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The World In My Community

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify products in their community which are imported from other countries. After conducting a personal household survey, students research the product's country of origin. They discover the role imports have upon their...
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Whoo Knew There Were Owls

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners research information on owls using the Internet and Kidspiration. They work in groups to create a poster which includes habitat, diet and life cycle and present to the class.
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Remembering Anne Frank

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the life of Anne Frank. In a class discussion, students discuss the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany. They analyze the sacrifices Anne Frank and her family made in order to assist others.
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Historical Perspectives Through the Eyes of Young People

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students gather knowledge about various roles of students in different cultures and eras. Students research their choice of eras and create a personal artwork to express the tone of the selected era.
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Rocks and Minerals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research a rock or mineral on the Internet. They perform the research with a partner to find out properties such as, color, hardness, and opacity. They look for pictures on the Internet in order to prepare for their slideshow...
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Video Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students analyze a poem to find meaning by breaking it into scenes and supporting the text with appropriate images and sounds. They use Frames to create their video poem. Once students have an image, place them all into one folder. ...
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Making More Places at the Table

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the use of primary and secondary source documents. They identify primary and secondary sources. Students investigate individuals that made a difference during the American Civil Rights Movement through the use of...
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The Building Blocks of the Nation

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars research, document, use the Internet, and employ varied computer skills, along with oral communication skills to discover people who have "made history" in Michigan, women in the United States, people who contributed to...
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United Nations

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students conduct a fact-finding mission about the United Nations on the internet. They compile the information from all students on a class graphic organizer then break into small groups to analyze which part of the United Nations would...
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A Dialogue With Your Lettuce

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students, in groups, create questions they would ask about a head of lettuce in their refrigerator (e.g., Where were you grown? Who picked you? What were the working conditions?). They exchange questions with another group and then...
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Historical Events in Utah History

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders choose a topic they are interested in related to the history of Utah. Using the internet, they research the topic making sure to cite where they gathered the information and take notes. To end the activity, they write...
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The African American Inventor

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study various African American inventors and their contributions. They select their favorite invention and work in groups to research a specific African American inventor. After conducting their research, they share their...
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We're On A Mission!

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners examine the Mars Exploration Rover mission. In groups, they design their own mission while participating in a webquest. They write an essay using the information they gathered to propose their mission to the President. They...
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Let's Play Scrabble!

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
What do Alfred Mosher Butts, James Brunot, and Jack Straus have in common? They were all instrumental in the development of Scrabble. Class members will discover these facts and many more as they conduct a WebQuest to gather, organize,...
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Take a Technology Trek with Endangered Animals

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify endangered animals and research reasons why these animals may be going extinct. Using the internet, reference books and reference CDs, students explore an animal of their choice and write a report about the endangered...
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Another 100 Commonly Misspelled Words

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
In this spelling worksheet, students analyze a list of 100 commonly misspelled words which are written in alphabetical order. There are no questions on the page.
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Working Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners discuss the role of animals and how they can work with people to better the community. In this working animals lesson plan, students discuss how animals and people work together to complete different tasks in the community.
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Merging Traffic

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners practice reading instructional texts. In this public speaking lesson, students complete a worksheet the help them prepare to read an instructional text aloud.
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Find Your Style

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners read a story and demonstrate their fluency and comprehension by retelling it to a partner. For this reading lesson plan, students follow a note taking sheet provided.
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River and Us (A)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define and demonstrate proper use of common good, preserve (as in clean water) and public good as applicable to clean water.
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Paws in Jobland

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore jobs in different countries . In this lesson about different countries through research. Students are broken into groups and given a country to research. Each group is provided with a worksheet with 14 questions to be...
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Sequential Directions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate how to give clear directions when drawing a map to a specific location. In this map skills lesson, students create a map to a location, such as their school, and write down clear directions to the destination.
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Class Flow: Library Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used in a library/resource center to illustrate alphabetical order and how books are arranged on the shelves in the library. It also discusses alphabetical order to help teach...
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New York Public Library: The Picture Collection

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
This online resource offers historical photographs and illustrations on a wide variety of topics.

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