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Matthew Henson: Heroic Explore Who Conquered Racism

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the concept of racism.  In this character building instructional activity, students read a biography about a hero Matthew Henson.  Students discover the challenges he, and others, faced during a time of...
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World Animal Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this World Animal Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing questions, survey, and...
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Pandas, Flamingos and Blogs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars use the computer to discover animals. In this animal lesson, students look at online webcams to view animals and write in a daily blog discussing what the animals are doing. They use either Pixie or PowerPoint to create an...
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Voyage to Freedom - What Does It Mean?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the Underground Railroad by creating a quilt.  In this U.S. History instructional activity, 5th graders discuss the history of slavery through a class "word splash" and by reading an Underground Railroad...
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Twentieth Century Entertainment: When Work is Done

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students determine how Americans enjoy leisure time. For this 20th century America lesson, students research primary sources to study how Americans gained leisure time during the century and what they did with it.
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The Immigration Experience

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners research the reasons people immigrated to the United States. In this United States history lesson, students explore the causes and effects of immigrating. Learners engage in a role-playing scenario , watch a video, and explore a...
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History In Pictures

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore Lewis and Clark's expeditions. In this Lewis and Clark lesson plan, 6th graders view the routes they took and discuss how the territory has changed. Students make a timeline of their journey. Students research...
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The Friendship Book Questions

For Students 5th - 12th
In this literature study instructional activity, students answer eleven short answer questions based upon the book, The Friendship.
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Whose Religion Is It?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the impacts of religious expectations on gender roles. In this gender equity instructional activity, students compare and contrast different religions in societies in order to understand the cultural influences and...
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Holocaust

For Teachers 8th
The Holocaust is the focus of this interactive poetry strategy. The classroom will be set-up to remind students of the Secret Annex, with a table, lamp, and various other props. Each participant will receive 3  Saltine crackers and...
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Imagine the Food and Imagine a Response

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students experience life in the Secret Annex. In this Holocaust instructional activity, students participate in a simulation. The simulation places them in the Secret Annex for dinner as residents. Students journal about the experience...
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Henry's Freedom Box

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a shipping box from a cardboard material. In this measuring instructional activity, 3rd graders read the book Henry's Freedom Box and discuss the main idea. In the story a slave ships himself to freedom and the...
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Harriet Tubman Integrated Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars organize facts about Harriet Tubman. For this writing lesson, students research Harriet Tubman, sort facts about her into two categories, and use the information they have found to write about her life in complete paragraphs.
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The Middle Passage

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders locate the Middle passage and describe the experiences of slaves in the Middle Passage.  In this Middle Passage lesson, 8th graders describe life as a slave during the Middle Passage.  Students write as if they...
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Exploring Hurricanes

For Students 6th - 9th
In this hurricane instructional activity, students explore the behavior of hurricanes by reading an article about it. They complete 8 short answer questions that follow.
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Hurricane Predictions

For Students 6th - 9th
In this hurricane learning exercise, students analyze and interpret a hurricane graph. They complete 5 short answer questions that follow.
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Invasive Mussels

For Students 6th - 10th
In this ecology learning exercise, students study a fact sheet on invasive mussels. They answer 8 short answer questions about it after reading the provided information.
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How Fire Affects Wildllife

For Students 6th - 10th
In this ecology lesson, students select an animal to study and read about how this animal adapts to ecological disaster. They complete 5 short answer questions after reading.
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Cellular Invaders

For Students 6th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students study the animation on how the body's defense mechanism fight microbes. They write short answers to 8 questions that follow.
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Secondhand Smoke

For Students 6th - 9th
For this health science worksheet, students complete 8 short answer questions after reading information on the "Health Effects of Exposure to Secondhand Smoke."
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Evolution of a Virus

For Students 7th - 9th
In this viruses and evolution worksheet, students read an article on line about the avian flu virus and its evolutionary changes. They answer ten questions about the article including topics such as natural selection, mutations...
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How Tsunamis Form

For Students 6th - 9th
In this earth science worksheet, learners read and study facts about tsunami and earthquakes to complete 8 short answer questions that follow.
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Tsunami Waves

For Students 7th - 9th
In this tsunami waves worksheet, students explore data from the Indonesian tsunami of 2004 and answer ten questions about the data. They draw conclusions about the devastation and destruction based on the amplitude and speed of the tsunami.
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Lessons from the Holocaust

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover what a dictatorship is by examining the holocaust.  In this government lesson, students discuss the laws that were enacted for Nazis to take control of Germany, and the types of laws we have put place to prevent...

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