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Exploring the Night Sky: Fall/Winter

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explain how moon phases occur. They explain three ways that the night sky has been used through history. Students locate some of the constellations in the night sky. They discuss stories and myths surrounding stars.
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Mesoamerica

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students demonstrate knowledge of early Middle American civilizations. They study Mesoamerican i religions, governments, and achievements. They identify geographies of North and South America.
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United Kingdom Flag

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this social studies worksheet, students read details about, and the history of the flag of the United Kingdom. They color a black line picture of the flag using a small picture as a model.
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Where Is Xinjinag?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students geographically recognize the territory of Xinjiang Province by identifying the physical landscape and important cities. They see how human rights issues have affected the global, political, and economic arena in Xinjiang.
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Gospel Music

For Students 5th - 6th
In this music worksheet, students read about the origin of gospel music. Students answer ten essay questions related to their reading.
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The Olympic Rings

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are introduced to the Olympic rings and their historic significance as an international symbol. Working in small groups, they research the history behind the Olympic symbol using traditional research methods. Using the intended...
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The Ebb-Tide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study "The Ebb-Tide", an original drama based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson."The Ebb-Tide", like many of Stevenson's works, is a nautical adventure combining mystery, murder and memorable char
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Event in Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers describe and identify a variety of major consequences and sequences of several major historical events and developments in American History. They research a given topic and assess how its ideas, concepts and traditions...
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Introduction to African Folklore

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students are read "Anansi the Spider" to begin their discussion on continents. Using a map, they locate the continent of Africa and the country of Ghana. They discover who the Ashanti people are and view examples of their artwork. They...
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Hidin' Out

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders draw three major Underground Railroad routes crossing Indiana on an outline map and include habitats and towns. They produce an oral history involving at least three natural habitats and one human habitat.
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Light the Torch: The First Modern Olympic Games

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Explore many aspects of the first modern Olympic Games in your classroom.
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Aquaculture Science

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students research the different careers in aquaculture.  In this aquaculture lesson students complete activities that include a PowerPoint presentation. 
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Symbols of Freedom

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students display knowledge of historical facts regarding the American Flag as they use creative writing skills.
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A Voice for the Times

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars make connections with events of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's with songs made popular by Aretha Franklin.
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Colorful Idioms

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recognizing meanings of idioms in sentences online/interactive worksheet, students use context clues to determine the correct color words to complete the sentences. Students choose 11 multiple choice answers.
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The Flag of South Africa

For Students 4th - 5th
In this South African flag worksheet, students read a short passage about South Africa, then color the flag of the Republic the correct colors. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Log Cabin

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create log cabins out of strips of construction paper in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on the study of how people live today versus in the distant past. A resource link is included for...
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Tree Diagrams

For Students 7th - 8th
In this tree diagram worksheet, learners read story problems. From the given information, they draw tree diagrams to determine the total possible number of outcomes. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Tension Over Slavery

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research the events that lead to the US Civil War. They use the Jigsaw technique to report the findings of their research.
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Archives of African American Music and Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains resources on black culture and music from the early 1900s to the present.
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Black Past

Black Past: Hendrix, Jimi

For Students 9th - 10th
In this encyclopedia entry, you'll read about Jimi Hendrix and his influence on rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock.
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Black Past

Black Past: Cooke, Sam (1931 1964)

For Students 9th - 10th
Sam Cooke's influence on music, as the pioneer in cross-over from gospel to rhythm and blues, is described in this encyclopedia entry. His music was important to the African-American identity in the Civil Rights movement.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Berry Gordy, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Berry Gordy, Jr., an American businessman, founder of the Motown Record Corporation (1959), which became the most successful black-owned music company in the...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Ike Turner

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Ike Turner, an American rhythm-and-blues and soul performer and producer who was best known for his work with Tina Turner. This site, rich in detail and breadth of...