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- Grade Range
- 2nd - 5th
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Students explore exploring and expiditions then simlate their own on campus. They divide into small "expedition groups." Have each team report back to the class about their expeditions, using written, oral, or videotaped presentations. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students simulate Sir Edmund Hillary's route to Mount Everest's summit. They plot their progress on maps, moving their flags from camp to camp. Their final presentation can be visual, written, oral, multimedia, or a combination. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students use books, maps, the Internet and class discussion to explore the geography and culture of Japan. They locate Japanese landforms on a map, identify Japanese cultural symbols and complete a variety of Japanese-themed art projects. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate the historical use of flags on Earth, debate ownership issues for interplanetary exploration, and design a flag for Mars. The implication of placing a flag at a location forms the focus of the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
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Students research antarctic wildlife and create a diorama and fact sheet to present their research to the class. They create an Antarctic explorer's journal. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
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Students examine their own place in our world by doing various activities. The lessons are planned around children using different literacy skills to reach an understanding of persnal identity. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students engage in a series of related activities focusing on Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper." After reading each chapter, they create new titles and hone their summarizing skills. Among other projects contained in this lesson, students make wanted posters for gang members and write "trading places" stories by selecting a famous person and assuming his/her identity. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students develop questions that scientists might have about animals in the Antarctic by going on a virtual field trip using a National Geopgraphic website. They observe predator prey interactions from the perspective of a Leopard Seal and collect information on prey species that the seal captures. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students investigate various types of literature in order to find moral lessons used to inform about ethical behavior. They practice writing reflectively and role playing some of the stories. The focus is upon using the character of the story as an example on how unethical behavior should not be accepted. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students explore, examine and study the website Tramline that takes them on a variety of virtual field trips on multiple subjects. They visit via the Internet Antarctica, baking bread, dinosaurs, getting green, hurricanes, natural wonders, sharks, etc. Full Review »
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