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Use Word Clouds to Analyze the President's State of the Union Address Each year the president must address the nation. And since 1790, when George Washington gave the first State of the Union, the nation has listened closely to learn about the president's leadership priorities. But somewhere between 1790 and 2014, a new speech analysis was invented: the word cloud. In this lesson plan, students will use the word cloud to analyze previous State of the Union speeches, make predictions about this year's State of the Union speech, and then reflect on their predictions after they watch. The Lesson Plan 1.…

The academic name "Scientific Method" is misleading. It conjures bubbling beakers and lab coats and pocket protectors. And it's true, scientists use the Scientific Method to make decisions. But it's not just scientists. The Scientific Method is a smart way to make decisions that students are probably already using every day. This Scientific Method interactive activity allows students to practice using the scientific method on common occurrences. So when they actually need to use it for science class, it'll be no sweat. Scientific Method Lesson Plan Objective: Students will be able to define and follow the steps of the scientific…