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\n\"Apples\n\n
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\nApples A\"Peel\" To Me\n

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\nSecond graders study the characteristics and uses for apples through this series of ten lessons. They look at the importance of apples in the US. They read literature about apples, graph, sort, and measure apples, and make apple snacks....\n
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\nBell Live! The Great Lakes: A Superior Adventure\n

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\nStudents participate in a virtual field trip to Lake Superior. In groups, they perform experiments in which test the level of toxins and bacteria in the water. They also watch video segments life in the lake and discuss their observations.\n
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\nExposition Park Virtual Birding Field Trip\n

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\nMiddle schoolers explore a variety of sources, including their experiences in visiting places. They access information online, observe and make determinations based on observations. Students hypothesize about observations of bird behavior.\n
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\nA Journey To Alaska\n

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\nStudents create an electronic scrapbook of a virtual field trip to Alaska. They first check the weather and plan what to bring for a real trip. As they explore various websites representing five stopovers on the trip they copy photos...\n
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\nVirtual Art Tours\n

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\nLearners take a virtual field trip of Canadian art. They identify aspects of selected images that indicate the social, historical, or cultural context in which they were created. They compare the distinctive styles of artists from...\n
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\nEnvironment: Arctic Climate and Geoscience\n

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\nStudents conduct a thorough investigation of the Arctic and how climate change affects it. After listing a KWL chart, they record their findings on a bulletin board. Finally, in an Arctic Alive! interactive lesson, students take a...\n
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\nGoing Places Safely\n

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\nHow can places on the Internet be dangerous? Youngsters draw important connections between traveling online and staying safe in the real world. They also discover three key online safety rules to guide them throughout their...\n
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\nLearning About A Country While Chatting Online\n

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\nStudents take a \"virtual trip\" to Switzerland. This instructional activity gives suggestions about how to arrange and then organize such an online chat trip so that it be as beneficial as possible.\n
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\nCompare And Contrast-- People of Eminence\n

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\nIn this social studies worksheet, students are directed to a Web site to read about famous people. Students choose 2 people and use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast. Students then investigate the difference between being \"famous\"...\n
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\nThe Good, the Bad and the Nasty Tasting\n

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\nExamine the benefits of chemical defense mechanisms. Organisms in oceans use chemicals to ward off predators. Duplicate this adaptation using a hands-on experiment in which you ward off your predators (your pupils) with some...\n
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\nTaxes in U.S. History: Tax Reform in the 1960s and 1980s\n

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\nLearners explain the content, purpose, and impact of the Tax Reform Acts of 1969 and 1986.\n
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\nTechnology Resources for the Social Studies Classroom\n

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\nLooking for ways to increase engagement by bringing technology into your elementary social studies class? Teachers are introduced to the technology resources available for social studies and then they show their students specific...\n
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\nTime for Prime\n

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\nExplore prime numbers. Learners use an interactive 100's chart to identify prime numbers, discuss a glossary of terms, use cards to list multiples of 2,3,4,5, and play a bingo game.\n
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\nPre Trip Quiz-- the Statue of Liberty\n

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\nIn this social studies worksheet, students learn the history of the Statue of Liberty and investigate 6 American symbols. Students answer 12 questions about the statue and do research to find the meaning of the American symbols and how...\n
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\nDear Diary, I Found an Island Today...\n

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\nIn this Galapagos Islands worksheet, students research all they can about the islands and then create a diary entry that shows how an early explorer would have felt upon approaching the island.\n
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\nGreen Buildings Virtual Tour\n

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\nStudents fill out a worksheet after researching green buildings by taking a virtual tour. In this green buildings lesson plan, students use Google Earth to research green buildings.\n
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\nVirtual Geologic Field Trip to Griffith Park\n

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\nStudents explore the geological processes and research methodology involved in the evolution and development of Griffith Park. They justify the selection of a geologic hypothesis based on observations.\n
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\nAnimal Hide and Seek\n

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\nStudents examine how animals use their colors to their advantage. They read the book, \"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?,\" participate in a toothpick camouflaging demonstration, explore the Camouflage Field Book website,...\n
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\nTop Budget-Friendly Ways to Include Interactive Technology in the Classroom\n

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\nInspire student achievement and participation with multimedia activities.\n
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\nThe Living Edens: Virtual Yellowstone Tour\n

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\nYoung scholars take an online virtual tour of Yellowstone National Park. They act as park rangers to research geological features of Yellowstone, locate these features on maps, and describe and define associated geologic terms.\n
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\nVisiting the Medical Fields\n

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\nStudents act as medical pioneers to establish a clinic in an under served area.t They work in teams of two to complete a portfolio about their clinic and examine new treatments in various area of medicine.\n
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\nUnderstanding Presidential History\n

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\nStudents research to find the qualifications necessary to be President of the U.S. In this presidential qualification lesson, students research their family roots to see if they could qualify to be President. Students create a graph to...\n
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\nDown at the Orchard\n

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\nFirst graders examine what an apple orchard looks like and work with cardinal directions. In this apple orchard and direction lesson, 1st graders listen to Anne Rockwell's, Apples and Pumpkins, and Amy and Richard Hutchings', Picking...\n
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\nForward, Into the Past!\n

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\nStudents, during a (virtual) visit to a burial ground, think about the past by viewing tombstones as primary sources. They explain how the attitudes of Deerfield residents toward death and burial evolved from 1780-1880.\n
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