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The Physiological Effects of Boxing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this collaborative project students will work together to research the effects of boxing. They will then present their information to the class and investigate possible injuries that can be sustained during boxing. Extensions: Watch...
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Industrial Revolution History

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the facets of the Industrial Revolution. In this world history lesson, students use the Internet to research causes, effects, and implications of the Industrial Revolution. Students use selected websites to respond to...
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Who Controls the Real Cost of Credit Cards?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view the film "How Much Does Debt Cost?" and explore the reasons why credit card fees and interest rates have gone up so much over the last 25 years. They participate in class discussion and complete a worksheet.
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I Had To Tell This Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the experiences of American prisoners of war to begin their discussion on the Holocaust. They read and view primary source documents and discuss. They discover the importance of the Holocaust as well.
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Young and Restless in China

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine push and pull factors at work in China. In this modern China lesson, students research primary and secondary sources in electronic and print formats to investigate the plight of migrant workers in China today. Students...
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By the People for the People

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore, using discussion, writing, and data collection, how different social factors affect civic participation and equality across the country and in their own school community.
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Children Around the World: Child Labor

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students research the history of child labor and the child labor that still exists in the world today.
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Haring Art Truck

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students are introduced to the work of Keith Haring and graffiti art in general. They work together to design and paint a car imitating Keith Haring's style.
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Knowledge is Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the distinct forms of knowledge that enslaved Africans brought with them to America or developed while enslaved. They study how political movements of the 18th century helped develop abolitionist thinking.
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Torn From Each Other's Arms

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the transformations that the institution of slavery underwent in the English Colonies. They study the impact of slavery on black families.
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Relationships, Day 3: Families

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine roles of family members and why families are important. They view magazine pictures and define family, describe their own families, draw a picture or diagram of their family, and pair pictures of family members to...
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Improvise a Short Story through Jazz

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students evaluate jazz music and a jazz music performance. They collaborate and create an improvised group short story. They improvise a musical piece on found objects.
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Jazz and Math: The Beat Goes On

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students collect real data through listening, counting and timing jazz pieces.They use ratios, rates, and proportions to report collected data and demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of rhythm and tempo in music.
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Hollywood and Higher Learning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch a varietry of films showing college life. In groups, they take different scenerios from the films and determine how they would have reacted. As a class, they discuss more in depth the issues they might face in college. ...
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A Picture is Worth...

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners use their photo analysis skills to gain an understanding of what pioneer life in Canada may have been like by examining historical photos. Students are then given an opportunity to present their findings to the class in a...
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Literacy as a Force in the World

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners research and compare economic factors and data mining in Nepal. Students look at data to determine how the Nepalese quality of life compares to other countries and predict whether the literacy rate indicates or influences the...
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Inquiring About the Titanic

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe pictures of the Titanic sailing and at the bottom of the ocean. They hypothesize the cause of the Titanic tragedy and engage in deeper questioning while one student writes responses on the board. They then work in groups...
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Life in Space: International Space Station

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the potential challenges of living in space.  In this investigative instructional activity students search the Internet to locate 16 nations that are working together to build the Independent Space Station, then...
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Stable and Unstable Structures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider ways to create stable bridges. In this bridge design lesson, students view pictures of bridges that have collapsed. They use the information to work in small groups creating a blueprint for a bridge of their own. Their...
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Unique Plants of the Biomes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how the earth is divided into different biomes that are characterized by a distinctive climate.  In this earth's surface lesson students identify adaptations of plants in specific biomes. 
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Higher and Higher: Amazing Skyscrapers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers brainstorm the names of skyscrapers then get into groups and create their own skyscraper.  In this architecture instructional activity students answer questions about their skyscraper after creating one. 
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Tunnels: Underground Marvels

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine tunnels that have been constructed over time and explore the technology that is involved in constructing them.  In this investigative lesson plan students use the Internet to research a given category and come up...
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Sharing Our Legacy of Giving

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students research or interview a local philanthropist. Middle schoolers write a biography about the philanthropist and share it with others.
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Nuremberg Remembered: Guilt and Responsibility

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Nuremberg trials. For this Holocaust lesson, students research the Nuremberg trials. They gather primary sources or documents to support their arguments for the charges against people examined in the trials.

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