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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students research the history of a home, including ownership titles, land grants, etc, in order to determine how homes can serve as a vehicle for the study of history. They Create a display of the styles and changes that the house has gone through. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students work as a team to help inprove the quality of life in rural Africa and develop a plan how to spend grant money the United Nations has provided them with. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the causes/effects of the Civil War. They view the importance of key individuals and identify major battles. Students interpret the importance of certain historical documents. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students write a thank-you note and a formal letter of request that included relevant information, such as a return address, date, inside address, proper salutation, body, closing, and signature. They write an imaginary letter to fairytale characters, asking them to grant a wish, reveal a secret, become a friend, and etc. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students are able to explain consequences of the Revolution, including the drafting of state constitutions and the achievement of independence by the United States. They describe the powers that the Articles granted to the states and to the federal govenment. They understand that the Articles were not very influential becuase they tried to please too many different people. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students make an investigation into the Constitution of 1819, Article IV, Section II, gave the Governor of Alabama the power to grant reprieves and pardons in all criminal and penal cases, except those of treason and impeachment, and to remit fines and forfeitures. Citizens frequently wrote to the Governor to plead for or against the pardon of a convicted criminal. The lesson focuses upon defining terms. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students consider feelings about the things we have. They look at their friends, their home, possessions, and things given to us and if we take them for granted, wish for something else, or are grateful for them. Students reflect on how their behavior affects others and how to be grateful to those who care for them. This is all done through simple lessons that have the student reflect silently, in a group, through a drama, and answering questions. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate land regulations. In groups students explore how local councillors grant planning permission and how land is regulated. Students role play making decisions on a planning committee. They discuss why a land use planning system is important. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research types of dogs and recommend one that would make the best family pet. They work in cooperative groups of three using Kidspiration to map out the essential question before beginning their research, write reports, make decisions, and make a persuasive presentation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students reflect in their journals about an everyday object they take for granted. After reading an article, they examine what a cook's tools can reveal about their life. In groups, they research everyday objects and write a museum catalog entry about it. They also write on how that object has changed everyday life. Full Review »
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