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Thematic Amusement Park Projects

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Theme park lesson plans help students learn about history, science, and have fun at the same time.
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Soda Straw Weaving

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the loom and weaving process. In this weaving lesson, students use soda straws to make a bracelet or a bookmark. Students use the over-under pattern of weaving.
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Sounds of the Silk Road

For Students 6th - 12th
Young explorers may not be able to travel the Silk Road but they can listen to music that was played on instruments of the time and create their own songs with the help of an interesting interactive resource. 
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Every Day Edit - The Ides of March

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Ides of March. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Every Day Edit - Neptune's Discovery

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the discovery of Neptune. The errors range from grammar, spelling, capitalization, punctuation.
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Every Day Edit - Valentine's Day

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, learners read and correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Valentine's Day. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Blogging To Create A Community of Writers # 5 of 7

For Teachers 6th
Here is lesson 5 from a 7 lesson unit on using blogging to create a community of writers. The aim of this lesson is to get students writing about what Archaeologists do and how they use material data to study the past. They compose a...
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Passionate Pursuits

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Not all technology is digital. Teach learners about the low-tech maker movement with a photo essay about six artisans from California and two articles about the local creator movement. After tackling the photo essay in small...
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Who Were the Samurai?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students research Samurai using the Internet. They compare and contrast the research information with each other.
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab

For Students 7th - 8th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students select the best word choice to complete the sentence. The words all correspond to the theme of Valentine's Day.
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab: Halloween

For Students 10th - 11th
In this Halloween vocabulary activity, students select the best word to complete the sentence. They are challenged by the complex options that all relate to Halloween.
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My Family Crest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design a detailed drawing of their family crest. They incorporate imagery that's relevant to their family's life. Students consider the variety os shapes for the family crest- circles, ellipses, and triangles. They represent...
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Living in an "Olympic" Country

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars research countries participating in the Olympic Games. They create a database which includes graphs for comparing population density, the number of athletes, per capita income, etc. for each country. This project is...
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Comprehension Test on Ever After

For Students 8th - 11th
If you are studying fairy tales in your class and watch Ever After as part of your curriculum, you might consider this comprehension test as a way to assess learners. Test-takers answer 25 questions about the film, time period, and the...
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Memorializing September 11, 2001

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils use the Internet to research monuments. They design models of appropriate memorials which would honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. They complete oral presentations that...
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Mall

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a short text about shopping malls. Students answer one multiple choice question.
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Do You Really Know What Wealth Is?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore what it means to have wealth in Mali and in the United States. In this economics lesson, students read "Music in the Fields." Student groups answer discussion questions.  Students reflect on the purpose music serves...
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Holiday Destinations Quiz 1

For Students 7th - 8th
In this holiday destinations quiz 1 worksheet, students answer 10 trivia-style questions, not interactively, about resorts and holiday destinations, then scroll down to check their answers. 
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab

For Students 9th - 11th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students decipher the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words begin with the letter "F."
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The Uluburun Shipwreck Project: Interconnections through Trade in the Late Bronze Age Mediterranean World

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine causes and effects of the Uluburun shipwreck. In groups, they develop their own ways to categorize the artifacts found on the ship and decide on the research questions they are going to focus on. They use the...
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The Art of the Quilt

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine why fabric was first sewn in layers and how it was used. They identify, compare and make 3 different fabric design types which will become a basis for looking at the quilts created by African Americans. They begin the...
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History of Mythology, Astronomy and Astrology

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the relationships of science and technology and how it influences people's perceptions of places.  For this mythology and astronomy lesson students view a PowerPoint presentation and complete a...
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ARTIFACT to ART to GLYPHS

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the development of early Latin American civilizations in unit one. The second part of the unit is based on early image-making attempts from the Cro-Magnon to the Peruvian Incas. Students create their own weavings using a...
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Linking Rembrandt and The Odyssey

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners apply knowledge of the style and techniques of Rembrandt to illustrate characters from The Odysey. They respond critically to a variety of works in the arts.