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The Matrix
Second graders compare and contrast groups of Native Americans and culture groups from different regions and times.
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Where Is Japan? How Far Is That?
First graders use literature and hands-on activities with maps and globes to explain distance and tools used to measure distance. They select tools to measure various objects in the classroom, then apply those concepts to their map...
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Community Helpers Wheel
Students play a game to reinforce the understanding that some community helpers are producers of goods, and some provide a service. Students identify community helpers and their jobs.
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A-maizing Facts
Students research the lives of Native Americans living in the Northeast Woodlands region, focusing on how the climate, location, and physical surroundings affected their way of life.
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Let's Celebrate!
Second graders, as a whole class, create a calendar of holidays using cards. Afterward, they add their birthdays to the calendar.
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Käthe Kollwitz: Never Again War!
Learners explore Kathe Kollowitz and other Holocaust artists.
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The Fear of Exploration Because of... Sea Monsters
Eighth graders examine the underestimated cause as to why exploration into the western hemisphere was not common before the 1400's. They reconstruct the causes/effects of exploration to North America.
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Holocaust Lesson Plan: Timeline
Students explore the chronology of the Holocaust, make connections between Holocaust events and contemporaneous world events and acquire a frame of reference for comparing their reading with actual events during the time of the Holocaust.
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Creating Plants
Students create their own plants and write about them using digital cameras, AppleWorks, and the educational program Kid Pix. Emphasis is placed on the creative process and reflective writing.
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What's Down There
Third graders gather and examine samples from the school outdoor environment. They compare/contrast their samples with those of other students. Students record the results of their observations.
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Timeline
Tenth graders examine the Holocaust from a chronological perspective. In this Holocaust lesson, 10th graders create parallel timelines on a poster about the Holocaust.