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Population and Air Pollution

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students conduct Internet research to compare the impact of increasing populations and how it affects air pollution in both, the USA and Russia. Students present their finding in a creative manner by developing brochures, bumper...
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Michigan Food: From Farm to You

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students recognize Michigan on a map and understand how its climate is affected by the Great Lakes. In this Michigan food lesson, students play a trivia game to identify the produce of Michigan. Students relate the climate in each part...
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Letters from Rifka

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read Letters from Rifka and discuss the feelings of people forced to leave their homes and countries.  In this migration lesson, 4th graders relate their feelings about moving from their home forever. Students trace...
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Weather Forecasting

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the concepts of weather forecasting. Students locate the current weather in a specified city. In groups, they record the specified weather information and make predictions of weather. Students justify their...
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"A Pig is Big"

For Teachers K
Students explore the concept of big, bigger, and biggest. They examine and classify items by size, listen to and discuss the book "A Pig is Big," complete a fill in the blank activity, and create a tri-fold that illustrates two items...
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Helping Right Whales - Right Now

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this whales worksheet, students answer eight questions referring to the right whales found in the Atlantic Ocean. Students read a map to answer three questions and five questions are multiple choice.
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URBAN WILDERNESS AND PARKS

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Student examine the need for and the problems of wilderness areas which are located close to urban centers. They discuss their concept of wilderness, write down their perceptions and report to the class.
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The Roman Empire

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the internet to research a list of people, places and events from the Roman Empire (753 BC to 476 AD) in this lesson plan intended for a Social Studies classroom at the middle school level. The lesson plan suggests using...
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Vietnam Revisited

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the impact of the Vietnam War. In this Vietnam and popular culture instructional activity, students research and plot major events in the conflict. Students interview people regarding their memories of the war and watch...
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World Cities and the Olympics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the various cities in which Olympics have been held. Using a map, they describe the reasons why those cities were chosen and choose their own city for the Olympics and state the reasons why. They examine information...
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Natural Disaster Blooms Taxonomy

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students complete activities that lead to greater understanding of the variety of natural disasters that occur all over the world.
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Weather Prediction

For Students 9th - 12th
In this weather worksheet, students review vocabulary words and concepts associated with predicting the weather. Students understand what a meteorologist studies. This worksheet has 7 matching, 10 fill in the blank, and 5 short answer...
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See Our Collection

For Teachers 1st
First graders classify plants and animals based on their characteristics using examples from the westward journey of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery.
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Dead Sea Investigation: Middle East and African Connections

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners demonstrate comprehension of the physical characteristics of the Dead Sea region and its connection to the Red Sea and the African Great Rift Valley. They are given students the opportunity to understand the role of plate...
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Civil Rights Movement Cut-and-Paste Timeline

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students put into order the sequence of events that brought about voting rights and equal rights for African Americans. The creative project can be made very crafty by having students cut out the timeline to be combined with others in a...
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New Threats from Overseas

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the trade of goods overseas.  In this history lesson, 8th graders establish the principles behind overseas trading by listening to lecture from the teacher. 
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Native American Culture Region Collages

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars research various Native American tribes. In this Native American history lesson, students follow the provided rubric to create collages on the cultures of selected Native American tribes.
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Madonna of the Trail and the National Road

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to historic roads and trails leading to Indiana, running through Indiana, and beyond.
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Indiana Travel Guide

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a travel guide about the state of Indiana with 100% accuracy. They label the capital within the travel guide with 100% accuracy. Students label one major river in the right location with 100% accuracy. They circle...
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Civilization in Ancient Mesopotamia

For Students 6th - 8th
In this ancient Mesopotamia worksheet, middle schoolers respond to 29 short answer and fill in the blank questions about the ancient civilization.
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Coal Production in the USA

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students arrange the states by alphabetical order, find the five top coal producing states and discover their total production levels. They then find all the states which begin with the letter "A" and whose coal production is less than...
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Oregon Trail Landforms

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore landforms located along the Oregon Trail. They discuss the significance of the Oregon Trail, identify visual landforms, and explain the definition of each one. Students complete worksheets, color, and label maps.
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Negotiating Treaties

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders recognize the interaction between early settlers and indigenous people in the U.S. They recognize the impact of the Indian Removal Act on displaced Natives in the early West and the impact on Native attitudes today.
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Celebrate You

For Teachers 1st
First graders locate place of birth on a map. They identify their birthdays and place a graphing square with their birthday written on it under the corresponding month. They compare birthdays on the graph. They read "P.B. Bear's Birthday...