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Great Online Art Sites

For Teachers K - 8th
Students complete an online study of art websites. In this art and technology lesson, students explore the links and try the activities to learn about art online.
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Building Bridges: Living in a Diverse Society

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students participate in various activities that help them build esteem, and explore racism. In this multicultural lesson plan, Students increase their awareness of, and appreciation for, cultural differences and similarities. This...
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The Poetry in Non-Events

For Teachers K - 5th
The photograph, Nellie and her Italian Soda is viewed and discussed by the class. They are instructed to use the photograph as inspiration to write a poem about non-events, or things that are beautiful in every day life. Pupils use...
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Food on the Map

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students work together to examine the tastiest towns in the United States. After discovering the names of the equipment, they identify the seven continents. They take a survey and locate the cities and states of the foods mentioned.
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Weather Pals

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study maps of the United States to locate weather pals from a list of schools. They communicate with Weather Pal schools through the use of closed circuit TV. Using weather data collected in their area, they exchange the...
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Mapping Perceptions of China

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss what types of things are included on a map. They compare and contrast maps of China with a map they create and practice using different types of maps. They write analysis of their classmates maps.
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Environment: Water & Air

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The introduction to the lesson plan mentions a sailor's limited capacity to store drinking water on his ship. Pupils then set up an overnight experiment to remove freshwater from salt water by distillation. There is a math and map...
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Penguin Presentations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the attributes of penguins. In this penguins instructional activity, students participate in a penguin scavenger hunt and take notes on the information they encounter. Students prepare reports about their findings and...
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The Treaty Trail: Examining an Artist's Perspective

For Teachers K - 5th
Elementary school leanrners examine artwork from the time period of the United States and Native American treaties. They discuss the causes and effects of the treaties being signed. They also examine how cultural perspective influences art.
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Facts, Feats and Folklore: Spiders

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars review and discuss a variety of sayings, folklore and superstitions about spiders. They discuss this information and choose either an interesting fact or appealing foklore tradition to illustrate.
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North Dakota Vocabulary Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive North Dakota worksheet, students examine 20 state-related words in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 20 sets of letters. This worksheet may also be printed for classroom use.
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Ohio Cities Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 5th
For this online interactive Ohio worksheet, students examine 10 cities in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 10 sets of letters. This worksheet may also be printed for classroom use.
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Virginia Cities Word Search

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Virginia cities worksheet, students read the names of ten cities in the state of Virginia. Students find the city names in a word search puzzle.
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Maryland word jumble

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Maryland worksheet, students unscramble the words that represent Maryland's history. Students unscramble 20 words that represent the state of Maryland.
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Nebraska Vocabulary Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive Nebraska worksheet, students examine 20 state-related words in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 20 sets of letters to match the terms in the word bank. This worksheet may also be printed...
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South Carolina State Quarter

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this South Carolina learning exercise, students analyze a picture of the state quarter for South Carolina. Students use the information on the coin to answer five questions.
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The Plains Indians

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students have a better understanding of another culture other than their own. This help them to see that there were other people living in this region before us.
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Make a Community Almanac

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students gather geographic information about their community. They work together to create a community almanac.
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North, South, East, or West

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners participate in a game to learn cardinal directions. In this map skills lesson, students move around the room using cardinal directions.
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Main Idea Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Sedona worksheet, learners complete multiple choice questions about the area of Sedona, Arizona. Students complete 9 questions total.
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Discovering Dinosaurs: Planning your Summer Vacation

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils use the online Atlas of Canada to gather information about places in Canada.
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Immigration For Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of immigration. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students create a KWL chart to organize the information. The lesson also includes a resource link...
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Environmental Justice

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this Gulf Oil Spill instructional activity, students discuss how environmental pollution affects those how live in poverty at a higher rate than those with more affluence....
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Michigan Food: From Farm to You

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students recognize Michigan on a map and understand how its climate is affected by the Great Lakes. In this Michigan food instructional activity, students play a trivia game to identify the produce of Michigan. Students relate the...