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- 6th - 12th
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Students revisit issues of civil rights in the U.S. They use the recent national discussion of retiring Senator Strom Thurmond's 1948 Dixiecrat Presidential campaign as a starting point. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research the motives, actions, and results of U.S. intervention in foreign affairs between the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students use a graphic organizer to research, compare and contrast two countries. They write a brief (or detailed - depending on age) report of their findings. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students use maps to identify ten cities highlighted on an image of Earth at night as seen from space. They identify the seven continents on a map image of Earth and use map resources to identify ten selected cities on Earth at Night map work sheet. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students explore and respond to poetry. They define and identify synonyms and anotnyns. They create antonym pairs in English. They create synonym pairs in English and Spanish. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students study different types of peppers. They follow directions on the activity sheets about pepper characteristics of heat, sweetness, and spiciness. They make a pepper book using the downloadable activity sheet. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students spend time being introduced to the concepts of fog. In groups, they identify fog's characteristics and participate in experiments in which they try to recreate it. To end the lesson, they discover how fog is different in Houston and in different areas around the country. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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The student will locate countries on a world map from which we import foods that our climate prevents us from growing locally.1. Discuss the term "export." Divide students into groups of four. Give the groups five minutes to brainstorm agricultural products that would be exports from your state. 2. As a class, have students choose an item that cannot be grown in your state due to weather conditions. Use an encyclopedia to find where the item grows, and locate the area on a world map. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the life and works of Paul Laurance Dunbar. In groups, they read various poems of his and use a database to examine the covers of his books. They also discuss the criticism he faced during his life and how he dealt with them. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students explore the life and works of Gabriela Mistral. They complete an author map concerning her personal and professional life. Students identify the key components of using poetic imagery. They write a poem with imagery using the five senses. Full Review »
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