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Newscapade

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in teams to research specific eras of American history focusing on important events, sports, entertainment, music, games, books, famous firsts or quotes, science and technology or trivia. They prepare presentations for the...
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World-Class Competition

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils investigate the demographics and team history of some of the countries participating in the 2002 World Cup soccer tournament.
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Slopes, Hopes, & Speed

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the sport of skiing through Internet research in this multi-task lesson. They compare and generalize the results of five individuals by using mean, median, and mode.
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Profiles in Progress

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils read an online article about the role of women in sports, particularly the Olympic games. They choose a female Olympian to research and write about.
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Who Is My Competitor?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students brainstorm businesses in their community and which businesses compete for the same business. They view the Yellow Pages as a resource to identify business who compete against one another and offer similar products. They...
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Creating a Personal Resume

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders be asked to write down information about themselves from questions on the board. They take this information and type it in a program from the computer lab. The resume will be kept in their expandable file for future reference.
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36 Public Policy Questions to Energize Your Government/History Classroom Debates

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Need topics that are sure to engage your debaters? This list of public policy questions includes such topics as school mascots, regulation of major league baseball, physician-assisted suicide, and violence in video games. A great...
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Project-Based Learning: Community Service

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Community service is the basis for a project based learning experience. Your class participates in four weekly activities that require them to research community issues and contribute their time and talent to assist those in need. This...
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Super Brand

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Children can recognize popular brands from an early age, but these images symbolize much more than what they advertise. Take a journey through the design of a logo with a lesson that focuses on the history and ubiquity of the Super Bowl...
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Mayan Culture Logbook

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners use the Internet to research Mayan culture, religion and economics. They develop a logbook to record their research.
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Commemorative Coin Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss and research an individual or event that has been memorialized on a commemorative coin. They use the information they found to write acrostics, creating stand-up accordion books to display the poems.
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The Young Basketball Player

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the history of basketball by reading and listening to a book entitled, "The Young Basketball Player." Afterwards, they create a trivia basketball game and write an interview for their favorite player. As a...
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Shirin Neshat

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the life of an artist to make a comprehensive analysis of works and how they were formed through personal beliefs of the artist. The influence upon culture is the focus of the investigation to be conducted.
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Johnson, Louis and Ali

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the lives of Jack Johnson, Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis. In groups, they analyze the life of one of these boxers. They create their own presentation and share with the class.
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Bases Divided: Segregation And Discrimination in Baseball

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students view video and conduct research on how baseball has reflected the social context of American history. They work in groups to investigate outstanding minority baseball players, including racial minorities and women, and develop...
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Political Cartoons: Introduction to Symbols

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars make a list of every day symbols they know of and write down what each symbol stands for. Then they are asked to help their knowledge further by considering all the meanings various symbols might have.
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Mapping Baseball

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research how climate, distance, population shifts and immigration have influenced American baseball. They also consider how players from other countries have made their mark on American baseball.
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Stadium Consultants

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct research to determine the operating costs and considerations for a Major League Baseball stadium. They act as consultants and formulate recommendations for ticket prices, player salaries, rainy day play and stadium...
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The Best of the Best

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students participate in a discussion about the definition of the word 'hero'. They research baseball players and managers and then engage in a formal debate about the merits of their subjects.
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Swimmy

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the themes of the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni. In this literacy lesson, students dramatize a character from Swimmy and identify common themes such as cooperation and caring. Students create a new ending to the story.
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Autobiographies

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars create an autobiography. In this autobiography lesson, students create a digital autobiography using photographs and captions about their lives. Young scholars will publish their autobiography on the class blog page, as...
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Pen Pals

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars write to a pen pal and learn about their lives. In this pen pal activity, students learn about a person from another country. Young scholars develop an understanding that they have many things in common with people from...
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Diversity Geography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars research another country and its people.  In this diversity activity, students work in groups to research an assigned country and develop a short oral report.  Young scholars use diversity beans to represent the people of...
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Oh Canada!!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders become familiar with the people, culture, government and geography of Canada.  In this Canadian people and places instructional activity, 5th graders research and  create a map of Canada reflecting their gathered...

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