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- 6th - 12th
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Students participate in an excavation simulation, and explore the ruins of Sardis. They ponder which clues scientists use to determine if artifacts found in the excavation are of Persian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, or Lydian origin. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students identify similarities between Hughes' poetry and music (jazz and the blues). Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students describe cultural/environmental characteristics of the story's setting. They determine whether reluctant giving is considered an act of philanthropy and they describe how greed can blind one to life's real treasures. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are given a set of cards with sea animals and their diets. They form a food web by passing yarn to a predator or prey. They write a summary that explains the disappearance of the giant tortoises. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students are introduced to the techniques of proper writing. After reading various biographies and autobiographies, they compare and contrast their own lives to the ones they read. In groups, they develop questions to interview one of their family members and individually write their own narratives. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students become members of the BSI in this research simulation. They apply for Biographical Scene Investigator membership, investigate an individual, keep an evidence notebook and write an investigator's report. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students practice problem solving using critical thinking and reasoning skills. Classmates observe a mystery box. Using collected information, students draw a diagram of what they believe the mystery box looks like on the inside. They justify their answer and construct a physical model of the box. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students investigate how temperature and motion (energy) create a chemical change that turns cream ( a liquid) into butter (a solid). They create a class pictograph of their favorite mils choices (white, chocolate, or strawberry) and draw a bar chart of the data. Students read the book No Moon, No Milk! and The Milk Makers. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students transfer, by means of inference and drawing conclusions, the mood of Valerie Flournoy's, "The Patchwork Quilt" to their own personal experience and memories. They create a classroom quilt of family memories with each student contributing a square. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore the Great Lakes Plain region of Indiana. They discuss the key differences in the three regions of Indiana. Students discuss the landmarks, resources and other attributes of the Great Lakes Plain region and they draw a "photograph" of the place discussed. Full Review »
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