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World Cup 2010: WebQuest and Activities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the history of the World Cup and the current host country, South Africa.  In this athletics instructional activity, students utilize the Internet to research and complete a WebQuest about South Africa....
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4th Grade Reading: Information

For Teachers 4th
In this reading worksheet, 4th graders answer multiple choice questions about 1/2 page informational text that they read. Students complete 21 questions.
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Monty's Dilemma

For Students 9th - 10th
In this algebra activity, students are asked to choose a door and decide whether they should keep it or not after they are shown what is behind one of the doors. This activity is based on probability. There are 3 questions with an answer...
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World Cup: Did England rig the results?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss a rugby match to understand its world implications. In this rugby lesson, students read and analyze primary documents to find how sports effect world relations.  Students answer critical thinking questions related...
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Nationalism and the Olympics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils discuss the topic of nationalism in the Olympics. After viewing video segments, they discuss how politics and nationalism have influenced the Olympic Games in various ways. They also examine the main reasons why a country would...
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The Heat is On

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils investigate climate change. In this current events lesson plan, students research the listed Web sites that include information about the effects of greenhouse gases on the Earth. Pupils discuss how to combat the negative effects...
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Commemorative Coin Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss and research an individual or event that has been memorialized on a commemorative coin. They use the information they found to write acrostics, creating stand-up accordion books to display the poems.
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Geotagging in school

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create a digital photo map of the world. In this digital photo map lesson plan, students pick topics such as the Olympics, natural disasters, or trip planning and create a photo map on the computer.
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Here We Go

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students take a closer look at the World Cup of 2006. In this current events lesson plan, students research the listed Web sites that include information about football and the worldwide competition. Students discuss the positive and...
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Religious and Cultural Festivals of the World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Here are some interesting activities teachers can do with students to teach them about the religious and cultural festivals of the world.
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Goal! World Cup Soccer Craze and Content for the Classroom

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The World Cup craze can provide many learning opportunities for students.
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Challenge to Communicate

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use Lewis and Clark's journals to identify the forms of non-verbal communication they used. They discover the problems they faced on their journey and how they overcame them. They practice using the non-verbal language of the...
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The Olympic Flame

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this putting sentences about the Olympic torch in order worksheet, learners cut out each of the boxes of words and paste them in the correct order. Students paste 8 answers.
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Breaking News English: Paul McCartney's Beijing Olympics Boycott

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Paul McCartney's Beijing Olympics Boycott," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.