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Conquering North America
Students create a study guide on colonization of North America. In this American Colonization instructional activity, students complete a chart of explorers and their conquests. Students complete a crossword puzzle using explorer facts....
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Good Inventions
Students explore global challenges and technological solutions to them. They curate a related museum exhibit titled 'Technology Benefiting Humanity.'
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 1-Grade 8
In this New York State Testing Program English worksheet, students read a variety of passages and answer reading comprehension questions.
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Take a Look at Nature With Landscape Lesson Plans
Let local nature inspire original art with these landscape lesson plans.
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New Haven Families: Artifacts and Attitudes, 1770s to 1890s
Students investigate their own city's cultural past in New England. They
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United Nations Lesson Plans
United Nations lesson plans can help students learn about an organization whose mission is to promote peace and security.
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Translating Traditions
Students analyze art reflective of traditions and cultural heritage. In this art analysis lesson, students complete image based discussion.
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Mapping Human Rights in Our Community
Students work in groups to draw a map of their town or neighborhood. They include their homes, major public buildings and places. Students analyze their maps from a human rights perspective.
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Technology (Post Lab): Utility Companies
Pupils study physics. In this utility company research lesson, students discover how their local utility company charges for electricity. They listen to a presentation and then conduct internet research to find more information on their...
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We All Need Trees
Students complete a guessing game. In this tree products instructional activity, students view various household items and try to determine if they were made from trees. They discuss their findings and then read books about trees.
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Horse Quiz
Students test what they know about horses. This worksheet contains 10 multiple choice general knowledge questions about horses and an answer key.
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Tree Identification
Students list four ways to identify trees. In this tree identification instructional activity, students use tree identification techniques such as leafs, bark, wood grain, soil type, and climate to create tables and graphs.
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From Here To There
Students plan a trip while using maps and times tables. In this trip planning lesson plan, students work in pairs, and complete problems about gas, travel time, and more.
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Physics: Vector Addition
Learners drill and practice putting problems into vector form. They draw each problem before trying to solve them. Students draw arrows for any vector quantities to indicate magnitude and direction.
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Population for Countries and Cities Around the World
Site calculates and approximates populations for numerous major cities around the world, and also has information about world countries as well.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Wonders Around the World Spot the Differences
Explore some of the world's most spectacular structures with ABCya's game: Wonders around the World - Spot the Differences! This game presents history and illustrations of man-made architectural phenomena, from Machu Picchu to the Great...
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Geo Beats: Guided Video Tours and Reviews of Travel Destinations Around the World
Sample the unique character of some of the most popular travel destinations in the world at the award-winning video network site GeoBeats.
World InfoZone
World Info Zone
Detailed, comprehensive information on countries and people all over the world. Great tool for discovering facts on world issues, seeing photos, and just exploring the world in general. Also includes quizzes based on the website's content.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Let's Go Luna!
Let's Go Luna is a PBS KIDS show that follows Luna the Moon and her adventures with Andy, Carmen, and Leo as they travel around the world. Explore cities from all over the globe with these fun videos, and check out the support materials...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Jules Verne
This site focuses on the author Jules Verne. It includes a link to his biography and links to the full text of eleven novels: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon, Five Weeks in a...
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E Volo: Skyscraper Competition
Every year since 2006 eVolo, an architecture magazine, sponsors a futuristic skyscraper design contest in which architects from around the world communicate their visions of the future in architectural terms. Browse the winning entries...
BBC
Bbc: Weather: Search
Find information about current weather conditions anywhere in the world by entering the city and country. The site breaks down the information into specific areas and regions, which makes it convenient to search through.
9/11 Memorial & Museum
National September 11 Memorial & Museum: 9/11 Memorials Around the World [Pdf]
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson is...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Aspire: Seasons Exercise: Temperature vs. Date
Explore this interactive to see what season it is in different cities around the world at different times of the year.