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Making Binding Agreements

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore "offer" and "acceptance" in relationship to making binding agreements.
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Oedipus Wrecks

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the concept of the 'tragic hero' and how such characters are relevant in theatre, literature, and history.
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What Is A Business?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore businesses. Using a newspaper, students identify all businesses mentioned or shown. The class creates a list of the types of businesses in the community and they categorize each service or product provided. After...
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Defining Moments

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use context clues to define words. In this language arts lesson plan, 7th graders engage in a class discussion regarding how we determine the meaning of words that we aren't familiar with. Then, students complete a very...
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Cyberattack Detection Versus Privacy Protection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the issues of privacy and security as they relate to computer monitoring. In this privacy protection lesson, students carry out a round table discussion and write a persuasive essay pertaining to whether citizens must...
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Fed Up!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the significance of the Federal Reserve in the United States economy by defining key economic terms through the presentation of skits and the creation of a student book.
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Collision Course

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners measure the speed of moving marbles and use the results to calculate velocity and momentum. They analyze the events preceding a Japanese train crash.
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Adjectives

For Students 4th - 8th
In this adjectives worksheet, students choose the correct word that is the adjective in each sentences. Students choose the correct word for for 33 sentences.
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Getting to Democracy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define democracy and analyze the conditions needed for democracy to flourish. Students research governments in the Middle East to determine how and if they have any form of democracy within their government.
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Critical Path

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars widen their understanding of the different points of view surrounding current news topics. They research a current controversy on which public opinion is divided and write a concise commentary on the topic expressing a...
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I Am What i Am

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils reflect, through autobiographical writing, on events in their lives that they feel most shaped their personal identities.
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The Parts of Speech -- Grammar

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discover the different part of speech. The words are color coded and should help them remember the different parts of speech.
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Chasing Your Dreams

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners define success. They analyze what makes people successful and develop their own plans to become successful people. After a class discussion about success, students analyze the story of a young adult who is working in the real...
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Some Fats Aren't Phat

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine nutritional information on various food labels and then consider the nutritional value of the foods in their own diets. They create posters illustrating their diets "before" and "after" they considered their fat intake.
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Human Rights Education Handbook: Packing Your Suitcase

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are given a scenerio in which they receive a letter threatening their lives for suspected subversive activities. They must pack their bags and flee. Students list what they will take. They read their list to the class, the...
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Main Idea and Supporting Details

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the main idea and supporting details in paragraphs. In this language arts lesson, 8th graders review organizational patterns in paragraphs and determine which pattern is best for a given situation. Individually,...
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Let's Make a World Series Almanac

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss the meaning of the word, almanac and then decide which statistics about the World Series they think should be included in the almanac, browsing some websites to get some idea of what statistics are available....
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Consumer Society

For Students 5th - 6th
In this consumer society activity, students think about where and why they buy goods and the difference between needs and wants. Students read a text and answer 30 varied questions.
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Once Upon a Word

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the derivations and usage of common slang terms. Through internet research and discussion, students consider the Latin and Greek roots of contemporary slang terms. Groups complete an etymology chart documenting their...
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Conflicts of Current Interest

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars use conflicts in the Middle East to explore tactics of conflict resolution.
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Toxic Torts

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the role of courts in environmental law enforcement. Using examples, they identify civil cases brought against large corporations for violating environmental laws. They define new vocabulary and discuss the...
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Ecosystems II

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners engage in a lesson that is about the concepts related to the careful balance of an ecosystem. They identify the beneficial and harmful relationships that can exist with diverse populations in an ecosystem. The lesson includes...
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Coming to Terms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the rainforest. In this environmental instructional activity, students work in small groups to conduct online research of various topics having to do with the rainforest. The groups construct a large poster to illustrate...
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Philanthropy Profiler

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this Charles Loring Brace lesson, students research the man and his contributions so that they can determine whether he served his community as a philanthropist.

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