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Busting More Myths Using the Scientific Method
Use the Mythbusters model to jazz up your scientific method lessons!
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China
Students explore the geography, culture and history of China. As a class, they discuss historical contributions to China, Confucius, and geographic features of the country. Pupils use the internet to answer questions about China.
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Art to Zoo: Kiting Up The Sky: The Vehicles of Understanding
Students gain perspective on the importance of kites by reading about and discussing how kites have been used throughout history. In this kite exploration lesson, students follow instructions to construct a kite to assist them in...
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Confucius and Confucianism
Students explore Confucius and his influence on the development o China. They contrast and compare Confucianism to Western philosophy. Classmates observe a video of the biography of Confucius. They video conference with students in...
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Mi Casa es Tu Casa
Students make animated houses using slab-built clay ceramic techniques. They treat the surface of the house with a technique known as majolica.
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Football
In this history of football learning exercise, students read a passage about the history of football and then answer six reading comprehension questions over the passage and three discussion questions.
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Korean History Through Journaling
Students explore Korea and details about the Choson Kingdom. In this Korea lesson, students examine the geographical location of Korea. Students also take notes on a lecture about the Choson Kingdom and relations between Japan and...
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ESL Holiday Lessons: Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
To practice their emerging language skills, English Learners read an article, "Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking." They complete six matching questions, 29 fill-in-the-blanks, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble...
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Pottery, Porcelain, And Posterity
Students research and discuss the various ceramic techniques foudn throughout China's history using primary source documents and internet resources. This activity emphasizes small learning groups.
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The Silk Road
Middle schoolers explore the Silk Road of Asia in this multi-day lesson that includes a "Silk Road roll play" and a mapping activity. This lesson can be used in a social studies or language arts classroom.
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Proofreading Practice #2
In this proofreading worksheet, students read a brief paragraph, find 5 misspelled words and write them correctly in boxes beneath the paragraph.
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Korea Lesson Plan
Sixth graders research the history and development of Korea as a culture and nation. This lesson plan is unique in that the focus is upon the neighboring countries of China and Japan in order to see their contributions to Korean society.
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A Poem for Nature
Students imagine what it would be like to enter a landscape painting and then write a poem on nature.
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Ink Painting And Poetry In Japan And China
Students create original Haiku poetry and paint images that depict the emotions of each poem in this high school Language Arts lesson adaptable for other curriculums including Art and Social Studies.
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The Impact of Mining on American History
Students listen to background information about coal and its mining in the United States history. They then construct a timeline using the above article. Illustrate with pictures from the www.coaleducation.org web site.
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Reading Art
Pupils compare and contrast different works of Asian sculptural forms and use visual clues to analyze those works. Evaluation for this lesson is done on the second class day with each student creating a drawing of an American sculpture.
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Haniwa
Young scholars use non-fired clay and posterboards to create and display examples of Haniwa and kofun in this exciting lesson for the Social Studies, Humanities, Asian Studies, or Art classroom.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #66
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 4 multiple choice questions covering a variety of topics. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Rice Problem
In this measurement conversion instructional activity, students solve and complete 35 different problems. First, they read the passage and determine if they could have passed the examination described. Then, students find how much...
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Read Works: The Tang and Song Dynasties in China
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a five-page PDF nonfiction passage entitled "The Tang and Song Dynasties in China" which focuses on Chinese history including the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is followed by 10 comprehension...
Peabody Essex Museum
Peabody Essex Museum: A Late Qing Dynasty Home
A multimedia-rich exhibition that explores the traditional Chinese home of the Huang family. With excellent photographs and cross-sections of the structure of the home and its surroundings. Includes a fascinating genealogy of the family...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Han Dynasty (206 b.c. 220 a.d.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the art of the Han dynasty from 206 B.C. to 220 A.D. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Ming Dynasty (1368 1644)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on Ming dynasty art from 1368 to 1644. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Mia: History and Maps: Han Dynasty
This site shows a map of the land the Han Dynasty controlled. The capital cities are indicated as is the Great Wall.
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