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- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students work in teams of two to design and construct a reinforced concrete bridge model from cement, sand, and copper wirte to withstand the largest load while minimizing the bridge costs. They must use a reinforced concrete design, be constructed from a mixture of cement, sand, and 28 Gage copper wire, with a length span of 12 inches, and with a height of less than 1 inch. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discuss the work of Kenneth H. Olsen, computer part inventor and co-founder of Digital Equipment Corporation in 1977. They discuss how the computer has changed their lives and predict how new and emerging technologies might affect their lives in the future. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students read about Ben Franklin's invention and talk about other inventions they have heard about. They listen to the book about Lue Gim Gong and discuss what he had to go through at first when he came to America and chart the timeline of his life. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explain that Hispanics/Latinos have made major contributions to the astronaut and space program in the United States. They identify qualities of nine different Hispanic/Latino astronauts. Students identify characteristics of the planets of our solar system. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students observe and demonstrate a variety of problems involving subtraction problems using mental math strategies. They discuss the base ten system and the basic concept of subtraction, and complete a variety of activities involving manipulatives. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and analyze the founding documents of the United States. They read and discuss the article "Understanding the Meanings and Purposes of Our National Documents" by Richard J. Gonzalez, complete a KWL chart, and create a timeline of historical events in the U.S. and the development of significant documents. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and interpret traditional historical points of reference in U. S. history through 1877. Then they identify the foundations of representative government in the United States. Students also identify the American beliefs and principles reflected in important historic documents. Finally, they write an analysis or essay comparing and contrasting significant historical documents of the United States Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students research background of inventions, investigate how people invent new ways of doing things, new ways of solving problems, and new ways of getting work done, explore how new ideas and inventions affect people, and create publication on inventions about which each student read. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students gain understanding of economic history of United States in twentieth century by examining role of Department of Commerce. Student groups each analyze one quarter of twentieth century by researching role of Department of Commerce, and create pictorial timelines of economic history of United States. Full Review »
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