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A Parrot's Day in Court

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the ethical and legal issues that surround animal rights cases; students use their research to act as expert witnesses at a university hearing on a hypothetical case involving a parrot dissection.
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King's Dream Revisited

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They complete a Webquest, listen to an excerpt from a speech, take an online quiz, answer discussion questions, and read newspaper articles about...
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Plenty of Pythagoras

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Using a twelve foot knotted rope, students form a 3-4-5 right triangle. Following a discussion of observations about the lengths of the sides of the triangle, students use grid paper, scissors and a centimeter ruler to draw and measure...
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Montgomery Bus Boycott & Rosa Parks Day 5

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners study the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In this American Civil Rights lesson, students listen to a lecture about segregation, Rosa Parks, and the bus boycott. Learners discuss passive resistance and its effectiveness.
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Looking for Heroes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explain the importance of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March and the long term impact in the US of non violent civic participation.
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Government

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers evaluate how the United States government has maintained a balance between protecting rights and maintaining order. They analyze the impact of Supreme Court decisions on governmental powers and the rights and...
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Word Search: Rosa Parks

For Students 4th - 6th
In this civil rights worksheet, learners find and circle twenty one terms associated with Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement in a word search designed as a bus.
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Dr. King and the Movement

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students complete activities about Dr. Martin Luther King's Civil Rights movements. In this Civil Rights lesson, students read a quote from Dr. King and discuss several questions about the topic and may use them as writing prompts.
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The Art of Nonviolence: Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, and Concepts of Nonviolence in Indian Art

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students make connections between nonviolent ideals and art. For this visual arts lesson, students discuss the successes of the American Civil Rights Movement and discuss Gandhi's influence on the movement. Students then examine images...
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Pythagorean Theorem Homework

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Pythagorean theorem worksheet, students determine if given side lengths for right triangles, find the length of the missing side in right triangles, and find the length of the diagonals formed in boxes given side lengths.
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Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners investigate the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In this American Civil Rights Movement lesson, students determine whether or not they would have taken part in the boycott and write a 5 paragraph essay about the implications of partaking.
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Measure Angles: Greater Less Than or Equal To?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this measuring angles worksheet, students determine whether given angles or more than, less than or equal to 90 degrees. 
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Angles - Unlocking Geometry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the concept of angles and how they are used in geometry. They construct polygons using various types of angles and then classify them according to their physical properties. Students use a computer program in order...
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Greta and Lester Gator

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
A cute story about Greta and Lester (Greater Than, Less Than) Gator is here for your young mathematicians. They will view a story about two hungry Gators who fall in love. Eventually, they begin to eat. Of course, the alligator always...
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Athletes And Gay Teammates

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research the issues surrounding gay athletes and the way their leagues, their teammates and their fans react. They interview local athletes about their views and present their findings to the class.
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The Quality of Equality

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students are introduced to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They relate it to their own rights, freedoms, and responsibilities as Canadian citizens. They create pictures illustrating equality.
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Separate But Equal Video

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders watch the video "Separate But Equal." They choose an incident or event from the video that is interesting or meaningful to them and write an objective news article and an editorial.
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Differences Make Us Special

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the similarities and differences among their classmates. They are introduced to the Civil Rights Movement-that all people be treated equally and fairly. Students discuss the importance of appreciating individual...
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Greater Than, Less Than, or Equal to Ten

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this comparing numbers review worksheet, students complete 100 number statements by adding greater than, less than, or equal to symbols.
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Word Art with King's Words

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners investigate equality and racism by creating a word art project.  In this civil rights lesson, students discover the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and create a word art project using the Internet site Wordle Web. ...
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Wall of Philanthropists: King Day (7th)

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students recognize the importance of justice, tolerance, equality, and historical figures. In this philanthropic actions activity, students study the philanthropic actions of historical figures, and learn about the concepts of fairness,...
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Rallytable Angle Measuring

For Teachers 6th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students measure various angles. First, they write what type of angle each one is, whether right, acute, or obtuse. Then students estimate the measurement and then write the actual measurement for each angle.
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Working Life and Employee Rights

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders study the diversity of current working practices.  In this World History lesson, 11th graders analyze the role of employment law in improving employee rights.
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Classifying Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders select the Quadrilateral Quest game, they find all quadrilaterals with the given properties. They are told that the word congruent in this game means equal. Students are given two to four properties of quadrilaterals. ...

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