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- 7th - 8th
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Students plan a trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Plans include travel, accomodations and meals. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore how countries and religions have celebrations unique to their culture, beliefs and values. They verbalize the customs and traditions of Mardi Gras and Carnivals. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students who have severe and/or multiple disabilities about Mardi Gras and to allow them to access an interactive activity, at first with help from the teaching staff, ultimately, on their own. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read an online New York Times article and investigate the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. They examine how Hurricane Katrina affected the celebration. They design a float that represents the Mardi Gras celebration. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students explore the origins behind the celebration of Mardi Gras. They take a "virtual" tour of the Orpheus and Zulu parades. Students create an electronic postcard about Mardi Gras and send it to their teacher. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students listen to story Brown Bear, Brown Bear, brainstorm everything they know about Mardi Gras, create pages relating to Mardi Gras for class book, type information on computer, play slide show, and take turns reading their books. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students research the history of the Mardi Gras celebration and then study the science behind New Orleans. They analyze information about New Orleans and its geological features. They write a persuasive presentation to present their point of view. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students in an 8th grade French class explore the history and activities of Mardi Gras. They research Mardi Gras using the Internet and then with a small group, create a PowerPoint presentation for presentation to the entire class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students research the history and where to find "Mardi Gras" or "Carnivals" celebrated. They inquire about who performs at these celebrations. Web sites are visited to assist the students in their research. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students work in small groups to research the history of the Mardi Gras celebration and how it is celebrated in countries around the world. They discover similarities and differences among various international Mardi Gras celebrations and then create decorative Mardi Gras masks. Full Review »
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