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War On Battle of the Books
Students participate in a statewide Battle of the Books competition. They read books and answer questions about them to earn points for their school.
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Get Your Kicks on Route 66
Students research when and why Route 66 was started and how mom and pop businesses fit in with Route 66. Students associate what they've learned with the song.
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The Senate by a Senator
Students examine their Canadian citizenship by participating in a number of multi-disciplinary lessons.
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Online Collaborative Social Studies Lesson Plan
Students create newspapers and post them online for others to see.
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Battle of New Orleans
Students use the Internet, encyclopedias, and other library resources to discover basic facts about the Battle of New Orleans and the 1768 revolt by French colonists in Spanish Louisiana. They examine two websites that give information...
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Comparing Cities
Students research the characteristics of cities in two different geographical areas. Using the internet, they take notes on the information they collect and record their observations on the two cities. They discover how the location...
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Day and Night
Students discuss why day and night occur after visualizing a teacher-led demonstration.
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Collecting, organizing and comparing data for cellular telephone buying and calculating average, and median price and best deal per cost.
Learners research data and develop statistical methods such as mean and median price and make convincing arguments as powerful ways for decision making.
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Why We Communicate
Young scholars identify the three common reasons for communication: information, persuasion, and entertainment. They create media messages for different purposes and develop a purpose of message shapes and how it helps shape the message.
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Project EMPOWER: Awareness of Differences
Students explore the differences of others. They examine ways in which they can respect the differences between individuals. Students explore the ways in which people are similar and they recognize stereotypes they make.
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Presenting Your Community
Students research the history of a notable building and prepare a Power Point presentation to be used on the online scrapbook. They research the location of the building in the community, the architectural style and the date of...
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Lesson Six: Discovering the Power (Point) of Presentation
Learners prepare multimedia presentations. In this computer technology lesson, students use PowerPoint and other multimedia sources to compose individual presentations. Learners complete an interactive tutorial on how to use the...