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Newton's Second Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how physical quantities and laws depend distance, mass and time. They examine the MKS system; meter, kilogram and second, for doing calculations.
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The American Mosaic

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils discuss what it would be like to be new to a town. They are then asked questions related to the immigrants coming to America. Extensions of this lesson are available.
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Mandala Art

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate art elements such as color schemes and proportion by creating their own personal Mandala Circle on paper or canvas. This also allows students to investigate mathematical concepts such as tesselations or social...
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The Adventure Begins: "Boys I Believe I Have Found a Gold Mine!"

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students view and discuss historical documents regarding Native Americans and Californians prior to the gold rush in the 1940's. They complete a variety of activities designed to show what they have learned from these sources and class...
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The Fly Swatter Game

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students are placed in small groups to participate in the "Fly Swatter Game" to reinforce phonetic sounds of letters.
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American Revolution: A European Battle

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create a timeline of events during the Revolutionary War and conduct research of historical figures. They construct acrostics or diamantes of the figures' names. They evaluate the involvement of Europeans in the war.
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Vienna Loses the Sofiensale

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use the Internet to discover more information about Sofie Hall in Vienna. They examine the building's history and photographs. They also analyze the role of Johann Strass and his importance for the city of Vienna.
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Special Characters

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine the use of HTML codes for ISO Latin 1 characters to display accent marks for non-English letters. They examine how to add spaces between words and letters and override the use of < and > in documents.
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This Land is Your Land

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars consider the concept of borders and their development by looking at maps and documents. They create a presentation highlighting a current border dispute and propose solutions.
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Master Race

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a short film on the rise of Nazism and its main principles. They read first hand accounts of Kristallnacht and identify turning points in Hilter's foreign policy. They write a newspaper article describing what happened...
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Individual Responsibility and Resistance During the Holocaust

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the role of resistance during the Holocaut. Identifying misconceptions, they discuss them as a way to gather the truth about this time in history. They explore the roles of various groups of resistance and share this...
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Chiune Sugihara

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a story about a Japanese man wanting to save the Jews from Germany, Japan's allies at the beginning of the war. Reading various texts, they examine the life of Chiune Sugihara and how he saved many Jews from death. They...
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Pluralism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze advantages and disadvantages of living in a plurlistic society. They work in groups, to identify the various groups (blacks, whites, Asians, and Coloureds) in the era of apartheid in South Africa by using primary and...
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Fireworks

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students listen to a short lecture on the history of fireworks and identify how fireworks are made. They paint a picture depicting fireworks and view a presentation on firework safety.
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Creating Family Trees

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students make presentations about families. They make family trees and present orally to the class.
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Reading the French Newspaper Le Figaro

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students guess the meanings of many unfamiliar French words because of their similarity to English words. They read an article from Le Figaro or another French-language newspaper with cognates underlined to guess the meanings.
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Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Signs

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders recreate Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs using pre-cut wood or cardboard, compass, acrylic or tempera paints, and paintbrushes in this 6th grade Art lesson. The lesson is an excellent idea for use in the Social Studies...
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11 September memorial

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners analyze the events of September 11. They read news stories and discuss the events of September 2001. Students explore the meaning of symblism. They design a memorial to commemorate the event.
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The Importance of Sleep

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students role-play a sleep counseling session with a class partner. They read several articles about the importance of sleep and form advice for someone who is having sleepless nights.
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The Name Game

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils participate in a variety of activities that promote multicultural diversity. They examine the names on a professional football team roster and make the analogy of the make-up of the team to the make-up of America. They create a...
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Liquid Measurement

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate liquid measurements by estimating how many cups it takes to fill containers. The students predict the liquid measurements and then find the actual amount using the water in a bucket. Students then compare...
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Cryptography on the TI-83 Graphing Calculator

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the history of cryptography. They assess function notation and transformation, matrix operations, and the fundamentals of modular arithmetic. Using graphing calculators, students develop their own encryption schemes.
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2, 4, 6, 8 . . .What Do We Appreciate-Patterns, Patterns, Patterns

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover and predict patterns in a numerical sequence. Through the Internet and video segments, students begin with basic number patterns and extend their knowledge into higher math skills. They will also create new patterns...
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Stimulus Response

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils explore the five steps in the stimulus-response pathway. They analyze the senses and the difference between animals' primary and secondary senses. Students collect information about animal behavior to debate the ethics of...

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