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\nI Have “M.I.” Strengths!\n

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\nThere are so many ways to be smart! Can your class identify their intelligences? The third of five career and college lesson plans designed for sixth graders challenges them to assess their unique skills. Once they determine their...\n
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\nLesson 3: Behind the Movie Chicago\n

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\nIn small groups and then as a class, young musicians compare and contrast two pieces from the musical film Chicago. They pair up to look at the elements that make each piece similar and define the elements or arrangements that make...\n
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\nCreating a Therapeutic Soundscape: Ambient Improvisations and Planned Catharsis (CTE)\n

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\nHow is music a form of therapy? Scholars explore the topic using the fourth and final instructional activity from the Changing One's Tune: A Music Therapy STEM series. Learners explore the relationship between music and the mind and...\n
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\nMonths of the Year Song\n

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\nLearn the months of the year with a music video that sings the twelve months' names, and shows hand-drawn animation that reflects the special attributes of each month. \n
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\nHarlem Renaissance\n

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\nIndividuals expressed the Harlem Renaissance in diverse forms of art, ranging from poetry to photography to painting. Learners explore pieces using a carefully curated collection from the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Included lessons ask...\n
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\nElements of Drama\n

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\nIntroduce young actors to the key elements of performance with this handout that defines key staging terms and activities.\n
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\nThe Role of Citizens in a Participatory Democracy\n

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\nGroups research participatory democracies and compare the role and rights of citizens in ancient history with those in recent U.S. history. Guided by a series of questions, individuals compose a persuasive essay in which they discuss the...\n
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\nThe Myth of Sisyphus\n

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\nHaving an eagle eat your liver sounds like a form of cruel and unusual punishment. As explained in an interesting video lesson, it's nothing compared to the punishments doled out in \"The Myth of Sisyphus.\" A summary introduces the...\n
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\nGravitation: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #3\n

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\nThe Newtonian theory and the Einstein theory of gravity are the focus of a video that examines the details of each and includes the drawbacks of them as well — a great, well-rounded lesson!\n
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\nChanges of Musical Elements in Popular Music Through the Decades\n

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\nStudents probe samples of European classical, American jazz, and rock and roll to analyze the similarities and differences. The styles and form of these three types of music are examined for tempo, timbre, and rhythm.\n
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\nArts of the Gilded Age\n

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\nLearners study the art forms of the Gilded Age. For this integrated arts lesson, students research the art, music, dance, and drama of the historical era and then create their own personal projects that exemplify the time period.\n
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\nChemistry Concepts: Conservation of Mass\n

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\nThere is no narration in this video, just footage of a hand performing a chemical reaction set to magic-show-style music. Starting mass is shown in text. Solutions are mixed so that a precipitate forms, and then ending mass is shown....\n
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\nCrossword Puzzle for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\n

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\nChapter 10 of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets holds a cache of words perfect for this crossword. Learners read the definitions and write in the correct words.\n
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\nThe Music of the Mardi Gras Indians\n

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\nThe traditions, costumes, and the music of the Mardi Gras Indians, African-Americans and those with African American or Native American Heritage are the focus of a unit that introduces class members to a little-known group that...\n
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\nLesson: Looking Closer: The Artwork of Shinique Smith\n

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\nA critical discussion regarding the nature of Shinique Smith's second-hand clothing art is the foundation for the lesson. Critical thinkers fully analyze the meaning behind her work, taking close consideration of where the clothing came...\n
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\nThe Anatomy of a Raindrop\n

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\nAfter reviewing the water cycle, zoom in on a raindrop and learn about the physics determining its shape. See actual footage of raindrops falling with high-speed photography! A written description of the same information is also provided...\n
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\nThe Most Extreme Life Forms on Earth… and Beyond?\n

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\nEarth's strangest creatures may be the key to finding life on other planets! Introduce biology scholars to the extreme world of extremophiles with a video from a large science playlist. From the depths of the ocean to the heart of the...\n
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\nThe Amazing Science of… DUST?\n

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\nWhy do we bother to dust when more will start to land as soon as we get rid of it? What is dust made of and why won't it ever go away? The video answers these questions and more. \n
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\nClass Rap\n

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\nStudents explore rap music and its components. They listen to examples of rap music and discuss their common features. After selecting a topic, they compose a rap with both words and the beat and sing it to the class. As a class they...\n
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\nFocus on Form\n

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\nYoung musicians discuss musical form found in the song, The Star Spangled Banner. They review their parts for the song then practice playing it as a group. Cross-curricular activity suggestions are included.\n
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\nLandscapes of the Mind\n

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\nStudents review Emily Dickinson's biography and examine themes and forms of some of her poems. They measure ways Graham integrates aspects of Dickinson's life and the themes and forms of her poetry into Letters to the World.\n
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\nLooking at different cultures and how music from differing cultures changes movements, meaning and mood\n

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\nEach of the three dance lessons included here will get your class moving. The first activity allows learners to explore how music and movement differ in meaning depending on cultural context. Lesson two gives them an opportunity to...\n
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\nSongs of America\n

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\nCombine your lesson on patriotism with a lesson on comparing and contrasting. Focusing on The Star Spangled Banner, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, and The Old Folks at Home, this lesson prompts learners to compare and contrast each song...\n
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\nLetter of Complaint\n

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\nLearners analyze this letter of complaint to the city council by answering nine short-answer questions. They examine author's purpose, word choice, claims, rhetorical questions, and general observations. There is a focus on constructive...\n
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