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Designing Families
Students design a tee shirt that depicts some aspect of their family history.
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Heros and Heroines
Sixth graders will explore why: today children are faced with an increasingly fractured world where a variety of forces work to shape their final character. Positive role models like parents, teachers, and athletes are important for...
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Nationalism and the Olympics
Middle schoolers discuss the topic of nationalism in the Olympics. After viewing video segments, they discuss how politics and nationalism have influenced the Olympic Games in various ways. They also examine the main reasons why a...
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Go For the Gold! For Grades 3-5
Students use web technology to investigate ancient Greece and the Olympic Games. They explore the history of the Olympics. Students make connections between Greek and English. They make and record a persuasive speech and write a...
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Understanding Cultural Differences
Young scholars listen to an interview and then write an essay about the life of people in the country as perceived by the person they interviewed.
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Local Leaders and Why They are Successful
Pupils discuss the concept of being successful. The class produces a web page that showcases leaders from their community. They describe their contributions to the community and state the qualities that led them to success.
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Local Leaders and Why They Are Successful
Pupils research local leaders and create a web page showcasing the leader.
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Service Auction
Students work together to raise money for a community service program by auctioning their services. They brainstorm a list of services that they can provide to parents and other members of the school community.
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Primary Sources
Students write personal facts on a photograph of themselves to create a Primary Source. They then define Primary Source and list examples as a class of places where they could find primary sources. They also discuss the importance of...
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Respect Each Other at School
In this social studies activity, students learn to respect each other at school. Students read the information on this poster, list their unique qualities and list ways that students are different.
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What's the Best Age to Retire?
Students examine the retirement age. For this global studies lesson, students read a selection (the selection is not included) regarding the retirement age in different countries and discuss the content of the reading selection.