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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Are You Afraid of the Dark?

For Teachers K - 1st
Come and discover ways to see in the dark! Students will conduct an investigation on light and dark. The investigation will allow students to gather evidence on how items illuminate. Using cause and effect, the students will demonstrate...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: What Is Affluenza? (Lesson in Materialism and Overconsumption)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan developed for in-class screenings of the PBS documentary "Affluenza," but which could easily be adapted to support any lesson on understanding personal consumption choices. Students will compare and contrast the affluence...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Rousseau in the Jungle

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Rousseau imagined Tropical Forest with Monkeys from trips to botanical gardens, zoos, and illustrations in books. Students will conduct research and imagine themselves in a place other than where they live. They also will investigate the...
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Other

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Herbert Hoover: Gram's Trunk

For Teachers K - 1st
A instructional activity in how to conduct historical research using family photos and doing interviews, and newspaper stories from the past. The second part of the instructional activity is a photo analysis exercise using a photo of...