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- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed assessment of their words read per minute and record their progress over time. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students are presented with a life situation scenario. The event surrounding their choices and actions is the 1849 California gold rush. Students need to use entrepreneurship to survive or thrive in this unusual economic climate. Key concepts to be covered in this lesson include decision making, scarcity and choice, supply and demand, opportunity and trade-offs, productivity, and marketable skills. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students read first person accounts of earthquakes and identify ways in which the earthquakes affected the individuals as well as their communities. Students research the accounts on the web and journal the accounts. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of solving problems when given it in words and employing a wide variety of methods. They practice applying a logical sequence to find the solution to a problem while estimating possible answers to help in the process. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 12th
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Students identify and analyze the life and worksof a particular author. Students predict the home of that writer and debate and discuss those presented. Studnets research further the author, present the background, a reading selection, a prediction of their home/place, and compare it to a real site. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine American attitudes toward war as revealed in Civil War photographs and World War II home front posters. They explore ways in which the experience of war has helped shape the American social and cultural identity. Students interpret archival images. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students explore post Civil War development of the American West. They investigate the conflict among various groups involved in the settlement of the West and select a novel by a western writer and complete questions from the Exploring the American West worksheet outside of class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th
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Correct two sentences on overhead and complete one analogy -Ask for volunteers to complete corrections and analogy for class -Define word meanings, synonyms, antonyms, variant forms and word parts for five words -Guide students through definitions on overhead, and solicit answers from the students who should have completed a vocabulary homework sheet on this information. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students research and discover international efforts to improve the quality of life in developing nations. In a brainstorming session, they list Canadian personalities with global appeal and discuss how they are global ambassadors. After viewing a Powerpoint presentation on Canadian participation in the Millennium Development Goals, students determine which projects can aid the MDG to reach its goals. Full Review »
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