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The Jamestown Colony

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Jamestown Colony worksheet, students read a 2 page article on the colony, answer 3 questions with multiple choice answers, fill in 5 blanks to complete 5 facts and determine if 3 statements are true or false.
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Rosa Parks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the heroic actions of Rosa Parks. In this African-American lesson plan, students read the book, Rosa Parks: My Storyand create a timeline of the events from the biography.
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Pile 'em High?

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore the concept of architectural heritage. For this architecture lesson, students visit selected websites to compare and contrast the architectural features in world cities.
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Water Sources in Cape Verde and West Africa

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners analyze the importance of a fresh water supply in Cape Verde, researching five methods of obtaining and conserving water there. Students create and present displays demonstrating their understanding of the methods of water...
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An Uphill Swim

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the concepts and engineering principles used in a canal lock system and apply those concepts to navigate a boat through a working model of a canal lock waterway.
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Explorers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work together to examine Dutch, French, Spanish and English explorers. They create a poster of the information they collected and write about one explore they find most interesting. They share their information with the class.
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Colorado Greats Trading Cards

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students research to find information about famous people from Colorado. They copy and save pictures from the Internet, then make a trading card containing important biographical data.
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Shake, Rattle And Roll: Studying the Effects of an Earthquake

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners gauge earthquake intensity by reviewing firsthand accounts. They use the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale and newspaper articles to estimate the strength and effects of a past earthquake.
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Lady Liberty

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students discussed symbolism, freedom and the Statue of Liberty. They explored Keith Haring's style. They used colored markers, color, and line to draw a Statue of Liberty.
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Timeline Shuffle

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the role and importance of timelines, and the method for ordering events. They order events and create a timeline of significant technology achievements and scientific discoveries in order from earliest to the most recent.
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The Great Chicago Fire Survivors

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine documents describing the experiences of survivors of the Great Chicago Fire, and write condolence letters.
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Ice Age Challenge Game

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use a website to do various projects about the ice age and discover the route taken by the first arrivals are unknown and are the subject of a great deal of debate and research.
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FRED the FISH

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students engage in the study of the human impact on environmental systems (specifically rivers). This lesson enhances Students' exploration of a variety of themes or topics.
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Lesson Plan: Five Themes of Geography

For Teachers 5th - 7th
After learning the five themes of geography, learners take an Internet trip and categorize information found into one of the five themes. They answer five questions about the places explored. That is about all there is to this lesson; it...
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What was Behind the Golden Door?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students adopt the persona of an immigrant child to explore the reasons underlying why families left their homelands. They empathize with the emotional plight of immigrants through creative composition.
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Erosion: On the Move...Defending the Coast Against Wave Attack

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study how people have tried to save beaches from wave erosion. They examine what has occurred to Cape Hatteras as a result of beach erosion and the efforts to reduce the erosion.

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