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Nature's Magic Elixir

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students do research to discover the importance of water in the world and its effect upon our daily lives. They will also appreciate the beauty of water and how it is so adaptable within nature.
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Mesoamerican Codex Books

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders recreate Mesoamerican Codex Books using brown paper bags, paints, glue, an iron, and books on Mesoamerican Glyphs in this 5th grade lesson in the Art classroom. Resource links and book references are provided for lesson...
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Famous Asian Americans

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students conduct basic research using library and/or Internet resources and study about the contributions of Asian Americans. They use a copy of the Famous Asian Americans work sheet to use for their research.
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Mixing Up the Melting Pot

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the cultures of indigenous peoples and how they have or have not assimilated into modern society. They create reports with recommendations on how the Nukak of Columbia could be assimilated into society.
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Confronting Genocide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discover what the term genocide means and are assigned to groups to reasearch an act of genocide in order to answer each question from their worksheet. They then compare their results making special notes of patterns they...
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Courage to Be You: King Day (7th)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners define discrimination and relate it to their own experiences. In this discrimination lesson, students discuss feeling like a stranger and complete a personal experiences worksheet. Learners then find strategies to reduce or...
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Culture Clash: New World Meets Old

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the history of Christopher Columbus.  In this World History lesson plan, 6th graders research facts about Christopher Columbus.  Students write their own opinion about Columbus's background focusing on three...
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Building Homes

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate architecture and construction by building a home from cardboard tubes.  In this housing instructional activity, students collaborate in groups to plan and create buildings they can fit in made from cardboard tubes,...
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Cultural Calendar

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students design their own cultural calendar.  In this calendar making lesson, students decide on a culture for a calendar theme and discuss how calendars differ from the US calendar.  Students create their own calendar using a template....

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