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Purposeful Act of Kindness
Students define a community need and explain a purposeful act of kindness. In this community kindness lesson, students identify a community need before making a quilt that depicts acts of kindness that can be extended to remedy that need.
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Ratios
Middle schoolers identify ratios to compare quantities and understand proportions. In this math lesson plan, students work in groups and use facts from the Holocaust to calculate ratios and percentages.
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Taking a Stand on Bullying
Middle schoolers stand up against bullying in a character-building lesson. After discussing historical figures who became advocates in times of adversity, they brainstorm ways to end bullying at their own school, and use a formal letter...
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Life Inside Castle Walls
Students compare their life-style with the Middle Ages, create their own castles and end with a feast. They explore life in the Middle Ages, use their information and creativity to design a castle & a personal coat of arms; students...
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Noon Project Revisited
Students, just like Eratosthenes, try to use math to calculate immeasurable objects. Teachers need to try out the calculations before having your class do them. They should take notes to be included with their own calculations and drawings.
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Jackie Robinson, A Black Hero
Students explore the meaning of the word hero. In this philanthropy lesson, students examine what the word hero means as they discover Jackie Robinson and hits contributions to society.
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Bigger than Life
Students explore courage. In this moral and character development lesson, students read biographical information about Jackie Robinson and identify examples of courage exemplified in his life story.
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Doing the Right Thing
Young scholars examine the trait of courage. In this character traits lesson, students discuss how to their face fears in order to do the right thing as they discuss the corageous acts of Jackie Robinson.
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Oregon Cities
Learners research one 20th century Oregon city, focusing on its population changes and the reasons for the changes. They write an expository essay which includes graphs/charts.
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The Role of Philanthropy in an Ever Changing World: Where Did It All Start?
Students trace the origin and history of a nonprofit organization to help them explain the importance of philanthropy.
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Colonial Flag
Students examine the reasons for and the results of the US Revolutionary War. They watch a PowerPoint presentation to review the immediate results of the war. They design a flag for the newly free colonies.
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Where Do We Go From Here?
Pretending to be freed people, students explore the reasons why US citizens might emigrate from the USA to new lands. Within this lesson plan, they will prepare proposals discussing both the pros and cons for emigration. The lesson plan...
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Investigation of the Warren Court
Learners study period of Supreme Court history when Earl Warren was the Chief Justice and how the cases of this era effected American society.
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Mobius Band
Tenth graders discuss sides of a shape and how to collect data correctly. In this geometry lesson plan, 10th graders examine shapes and count the surfaces on the shape. They read the history of Mobius Band and relate it to surface area.
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The Berlin Wall
Students enter the classroom and observe a wall that is set up with desks, bookshelves, or anything else available. to create a barrier that they cannot cross during the class. The class then is divided into East and West Berlin with the...
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Remembering Logan Fontenelle
Students research Logan Fontenelle and discuss his role in history and importance to the state of Nebraska. Students create individual mock memorials for Fontenelle to be placed at his burial site.
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Haitian Immigration: Twentieth Century
Students read a narrative about the culture, heritage and history of Haiti including the contributions of Haitian immigrants in the U.S. They conduct further research on Haitian culture and prepare a presentation for the class.
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Lost on Superstition Mountain
Students review the concept of responsbility and relate it to the own lives. Using the internet, they research the search for gold on Superstition Mountain in Arizona and locate it on a map. They also examine the culture of Mexico and...
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The Role of Television in Social Justice
Students will read and evaluate another student's culminating project rough draft. Students will make written comments on the evaluation sheet provided by the teacher with regard to relevance to topic of Media and Social Justice,...
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Mile in My Moccasins
Students explore the concept of philanthropy as it is related to the Native American culture. They research the history of different symbols used to find specific examples of philanthropy in Native American culture.
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Democracy, A Basic Element In Our Society
Students investigate the concept of freedom with the context of the First Amendment. They research and take notes looking for the connections between democracy and freedom. They complete a writing assessment that includes naming all of...
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Manuelito
Young scholars research Manuelito's approximate birthplace, his clan lineage, his early upbringing and preparation for defense against enemies. They analyze the factors that brought people west and postulate their understanding of...
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Why Should We Clean The Beach?
Students volunteer for the International Coastal Cleanup. They describe the purpose of the Lake Michigan Foundation and a history of the dunes. They reflect on their experiences with writing.
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Introduction to the Project
Pupils are introduced to the Social Action Project. They research different organizations and develop a time line for their project. They also use the internet to search for causes that are important to them.