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The History of St. Patrick's day
Tenth graders study the past of the Irish. In this World History lesson plan, 10th graders create a timeline that represents the key events of the Irish coming to America.
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Peace Partners
Students research the similarities of historically conflicting cultures and write a peace agreement for them. For this behavioral studies lesson, students discuss some world conflicts and forms they take. Students work in pairs and to...
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Coasts
Youngsters study the variety of ways that coastlines can be eroded. They do this by accessing a website, embedded in the plan, and answering questions found on the pages. This activity is meant to be done individually, so everyone in the...
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Analyzing Poetry and Characters
Learners investigate historical context by reading poetry. In this language arts lesson, students discover the work of Michael Longley and examine his poem "Ceasefire." Learners identify the sonnets used in the piece and discuss the...
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Cinderella Is A Fella
Second graders identify the universal theme in the Cinderella story. In this fairy tale activity, 2nd graders develop their vocabularies as they read a variation of Cinderella.
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Internet and Mobile Safety
Students watch a video and ask questions about internet usage and mobile safety. Students chart out scales on why young people chat to others on the internet and on mobiles. Students determine the main difficulties that young people...
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The Protestant Reformation and the Counter-Reformation
The Protestant Reformation and Counter Reformation provide a wealth of lesson and activity opportunities.
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Exploring the Objectives of the European Union
Middle schoolers identify the members of the EU and brainstorm on how these countries would benefit by having an alliance. In groups, they examine the main objectives of the EU and present to the class.
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US Government: Foreign Policy
Students examine American foreign policy. In this diplomacy instructional activity, students research Internet sources to identify and describe foreign policy events that have shaped the United States and examine the role of the United...
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Arizona!! How the Heck Did I End Up Here???
Learners research the historical background of the potato. In this potato research lesson plan, students cut out the important dates in potato history. Learners make a timeline for the events.
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US Government: Foreign Policy
Learners explore the basic precepts of American foreign policy. In this diplomacy instructional activity, students read textbook chapters regarding American foreign policy practices before and after World War II. Learners also watch a...
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St. Patrick’s Day
Combine math, creative writing, and leprechauns in a fun St. Patrick's Day activity! Using a bag of gold coins and marshmallows, kids write a math story about a leprechaun that includes a multi-step equation to solve.
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European Folktales
Students analyze strong female characters infive different European folktales. In this European folktales instructional activity, students identify the setting and culture described in each folktale to gain understanding of the...
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Refugees' Experiences in Countries of Asylum: "What's in a name"?
Ninth graders examine the term stereotype. In this Current Events instructional activity, 9th graders analyze posters on racism. Students watch news reports on racism and stereotyping.
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Forced to Flee: Famine and Plague
Students examine events the lead people to emigrate. In this Irish Potato Famine lesson, students research primary and secondary sources regarding the Irish Potato Famine and collaborate to create a classroom mural depicting the famine...
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The Need for Laws
Learners consider the presence of authority in their lives. In this law instructional activity, students compare forgotten laws that function in their lives to forgotten instructions in making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
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"What are these...?"
Learners discuss the "witches" of Shakespeare. In this literature analysis lesson, students research the influence of Macbeth's sisters on his behavior. They examine various terms used to describe the sisters, and discuss which ones...
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How Wealthy Are Europeans?
Students investigate measures of central tendency. They examine compiled data and conduct critical analysis. The graph is focusing on the gross domestic product data. The lesson also reviews the concept of putting values in order of...
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Forced to Flee: Famine and Plague
Students examine facts about the Irish Potato Famine and explore primary resources, such as newspaper articles, photographs, songs, and poems, related to the famine. Once research is complete, they create a small collage of their...
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Musical Mysteries
Students examine the changes that occur to sound as the pressure changes. Echoes and sound changes in caves and tunnels are explored in this lesson.
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Spiders' Wheel
Students engage in a lesson which reinforces the concepts of clockwise and anti-clockwise rotation, while developing an understanding that angles are measured in degrees. They utilize a mathematics educational program to gain practice.
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Poison Boxes
Young scholars utilize the Poison Boxes activity on The Nature Park is used to practice the recognition of 2D shapes and their properties. They utilize a mathematics educational software program to gain practice.
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Cuisine and Etiquette
Students identify the main food in the different cultures they have examined. In groups, they compare and contrast their expected table manners to the ones in Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia. Using this list of behaviors, they identify...
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Census Statistics
Twelfth graders become familiar with the geography of Ireland. They explore the processes involved in data collection. Students examine and discuss Census Statistics and read and interpret maps/graphs. They decide how the census data can...