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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students conduct research and present their findings in a persuasive manner. Then they work in groups to enhance the development of cooperative work skills. Students also present their findings through persuasive skills in writing and/or oral presentation. Finally, they develop his/her own nomination of Whitney. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students work in small groups to research one of the following topics: a short biography of Alfred Nobel, a short history of dynomite, Nobel's contributions to science generally, and Nobel's ideas on war and peace. They then present their findings selecting the manner of presentation such as a written report, a PowerPoint presentation, or an oral report and create a Peace Hall of Fame. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore early life of Albert Einstein and his dislike for school through in-class discussion and individual research. Students then discuss their favorite and least-favorite subjects in school, present reasons to classmates, and create Albert Einstein bulletin board. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the life of Edith Wilson and the contributions she made to American history. They conduct research using a variety of resources. They use the information to create a report for class and create the context for further class discussion. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 5th
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Students investigate the self-winding watch during the 1920's and how it impacted modern society. They study the idea of inventions by creating and describing their own and how it could impact future society. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the needlework of Ida McKinley as an introduction to methods of recording history. Following discussions and demonstrations, they visit provided Websites to observe examples of ways history has been preserved. Finally, students create a mural depicting the history of fiber art. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students brainstorm in order to come up with ideas for new inventions thought to be useful. They explain the usefulness of the new idea while working in small groups. Students work to create a speech to show the need for the invention to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss historical accounts and accomplishments of "Benjamin Franklin" which exemplify good character traits. They create a display of paper keys which describe these traits. They relate these traits to their future goals and include these in the display, as well. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students identify and compare the properties of substances of different masses, volumes, and textures and then describe and compare the difference between the student's own weight and mass. They also determine the temperature change when several different substances are mixed and interpret the data. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students create a motivational star banner to inspire the writing of poetry. As a class they read poems, songs, and quotes about stars and night skies, view and discuss "Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh, then create a star banner on black construction paper. Full Review »
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