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- 3rd - 5th
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Students role play the position of detectives as they use subway maps to direct themselves through the subways of New York. They are to locate fake villians throughout the city and present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine what natural resources are used to make everyday products. They describe the process the resources go through before they come to the consumer. They research a state and focus on its natural resources. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify the Earth's natural resources and classify them as renewable or non-renewable. They simulate the distribution of resources and discuss the fairness and effectiveness of the distribution. They identify ways that they use - and waste - natural resources, and they explore ways that engineers interact with natural resources. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students study buildings and their function in society. They develop awareness of their environment and its natural resources. They promote an understanding of how the environment, culture, and natural resources affect the design and structure of a dwelling. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study New York in three time periods, 1890-1930, 1930's, and 1950's-60's. They discuss themes that are important in each time block. They describe a brief historical picture of each time period before they approach works of photography and poetry. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discuss the role of trees as one of the most important natural resources. In groups, they examine how the forests nearby helped to shape their urban city. Using the internet, they research the use of the forest in early American History and discover ways to conserve. To end the lesson, they revisit the value of trees and what careers are possible. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students read and analyze the books "Snow White in New York" and "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughter." They analyze the characteristics of the characters in each story, write thoughts of characters in speech bubbles, and write a letter to Snow White's stepmother. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use the internet to research the role of taxi cabs in New York City. Groups work collaboratively to gather information on the history of New York taxis, popular New York destinations, and current New York cab fares. Each group designs an imaginery trip through New York City and computes the the total cost of the cab rides. Students should create a plan for a billboard featuring a New York taxi cab to help advertise the form of public transportation. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students identify the Native American groups within New York State. In groups, they use the internet to research different tribes and create a PowerPoint presentation. They explore the most important aspects of their tribe and their importance to the state of New York. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students create list of materials that family of four would need to live and survive in the forest, identify four natural resources used by Cherokee Indians to build shelter, create poster that depicts Cherokee hamlet in summer or winter, and define vocabulary words hamlet, palisade, wattle, and daub. Full Review »
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