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Get to Know: Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete a research activity in a schoolyard or park to learn about plants. In this plant lesson, students learn the name of the one of more plants. Students describe or draw the plant, pointing our features that distinguish the...
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Stand Firm: Choice and Consequences

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Holocaust. In this world history lesson, students research Nazi oppression under Hitler's rule as they read Holocaust and Human Behavior and Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe.
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Canine Companions: All Kinds of Dogs

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this family dog lesson plan, students discover how to choose the type of dog that best fits their family.  Students research different types of dog breeds, and share with the class the type of dog they would choose for their family. A...
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Rock n' Rollin in the '50s

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the culture of the United States in the 1950's.  In this history instructional activity, students research culture in the 1950's, with a focus on fashion, music, television, automobiles, etc., then work in groups to...
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Religious Dissent

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners perform a readers theater about Anne Hutchinson and her religious dissent. In this religious dissent lesson plan, students re-enact her trial through the reader's theater.
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Native American Literature: A Paradigm Shift

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore Native American literature. In this cultural diversity lesson plan, students read selected Native American books and analyze the themes of the books and familiarize themselves with the vocabulary used in the books.
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Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the US Constitution. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students work in pairs to select and examine amendments to the Bill of Rights. Students will identify what the amendment means, why they chose it, what it protects, and...
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Chronicling the Journey

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students chart the order of events in literature. For this literature lesson, students read The Odyssey and summarize the epic journey in their own words. Students then write about journeys they have taken in their own lives.
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Who Were the Dissidents?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars discover how Japanese dissidents spoke out against the injustice practiced in Imperial Japan. In this Japanese history lesson plan, students listen to a lecture about the silent dissidents in the nation prior to World War...
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Power and the Communication of Values in West African Art of the Past and Present

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine art from West Africa from the past and present. In groups, they compare their community to the one depicted in the artwork and note the similiarities. To end the lesson, they discuss the concept of power and how...
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Requiem The Song of the Murdered Jewish People

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read poem The Song of the Murdered Jewish People, listen to Requiem based on poem, work on reading poem as music plays, discuss reasons for composer's musical choices, and investigate possibilities of performing a reading for an...
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Cultural Cups

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create their own drinking vessel from papier-m??ch??. They experiment with different shapes for drinking vessels and different patterns for them.
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Discussion Questions about Human Nature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the different types of heros in American history.
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Where Do We Go From Here?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pretending to be freed people, students explore the reasons why US citizens might emigrate from the USA to new lands. Within this lesson, they will prepare proposals discussing both the pros and cons for emigration. The lesson will...
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African American Emigration: Turner and McNeal

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discuss reasons why African Americans may have wanted to emigrate from the United States followig the Civil War. They complete a Venn diagram noting the differences between proposals by Marcus Garvey and Henry McNeal Turner.
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Return South Migration Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the reasons so many immigrants returned to the South following the Civil Rights Movement. They examine how the former slaves influenced the cultural life in the Northern cities.
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What is the (No) Establishment Clause?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and discuss the Establishment Clause.
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Land Use Issues

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this unit of lessons, students examine analogies and parts of speech. They use land use issues to identify the different parts of speech that they research. They create analogies about the origin of organisms.
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A Woman's Story: The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the life of Lavinia Warren, the wife of Tom Thumb. They examine the impact of stereotyping and other behaviors by different groups. They examine roles and status in society as well.
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The Charity Model of Disability

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the ways charities such as the March of Dimes collect funds. They analyze the perceptions people have about these charities and evaluate sources of citizen's rights.
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The Power of Words

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students research the power of words and the necessary teaching of tolerance. In groups, they research a particular word given to them about a group in society. They trace the origin of the word and form a stance on how they view the...
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"Kokoro (True Heart)" by Velina Hasu Houston

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze a play that examines a cultural defense case. They analyze case studies, formulate an argument, write about the Japanese Festival of the Dead, and answer discussion questions about the play.
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Great Escape

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a television program that explores the influence and importance of film's contribution to the rise of global culture. They discuss and write about the movies' influence in their own lives and compare and contrast different...
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Japanese Printmaking

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars review their prior knowledge on the topic of printmaking. Individually, they draw three ideas for their own print and watch a video about the techniques used by the Japanese. In groups, they move from station to station to...

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