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Road Trip

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore a state, create a travel plan for visiting that state, write postcards from an imaginary trip there, and research selected points of interest in that state.
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Questions for Today: Communities

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils discover how questionnaires help communities to determine the needs of its citizens. They make an analogy between a survey of students about their school and a survey of citizens about their community.
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Lesson 1: Design a Transportation Stamp

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, in groups, research a certain form of transportation that has affected Maine's economic and cultural development. They write a persuasive letter that uses the research to support an argument.
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Agriculture

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine the types of agriculture in their own state and in their local community. They examine how food makes it to their local grocery store. They compare data from different states.
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Flow Rates of Faucets and Rivers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work together to discover the flow rates of faucets and rivers. They relate their results to engineering and applied science concepts. They make predictions on the flow rate of a nearby river in their local community.
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Products and Services for Consumers and Industry

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students study the products and services that the United Kingdom's travel and tourism industry has to offer. They look at how a location is marketed in the public and private sector, and apply it to a practical exercise in marketing a...
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Where Canada Began

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss the term "Birthplace of Confederation" in context to the beginnings of Canada. In groups, they create a list of the rights and responsibilities of citizens and identify examples of those who made contributions to...
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Will Global Warming Push Trees to Extinction?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the extinction of plants and animals through loss of habitat. They investigate the effects of global warming. They use a computer model to analyze the impact of global warming on tree growth and distirbution...
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Mapping the Local Community

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students review the symbols and legends of a map. In groups, they follow a set of directions to create a map showing the route to a specific place. They present their map to the class and review the basic components of a community.
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Our Cultural COmmunity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create tiles to create a project that helps students to reflect upon culture. The concept of multicultural education is necessary to help create a community of learners. Brainstorming is the main skill that is used for students...
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Your State's Architectural Scrapbook

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine architectural designs and styles found in their state and/or community and create scrapbooks that identify those specific traits. This middle-level art lesson can be adapted to work in a social studies classroom.
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A Leap of Space

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore how smaller systems exist within larger systems as they build a collage of their place in space! Invite the students to display their posters and talk about their systems and systems of systems.
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A True Story Appalachia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a reading activity to learn about the Appalachia Mountains. The use of literature is important to provide context for the geography lesson. This lesson is strong because it allows the teacher to teach across the...
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Mints Across America

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students research different Mint Facilities that were set up all over the South and other parts of the United States to help with the growing need of extra American coins. Students research location, types of coins produced, and if the...
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Belief Systems Along the Silk Roads

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students reflect on similarities and differences among belief systems. Using excerpts of translated religious texts, they organize these quotations into broad themes. The quotations will be posted on a Silk Roads map as reminders of how...
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What is the Problem of Boston Harbor?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners recognize the affects of technology on the environment. They examine data to determine methods to improve waater quality. A research paper is written to desribe recommendations for improving water in the future.
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Religion and the First Amendment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the tenets of the First Amendment and how it applies to Islam. They observe a video about Islamic prayer and focus on rights, responsibility, and respect in relation to the religion. Students discuss the difference...
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Understanding Dillon's Rule

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers review the establishment of the local government in Virginia. Using a reading assignment, they gather information on Dillon's rule and how it changed the government in the state. To end the lesson, they share their...
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Issues Close to Home

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students brainstorm as a class about their role in the local government. In groups, they use various types of media to discover how it is affecting their lives. They choose one issue and state their position to share with the class. To...
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Recycling and Precycling

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research how recycling saves energy and raw materials and reduces pollution. They think about the benefits of recycling. Students find ways our buying habits influence the amount of garbage we produce.
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Historical Events in Utah History

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders choose a topic they are interested in related to the history of Utah. Using the internet, they research the topic making sure to cite where they gathered the information and take notes. To end the lesson, they write their...
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Find Someone Who...

For Students Higher Ed
In this vocabulary acquisition learning exercise, students ask their peers a series of questions. They fill in names of peers who fit each description. The learning exercise is intended to be used for adult English language learners.
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New Friends! Interview and Presentation

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this interview and presentation worksheet, students interview 3 different people and then present what they have found. There are 5 questions that students ask each person. They use the fill in the blank paragraph for the...
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The Wooden 0

For Students 7th - 11th
In this "The Wooden O" instructional activity, learners read about the first public theatres in London and answer discussion questions about attending a play during the 1500-1600's. Students then create a poster of the Globe theatre and...

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