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- 4th - 6th
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Students use tables of content, chapter titles, and key words as a strategy for organizing non-fiction information. They write a paragraph with a partner using information from a graphic organizer. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students view basic techniques use when identifying fingerprints by viewing a teacher demonstration and meeting with a forensic police officer. They complete handouts by collaborating in groups to identify a number of fingerprints which they graph. They compare the graphed results as a class. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students study Langston Hughes, "Thank You Ma'am" to discover the elements of plot, character motives and reactions. They express the effects of trust and kindness by writing a reflective personal narrative. They illustrate the themes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students identify the elements of the plot and identify and express this story?????™s theme. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students complete various activities linked to several stories and movies, to reinforce the concept of theme in a story. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students analyze the song "Hello! Ma Baby" in order to reveal how the telephone was becoming part of everyday life in 1899. They create a Venn Diagram to compare the telephones of 1889 to those of today and write a paragraph about technological communication today and in the future. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students locate Plymouth, MA, Hudson River, Cape Cod, Holland and England on a map. They identify the reasons the Pilgrims came to the New World and explain how the investors and the colonists would each benefit from a new colony. After everyone has filled in their Study Guide Sheet and maps, students add facts to the Class Chart on Pilgrims. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 12th
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Students examine different perspectives about Thanksgiving that include those of the European Settlers and the Native Americans. They read and discuss an article about Plymouth being "America's Hometown." They develop a landmark for Plymouth, MA that emphasizes both points of view and present them to the whole class. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students examine the safety procedures on a rocket launch. Newton's Second Law of Motion is reviewed in detail. This exercise takes inexpensive materials and demonstrates Newton's Second Law of Motion: F=ma. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students pretend they have won a two-week vacation to a location in France. Using the internet, they discover places to visit and information about them. They write detailed plans about visiting the city and share them with the class. They must use descriptive words in their explanations. Full Review »

