• LESSON PLANS

    Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 18

    Week 18: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

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    Grammar
    Reading Comprehension
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  • Strides for Women Posters

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    Strides for Women Posters

    Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the information. This is a great lesson…

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    Suffrage and Women's Rights
    Writing
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  • Has the Past Been Just?

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    Has the Past Been Just?

    The second lesson in Beyond Blame: Reacting to the Terrorist Attack deals with the reactions Americans had toward…

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    Social Studies and History
    World War II (1939-1945)
    Ethnicity
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  • How Can You Prevent Injustice?

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    How Can You Prevent Injustice?

    The third lesson in Beyond Blame: Reacting to the Terrorist Attacks helps students to examine the possible repercussions…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Life Skills
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  • Animal Adaptation Project -- Student Overview

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    Animal Adaptation Project -- Student Overview

    In this project, students study how different organisms have adapted to their own environments.

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    Animal Adaptation
    Animals (Zoology)
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  • Air Quality and the Weather -- Teacher Section

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    Air Quality and the Weather -- Teacher Section

    Try a teacher's guide that leads you through a unit that has students constructing and analyzing temperature maps,…

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    Earth Science
    Atmosphere and Air
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  • Visibility: Teacher Section

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    Visibility: Teacher Section

    A guide to help prepare for a lesson on the meteorological conditions necessary for fog and clouds to form. See the…

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    Earth Science
    Weather
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  • Content Under Pressure

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    Content Under Pressure

    An article covering several ways to learn about air pressure.

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    Atmosphere and Air
    Earth Science
    Science
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  • Assessing Air Quality

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    Assessing Air Quality

    Distribute an article that describes the potentially dangerous quality of our air supply.

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    Atmosphere and Air
    Earth Science
    Science
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  • Speedy Straw

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    Speedy Straw

    Learn about the speed of falling objects with this math and science activity.

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    Physics
    Acceleration and Velocity
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  • Explore Activity: Exploring Parts of a Plant

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    Explore Activity: Exploring Parts of a Plant

    Students make drawings and record observations of the stems, leaves, and roots of a plant. They also repot a plant, and…

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    Plants and Botany
    Biology
    Science
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  • Investigate Activity: Investigating Clouds and Weather

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    Investigate Activity: Investigating Clouds and Weather

    Students use cotton balls, glue, and paper to make models of clouds over a ten-day period, and interpret the results.…

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    Weather
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  • CLASSROOM TOOLS

    Country of Origin Comparison

    Students will compare data on immigrants and be able to draw some conclusions.

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    Social Studies and History
    Community and Ways of Life
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    Choosing Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 3 of 7)

    Students will learn about Colonial times and the factors that determined the Pilgrims settling in Plymouth,…

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    Social Studies and History
    Culture and Diversity
    Native Americans
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    The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)

    The first winter that the Pilgrims spent in Plymouth was extremely difficult. This lesson will give students a chance to…

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    Social Studies and History
    Colonization
    American History/U.S. History
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    The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7)

    Students will learn about the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It's beneficial for students to understand…

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    Social Studies and History
    Native-American History (American Indians)
    Colonial America
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    Pilgrim Children - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 7 of 7)

    Students will learn about Colonial times as they compare present-day children with Pilgrim children in this lesson.

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    Colonization
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    "I'm Thankful for..." List

    Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a fun way to help your class…

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Writing
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    American Flag Bulletin Board

    Help your students learn about the U.S. flag with this bulletin board.

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Flags
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  • CLASSROOM TOOLS

    Star Magnitude Graphing

    Students use information on star magnitude to create spreadsheets and graphs.

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    Science
    Stars
    Mathematics
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    An Illustrated Astronomy Glossary

    Students will create an illustrated glossary of astronomy terms.

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Space and Astronomy
    Visual Arts
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    Brainstorming for Consensus

    Employ this activity when you want to teach younger students how to brainstorm ideas.

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    Amazing, Bending Wood

    Use popsicle sticks to show students how wood bends without breaking.

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    Sculpting
    Visual Arts
    Art, Music and Drama
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    Book Snake

    Reward students for reading by adding to the "Reading Snake".

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    Reading Instruction
    Reading
    Reading and Literature
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