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Kansas in the Movies, the Cold War Period

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are instructed using a cross curricular type of lesson plan. The time period that they focus upon is the founding of the Soviet Union as a superpower in the world after WWII. The rise of communism is also taken into consideration.
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Screening the Silver Screen

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write New York Times Movie Guide Reviews using descriptive and persuasive language.
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Let's Watch a Story

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders watch a silent movie and identify the elements of a story. They complete a worksheet attached to the lesson and discuss their answers.
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The Border Goes to Hollywood

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a movie or tv show, or listen to music to analyze the ways border life is depicted in arts and entertainment.
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The Raid on Raters

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read and discuss the article "Hollywood Rethinks its Rating Process." They discuss their views on the rating system. Students work in small groups to role play a "headhunting" company to find applicants for a new and improved...
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"Be the Kiwi" Whale Rider

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare and contrast the movie and the novel.  In this Whale Rider lesson plan, students work in groups to find similarities and differences in the book and the movie.  Students discuss the Maori culture and the...
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Mitosis and Meiosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a movie of animal cell mitosis. They draw steps regarding the stages of cell mitosis. They add beginnings, movie titles, and ending credits. They present the movie to their teacher.
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Africanized Honey Bees And Society

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate how information is disseminated about honey bees and other insects. They make a list of key words and phrases, or even write a brief summary of their impressions of insects and their relatives after viewing the movie.
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Border Identity: AngloChicaNorteña

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners analyze concept of identity in the context of the border region, and in particular by considering the concept of identity in a movie concerning a famous border personality.
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Comparing Topographical Maps to 3-Dimensional Models

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers apply knowledge of topographical maps and how computer programs are used to make 3-D models of areas that humans have never visited. They view a Mars Canyon movie, then map the canyon.
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Mastering the Sea

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students investigate what life was like on early 19th century ships. They participate in a Webquest, explore the website for the movie, 'Master and Commander,' watch movie excerpts, take an interactive tour of a ship, and answer...
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Multiplying Money

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use movie ticket prices and zoo admission prices to practice multiplying money amounts. In this money multiplication lesson, 4th graders use the Internet to find admission prices for amusement prices and movies. Students...
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Dolphin Documentary

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars create a movie, out of paper, based on their knowledge of dolphin natural history. Students brainstorm what they know about dolphins and draw pictures of the dolphin facts. When the pictures are placed end to end they...
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Hidden Messages: The Growth of Product Placement

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils identify product placements they see in TV programs and movies. They build awareness of the pervasiveness of advertising in their culture. They develop critical skills necessary to think independently in a media saturated consumer...
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QuickTime Science Project

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders divide into teams and select a simple science topic to explain and illustrate. They should pick a topic that they can illustrate with a very short (about 15-20 seconds) video clip, or QuickTime movie.
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Will the Real Pocahontas Please Stand Up?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners explore the life of Pocahontas and Powhatan Indians. After studying information on a given website, students compare and contrast what they read about Pocahontas and what they previously thought of her. They explore life in a...
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Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students research the exploration of Antarctica by the explorer Sir Ernest Shackelton. In this Antarctic exploration lesson, students watch a movie about Sir Ernest Shackelton and his ship the Endurance. Students study a map of...
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Navigating With Explorers

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students retrace the steps of European explorers to the New World and recreate the early exploration through online research and multimedia presentations. In this world history and technology lesson, students research early explorations...
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The Battle of Good and Evil on the Big Screen

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students evaluate how the movie industry depicts heroes, villains, and events, and how these characters and plots relate to the society and time period in which the films are created.
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Quidditch (Harry Potter Style!)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work on the chasing and fleeing skills in a game that is similar to the one played in the Harry Potter movies/books.
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"Retale" Value: Exploring Plot Similarities in Fiction and Nonfiction Stories

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore seven basic story lines and apply these story lines to news articles in the New York Times. They write reports comparing the plot of a news article to novels, plays and movies with which they are familiar.
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Trip Around the World

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners embark on a simulation journey around the world. They make a stop at each of the seven continents. At their first location, they board a plane, buckle their seatbelts and enjoy an in-flight movie about the next country. Once...
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Choose Your Attitude

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how attitude can make a difference in how they progress and become successful. They view movie clips and discuss how attitudes can change and influence people's lives. Students look at characteristics that employers look...
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Plot Structure

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders review the parts of a plot sequence for a short story. They think of a famous Disney movie and plot the events of the movie in the correct plot sequence. They do the same for a comic strip, labeling the exposition, rising...

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