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History Close to Home: Creating Your Own Special Museum
Students create their own museum exhibit. In this museum creation lesson plan, students research their local history so they can decide on a theme for their exhibit and what objects they will use in order to design a museum exhibit. A...
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Types of Transportation
Learners identify and describe various modes of transportation. In this transportation lesson, students discuss the types of transportation shown in the Landscape Picture and discuss the purpose of that vehicle. Learners locate examples...
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Yea For Volunteers!
Students explore volunteerism. In this citizenship lesson, students define the term "volunteer" and identify volunteers in a classroom setting. Students illustrate and write about the concepts of being a volunteer.
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Teaching in a Time of Crisis
Students react to the current financial crisis. For this community building lesson, students are given the opportunity to voice their thoughts and feelings on the current financial crisis in the safety of a classroom meeting.
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Lake Pontchartrain Basin Pollution Solution
Students design a project for solutions for pollution problems at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. For this pollution lesson, students research the pollution problems and solutions for Lake Pontchartrain. Students answer the questions and...
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Let's Talk Trash
Students identify class and types of materials in our environment. In this investigative lesson plan students work in groups to process information about what actions should be taken concerning solid waste.
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Google Foundation May Invest in For-Profit Firms
High schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this philanthropy lesson, students read an article about Google and its philanthropic endeavors. High schoolers discuss companies that they believe would benefit from a charitable...
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Using History to Teach Tolerance: A Ripple of Hope
Students investigate the prejudice and racism that has existed in the U.S. for centuries by attending a field trip. In this equality lesson, students visit the Tolerance Museum and discuss the history of the U.S. Students...
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Famous Peacemakers - Creating a Declaration of Peace
Young scholars create written reports about a famous peacemaker. In this peacemaker lesson plan, students use books and the internet to research someone who is famous for creating peace in the world and write a report on it.
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Creating an Ethnic Student Newspaper
Students examine the role of the Black Press. In this African American history instructional activity, students watch segments of a video titled, " Too Long to Have Others Spoken for Us." Students respond to discussion questions...
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Social Security
Students investigate the inception of Social Security benefits provided by the Government. In this Social Security lesson plan, students debate whether or not people should be entitled to receive money from the government....
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Plants, Plants, and More Plants
Students examine several types of plants. In this plant instructional activity, students complete activities that require them to identify types of plants, chart plant anatomy, and explain plant propagation.
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Injustice on Our Plates: Immigrant Women
Students investigate the plight of undocumented workers. In this social justice lesson plan, students research undocumented workers as well as consumer boycott movements and write about their impressions.
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Social Scientists
In this social scientist worksheet, students respond to 10 matching and short answer questions about the work of economists, archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, and political scientists.
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Our Friends in the East
Students explore Chinese New Year. In this Chinese culture lesson, students visit websites to research the traditions and culture of China as they relate to Chinese New Year.
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Growing Files for Women's History
Students research a woman from their local community. They use primary source documents and old newspapers to gather information. They present the information to the class.
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U.S. History: Technology of the 19th Century
Eighth graders, working in pairs, explore the technological advances of the 19th century particularly photography. Researching on the Internet, they find the earliest photograph and prepare to use notes to answer questions about the...
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Creating a Neighborhood Timeline
Students research information about their neighborhoods. Uncovering facts about geology and Native Americans, they examine how the neighborhood has evolved over time. They work together to create a timeline of specific events.
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Inside Work/Outside Work
Fourth graders explore inside and outside work, what kind of people like which one, and what they would prefer.
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Peacemakers ABC Banner
Students research the life of a man killed by gangs. They discuss ways to solve problems in a peaceful manner. They create banners that show words of peace.
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Database Detectives Hold an Election ~ Part 3
Pupils use a database to conduct a schoolwide election. They discover the importance of voting and democracy. They incourage one another to vote.
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Who Works Here?
Fourth graders list all of the workers in their school. They interview them to find out more about each occupation.
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Landfill Lounge
Students accurately construct a model of a sanitary landfill and identify the parts of the landfill and explain their function. They work in grous using a clear plastic box, modeling clay, soil and a variety of garbage to create their...
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Whose Bud Are You?
Students visit an orchard and examine tree branches. They discover the buds on the branches looking for signs of life. They share their observations in their journals and with their classmates.