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Papyrus
Young scholars study what papyrus was and what it was used for. Students explore how papyrus was made, and the two writing systems hieroglyphics and cuneiform.
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Iowa Agriculturist
Tenth graders review the Iowa Agriculturist, retell the annual and seasonal cycle of farming and describe pioneer farming practices.
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"The Universal Principal of Change"
Twelfth graders research the Kamakura Period, along with Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist principles. Also, they study Yoshida Kenko.
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Animal Parade
Students begin the activity by coloring animals on the beginning and end pages. They are to put the other pages in order based on the animals place in the parade.
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Make a Farm Mural
Young scholars create farm mural that includes all the different things found on a farm.
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Hip-Hop
Students practice letter recognition. They say tongue-twisters with the practiced sound. Students read a book about the sound. Using laminated picture cards, students pant when they see a word with the sound.
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Contractions
Fourth graders make a list of contractions. In this contractions lesson, 4th graders create a table with three rows and three columns. Students write each vocabulary word, a definition and an illustration in each box....
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Potato Launcher Energy Lab
Learners investigate conservation laws using a potato launcher. In this physics lesson, students measure angles, time and distance of the potato. They discuss applications of experiments like this.
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ISM: Bertha Stenge Quilt Collection Activity: Design a Local Quilting Pattern
Students research quilt designs by Bertha Stenge. They make a list of things that they could stylize as a design motif. They create a quilt design based on local history and landmarks and sew it onto a pre-made quilt block or quilt.
Other
Rome Guide's Look at Circus Maximus
This site gives a brief history of the Circus Maximus and draws comparisons to similar venues of then and today. Also has pictures.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Modernist Portraits: Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Anderson is the focus of this biography drawing upon his manner of writing about small town Americans not actively involved in the modernization of the twentieth century. See "Sherwood Anderson Activities" for related resources.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Equestrian Armor
Drawing of armor for a horse.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Diversity Among Dipterans
Drawing of a wide variety of members of the Order - Diptera, including the horse fly and the mosquito.