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The Making of a Good Friend

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the text of the Ethics of the Fathers. They decide which characteristics would make a better friend. They evaluate the actions of others around them and write a poem with a partner about sharing.
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Season Fairies Get Sacked

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write poetry based on the seasons.
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The Odyssey

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students research and plan the routes and expenses associated in an "Odyssey" that they plan for themselves. They decide which countries they will visit and what they will see while they are there. They have a spending limit which they...
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Onwards and Upwards

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze a graph representing college tuition increases, consider the possible causes and consequences of these tuition increases and collect data on tuition changes at colleges in the United States by region and graph the data.
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Stowaway?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research and describe what happens to immigrants coming to America today. It is designed to get students thinking about the similarities and differences in immigrant experiences over the past 100 or so years.
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Real Estate Project

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Learners develop their dream house complete with a real estate ad. They examine actual real estate ads on the internet to compare their house.
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Selecting A Destination

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers utilize atlases, maps, and Internet resources to select destinations and places to stop along the way on a day trip. They examine and write about the reasons they want to visit the particular places they chose.
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Why Do We Need Petroleum?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learners learn the many ways petroleum is used in our industrial society, and the advantages and disadvantages of its use. They explore what it would be like to live in a world without petroleum.
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San Francisco Explodes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate why San Francisco grew so quickly during the Gold Rush. They
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The Hundred Penny Box

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students recognize the pattern established year after year with the special coin dated appropriately
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Galloping Who?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders do an Internet search to find out about Galloping Gertie and what caused the bridge to fail.
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Trade Along the Silk Road

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students do a jigsaw activity that will enable them to understand the dynamics of the Silk Road trade.
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Space Trading Cards

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use the Internet and other reference sources to gather information on a space topic. They create a trading card displaying the information learned and import pictures from libraries and the Internet.
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Researching the Planets

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use a search engine and links on the Internet to gather research. They record data and cite references used. They organize research into an outline and use a Word Processing program to publish a report.
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Compare and Contrast Planets Using a Venn Diagram

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners use the Venn diagram template to complete the assignment or prepare their own Venn diagram using the Draw program on their computer (if available). They share their Venn diagrams with the class.
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How Did That Get in My Lunch?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers view "The Danger Zone" to learn about food poisoning and the bacterial causes and prevention. Students look at slides, use a worksheet, "Microbial Bugs"and the internet to identify and learn about each bacterium.
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Flying Geese

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the Flying Geese quilt pattern, and discuss and identify the pattern. They write a paragraph titled, My Quilt Report, summarizing the information discussed about the quilt patterns.
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Off to Work We Go

For Teachers 1st
First graders distinguish between jobs that provide goods and those that provide services. They role-play jobs and analyze whether their job provides services or produces goods. They draw pictures and write a description of a job in each...
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Who Me? A Writer?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners interview another student using a twenty question format and write a three-part biography of that person. They create a collage representing the person they interviewed.
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What Kind of Student Do You Want to Be?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write an essay which answers the question, "What kind of student do you want to be?"
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What Are You Looking For?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research textbooks and weblinks for information related to objects in a time capsule. They use the information to construct a timeline of the events and people connected to the objects in the time capsule.
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Which Car Will Mom Approve?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders write a comparison/contrast essay to determine which of two cars should be purchased from the parents' perspective.
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John Brown, Then and Now

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders study one of the selected images of John Brown and read an excerpt online that describes his role in the Civil War. They identify significant information about John Brown. They think about how this applies to current...
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Hey, You Stole My Rain!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students review various scenarios in regards to the water cycle to determine what the best solution is to the problem. Students write their opinions on the controversies.

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