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- 2nd
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Students explore contributions made by Chinese inventors. They discuss the invention of silk, fireworks, a compass, kites, and bronze. As a class, students visit web sites to research additional inventions. Using the internet, and other resources, students research additional important discoveries by Chinese people. They design their own compass, their own kites, and read books about early use of fireworks. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students discuss African-American history from slavery to the civil rights movement. They discuss individual people who shpaed history by reading their biographies and researching the age in which they lived. Studnets comprehend the causes and effects of the civil rights movement in America. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students use NebraskAcess to access information from Wilson Biographies to complete a fact book about Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sacagawea, and Thomas Jefferson. They use NebraskAccess to find books on WorldCat about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students create a biographical portfolio of the three important people. They write letters of request, asking for autographs of people in assorted fields. Students are explained that an autograph could be one of the following: A signature of the person, An inscription and signature of a person, A short note, handwritten or typed, signed by a person, A photograph inscribed and or signed by a person or A flat item signed by a person. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students are asked to consider advances in technology over the past several hundred years. They discuss ways in which these advances have benefited human beings. Students discuss the benefits of technology. They then discuss technological advances that have had negative effects on society. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students create a wall mural of the levels of the ocean in which different types of submersibles can explore. they view and discuss a video on deep sea exploration. In small groups, they research a particular type of sub and draw an annotated picture to include in the mural. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research a person critical to the study of mathematics. Using traditional and internet research, they gather information about the mathematician of their choice. They use their information to create a letter written from their mathematicians point of view. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students study a current technology and predict what that technology will be like 30 years from now. They research the technology's origins, how it presently works, and what it might entail in the future. They develop higher order thinking skills by applying their knowledge of science. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students recognize the art work of Wassily Kandinsky. They create a watercolor painting inspired by his style. They discuss how Kandinsky's painting make them feel. They discuss the kinds of lines Kandinsky used to show depth in his painting. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students comprehend the definitions of technological terms. They differentiate between pneumatic and hydraulic fluid actuated systems. Students design and construct a fluid power system that lifts the most weight and formulate conclusions of the performance of a fluid system. Full Review »
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