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Describing Japanese screens and scrolls through words: The first part of a unit on talking and writing about, as well as creating, Japanese screen and scroll paintings. The purpose of this unit plan is to introduce descriptive aspects of art criticism, while teaching appreciation for the art and culture of Japan. Students use observation and descriptive writing to discover richly detailed Japanese screen and scroll paintings so that another student can illustrate it in the next lesson.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Michelle Harrell.

Designing for speed and distance: In On track learning: Safety through technology and design, page 3; In this lesson, students will learn about factors engineers must balance when designing a car. Students will find that not only must engineers consider the actual car design, but also road design and fuel limitations. Students will apply some of their new knowledge as they continue to work on their own car designs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 Science); By Roxanne Moses.

Determining the atomic mass of elements in a compound using matrices: In Integrating Chemistry and Algebra II, page 4; 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.

Development and flooding: Is there a connection?: In this lesson, students will take their knowledge about the hydrosphere and apply it to the issue of population growth and development. In particular, students will learn how increasing development in eastern North Carolina may have worsened the effects of flooding from Hurricane Floyd due to lack of soil and tree absorption of run-off. Students will create their own development plans for North Carolina in small groups, explaining how their plan will benefit North Carolina’s water resources and environment.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)

Diction in Maya Angelou's poem "Remembering": The class will annotate and discuss Angelou's poem. Then they will select specific words and complete a webbing that asks them to explore the connotations of the word as well as consider the author's purpose in using it.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); By Vickie Smith.

Discovering perimeters: By using string, students will discover a formula for finding the perimeter of a rectangle.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 Mathematics); By Jenny Crumpler.

Diseases throughout human history: Students will trace the historical impact of disease on humankind and research key events in the history of disease.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies); By Greg Mitchell.

DNA extraction: In Restoring the American chestnut, page 6; In this lesson, students model the process of electrophoresis and DNA fingerprinting. They will evaluate DNA evidence and look for a gene that is resistant to the chestnut blight.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Science); By Shelley Casey.

DNA wrap: Packaging matters: In this lesson, students learn about epigenetics and its role in gene expression.; Format: lesson plan; By Dana Haine.

Do you really believe in magic?: Students are introduced to the genre (or mode) of Magical Realism in World Literature by reading Gabriel Garcia-Marquez's short story, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings." This lesson plan is modified for an English Language Learner (ELL) at the Intermediate Low (IL) proficiency level.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Ann Gerber and Tericia Summers.

Does it float? Exploring density: Density is a property of matter that requires abstract understanding from your students. This lesson plan is a hands-on lab for exploring the concepts of mass, volume, density, and their relationship. This lab achieves several 8th grade science objectives and incorporates mathematical objectives as well. The lab can easily be used as an introductory lab for the year, thus covering not only the content objectives, but also procedures for completing labs throughout the course of the year.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts and Science); By Trish Loudermilt.

A dying industry: In this lesson, students learn how tariffs protect certain domestic industries and consider the impact of that protection from a variety of perspectives.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Social Studies); By Susan Taylor.

Dynamic dialect: Horace Kephart and Our Southern Highlanders: Students will read an excerpt from Horace Kephart's Our Southern Highlanders and explore how language and dialect have changed over the years.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 English Language Arts); By Billie Clemens.

Edible geometry: Students will use food to demonstrate their understanding of the sectors and arc lengths in a circle.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7–12 Mathematics); By shari frederick.

Educator's guide: Spain and America: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 3.1; The article "Spain and America: From Reconquest to Conquest" introduces a lot of information and a number of issues that may be new to students. These suggestions will help you use the article in a way that best fits the needs of your class.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Effects of civic action: In this lesson, secondary students will analyze primary source materials to investigate how 4-H clubs made an impact on the home front in completing projects that supported the war effort during World War II. This lesson should be taught at the end of a World War II unit.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Egg drop to test barrier design: In On track learning: Safety through technology and design, page 7; In this lesson, students will construct an egg catcher that will catch an egg from the greatest possible height without cracking or breaking the egg.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7–10 Science); By Roxanne Moses.

Egg transport vehicle: In On track learning: Safety through technology and design, page 2; In this lesson, students will learn about car design features that help to protect passengers in a crash. They will transfer this knowledge to their car designs as they continue working as a group.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7–10 Science); By Roxanne Moses.

Eroded land, eroded lives: Agriculture and The Grapes of Wrath: This lesson plan, designed to be taught before students read The Grapes of Wrath, focuses on helping students put this novel in historical context. Students will learn about the (unintentional) abuse of soil that allowed the Dust Bowl to be so devastating and extensive. They will also see photographs by Dorothea Lange and others depicting the wasted land and subsequent wasted dreams of thousands.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Annie Henry.

Erosion in the Outer Banks: In North Carolina maps, page 3.2; In this lesson, students gain an understanding of the different perspectives on erosion in the Outer Banks over the past century by implementing research and map comparisons between Google Earth and early 20th century Coastal Maps.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Jennifer Job.

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