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We the People…in the News
Students use the newspaper to explore the world around us, our past and our government. In this civics unit, students complete 40 different lessons in civic education using that day's newspaper to reinforce the concept being taught.
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Jewish Stars of David
Students examine the history of the Holocaust and complete a KWL chart. Using the Internet, they research an aspect of the Holocaust they are interested in and watch a documentary. They read testimonies of survivors and identify other...
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Journeying to Jo'Burg and Beyond
Learners read and analyze the novel, "Journey to Jo'burg " by Beverly Naidoo to assess a deeper insight to the history of South Africa and how it has impacted world events today. As they think more on a global level, they begin to...
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Judging a Book by Its Cover
Students explore the relationship between the form of books and the content inside. In this book exploration lesson, students use a piece of their creative writing as inspiration; they author a written book and design a cover that...
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Underground Railroad
Learners explore the Underground Railroad. In this U.S. history and technology lesson, students research an assigned topic related to the Underground Railroad, such as "abolitionist," "conductor," or "station houses." ...
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Making an Effective Presentation
Students discover how to effectively deliver a presentation. They use a PowerPoint presentation as the vehicle for looking at guidelines for making an effective presentation. The guidelines apply to any type of presentation students...
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Coins In Space! (Creative Writing)
Young scholars practice creative writing. They write an imaginative story in which quarters escape from the space shuttle and ends up in the hands of an alien. Students brainstorm ideas, write a draft, revise, and edit their composition.
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Homonym Game
Students use structural analysis and context clues to determine meanings of words. They play a game to decode, read, and comprehend written text . They treat others with kindness and fairness and include others in learning and play...
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One Country's Slave Trade
Learners examine the slave trade. In this research skills lesson, students research the slave trade in a selected country. Learners use databases to locate pertinent information in order to prepare an oral presentation.
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Homonyms-Quiz 30
Students determine the correct homonym to use in a sentence. In this homonym lesson, students take an online quiz. They read a sentence and choose the correct homonym from a list. Students can click to see the correct answer.
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Problems with our Food System: Hunger
Students understand that hunger causes many deaths a year and many children are trapped as slaves through watching a video. In this hunger and child slavery activity, students write letters to call attention to the problems of hunger and...
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Super Hero High
Students define the characteristics of a hero by creating their own fictional superhero. In this film making lesson plan, students write the background of a superhero character and storyboard scenes from a movie they would like to...
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Living Historians
Students make a video. In this interviewing lesson, students learn how to use the FLIP video and practice interviewing their classmates. Students choose a veteran in their area to interview then edit their video and present it to the class.
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African-Americans in California's Heartland
Students read and view video about the pioneers moving west. In this African American pioneer lesson, students become familiar with the problems faced by the pioneers and African-American pioneers. Students complete...
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Complete or Incomplete? That is the Question!
Students work in small groups to determine factors that contribute to a well-done assignment. They report their findings to the rest of the class.
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Just Checking
Learners complete the "Just Checking" checklist to assess the degree of their use of a personal management system. They set goals and identify steps needed to accomplish their goals and improve their academic achievement.
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Museum Text Messaging
Students pretend they are in a museum and are to explain a painting to a friend using text messaging. They identify the correct painting based on the message. They answer questions to complete the lesson.
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PowerPoint Prairie
students create a PowerPoint presentation to both inform and assess the knowledge of the prairie. This project must have the cooperation of the technology teacher or the teacher must be able to instruct Students on PowerPoint presentations.
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Survival of Native American Culture
Students research the five tribes of the Iroquois Nation focusing on housing, food, clothing, transportation, religion, and language. They research using Internet sources and book mark sites for reuse.
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It?
Remember the Lusitania! As part of their study of the causes of World War I, class members examine newspaper articles and propaganda posters about the sinking of the Lusitania and then craft their own news story about the event.
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Booker T. Washington: Up From Slavery
Read Booker T. Washington's inspiring story about arriving at his name with a short reading passage from his autobiography, Up From Slavery. After class members read the excerpt, they answer two reading comprehension...
New Bedford Whaling Museum
A New Bedford Voyage!
A thorough set of activities, articles, and reference material can enlighten your class about the history of whaling in New England. Kids travel back to a time when whale products were valuable and hunting whales was a way to help the...
US National Archives
We the People Focusing on Details: Compare and Contrast
Even the most inspiring documents in American history had to go through a few drafts before they were ready for publication. Reinforce the importance of the writing process, as well as the collaborative nature of democracy, with an...
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Growing Apples
Pupils complete various activities to investigate growing apples. They examine words related to apple growth and write the words on apple shapes. They also take a vocabulary quiz and complete an apple concentration game. Next, they watch...