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17th Century Exploration Teacher Resources
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Students investigate the 17th century Saugus Iron Works. They role-play archaeologists, research local industries and write a report, and explore various websites regarding the Industrial Revolution and the Saugus Iron Works.
Students participate in a tea ceremony in order to explore the multisensory experience that can be enjoyed as a bowl of tea and the various tea utensils are viewed, contemplated and experienced in this High School lesson.
In this Canadian geography instructional activity, students read about how Canada developed and governs itself. Students take notes and answer 4 short answer comprehension questions as they read the selection.
Third graders journey across the Atlantic with the Mayflower, build the first settlement at Jamestown, and explore how the colonies developed from the north to the south. This unit consists of six lessons.
Eleventh graders examine the judicial review process. In this American Government lesson, 11th graders examine the nature and limits of the Constitutional right to freedom of speech. Students explore the nature and purpose of dissent within the context of Supreme Court rulings.
Students explore how spring scales work and how they are used for weight measurement. In this engineering lesson students work in teams to design, build, and test their own spring scale device.
Students explore the art of the opera. They listen to examples of opera and conduct research to find out more about the opera world. Then they develop advertisements that focus on aspects that might interest young people about opera and inspire them to experience specific operas.
Students explore magnification. For this science skills observation lesson, students make a hand lens using a wire loop and a small amount of water.
Pupils take a mission to Mars. In this space science lesson plan, students listen a lecture about space travel to Mars and the planet itself. Pupils then create timelines of exploration and write poetry about their ideal planet.
Students explore U.S. history by answering study questions with classmates. For this New England Colonies lesson, students identify the thirteen colonies and read assigned text about the creation of New England and the United States. Students answer study questions based on the text and complete a test after several days of reading.