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Nutrition Unit

For Teachers K
Students engage in a variety of activities designed to help them understand about the importance of good nutrition and eating healthy foods. The activities include playing food bingo, making a collage, designing posters, etc.
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Un Fin de Semana en Merida

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students plan a weekend in Merida, investigating cost, activities, hotel information, and culture. They fill out a worksheet with the information they research.
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WWII Homefront Roundtable

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers play a role in a roundtable discussion after researching how the war impacted their character. Students play roles such as: African-American, American Indian, Japanese-American, German-American, Italian-American, Jewish...
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Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen and read along as a story is read to them. They discuss what they read when finished with the text. Students discuss the story vocabulary and the word meanings. They practice decoding unknown words and complete a...
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PLANTS LOVE AIR

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify that plants cannot develop adequately without air and predict what happens to the leaf of a geranium brought to class. They draw a picture of what they think the leaf will look like after a week of being covered....
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Nomadic Living

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe what it means to be nomadic and the advantages and disadvantages of living this type of lifestyle. After watching a video, they pretend they are nomads and must develop a list of items to take along with them. They...
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Non-Objective Constructed Sculpture

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students begin their examination of non-objective artwork. Individually, they participate in activities in which they take designs within other images and use them for their focus in their art. They create a sculpture with the new...
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Adopt Good Personal Health Habits

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students, through teacher lecture and instruction, review the personal wellness habits that can prevent illness and maintain good health. Hopefully, if students adopt these habits they will decrease their chance of getting sick.
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The Myth of Voluntary Internment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the Alien Enemies Act and Executive Order 9095. They explore both the financial and emotional ramifications of having a parent arrested or interned. They research what daily life was like in U.S. Internment camps during...
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What's the Best Age to Retire?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the retirement age. In this global studies lesson, students read a selection (the selection is not included) regarding the retirement age in different countries and discuss the content of the reading selection.
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Breaking News English: Armstrong Wins 7th Tour de France

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Armstrong Wins 7th Tour de France" and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Indian Heat Wave Kills 200

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Sunbed Cancer Risk for Teens," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Southeast States

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders acquire knowledge about the settlement of the southeast region of the United states. In this united states geography lesson, 4th graders learn to analyze and understand  the ways in which groups  in society have marked...
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Eight Common Lesson Plan Mistakes

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students learn the do's and don'ts of lesson planning.  In this guide for writing lesson plans lesson, students become familiar with what should and should not be contained in a lesson plan. 
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Asia Rising

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a short film about the economies of Japan and Korea after World War II. They discuss their challenges and succeses in building the economy. They also identify human costs of ecomonic development in those countries.
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Reverse Glass "Painting"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the life and works of John Audubon. They compare and contrast various pieces of art and identify the purposes of stained glass. After observing his art, they create their own stained glass creation using the concepts...
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Ditch Playing in Ditches

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore about the power of fast moving water and the dangers of playing in storm water ways. They explore the realities of flash flooding and how to choose safer summertime activities. Students become familiar with the city's...
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Cause-Effect Fishbone Diagrams

For Students 6th - 8th
In this cause and effect worksheet, students read about the cause/effect relationship and how to analyze using a fishbone diagram. Students are given a blank template of a diagram.