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Community Quilt

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use prior knowledge about the community to create a quilt. They use complete sentences to explain their block and also use oral language skills to tell about their caption for their quilt piece.
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Narive American CD research

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders conduct research on assigned Native American tribes. They are responsible for searching for information on CDs and taking notes on this information. Students are reminded how to load their corresponding Native American...
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World-Water Hero

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore why clean water is essential. In this environmental lesson, students identify the "powers" we need to improve the quality of water. Students share their descriptions of world-water superheroes.
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Lesson on Wayne Thiebaud

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders view Theibaud's work in order to form opinions and share in class discussions. They also critique some of the artists work using the Linderman method and recreate the artist's style of work with their own paintings.
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Traveling to Japan: Which Way Do We Go?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the different types of ways to measure the distance between Florida and Japan.
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Making Steel: An Awesome Process

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the six basic stages used to create a steel component, and explain how each stage influences or interacts with another. They give examples of how technology has improved human lives.
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US Steel Gary Works: A Photographic Study

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars formulate historical questions about the circumstances surrounding a photograph about the Gary Steel Works factories. They differentiate between historical facts and interpretation. They create a newspaper article about...
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Creating a Children's Book

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create a studenT book following an introduction to the publication process. Through exposure to several sources, students learn the steps involved in publishing a book.
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How Do You Measure Up?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the concept of measurement, modelling the increments on a standard ruler using cubes and grid paper. They identify the length of a line to a designated standard unit and measure specified body parts.
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Electronic Cultural Exchange Project

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study the life of Chinese teens in China's largest and wealthiest city, Shangai. They compare and contrast their life with those of American teens.
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Five Themes of Geography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct research to determine why geography is important and how it provides information regarding many aspects of the world. They investigate the hemispheres, longitude, latitude and absolute location.
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Language Arts Vocabulary Database

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read a selection and identify the vocabulary words for the current week. Individually, they use the words to write in complete sentences and put the words into a database. They also practice their typing skills and must keep...
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Identify Virginia Native Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice using an online encyclopedia to research native animals to Virginia. Using the information from the encyclopedia, they identify the main and supporting ideas. They share their information with the class using the...
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Human Development- Love

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of self-love. They determine the meaning and develop an understanding of their own status of self-concept. Class discussion is used to encourage deeper research.
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Earthworms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research the earthworm and write a one paragraph report on its anatomy and habitat. They learn about worms and how to dissect them through Video Streaming and virtual dissections, along with actually dissect a worm as...
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Research Project

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students research a given topic and organize information in order to write a report or make an oral presentation. They design and create a visual aid (poster, model, PowerPoint, etc) to help clarify the concepts of their...
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Timely Fashions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research a topic chosen by the instructor in a selected region where the target language is spoken. They research the topic using available traditional and internet resources to prepare a presentation of their findings:
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What Is In A Name?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the meaning of names and how they are used to name geographic places. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Special attention is paid to names given within the Native American culture. Students...
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Ancient Highways-Native Byways of Salmon Lake State Park

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the concept of the trail system used by the Native Americans. They compare and contrast the trails to modern transportation roadways of today. Students also define the types of information archaeologists use to...
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Skyscraper Capers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils discuss skyscrapers and listen as the teacher introduces the project. They use the Internet to perform research on one skyscraper. Students use information they gather to create a brochure of their building . They create an Excel...
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John Lawson's Emigration Impact: Short Essay

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review John Lawson's writings to discover the impact they had on emigration to America. Using the writings, they analyze the influence of them and review the early settlement of the colonies. They write their own essay sharing...
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Power Point Presentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use multimedia to create presentations. The national technology standards are used to have a foundation for technology usage. The users of this lesson should be technology literate before attempting the preparation.
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Power Point Presentation

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a PowerPoint presentation using photographs from a previous lesson. Using the program, they are introduced to how the software operates and discovers the things that it can do to help present information. They share their...
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Wild Waters Downtown

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate how wild animals living in urba settings also need sources of clean water. They discuss the open water issues of West Nile Virus and what happens to urba animals as these poolings area are cleaned up. ...