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Apprehending plant killers: In CSI Dublin: The Hunt for the Irish Potato Killer, page 5; In this lesson, students research a plant pathogen of their choice and create a wanted poster.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Rebecca Hite.

Area of solids: Finding area of rectangular solids and cylinders by cutting them into flat pieces and adding the areas.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7–12 Mathematics); By Dorothy Carawan.

Around the world in one semester!: This lesson is a semester-long project that focuses on countries that speak the target language. Students will research a chosen country and do an oral presentation for the class. They will then research and present a current event weekly for the remainder of the semester.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages); By Crystal Humphrey and Michelle Chrismon.

Art reflects culture or culture reflects art?: This lesson provides social studies teachers with an opportunity to collaborate with visual arts teachers to create an interdisciplinary learning environment for students to study two works of art. It allows students to learn about two different time periods and cultures through art.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Amanda Keller.

Atomic spectra and the Bohr model: Students view continuous spectra from incandescent and fluorescent lights and line spectra of selected elements. Students relate energy to frequency of light seen in the spectra. The presence of only certain lines in atomic spectra is related to Bohr's model of the atom. In a second experiment, students determine electron energies in the hydrogen atom.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Lisa Bacon.

Balancing equations using matrices: In Integrating Chemistry and Algebra II, page 2; This lesson is designed to show students a practical application for matrices within the context of chemistry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics and Science); By Jennifer Elmo.

Bananas: A modern example of fungus destruction: In Restoring the American chestnut, page 2; Students will read an article about bananas and Panama disease. They will compare this disease with the blight that affects the American chestnut tree.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Shelley Casey.

Barrier islands: In Coastal processes and conflicts: North Carolina's Outer Banks, page 1.8; This lesson is part of chapter one of the unit "Coastal processes and conflicts: North Carolina's Outer Banks." Students examine the difference between simple overwash barrier islands and complex barrier islands. They also learn more about the island-building process and the effect this process can have on daily life on barrier islands.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science and Social Studies); By Stanley R. Riggs, Dorothea Ames, and Karen Dawkins.

Basketball: How to shoot: This lesson will give students the ability to succeed at one of the most important skills of basketball. This will be interesting, easy, and fun to learn.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Healthful Living)

Beyond the headlines: Kyrgyzstan: In this lesson, students research the recent history of the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan and explore its strategic significance for world powers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies); By Jacqueline Olich.

The Bill of Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court: In this lesson, students work in groups and individually to understand how the Constitution/Bill of Rights is a living document and how Supreme Court decisions protect the rights of all Americans.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Social Studies); By Grace Wasserman.

Biome basics: This project involves the creation of a simple, yet effective display of the different biomes found on earth.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 8–12 Science); By B. Carl Rush.

Black cowboys during Reconstruction: In this lesson, students will learn about African-American cowboys in the American West during Reconstruction. Students will use the Blacks in the West Mini Page and other online sources to learn about the topic and then demonstrate their knowledge by writing their own fictional narrative. Social Studies and Language Arts teachers may wish to work together for this lesson. This can be used to introduce research skills, to round out lessons on the American West in both Social Studies and ELA and to reinforce short story writing skills.; Format: lesson plan; By Summer Pennell.

Bounce into rubber: Natural latex from Thailand: This lesson for grade nine investigates natural latex rubber sources from Thailand. Students complete research and experiments to determine which plants from Thailand are sources of latex, and explore images and audio recordings of rubber harvesting in Thailand.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 and 9 Science and Social Studies); By Robin Bartoletti.

Bouncing ball experiment: In this experiment students should be in groups of 3. Students will drop a ball from different heights and measure the corresponding bounce. Since each group will use a different ball, they will generate different sets of data. They will be asked to discuss and compare their linear function with that of their classmates. They should practice measuring the ball bounce before they begin to collect data.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Mathematics); By alicia jones.

Building a stratovolcano: Students will review the three types of volcanoes. Students will construct a stratovolcano and determine the composition of each type of volcano. Students will research examples of stratovolcanoes using internet resources.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 8–12 Science); By Jessica Bohn.

Calculating slope of a ramp: In On track learning: Safety through technology and design, page 9; In this lesson, students build a ramp and calculate its slope at different heights. They will also test cars to see how the height of the ramp affects speed.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7–10 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science); By Roxanne Moses.

Canning for country and community: In this lesson plan, students will use primary source documents to evaluate the technological challenges of food preservation in the 30s and 40s, compare food preservation in the first half of the twentieth century with today, and consider the political role of food in the community.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Melissa Thibault.

Car tests: In On track learning: Safety through technology and design, page 11; In this culminating lesson, student will test their car designs for safety and either speed or distance. They will evaluate their success at working as a team and consider what changes they'd make if they did the project all over again.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7–10 Science); By Roxanne Moses.

Careers in banking: Working with exponential growth: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 2.9; In this lesson, students use exponential growth to solve problems related to careers in banking.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Mathematics); By Debbie Brooks, Peggy Dickey, and Jan Sullivan.

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