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Carrying the Torch

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider how World War II impacted Holocaust survivors. In this Holocaust lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about the concentration camps, their conditions, and how survivors went on with life at...
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Show What You Know!

For Students 5th - 8th
In this earthquakes worksheet, learners create a brochure, poster, or other form of presentation to show what they know about earthquakes. Students complete 4 sections.
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Exploring Today's Technology

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore technology. In this science lesson, 2nd graders discuss various forms of technology. Students research technology that they use everyday and write a sentence about each one of the technologies.
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Butterfly Round-Up

For Teachers 2nd - Higher Ed
Learners classify the characteristics of butterflies and moths moths. In this life cycle instructional activity, students identify butterflies and moths common in the state of Iowa as well as their characteristics.  Learners then learn...
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Tree Hunt

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students identify the common trees of Iowa and make observations while creating a key. In this tree hunt lesson plan, students write a letter to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to receive a pamphlet of Common Trees of Iowa....
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Remembering Anne Frank

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners study the life of Anne Frank. In a class discussion, students discuss the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany. They analyze the sacrifices Anne Frank and her family made in order to assist others.
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Fossils

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders act as paleontologists and attempt to figure out the environment where various fossils would have existed. They explain how fossils can be used to make inferences about past life, climate, geology, and environments.
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Tools of the Historian: Frame of Reference

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discuss the term point of reference and describe their own point of view. They compare the relationship between sources and the historical context. They identify examples of how point of reference can affect one's interpretation.
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Heat from Machines

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders continue their examination of the heat energy from machines. In groups, they make predictions on which machines might produce a measureable amount of heat. They take the temperatures of the various machines and record them...
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Creating Summaries

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders generate written summaries from non-fiction articles.  In this writing lesson plan, 4th graders determine what must be included in writing a good summary and then work in small groups to construct summaries after reading...
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The Rainforest

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a brochure containing accurate information about plants, animals, weather, location, and transportation in the rainforest.
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Be the Historian

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners build upon their knowledge of the Corps of Discovery to research and explain the significance of gifts given to American Indians by Lewis and Clark.
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Civil War Tribune

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders choose a black and white copy of a photo from the Civil War and 'enhance' picture by adding color using crayons and colored pencils. They research the photo.
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How to Recycle a Rock

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the rock cycle and explore how rocks are made, changed, destroyed and recreated. They create representations of these processes with hands-on activities.
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Brain and Nervous System

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the physical characteristics of the brain and identify its parts through this series of lessons.
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CASEY JONES

For Teachers K
Students participate in a discussion about trains an listen to the story Casey Jones.
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SUITE FOR ORCHESTRA NO.3

For Teachers K
Students listen to a recording of Suite for Orchestra No. 3 by J. S. Bach, review and recognize basic musical instruments by sight, and begin to recognize sounds of some instruments.
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Heeeeeere's Pea O'Vee!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders assume the roles of characters in familiar fairy tales and participate in a panel discussion using a talk show format.
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Personal Focus: S/SGT. GEORGE OIYE - 522nd Field Artillery Battallion

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research S/Sgt. George Oiye, who fought in the 522nd Field Artillery Battallion. They examine the roles and sacrifices of this soldier, then answer questions.
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Lesson 2: Maine's Merchant Marines

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars simulate the quarters aboard a ship. They write a letter to Joanna Colcord or Alice Drinkwater that shows an understanding of the experience of being aboard ship, and asks further historical questions about the experience.
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History of Berlin

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders observe a multimedia presentation on the fall of the Berlin Wall and interviews with German citizens. They write autibiographies in German in lieu of a final exam.
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Stormy Memories

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the details about a major storm that was witnessed by their parents, neighbors, and other people of the community. The recollections are compared and contrasted and gathered to compose and present an account of the storm...
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Glorieta Battlefield

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine how important combat was in Mississippi during the Civil War. They analyze the Battle of Glorieta Pass and soldiers movements and actions during the conflict. They also examine local war memorials.
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Irish-Americans: Work and Song

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the experience of Irish immigrants who helped build the railroad systems of the United States. They analyze primary source documents, take notes, and create an artistic piece.

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