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KOG Ranger Program

Match and Lighter Safety

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Go over the basics of fire prevention with a activity focused on safety with matches and lighters. With a series of dilemma cards that describe potential fire risks, learners choose the most responsible way to handle matches and lighters.
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KOG Ranger Program

Why a Bear Mattered: Smokey’s Story

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Smokey the Bear has been telling people how to prevent forest fires since 1944, and continues to be the symbol of fire safety in America's wilderness. Young rangers visualize a dry forest and 
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KOG Ranger Program

Leading Causes of Wildfires in Oregon

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
You've heard of "wildfire season," but what types of weather and conditions lead to increased wildfires? Young firefighters learn about common sources of wildfires, safe ways to clear debris near their homes, and the most effective ways...
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Butterfield Canyon Elementary

Think Win-Win: Everyone Can Win

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Can there be scenarios where everyone feels happy with the result? Learn about win-win situations and conflict resolution with a series of exercises and games designed to encourage teamwork and cooperative learning.
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Curated OER

Rainy Day Blues Turned into Rainbow Smiles

For Teachers K - 8th
A series of physical fitness games, activities, and teamwork challenges prompt youngsters to get moving! Using Hula Hoops, bean bags, pool noodles, and other materials, elementary and middle schoolers work together and get some exercise...
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Scholastic

STEM Challenges and Activity Sheets for Grades 6–8

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
From 3-D cities to building bridges, young engineers engage in innovative STEM challenges that promote brainstorming and collaboration. Learners take on the roles of different types of engineers as well as become familiar...
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PB Works

The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
There is more going on under the surface of Ernest Hemingway's work than one can glean in an initial reading. A literature resource compares the themes and structures of several of Hemingway's works before prompting class members to use...
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University of Florida

Unlock Your Leadership Potential: A Leadership Project Guide

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The 359-page guide is designed to help high schoolers develop their leadership skills. Class members generate a list of leadership characteristics, research outstanding leaders, consider their own leadership style, and practice...
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Smithsonian Institution

Hidden Histories: Mexican Repatriation During the 1930s

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Mexican Repatriation: the forgotten deportation of American citizens. The resource focuses on the deportation of Mexican American citizens during the Great Depression. Young historians read documents, complete a free-write, and fill out...
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Curated OER

Starvation in the Ghettos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils consider the lack of nutrition experienced in Holocaust ghettos. In this Holocaust lesson, students investigate the Nazi policy of starving people out of the ghettos through their food rationing program. Pupils compare Nazi...
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Curated OER

Dispose of Waste Properly

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore biology by participating in an environmental role-play activity. In this animal waste lesson plan, students identify the appropriate way to dispose of human and animal waste when staying outdoors. Students conduct an...
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Curated OER

Oh My Darling

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils discuss human interaction with the environment and sing "Clementine" with historical fiction lyrics. They create a map or model of a mining camp in which Clementine may have lived. They discuss what might happen to their mining...
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Curated OER

Documents and Photographs Related to Japanese Relocation During World War II

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze photographs and documents to explore the Japanese Relocation Camps. They complete an analysis worksheet and share with the class. They write a dialogue based on real life examples of families affected and research...
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Curated OER

Learning Experience Module

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students examine the internment of the Japanese during World War II. Students discover how the federal government responds to a crisis. Students are to create their own political cartoon making a connection between Japanese and Middle...
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Curated OER

Letters from the Road

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine and differentiate between rural, urban, and suburban communities. They describe their local areas, view and discuss the images on the West Virginia Quarter, and write a friendly letter describing a camping trip.
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Curated OER

Constitutional Issues: Civil Liberties During War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss democratic ideals and constitutional principles. They decide which side of the issue they are on dealing with the placement of Japanese-Americans in camps during World War II. They examine primary source documents for...
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Curated OER

Space Exploration

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify and interpret the following: What is space?, Space Race, Living in space?, Man on the Moon, Astronaut training; students compare/contrast US and Russia space exploration. Students write a letter of application to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Number the Stars The Holocaust

For Students 6th - 7th
In this social studies worksheet, students read a brief history of the Holocaust and its connection to Number the Stars. Students read about when Hitler came to power, concentration camps, and people who helped rescue Jews.
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Starfall

Short O Label the Picture

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this language arts instructional activity, students examine a detailed picture depicting a group of animals on a camping trip. Students label six short/o/ nouns in the picture using the word bank.
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Curated OER

ESL- Taking a Classroom Survey

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL classroom survey worksheet, students determine which of their classmates do things such as play with yo-yo's, pay attention in class, like camping or go skateboarding. They look at small clip art pictures of the activities to...
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Curated OER

ESL Holiday or Vacation Activities Survey

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ESL holiday or vacation activities survey learning exercise, students ask others if they have or have not done 8 activities. They ask if the students do things such as play football, ice skate, go camping or play basketball.
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Curated OER

Edible Soil

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars model the soils layers using Oreo's. In this lesson students use their favorite food items to create a model of soil layers. A discovery lesson from a youth camp is adapted for classroom modeling and discussion of soil...
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Curated OER

Out & About

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners remember the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson students visit the websites for the Queen's Film Theatre, the Imperial War Museum, and the Jewish Museum to view information about the Holocaust and concentration camps.
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Curated OER

Backpacking: merit badge

For Students 5th - 12th
In this backpacking worksheet, learners fill out short answer questions about backpacking in order to get a merit badge. Students complete 11 questions total.

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