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Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss global development and create a graphic representation of the discussion. In this media analysis lesson, students deconstruct disaster coverage by reading articles and identifying missing information. Students research...
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Making and Describing Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Explore the concept of creating and describing 2D and 3D shapes.  Using geometry your scholars will describe the attributes of shapes and their properties.  They explore and discover what happens when you combine shapes and...
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A Neighborhood Expedition

For Teachers K
Students plan and conduct an expedition through their neighborhood based on the techniques used by the Harriman Expedition to Alaska in 1899. They research the Harriman expedition on the internet and then create a route and collection...
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Passing Down Family History Through Oral Tradition: Corridos

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners create and perform Corridos which are oral tradition ballads. In this Passing Down Family History Through Oral Tradition lesson plan, students interview family members using a predetermined list of questions. In addition,...
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Fine Art to Animation With Keith Haring

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create their own morphes in the computer lab emphasizing lines and color and explain them. In this art lesson plan, 5th graders base their creations on the work of Keith Haring.
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U.S. foreign policy in the early Republic

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research various events during the War of 1812 and then create magazine articles with supporting illustrations, students are in control of their learning.
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What's Civil About War?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study about the Civil War through primary sources used in the PBS production of "Freedom: A History of US" based on Joy Hakim's books, "A History of US", and the companion PBS Web site.
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Muslim Arab/Spanish Connection

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders watch the video, 'El Cid.' They participate in teacher-led discussion about the beliefs, customs, goals, and heroes of both Spaniards and Moors. They create and present an artifact to the class showing the results of their...
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Three D Constellations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students address a major misconception in astronomy, the understanding of scale. The lesson is designed to introduce students to both celestial coordinates and to the first rung on the distance determination ladder, parallax.
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Animals as Pets: Everything You Need to Know

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Learners complete internet based research on pet care in order to prepare a written and oral presentation for the class. They examine the life span, environment, food and grooming of the pet they chose to research. They complete the...
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Reagan and Bush: The Conservative Years

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners investigate the conservative agenda of the Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush. They conduct Internet research, evaluate an edition of the Wall Street Journal, and write and publish a special-edition newspaper...
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The Battle of Fort Moultrie

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this American Revolution instructional activity, 8th graders examine the Battle of Fort Moultrie and create their own historical narratives...
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George Washington & the Classics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners will compare and contrast famous philosophers with George Washington.  In this history activity, students work in small groups to define Classicism, Legalism, Democracy, Republic and Civility, then read some short excerpts...
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One Room School House Reading Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore schools during the Colonial period. In this American history lesson, students participate in a simulation of school days in Colonial America. Learners visit a museum and use the schoolhouse as a setting for their...
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Size and Shape

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students observe different substances under the microscope. For this space science lesson, students identify the different features of SEM images. They formulate a conclusion about the images of Mars meteorites.
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Earth Day and "The Lorax" Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Earth Day can be a way for students to explore their relationship to the world around them and read great literature like "The Lorax."
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How Machines Help Us Stay Healthy

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students visit different departments at a local hospital to see how machines help peoples such as the CAT scan machine. They build a model of such a machine that shows how patients are moved in and out of the machine.
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With Liberty and Justice for All

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the role of Supreme Court justices. For this judicial branch lesson, students consider the civil rights and civil liberties as they investigate Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) and West Virginia State...
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Using Primary Sources to Discover Reconstruction

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover how reconstruction had an impact on racial issues in the United States. In this Reconstruction lesson, 5th graders are introduced to primary vs. secondary resources and then rotate through stations to view...
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Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 3rd
In this reading comprehension lesson, 3rd graders read the story Treasury of Literature and complete various comprehension activities.  Students answer factual questions about the story, analyze the story using a bubble map, and...
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U.S. Involvement in WWI – The Zimmerman Note

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the significance of the Zimmerman Note. In this World War I lesson, students use the provided analysis sheet to analyze the contents of the Zimmerman note and discuss how the note led to U.S. involvement in World War I.
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Polydron Fun

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars investigate nets as they relate to volume and area. For this geometry lesson, students use nets as a visual to deepen their understanding of surface area and volume of objects. They make conjectures about different objects...
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Fishing

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students explore the techniques and basic needs of the fisherman.  In this fishing lesson, students view a demonstration of the use of fishing equipment. Students research Iowa farm ponds and design a class mural from their...
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Students Press Law and Ethics

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners research the rights and the responsibilities of journalists in dealing with First Amendment issues. In this First Amendment lesson plan, students research the Alien and Sedition Acts and study the five elements of...

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