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Turner and Garvey

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students read the narrative Colonization and Emigration and study the speeches of two influential leaders to explain their philosophical similarities and differences. They use a Venn Diagram to highlight their similarities and their...
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Home Ties Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students interview family members to find out what their ties are with the community. They use this information to compare other cultures and times with what they have learned about the African-American culture. They create a Venn diagram.
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Not the Stereotypical Immigrant? Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers compare and contrast the differences in African immigrants and traditional immigrants using a Venn diagram. They read the narrative "African Immigration" and examine the goals of African immigrants.
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Family Life Around the Globe

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine customs of other nations and compare countries using Venn diagrams. They also write pen pal letters and e-mails to students in other countries.
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A Parade Of Penguins

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a variety of penguin-related activities. They discuss and compare different types of penguins, complete worksheets and Venn diagrams, make craft penguins and dioramas.
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Teaching Tips: Team Building Activities for Elementary Students

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students access a variety of team-building related resources on the Internet. They examine cooperative games, collaborative artwork, create me-shirts, develop Venn diagrams, and create a classroom quilt and class welcome book.
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Picasso; Comparing Blue and Rose Periods

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research Picasso's art career. They use a word processor to create a Venn diagram which compares Picasso's Blue and Rose Periods.
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Social Studies: Your Family Does What?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders compare and contrast their own personal culture with that of Japan. They fill out questionnaires, compile the results, and match them with Japanese answers to the same forms. Students create a Venn diagram of the...
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Landscape Observation: How Portland Has Changed

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read The Lorax and discuss how populations change the environment. Using given photos, students use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the Portland of yesterday to present day Portland. They write a comparison paper and...
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A Brief History of Fairfax County

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students begin the lesson by writing what they know about Fairfax County in their journals. Using primary source documents, they identify ten interesting facts about the area and watch a video. They complete a Venn Diagram comparing...
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I am, you are, we are...

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students recognize that individual and groups have both common and different attributes and that each individual may be a member of many different groups. They choose a potato to paint a picture showing the character of their "friend"....
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Schools Past and Present

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the differences between the schools of today and the past. Using primary source documents, they discover that schools were not always open to everyone in the community and complete a Venn diagram to show the...
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Egyptian Homes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students work to compare a house in Ancient Egypt to a modern home. They create a venn diagram.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars study the water cycle and states of matter. In this water cycle lesson, students observe ice for a period of time and record their observations. Young scholars create a Venn Diagram comparing water in solid form and liquid...
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the states of water. In this water states lesson, students observe ice over time and the changes that take place. Students read a related text and draw their observations in a journal entry. Students discuss the...
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S-O-I-L Soil

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research soil, its nutrients, and plant growth. In this soil instructional activity, 5th graders create soil journals, trace flowers, and include nutrient information on each petal. Students read an excerpt from "McBroom...
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Canada - US: Approaches to Immigration

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the Canadian immigration experience through comparison and contrast to American immigration and settlement patterns. For this immigration patterns lesson, 6th graders dialogue their opinions regarding immigration....
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Natural Puerto Rico

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the nature of Puerto Rico. They view a Power Point presentation on world population and discuss how Puerto Rico landscape differs from Wisconsin's landscape. They create a Venn diagram comparing the two and complete a...
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Connections to Personal Experiences - Bees? Yikes!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students watch a video and write a poem about experiences they've had with bees. In this bee lesson, students watch a video about bees and complete a Venn Diagram to sort the experiences. Students watch a video segment about handling...
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Hatchet: A 4th Grade Literacy Focus Unit

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the story "Hatchet" after the story is read. In this literacy instructional activity, 4th graders explore various habitats researching the characteristics about each, complete a Venn Diagram comparing their habitat...
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Mapping the Library

For Teachers K - 5th
Students compare their school library with another library such as: town library, for example, or a virtual library and identify the most important features. Students use their observations to create a map of the school library that can...
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Thanksgiving Lessons Grades PreK-2

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
A quintessential resource for teaching an elementary unit on the first Thanksgiving addresses a variety of skills, including informational reading, critical thinking, comparing and contrasting facts, technology tools, and historical...
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Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students compare and contrast prokaryotes and eukaryotes. They name the organelles that are present in prokaryotes only and identify their functions. Students label the diagrams of the prokaryotic cell and the eukaryotic cell.
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Be the Kiwi: Government and Politics in New Zealand

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners examine the structure of government in New Zealand. For this government lesson, students listen their instructor present information about the government in New Zealand then create diagrams that compare its structure to the...

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