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How - To - Posters

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the skills needed to survive for the early colonial settlers and Native Americans. They conduct research, develop a list of skills, and create a how-to poster demonstrating a survival skill.
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Shelter/Refuge

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars research shelters and places of refuge for animals and humans. In this shelters lesson, students read paragraphs about animal and human shelters. Young scholars complete an activity about beavers and shelters. Students...
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Important Rivers of the World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders become familiar with names of the different parts of a river, define and locate drainage basins, locate six of the continents and explore the major rivers on each one, conduct research on a river of their choice.
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Our Fledgling Society

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine how the lives of children have been represented in art in the past and the present. Using the internet, they research how schools are different today then they were in the past. In groups, they take photographs to...
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Editing Worksheet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this editing worksheet, students must read a letter and correct verb tense errors. Students must be able to identify correct verb tenses and edit errors.
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Town Meeting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars organize and stage a town meeting. They write a set of discussion guidelines and participate in a political discussion.
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Canada's other ice show

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars increase consciousness of the history of Canadian success in figure skating and appreciate the pioneers of figure skating in Canada; to examine their accomplishments in their historical context.
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Finding Your Way Around the I & M Canal

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders utilize a map of the I&M Canal (imbedded in this plan), and perform a series of tasks. They calculate distance, find specific points of interest and solve a set of story problems about the canal.
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Citizens and the Media / Lesson : 3 Compare and Contrast Daily Newspapers for fact, opinion and bias

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students compare and contrast a variety of daily newspapers in order to detect bias. They critically analyze the role the media plays in responsibly reporting government activities.
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Lesson 4: A Field Trip to the Maine State Museum

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students analyze the Maine State Museum's exhibit 12,000 Years in Maine. They create an artifact and write a description of that artifact that demonstrates their understanding of the way technology shapes culture.
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The Mighty Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway System

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students participate in a variety of activities in a unit about the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System. They create a diorama, read related stories, and correspond with other classes located in other port cities along the St Lawrence...
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Colonial Geography: To and From Canada

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify the major geographic features of colonial New England. They explain the essential parts to a map and interpret journals to plot a journey. They discover the connection between geography and life.
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Rocket Me into Space

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the concept of thrust and how it propels rockets into space. They discover why airplanes cannot travel into space while considering the engineering techniques use in designing rockets. They look at how space...
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Don't Water....Shed A Tear#145

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the definition and attributes of tributaries and watersheds. They design a landscape which includes a mountain, a river, a lake and other appropriate items. They observe as the teacher pours water through the landscape...
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Technology as Change: The Atlantic Canada Fishery

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders use the internet to research the history of the Atlantic Canada Fishery and how it was different from today. Using this information, they write a research paper and share it with their classmates. In groups, they...
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Time for Technology

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the role of technology in their lives. After viewing various photographs, they explain how technology has changed over time. In groups, they choose one technological advance and research it more in depth.
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We Are Canadian!

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students work together to create a list of communities in Canada in alphabetical order. As a class, they discuss what it means to be Canadian and create a symbol of what it means to them. They share their artwork with the class and...
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The 1726 Casco Bay Treaty Conference

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students simulate the Casco Bay Treaty Conference. They read and discuss an excerpt from the Conference proceedings. They work in groups to discuss the concerns of the Conference and why the Indians conceded. They write a response to...
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Trappers Then and Now

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars study how trapping in the Illinois Territory in the 1800's effected the beaver population in the state. They compare methods, rules and regulations of the 1800s to those of today. In groups, they research a variety of...
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Ship Building Trip

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students travel to a ship building plant to see how they are built. They enter into discussion and writing about the task of the building. This lesson is multiple intelligence in design and valuable because of the real life exposure.
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Orienteering II

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students name the parts of a compass and comprehend the function of each part. They define paces and tallies and use them in a real world situation. Students are shown the proper use of radio terminology. They use a map and compass to...
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John Fitch: Pioneer Steamboat Inventor

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the transportation revolution brought about through the use of steam power to move boats over water. They practice note taking skills by taking notes from an article.
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Fishing Word List

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary activity, students analyze 25 words in a list pertaining to fishing. Students may use this list to generate writing about the topic.
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Summer Fun: Word Search

For Students 1st - 4th
In this word search worksheet, students search for a list of 12 words in a "summer fun" word list. Words are can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forward or backward.

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