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The World in 22 Minutes: Constructing a TV News Lineup

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine several newspapers to compare front pages, headlines, and photographs, experience role of news editor, define and discuss factors that go into news judgements, and arrange twenty-two minute news broadcast by selecting...
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An Internet Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use the internet to gather information about children around the world. In groups, they complete an internet scavenger hunt to research courage. They develop their own community service activity.
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Jim Thorpe: The Greatest Athlete of the Century

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars discuss what makes a sports legend. In this Jim Thorpe activity students analyze both the triumphs and tragedies of Jim Thorpe's sports career. Young scholars then write a letter persuading their representative to name Jim...
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Gymnastics Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the importance of having a healthy body by performing gymnastics.  In this physical education lesson, students utilize their flexibility and body strength to perform intense physical gymnastic maneuvers with the...
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The Constitution and The Bill of Rights

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore the Constitution and The Bill of Rights including the process of the Convention throgh a variety of websites that examine the framers, venets leading up to and after the convention games and more.
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The Origins of Islamic Law: Sharia, Islam, Muslims

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the development and history of Islamic Law (Sharia). They also begin to make comparisons to Western and Judaic Law traditions.
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For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students work in groups examining the school's policy of no weapons on school property.
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The U.S. Constitution and Disability Laws

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the United States Constitution for laws that protect people with disabilities. They discover how the education system provides equal education to all students and how the Federal Government makes sure this is occuring.
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Simple Past and Present Progressive

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students review the past and progressive verb tenses. Working in pairs, students identify the past and progressive tenses in their biographical writing. After picking a card, students act out a verb in either the past or progressive tense.
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Weather Emergency Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify different types of weather emergencies that may happen during the seasons. They list the steps involved when taking cover and fleeing dangerous weather patters. A comprehensive list of service agencies that can...
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The Cost of Saving

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders compare accounts provided by the two newspaper articles with the visual account provided by Sue Coe. They articulate how those accounts are alike and different. Students consider the economic choices that made the Hamlet...
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Vampires: Fact or Fiction?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students predict how many vampires are in the world, based on the legend that, once bitten, each victim becomes a vampire. Extrapolating how many vampires would populate the earth in 30+ weeks, students then compare the total predicted...
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Glidden's Patent Application for Barbed Wire

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss the invention of barbed wire and how it affected various groups of peoples in the U.S. after its invention.
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Petition Signed by Thomas A. Edison for Sunday Openings at the World's Columbian Exposition

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research and discuss the features and controversies of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
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Sow the Seeds of Victory! Posters from the Food Administration During World War I

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars engage in a class analysis of posters, responding to each of the worksheet questions. They identify the similarities and differences between the posters.