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What is FCCLA?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). In this FCCLA lesson, students explore the organization website and discuss benefits of the program. Students design poster to market the FCCLA in their school.
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Using the Internet to Find Information About the Pyramids of Egypt

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students conduct internet research on the Pyramids of Egypt to build background knowledge for a story that they are reading. They answer a series of questions about ancient Egypt and the pyramids designed to enhance comprehension of the...
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ESL Lesson Idea: Describing People

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars practice using the proper vocabulary to provide a physical description of a person. They focus on the details that are necessary to give a complete description by participating in a teacher directed guessing game.
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Describing Symptoms

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students practice describing their symptoms to a health care worker. They follow certain statements and practice answering them as well. They practice dialogues they might find in an emergency room.
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Telephone Messages

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students practice having telephone conversations. They create their own phone message after practicing with each other. They also identify the different parts of a telephone.
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ESL: Warm-up Activities

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders practice conversation skills during various warm-up activities. They ask questions of each other on a host of topics including transportation, weather, and movies.
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Treasure of the Tar

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, using an atlas, locate the region known as the "Tar Sands" in the Central Plains of Canada. They hypothesize about the future economic potential of this natural resource. They create a poster about the Tar Sands industry in...
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Cultures Around the World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the types of celebrations around the world. They create pictures of animals speaking another language than their own and draw flags of countries around the world. They also retell a folktale to their classmates.
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Clay Animation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a visual story without using words. A study of the history and process of clay animation is explored and discussed. Students storyboard a plot of a story and students divide up into groups designing characters and...
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Stone Fox and Economics

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read the novel Stone Fox and review economic concepts including income, goods, and services. They define the following terms: capital, credit, credit risk and summarize their reading by reading several chapters at a time. They...
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Teaching Percentages

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students calculate percentages using the Percent Tricks method. They multiply and divide whole numbers. They count total number of candies in a bag and calculate the percent of each color.
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Making Good Decisions

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read an article. For this problem solving lesson, students read an article where they must solve the problem presented. Students work in groups to discuss the issue and come up with a way to solve the problem.
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3-D Topographic Maps

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a 3-D topographic map.  In this map building instructional activity, students use cardboard to create a topographic map of the Catskills mountain region.
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The Physics of My Life

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders review the basic principles of physics. In groups, they use these principles to discover how they are present in their everyday lives. They create a webpage that demonstrates on of the principles and share it with the class.
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Learning The Basics of Hyper Text Mark-Up Language (HTML)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners are introduced to Hyper Text Mark-Up Language (HTML). Individually, they practice using the HTML tagging in various applications. To end the lesson, they use HTML to design their own webpages and present them to the class.
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Construction Worker Book

For Teachers K
Students examine simple tools that are used in everyday life. In this construction worker tools activity, students decide which tools should be used to solve the construction worker's problems in a manner that demonstrates the Simple...
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Plan an Advertising Campaign to Attract New Citizens

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine how to use visual media as a creative way of thinking about and responding to immigration issues. They conduct Internet research, and design and create a poster or brochure to attract new immigrant to Indiana.
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Civil War Tribune

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders choose a black and white copy of a photo from the Civil War and 'enhance' picture by adding color using crayons and colored pencils. They research the photo.
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Mission Quest

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a question and answer worksheet designed to give them practice accessing information from the Internet. They must type in site addresses and find the answers to the questions on individual sites/webpages.
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An Alphabet Journey Through Space

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders author a book about the universe to be shared with a younger audience. After compiling an alphabetic list of words related to the universe, 3rd graders research a definition for each word and put them in book form. Books...
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The Governors General of Canada

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create and edit a website on Canada's Governors General. They identify the role and responsibilities of the office of Governor General, and write biographies on the previous Governor Generals.
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Headings: Six Levels Deep

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students identify the tags associated with the different levels in HTML. They change the level headings in an HTML document and observe the changes in their web browser.
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Internet Brochure

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the Fort St. Louis webpage. They work together to create a brochure to promote public support in the fort. They share their brochure with the class.
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State Report

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students create a state report/ presentation. They research U.S. state information using the Internet and retrieve information about specific topics (Individual States in the USA) using technology resources.