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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students explore how New World explorers helped change the Old World's diet. The many foods that were unknown to the New World were also brought to the Americas by the explorers. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research one of the countries of origin of their ancestors (if more than one), identify a hero from that country, determine events that made the person a hero, and share their findings in a PowerPoint or HyperStudio presentation. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the origins of various food products. They classify their selected foods according to certain criteria, conduct Internet research, and create an advertisement poster and video advertisement about a selected country and the food products that originate their. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students create original design directions. Each student creates a design and composes directions for re-creating it. Then, when students form pairs, they take turns drawing from one another's written directions. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students define a list of commonly known words and compare these words to a list of more complex words with similar origins. They analyze similarities to determine common origins and meanings. Students use these observations to decode the list of unknown words. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the origin of the foods they eat. Using fast food as a part of the activity, they list the items that go into making these foods. They identify the geographical area of origin for these products as well. They also explore how certain foods made their way to the United States. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine words of Greek origin and discuss character development in fiction. They read a list of Greek word parts and create words on a worksheet. Students then read and discuss an informational handout about character development and characterization. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students compare the original tale of Cinderella with the Disney version of the story. They listen to the book "Yeh-Shen," complete a Venn-diagram and discuss the similarities and differences in small groups, and participate in a class discussion. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a lesson that examines the different theories for the origin of life in the universe. They conduct research in order to gather information on different points of view. The information is summarized and presented in a systematic way. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students watch a video about the search for human origins. Using a worksheet, they identify the data trends in height of boys in North America. They discuss the significance of the data and the reasons for the increase of human size. Full Review »
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