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- 3rd
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Students explore the culture of Native Americans. They read a novel, write word webs, take spelling tests, and prepare a speech. Students compare and contrast the Iroquois Constitution to the United States Constitution. They visit museums to explore Native American Art. Students create their own Native American artwork. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students locate a sculpture of Cyrus Dillian. They research and write about Cyrus Dillian. Students locate six constellations and write a paper which illustrates story telling about he daily life of the Pawnee. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students study the symbolism of the dragon in Chinese culture and its role in New Year celebrations. They research popular origin myths about the Chinese New Year. They discover the function of firecrackers during the New Year parade. Finally they study the appearance and characteristics of the Chinese lion and its role in the New Year celebrations Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students participate in a cultural exchange program with a Native American school in Winnebago, Nebraska. They conduct research on a variety of Native American tribes, prepare a presentation that represents the culture of their school and visit the Native American school of their penpals. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students gain an appreciation for various types of music. Using the music of the past, they compare it with the music of today. In groups, they research periods in which blues and jazz were most popular and write their own piece of music to perform for the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students use various types of people and the special places they each call home. They discover houses, like the world, are always changing. Students start out by brainstorming what was the one thing that made a house a home. They were read a little each day from Homesick:My Own Story and Out of the Dust. Also, students listened to part of Dies Drear, then students made their own drawing of what they thought the house looked like. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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The purpose of this unit is for students to make the rich set of connections between astronomy and the rest of science and technology, language arts, cultural studies (social studies), math, art, and music. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine the artwork of Robert Henri. Using his pieces, they compare and contrast it to the works during the Harlem Renaissance. They create a Hyperstudio project showing the Ashcan School of Art with music accompaning the slides. They also listen to blues music to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students discover how energy flows through communities because of the relationship between producers, consumers and decomposers. Examining various ecosystems, they identify the materials that cycle continuously through them. They label the major biomes of the Earth and discover their characteristics. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students examine how they and others express themselves. Using various writings and art, they discover the places they like to go in the world and share them with their classmates. They paint their favorite place and share their illustrations with the class. Full Review »
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