9th Grade Lesson Plans

Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #5

Discover great activities and teaching strategies for using technology to help students read music.

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Music

Music Education Strategy

Music National Content Standard 5

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Mimics Survive -- Camouflaged Reptiles

Students recognize just how successful camouflage strategies can be for reptiles and amphibians.

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Rainforests

Habitats and Ecosystems

Ecology

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A Teacher's Guide To Coolmath Games

Use this Teacher's Guide to support you as you consider how to integrate Coolmath Games into your current instructional…

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Writing Biographies: Celebrate Aboriginals

Pupils will select a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island origin and complete a KWL chart as they explore and…

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Social Studies and History

Australian History

Culture and Diversity

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Mock Election Ideas for the Classroom

Help your students understand the process of electing officials and the power of the vote by holding a mock election. …

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Social Studies and History

Government and Civics

U.S. Elections

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Link to TeacherVision

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The Books of Jacqueline Woodson

Explore teaching activities to be used with the books of Jacqueline Woodson.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Novels

Language Arts and Writing

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Summarizing a John F. Kennedy Speech

During this high school language arts lesson, students will summarize, verbally and in writing, a speech that John F.…

Subjects

Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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Which Is More Acidic, Snow or Rain?

Using this hands-on science project, familiarize pupils with the pH scale by having them use pH paper to monitor the…

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Science

Chemistry

Earth Science

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How Close to a Plant Must Pesticides Be in Order to Be Beneficial?

Pupils test how close to a plant a pesticide must be to be effective and why pesticides are used with this hands-on…

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Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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Is the Magic 8-Ball Really Magic?

In this lesson, students are asked to develop a theory about how a Magic 8-Ball works without taking the 8-ball apart.

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Science

Scientific Method

Mathematics

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How Can You Use Physics to Become a Better Hitter?

Help students improve their baseball skills while teaching them about human reflexes and the physics behind swinging a…

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Science

Physics

Motion and Momentum

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This educator's guide to Matched by Ally Condie includes classroom lesson plans, writing prompts, research questions,…

Matched Educator's Guide

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Reading and Literature

Literature

Science Fiction

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Thirteen Reasons Why Educator's Guide

This educator's guide to Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher includes activity and discussion prompts plus classroom…

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Reading and Literature

Novels

Bullying

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Between Shades of Gray Educator's Guide

Use these activities, assignments, writing prompts, and discussion questions with Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

History of USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

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Race: A History Beyond Black and White Teaching Guide

Examine the origins of hate and racism with ten in-depth lesson plans that incorporate historic sources cited in or…

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Reading and Literature

Nonfiction Literature

Equality Struggles

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Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope Educator's Guide

Based on her work with UNICEF in Latin America, this guide to Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope by Jenna Bush will help…

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Reading and Literature

Health

Illness and Diseases

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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 1: Introducing Tolkien and His Worlds

Use the handouts in this printable guide to explore myths and folk tales from around the world that share the themes…

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Literature

Folk Tales

Fantasy Fiction

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MAPS

Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 3: There and Back Again

Enhance students' reading experience of Tolkien's The Hobbit with lesson planning resources that accompany chapters…

Subjects:

Literature

Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources

Reading and Literature

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Protest Art in Pre-Revolutionary Russia

Students will read and analyze short stories by Anton Chekov and Leo Tolstoy that illustrate the class conflicts of…

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Reading and Literature

Social Studies and History

Russia

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Understanding Symbols: Empowering or Offensive

The use of symbols, like the Confederate Flag, can either empower an individual or offend them. In this lesson students…

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Social Studies and History

Culture and Diversity

Peace

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ACTIVITIES

What Are Viruses & Bacteria?

Students create a question-and-answer game about viruses and bacteria. Assesses students' understanding of concepts…

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Science

Biology

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