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- 1st
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Students identify famous Americans and their achievements. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students create an ABC book with short biographies of famous African Americans in history. They utilize teacher-selected and/or student-researched library sources about African Americans in history. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover the demands of current science professions as well as the contributions past scientists have made to these professions. They research famous scientists of the past and complete a written report. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students research the lives of ten famous immigrant Americans. They conduct research, and match names with the accomplishments of famous immigrants on a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students use the library to find historical information about each Afro-American. They use magazines, articles from newspapers, and oral histories from video tapes and slide presentations to write biographical sketches about each Afro-American mentioned in the unit. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students define three kinds of scientists - botanist, zoologist, and geologist. In groups of four the students investigate an outside area with each member of the small group playing the role of a different scientist. Full Review »
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- 4th - 9th
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Students play a "who am I guessing game" as classmates try to identify the name of the famous person represented by a fellow student. The person who identifies the famous person in the fewest guesses is the winner. Students then write general statements about all the personalities used in the lesson. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students use the Internet to find information about a famous scientist. Using the information they collect, they write a short biography of the person and share it with the class. They must include a photograph of them portraying the scientist as well. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate why scientists should study space while reading an informational text to explain its justification. They also read research from a variety of other resources. The facts are used in order to help students write their own opinion the subject. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students research and select a wide range of famous personalities to bookmark and then pin to their backs. The object of the game is for each student to discover Who Am I by asking yes and no questions to each other. Each student continues until all personalities have been revealed. Full Review »
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