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Flying with Pythagoras

For Teachers 7th - 10th
A lengthy narrative about Pythagoras and his students precedes an activity in which your young mathematicians practice using the Pythagorean theorem to solve three problems about flight and distance. Answers are provided. 
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Angles and Triangles

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine Jewish symbols. In this Holocaust lesson, 8th graders discuss the meanings behind the Swastika and the Star of David. Students also measure the angles and shapes with the symbols.
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Equality: Children's Rights

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students and parents participate in a variety of activities designed to help them explore the similarities and differences of people. They design and wear masks, sort attribute blocks, read stories, discuss the rights and...
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Mystify with the Mathematics of Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Hieroglyphics, surveying, and the pyramids may all be explored with mathematics.
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You Can Draw It!

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this holiday worksheet, learners draw a picture of a menorah inside a grid. Students also create a 3D Star of David and a hanging dreidel.
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Glided Age

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders will participate to brainstorm on the overhead, characteristics of an "irresponsible" adult and 5 of a "responsible" one? How do these differ if we apply these to businesses? Working in partners--Create a Code of Ethics...
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African American Life After the Civil War - Sharecropping

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
What is the sharecropping system? What role did it play in the post-Civil War economy of the South? Who were the sharecroppers? Who employed them? How were they paid? To answer these questions, kids examine a series of sharecropper...
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Where in the World

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the global grid system. In this globe lesson, students identify latitude and longitude lines and how these can tell the coordinates of any place. They use the Internet to find the exact coordinates for their town. 
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Politics (1)

For Students 10th - 12th
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 26 matching questions regarding politics. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Buddhism - Buddha Day, Make your own Origami Crane - Part 1

For Students 7th - 9th
In this Origami crane instructional activity, students create a crane to recognize Buddha Day. The visual art helps students illustrate their knowledge of the Buddhist religion.
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I Belong, But Why Don't You?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore discrimination. In this character development lesson, students identify groups and organizations to which they belong and the requirements that go with each group. Students discuss inclusion and exclusion and generate...
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Explore Three-Dimensional Shapes

For Teachers K
Students are assigned to shape groups and explore three-dimensional shapes. They review math skills and two-dimensional shapes.
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Create A Map!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine two- and three-dimensional shapes, and discuss map skills and attributes. They plan and create their own school campus maps using pre-cut building site shapes.
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Reading: Games

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this games worksheet, students read the names of 5 common games. Students then read 5 paragraphs that describe the origin of a game. Students guess the name of each game and write it in the blank space.
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Flag Day Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Flag Day themed ESL worksheet, students will examine 20 Flag Day related vocabulary words and then match the words to their definitions.
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Branches of Government Graphic

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the three branches of government. They create a graphic diagram to show each branch of government. Students include the qualifications for service and duties of each branch of government in their graphic diagram.
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Wind Direction

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this activity, students will make a gauge to track wind direction.
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Pbs American Experience: Triangle Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
Film and special features on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911. Features include a timeline of the deadliest workplace accidents, biographies of famous women of the time, and primary resources of the coverage of the fire. For...
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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress Link: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The Dirksen Congressional Center provides abundant lesson plans on all aspects of the US Congress and the US Constitution. All lessons contain time frames, objectives, and links to material, and are built around Bloom's taxonomy.

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