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Nomad Land

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the migratory movements of animals as they monitor their own movements throughout the school day. Climatic and feeding conditions are examined as cues for the movement.
Organizer
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Landforms and Resources of the United States and Canada

For Students 6th - 8th
In this North American geography worksheet, students read about the physical features and resources of the United States and Canada. Students take notes and answer 3 short answer comprehension questions as they read the selection.
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Afghanistan and Its Neighbors: Model Summit

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. They discover the role of religion and cultural identity in the war in Afghanistan. They explore the arguments for and and against...
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Community Symbols: Heroes and Leaders

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the importance of community leaders in portraits. In this art history lesson plan, students look at the painting "The Ascension of Simon Bolivar on Mount Jamaica" and discuss what they see in the portrait. Students...
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History of the Local Community

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research their local communities and identify the founding fathers of their city and county. In this communities lesson plan, students research using the library and internet. Students also interview citizens who have lived in...
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The Constitution (1781–1815)

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about the U.S. Constitution. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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Classroom Constitutional Convention

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the eight phrases that comprise the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution to determine its principles and purpose. Their own Constitutional Convention is convened to craft a preamble for their school's governance.
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Twelve Angry Men: Trial by Jury as a Right and as a Political Institution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the constitutional guarantee of the right to trial by jury. In this U. S. Constitution lesson, students read or view Twelve Angry Men and respond to discussion questions regarding the jury. Students examine the...
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Andrew Jackson

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read facts about Andrew Jackson and write answers to four comprehension questions. Students write four short answers.
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Breaking News: Bin Laden Photo To Be Released

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore current events by completing worksheet activities in class. In this Osama Bin Laden lesson, students read the news article of Bin Laden's death and subsequent photo while discussing the event with classmates. Students...
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Listening to Poetry: Sounds of the Sonnet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experience and enjoy the sounds of poetry. They erform sound experiments with sonnets and closely read and analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare. Students write an analysis of how sound affects meaning in a sonnet chosen from the...
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Time to Hang Out

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students create a timeline and reinforce the concepts of past, present and future as well as scale.
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Culture - Unit on Culture & Globalization

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine the spread of American culture throughout the world. They read an article, discuss items made by foreign-owned companies, complete handouts, read and discuss a case study, and conduct a role-play about a U.S.-Canada...
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Gun Control and Terrorism: Laws or Loopholes?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Second Amendment of the Constitution. They research and organize key arguments and other fundementals of gun control. They participate in a debate defending the wording of the Second Amendment.
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Causes and Effects of ENSO

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze monthly sea surface temperature data from the Pacific Ocean to determine if the period is an El Nino or a normal year. They recognize signs to see if there are any patterns that signal either occurrence. Satellite...
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Carbon Monoxide and Population Density

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate the carbon monoxide level at a fixed latitude to determine if there is a relationship to population density. They download data sets and generate a graph, and find locations using the Earth's coordinate system....
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Social Studies: Exploring Boston's Big Dig

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars, in a high school class for autistic children, take a virtual tour of Boston's "Big Dig" and the artifacts discovered there. During weekly lab sessions, they discover the processes involved in artifact preservation. ...
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Searching for Meanings Benath the Surface of the Poem

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read "Soccer Until Dusk". As a class, they discuss the various settings and actions in the poem and discuss the life in Guatemala and compare it with the United States. To end the instructional activity, they complete a...
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What Is Good Use of Time?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students delve into questions about how best to use one's time-in one culture or another. They explore the kinds of choices students will make about their use of time and consider the statement: "We are shaped by the values of the...
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Letter A Alligator Theme

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter A. They trace the letter A on a worksheet, paint the letter A, create an apple print painting, cut out and glue magazine pictures of things starting with the letter A, and...
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Pirates

For Students 4th - 6th
In this pirates worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by researching and finding the answers to eight questions going both across and down.
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Primate Evolution

For Students 9th - 12th
In this primate evolution worksheet, high schoolers use an idea map showing how primates have evolved into the different groups to complete 1 true or false and 2 short answer questions.
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Goldentail's Rounding Railroad

For Students 5th - 6th
In this number puzzle activity, students solve 24 equations in each of two sets of multiplication and division problems. They circle each answer and round them to the nearest whole number. They use the secret code that is shown in a box...
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Exploring Islamic Lands

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the lives of Islamic teens. In this global studies lesson, students explore selected Internet sites to discover the attributes of Islam, the cultural traditions of Islam, and information regarding Middle Eastern...

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