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NTTI Lesson Plans With Montana Standards
These lessons are in Adobe Personal Document File (.pdf) format. - It Takes a Lickin’, but Keeps on Tickin’…
Learn the flow of blood through the human heart
Suggested Grade Level: 9-10
The human heart is the most important part of your body’s vital organs. It is continually working, sending blood through the circulatory system. Understanding the path blood takes to, through, and from the heart is critical to understanding how the circulatory system functions.
- The Leg Bone is Connected to the…
A look at the skeletal system
Suggested Grade Level: 9-10
There are over 200 bones in the adult human body which all provide many functions for us. Students will learn how major bones of the body are developed and assembled to provide protection and support for us.
- You Are What You Eat
The 6 main nutrients found in foods
Suggested Grade Level: 9-10
The food we eat not only fills our stomach to give us that sense of fullness, but also provides us with the 6 basic nutrients needed to survive. Each of the six, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water, have a unique function in the growth and functioning of our body.
"Where Does It Hurt?"
First-aid for common emergencies
Suggested Grade Level: 9-10
All of us will be faced with hundreds of common emergencies, some major and most minor. Either way it will then be up to us to be that “first responder” and provide appropriate aid to the victim. This is why it will be so important to know first-aid procedures when an accident has taken place.
- Ride 'Em Cowboy
Buffalo Bill Cody and the Wild West Show
Suggested Grade Level: 7-8
Buffalo Bill Cody lived a life that inspired the world’s view of the American West and the cowboy. Using Internet and video, students will learn about Cody’s life, the Wild West Show, and Cody’s impact on western culture. Finally, students will create posters advertising the Wild West Show.
- Dark Highways
Suggested Grade Level: 10-12
Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes kill someone every 30 minutes and nonfatally injure someone every two minutes. During 2002, 17,419 people in the U.S. died in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes, representing 41% of all traffic-related deaths. About 3 in every 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. Using Internet and video, students will discuss drinking and driving, look at statistics for deaths caused by drinking and driving in their state, and take part in a simulation that will give them an idea of how alcohol affects their ability to function. They will also strategize ideas for avoiding drinking and driving or riding in a car with someone who has been drinking.
- Under My Feet
Suggested Grade Level: 5
In this lesson students will discuss the layers of the earth and discover that over 200 million years ago all the continents were grouped in one large land mass. They will then watch a video that explains the origin of tectonic plates and describes what happens when plates collide and shift. After watching the video they will participate in an interactive Web activity that will explain the different types of plate movements and then will use clay in a hands-on culminating activity that will further explain these different types of movements.
- Let It Shine
Suggested Grade Level: 5
In this lesson students will explore the concept of electricity. They will first participate in a short discussion on electricity so that they begin to understand the importance of electricity in our daily lives. Next they will watch a video on electricity to learn about Benjamin Franklin's experiments with electricity and gain an understanding of how electricity works. They will then participate in an interactive Internet activity that will teach them about simple circuits. Finally, students will experiment with making simple circuits on their own and learn about conductors and insulators.
- Seedy Business
Suggested Grade Level: 3
In this lesson students will watch a video segment and use an interactive Web site to explore how a seed becomes a plant and learn about the process of germination. They will then investigate the parts of a lima bean to reinforce their knowledge of seed parts.
- Keep It Clean
Suggested grade level: 5
In this lesson students will watch a video on water pollution that will explain what water pollution is and how it occurs. They will then participate in an interactive Internet activity in which they will be asked to spot causes of water pollution and water waste. They will also conduct an experiment to see what happens when you mix oil or soap with water and use corks and sponges to understand that oil spills and other forms of water pollution impact marine animals. At the end of the lesson students will participate in a hands-on activity that will help them understand that water pollution hurts animals, humans, and the environment.
- Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down
The Black Plague
Suggested grade level: 9 - 10
During 1346-1350, more than 25 million people died because of the “Black Death” or the “Black Plague”. This lesson traces the origins and spread of the pestilence, examines plague symptoms and treatments, and presents eyewitness accounts of the disease and its aftermath. The lesson also touches on sources of the plague in our modern world.
- Boom and Bust
Exploring Bannack, Montana's Colorful Past
Suggested grade level: 7 - 8
In the summer of 1862, some 56 years after Lewis and Clark traversed the area, John White and William Eades discovered gold in Grasshopper Creek. A large influx of miners rushed to the area to stake a claim, and Bannack was born. A lively gold rush town, Bannack later became the first territorial capital and the location of the first successful dredging operation in the U.S. Using Internet sites and video, students will discover how Bannack was established, what life was like there, and why it eventually died and became a ghost town. The lesson also includes an interactive panning for gold activity.
- Hanging The Sheriff
The Story of Henry Plummer
Suggested grade level: 7 - 8
In 1863, Henry Plummer was elected the second sheriff of Bannack, MT, a mining camp that became Montana’s first capital. Plummer had a shady history and was later accused of being the leader of a notorious gang of robbers called the Road Agents. A group called the Vigilantes took justice into their own hands and hung Plummer on Jan. 10, 1864, without the benefit of a legal trial. Students will hold a mock trial to review evidence for and against Henry Plummer. Using the Internet and video, students will gather evidence to exonerate Plummer or find him guilty for murder and robbery.
This lesson may be used in conjunction with “Boom and Bust”, an NTTI lesson plan on Bannack, MT’s colorful past.
- To Burn Or Not To Burn, That Is The Question
A Look At The Yellowstone Fires of 1988
Suggested grade level: 10 - 11
In 1988, the largest fires in history consumed hundreds of thousands of acres in Yellowstone National Park. Using video and Internet, students will determine the causes of the fires, different fuels’ reactions to fire, management decisions, firefighting techniques, and the outcome of the fires.
- Cracking the Code
Suggested grade level: 2
In this lesson students explore patterns with colors, shapes, letters and numbers. The lesson ties in with "Cyberchase #107: The Poddleville Case" to help students understand what makes a pattern. They will use sentance strips and crayons to create their own "secret pattern" codes and get a chance to see if they can crack their classmates' secret codes.
- Mirror Images
Suggested grade level: 2
Students investigate vertical and horizontal symmetry in this lesson. After watching a Cyberchase episode and reading a book on symmetry in everyday things, students will make their own unique collages using symmetrical shapes that they have created from construction paper and will also get a chance to practice making symmetrical shapes on the Internet via the "Cyberchase" Symmetrizer game.
- My Underwater World
Suggested grade level: 3
Using crayons, watercolor paints, and sand, students create their own underwater scenes and learn about underwater plants and animal life.
- Total Recall
Suggested grade level: 3
In this lesson, students test their ability to pay attention to two things at once. They will be asked to recall details about a particular person that entered the classroom while they were involved with a different activity. The students compare their predictions and results with a similar experiment from "DragonFly TV." Finally, students will test out their memory skills by playing an interactive memory game on the Internet.
- Why Guess When You Can Estimate
Suggested grade level:
Grades 3 - 4 Regular Education
Grades 5 - 6 Students with Special Needs
Exercises in learning to estimate.
- Fractions
Suggested grade level:
Grades 3 - 4 Regular Education
Grades 5 - 6 Students with Special Needs
- Weather Bugs
Suggested grade level: 5
This lesson encourages students to participate in a discussion on predicting the weather and will help them make and use barometers to predict weather patterns. They will also learn about how important weather and climate changes are to their daily lives and the lives of people around the world. By watching the DragonFly TV episode on predicting the weather, students will begin to understand that there are clues to weather patterns in nature, and they will see the scientific process in action. Finally they will test their knowledge about weather and climate by taking the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) online student quiz on climate change.
- Treaty of Versailles ... Prelude to War?
A peace treaty should establish an understanding between two warring parties and end the fighting. At the end of World War I, instead of establishing a peace, the Treaty of Versailles laid the ground work for another war thirty years later. This lesson analyzes the terms of the treaty and the current world situation to see if history is repeating itself.
Grade level: 9 - 12
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