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- Grade Range
- 11th
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Students participate in a lecture on the history of Latin Americans and the role of Latin-American women writers. As a class, they read a story together and identify what lessons the narrator gained throughout the story. In groups, they examine the author's life and compare it to their own. To end the lesson, they use the internet to research various aspects of Latino culture. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students examine and discuss the meanings of the various symbols in Tenochtitlan. In groups, they complete a part of the model of the city and discuss the importance of finding artifacts. Individually, they choose an a two-dimensional object, identify its characteristics and the elements of design found on the object. To end the lesson, they also build models of the Mayan pyramids. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students read the play "The Oxcart" in its English form. After examining the author's life and works, they are given a part as one of the characters to act out the play. They dress in full costumes and acquire the correct props in order to put the play on in front of an audience. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students, in a series of lessons, examine the impact on humans by microcosms in the biosphere. Among activities are describing the symbiotic relationship, drawing the water cycle, identifying pollutants, describing hypozia and relating it to Long Island Sound. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in a discussion of recent environmental issues affecting their own community or ones nearby. In groups, they research the role of food additives and the purpose of adding them to foods. They also determine their threshold limit for salt by participating in a salt test to end the lesson. They may use this lesson for a science fair project. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students discuss the impact of not keeping the environment in balance for future generations. As a class, they are introduced to the concept of "Balance of Nature" and what it means. In groups, they research the role of trees and how to start a recycling program in their community. To end the lesson, they make their own compost pile and use the material to grow their own plants. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students define ethnicity and ethnic group in their own words. In groups, they view comic strips and identify how the strips relate to their family life. Individually, they write their own comic strip about their own ethnic group. To end the lesson, they exchange them with a partner to check for grammar and punctuation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students brainstorm the economic and social functions of a family. In groups, they research the roles of each member of a family in the past and compare it with their family today. In groups, they develop criteria for what the family of the future might look like. To end the lesson, they ask questions about any topic related to families as they choose. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students write about an ordinary, everyday happening such as riding in the family car, preparing for school in the morning, doing the wash, shooting a foul shot or sitting in English class. They look at how he/she spends time during the day and possibly how to use time more wisely. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine the types of changes they are experiencing during adolescence. As a class, they are introduced to the physical changes in men and women and discover the functions of various glands. In groups, they research the affect of different hormones on the human body. To end the lesson, they label a diagram of the male and female reproductive organs. Full Review »
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