve multiple choice questions about problem solving in science and the steps of the scientific method. These include identifying the problem, forming a hypothesis and setting up the...
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Trade Trials Treaties

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the trade relationships that existed in the late 1700's Colonial America. In this American history lesson, 4th graders examine English and Cherokee trade treaties by reviewing primary and secondary sources....
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Microsoft Publisher Country Brochure

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore geographic information. In this geography and technology lesson, students choose a county and answer related questions on a Webquest. Students create a word web and design a country brochure.
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Lesson Exchange: Kite Construction (Elementary, Science)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students learn the technology of kite making and how to make a kite and fly a kite.
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Nutrition

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine the correct food group for any item of food and describe characteristics of foods within each group and their nutritional value.
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Original Line or Familiar Find?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine a primary source document from 1684 that includes many of the same lines found in Romeo's speech to Juliet from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Students compare the texts and discuss authorship during the sixteenth...
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Life of a Logger

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students are introduced to the work and lives of 19th century lumberjacks through a living history slide show presentation. They compare and contrast life 150 years ago with the present. Students describe the history of logging in...
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Looking at Portraits: Reading Poe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the poetry of Poe. In this integrated arts lesson plan, students draw comparisons between the daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe by an unknown photographer with Poe's poetry.
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Flat Earth Society

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore map distortion. In this geography lesson, students compare Mercator projection maps to globes in order to understand the strengths and weaknesses of projection maps.
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Outrageous Ooze

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine states of matter. In this solids and liquids lesson, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to make ooze and record their observations pertaining to it.
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Coordinate Graphs, Translations and Reflections

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students perform translations and reflections. In this algebra lesson, students use the TI calculator to graph functions. They move the functions around on the coordinate plane using translation and reflection.
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A Fraction of a M&M

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compare fractions and put them in order using M&Ms.
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Describe That State

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students broaden knowledge about all the 50 states. They combine their knowledge about states with their knowledge about parts of speech to create grammatically correct sentences that describe the characteristics of the states.
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Who Do You Want For Your Friend?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a t-chart about the healthy and unhealthy characteristics in relationships. They discuss elements they should look for in a friend. They are read books to identify these elements.
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Using Polya's 4 Steps to Problem Solving

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders solve problems using Polya's 4 steps to problem solving.
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1st Grade - Act. 03: T-Shirt Glyph

For Teachers 1st
First graders create glyphs (symbols or icons) which represents them, and read the glyphs of others using a legend to explain the data on the glyphs.
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Marijuana

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners identify the main parts of the body that are affected by using marijuana.
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East Asia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers participate in research of various government leaders in order to have the ability to role play in a mock press conference. Students are the leaders and the press for this lesson using guided questions for the skits.
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Dwellings Around the Globe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore dwellings around the globe and conduct collaborative research on cliff dwellings, igloos, longhouses, and yurts. They then explore how different dwellings reflect environmental and cultural conditions, and they create a...
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The Environment and Interactions of Living Organisms

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars study the environment and interactions of living organisms. They identify abiotic and biotic factors and create a foldable and vocabulary cards. They create a poster illustrating soil and watch a video to study symbiosis.
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The Space Race

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the historical events that have surrounded The Space Race. They conduct research using a variety of resources and focus upon the progress between Russia and The United States. Students describe the events that led up...
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A Biology Game To Promote Classification And Observation

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners play a biology game. In this science lesson plan, students play a game that require them to use observation skills and develop their classification skills.