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Ball in Play
Students conduct weekly research on three to five current events. As a ball is tossed around the room, the student holding the ball presents to the class the who, what, where, when, why, and how details of their selected current event.
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Cotton Production and Milling
Students examine cotton production and milling. They compete in a hand-ginning contest to realize how difficult it was to separate the seeds from the fibers of cotton. They discuss why Eli Whitney's cotton gin was an important invention.
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Hebu Mandari
Pupils sing "Hebu Mandari" by John Parker in this High School Choir lesson. State and National Standards are addressed. The lesson emphasizes student ability to sing Major 3rd and Perfect 5th intervals in the group choral setting.
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Name Geneology Essay
Learners research the meaning of their names and write an essay about their findings.
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Fire and Fire Suppression
Students explore forest fires and forest service's new stategies. They study a case of natural burn and the impact of lowering the intensity of a larger forest fire.
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Native Species Restoration and its Impact on Local Populations
Students watch video clips of ecosystems and answer questions relating to them.
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Volcanoes: How Safe Are They?
Students explore the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth, plot their locations, and research different volcanic hazards.
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Naming Roads
Young scholars investigate the aspects of a historic map of roads and trails in the Southeastern United States. They explore reasons for giving roads certain names and decide on names for other roads themselves.
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Possible Locations
Middle schoolers create maps with cutout pieces of paper that represent caverns. They develop a scale for their map and decide where the best location is to live. They discover the importance of map reading skills.
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Scaling the Map
Middle schoolers practice determining map distances using the map scales. They discover how much an area represents on the map in relation to the actual area. They decide on the best place to build their cavern.
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Water and Land 207
Learners examine maps of different projections, mathematically calculate distortions, and note the advantages and disadvantages of each map. They study the different maps and transfer the map to graph paper.
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Reverse Glass "Painting"
Students examine the life and works of John Audubon. They compare and contrast various pieces of art and identify the purposes of stained glass. After observing his art, they create their own stained glass creation using the concepts...
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Keep Your Lamps
Learners practice their singing using the correct posture. Using music, they practice reading it and using the correct rhythm. They are introduced to a Oratorio and stretching exercises to use before beginning a song. They share their...
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Geography: Islands and Alcatraz
Students, in groups, create maps of islands including map keys and compass roses. They compare and contrast their island communities with that of the island prison, Alcatraz. Students select from a series of projects, including writing...
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Our State Road Trip
Students take a virtual tour of the country of China instead of a state. Using the Internet, they examine the differences between a political and physical map and use latitude and longitude to locate specific places. They also research...
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AMACO Gloss Decorating Colors... "Majolica GDC's"
Students use different techniques to apply a decorating gloss. In this informative handout, students are introduced to various techniques for applying Gloss Decorating Colors for Bisque and Majolica.
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Strawberry Girl: Lesson 5
Young scholars read the book Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski. In this literature lesson, students read chapters 8-15 and complete journal entries. They look at how life was in the 1890's.
Library of Congress
Loc: Migration During the Great Depression: Living History
Most people in Central Florida came from somewhere else. Students first analyze life histories from American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940 to learn oral history techniques. They then interview...
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: First Colony: Our Spanish Origins
This resource is a lesson plan from the University of Florida Natural History Museum. It is a lesson on the impact that the immigrants of Jamestown, VA had on American culture and the melting pot they created in the early colonial days.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Prehistoric Life
The focus of this guide is on exploring the massive ancient creatures that roamed the Earth millions of years ago.
The Newberry Library
Newberry: Geography of Transportation: Map 12: Auto Trails of Florida, Ca. 1924
Lessons for students K-12 using historical maps teach students about the history of travel and tourism by car, identifying the technological and economic changes taking place in the 20th Century.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Kitchen Science
This guide focuses on everyday substances and how we can change their properties by adding heat or cold, physically manipulating them, or mixing them together.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Physical Science
This guide focuses on four physical science topics that fascinate children and scientists alike. They are motion, magnets, sound, and light. With your guidance and support, these topics provide children with many opportunities to explore...
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Plant Life
This teacher's guide focuses on the fascinating world of plants. Through books and other print materials, and exploration of actual plants, children will identify plants as living things, examine the parts of plants, experiment with what...
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