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- 5th - 6th
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Students describe the overall events that occurred during the Paleocene extinction event as well as the processes that are believed to result in global warming after group research. They infer how a global warming event could have contributed to the Paleocene extinction event. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine the changes occuring during adolescents using children's literature. As a class, they brainstorm a list of the various roles they play in their family. In groups, they use excerpts of plays from Shakespeare to identify the images of youth and compare them to their own images. To end the lesson, they discuss the changes occuring not only physically but mentally. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students deal with 'real world' questions in settings that resemble Congress or the courtroom. They identify a problem, find causes, research possible solutions, determine the best solution, and plan a means of implementing the best solution. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students examine the way various inventions have changed their lives. As a class, they create a timeline of the most important inventions during their lifetime and another timeline of how old they were when it was invented. Individually, they use the internet to research one inventor and write their own biography of him or her. To end the lesson, they discuss the positives and negatives of new inventions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students design an artistic and literary collage of contemporary urban life that seeks to interpret, analyze, and evaluate its mettle. They integrate their impressions of urban life with established views, thereby enriching their understanding of their own present and future. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students discover the interaction of American Literature, politics and the environmental movement. They explore the changing concept and philosophy of wilderness, and explain the development of The National Park System. They read sections of Thoreau, Muir, Abbey and Emerson with a set of questions for the students to develop their own essays. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students read, understand, and enjoy Les Mis'rables,. They improve their skills in literary analysis, writing, and listening. Through study of biblical and historical allusions, symbols, metaphors, and other figurative language, they trace the theme of salvation from below. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students react to the statement, "The United State is one of the few free countries in which the people do not directly elect their leader." They discuss the outcomes of the 1824, 1876, and 1888 elections where losers received more popular votes but the winners received more electoral votes. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are required to critically read two poems, answer factual questions concerning the pieces, and then discuss the different uses of breath as a metaphor. They use the samples as a starting point for their own creative efforts. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students embark on an "armchair visit" to London. Students plan a one day sight-seeing tour that includes landmarks from a selected list. They research the location, function, construction and history of each landmark. They investigate the different means of transportation to be used for visiting these landmarks. Full Review »

