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MiSFiTTs: Mighty Strange Field Trip Team

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read several Magic School Bus books, compile list of criteria for good places to visit, research two possible destinations for magic field trip, and prepare and deliver presentation to "convince" classmates to choose...
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My Personal Improvement Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate what is necessary to design a personal improvement plan including making web using software. They research the meaning of Body Mass Index and how to measure it before accessing assigned web sites that discuss...
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Social Studies: World Cultures and the Library of Congress

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use the Library of Congress Website to locate information for a world cultures project. They select countries to research, investigate visa information, currency, climate, and accommodations. Students follow the directions on...
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Searching For The American Dream

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the meaning of the American dream and how it has been explained in various forms. After reading various immigrant accounts, 9th graders use poetry and writing to explain how different cultures view the American...
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Preserving History for Illuminating Today's Values and Traditions

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students discover the value of oral history by creating their own audio recordings.  In this traditions and customs lesson, students listen to a local historian discuss the idea of preserving history through oral traditions.  Students...
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Television: Comedy Vs. Drama

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the world of Television by contrasting specific programs.  In this visual storytelling lesson, students compare and contrast the differences between comedy and drama by making a Venn Diagram.  Students utilize the...
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Diversity - Grade 9

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders consider the diversity of the First Nations cultures in Canada. In this cultural diversity lesson, 9th graders research the cultural groups of the First Nations and share their findings with their classmates.
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Dwellings Around the Globe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore dwellings around the globe and conduct collaborative research on cliff dwellings, igloos, longhouses, and yurts. They then explore how different dwellings reflect environmental and cultural conditions, and they...
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A Race to Watch: Campaign 2008, The Role of Technology and the Internet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners listen to a statement about the role the Internet plays in the political process and respond by placing a card under the appropriate agree/disagree sign at the front of the room. Students brainstorm reasons to select their...
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Similes, Metaphors, and Personification

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore figurative language, specifically focusing on similes, metaphors and personification. They work on the web to identify poems that demonstrate simile, metaphor, and personification, then analyze how it enhances...
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Mobile Phones

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Investigate how mobile phones impact their lives through this technology lesson plan that has students discuss the history of the cell phone and research how cell phones are being used in third world countries. Students create a blog for...
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A Holiday Newsletter In MS Word For Elementary School

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners produce a holiday newsletter using a software program. For this holiday newsletter lesson, students use a software template to write a newsletter. They fill in the template with appropriate information and pictures.
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Indegenous Cultures Magazine in Publisher

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use Publisher to create their own magazine. In this online magazine lesson, 4th graders follow the instructions to create a magazine using text, pictures, and colors within the Publisher system.
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Can I Feel Your Pain? A Sculpture Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct research dealing with some aspect of human rights in Latin America. They create a sculpture as a response to an instance of repression that touched them from their research. They give a brief oral report on their country.
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WHOSE RELIGION IS IT?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the role of religion with men and women.
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International Research Project and Feast

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research countries around the world. They develop and write a research paper that includes maps, photographs, and diagrams. They describe the culture, society, economy, religious beliefs, government structure, and history of...
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Charolotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-paper" - the "New Woman"

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the life of American middle to upper-class women in the mid- to late-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. In this women's suffrage lesson, students visit the given links in the lesson to analyze the changing...
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The Many Faces of Chimney Rock

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students will compare and contrast images of Chimney Rock that are part of the Nebraska Western Trails project. They view postcards, pictures, photos and paintings of Chimney Rock and then observe and chart the differences and similarities.
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Planning the Persuasive Paper and Debate

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders work in pairs, using the big six research method, to research a controversial subject of their choosing, write a persuasive paper expressing their views, and then debate with other teams.
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Creatures of the Ocean

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the characteristics of a specific ocean creature. In pairs, 2nd graders create a graphic organizer to list categories and supporting details of the ocean creature. Students review data and use it to write a report...
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So, You Think You Understand Parliamentary Democracy ?

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders experience first hand the complexity of the political process. They analyze the relationship between party policies and the political spectrum and develop an understanding of how Canada's laws are debated and passed.
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Resource Based Learning Unit Using Mad Cow Disease

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars research the topic of mad cow disease. They use an internal research network to search for newspaper and magazine articles about the disease. They are to evaluate the information they find and determine if it is creditable.
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Curious Curators

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a theme statement for a collection of diverse objects. Using the internet, they research and write descriptions of various artifact. They role play the role of a museum curator and produce a museum style exhibition. ...
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D-Day Message from General Eisenhower to General Marshall

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students use documents in the National Archives of the United States to evaluate the effectiveness of D-Day.

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