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Boomtown
Learners view a series of films that explore evolving concepts of civil rights in America. They consider the civil rights of African-Americans, the aged and homosexuals. They discuss the films and complete worksheets.
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"Four Dollars and Fifty Cents," by Eric Kimmel
Students use the book, "Four Dollars and Fifty Cents" to discover ways that creditors can obtain payment from reluctant debtors
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Set Design: Public Space on Stage
Students create a set that captures the essence or feeling of a public space.
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Adopt Ivan
Young scholars brainstorm and discuss what students need to grow up healthy and happy. They read about families and situations where young scholars are not in healthy and happy situations, and the importance of adoption.
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Merchant Family Role Play
Pupils address their assumptions about families in the 1500s. They compare and constrast a medevil and modern family. They role-play an arranged marriage in class. They practice using new vocabulary as well.
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Graphing Grazy Crayons
Children create crazy crayons they made to sort and construct a floor bar graph. Then, using technology resources, they make a simple bar graph to compare the top four colors produced. Students will then interpret the printed graph by...
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Writing Crazy Crayons
Second graders observe the workings of an assembly line. They classify old crayon pieces by color, melt them in candy molds, package them, and produce advertising literature to sell the product. Students share their work with the class.
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Peddling Puccini
Students explore the art of the opera. They listen to examples of opera and conduct research to find out more about the opera world. Then they develop advertisements that focus on aspects that might interest young people about opera...
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Orfeo: Sinfonie e Ritornelli
Students identify the dramatic expression made by performance and how it relates to the content of the story L'Orfeo. They determine the form of orchestra and each instrumental group within the orchestra for this piece.
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Drawing on Kenaf
Students explore kenaf, a tree-free paper. In this environmental issues instructional activity, students draw pictures following a presentation about the origin and "eco-friendly" nature of kenaf.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Barbers, Hairstylists, Cosmetologists
The Occupational Outlook Handbook provides information on barbers, cosmetologists, and other related workers. All you wanted to know about these careers is presented here.
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Hairdresser / Barber
Detailed resource containing information on a career as a hairdresser or a barber. Working conditions, wages, personal requirements and other areas are discussed.
PBS
Pbs: Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Barber turned butcher is the tale of this musical by Stephen Sondheim. Is the character of Sweeny Todd based off a true person? This site from PBS confronts the issues of truth or tale as you explore the culture of 18th century Britian.
PBS
Classics for Kids: Samuel Barber
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Samuel Barber, born on March 9, 1910.
Other
State of Wisconsin: Barber and Cosmetology Practitioner
This site provides information on barber and cosmetology practitioners. It explains what their jobs are and the stages in which one becomes a barber and cosmetology practitioner. Information is provided by the Wisconsin department of...
Read Works
Read Works: 3rd Grade Lesson: Realistic Fiction
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students use the book Allie's Basketball Dream by Barbara E. Barber to learn about the characteristics that define realistic fiction. Lesson includes direct teaching, guided practice,...
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Web Gallery of Art: Barber Extracting of Tooth
An image of "Barber Extracting of Tooth", created by Adriaen Jansz Van Ostade from 1630-35 (Wood, 34 x 41 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Travelling Barber
An image of "Travelling Barber", created by Ferenc Marko in 1863 (Oil on cardboard, 32 x 40 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Henry Viii and the Barber Surgeons
An image of "Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons", created by Hans the Younger Holbein, c. 1543 (Oak, 180,3 x 312,4 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Henry Viii and the Barber Surgeons
An image of "Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons", created by Hans the Younger Holbein, c. 1543 (Paper mounted on canvas, 160 x 280 cm).
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How I Fell in Love With a Fish
Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor, he chronicles his pursuit of a sustainable fish he could love and the foodie's honeymoon he's...
Language Guide
Language Guide: Los Trabajos
These interactive pictures focus on the vocabulary for common jobs. Pop-ups of the correct spelling appear, along with the audio of the correct Spanish pronunciation when the mouse is moved over each illustration.