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Who Were the Ottomans?
Students explore the Ottoman Empire. In this Ottoman Empire lesson, students analyze images of the empire as they take a gallery walk. Students compare and contrast the Ottoman Empire to the other empires in the region of modern-day Turkey.
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Lesson Plan on Intellectual Property: Combating Piracy in China
High schoolers determine how counterfeit goods undermine the economy. In this global issues instructional activity, students examine economic principles. High schoolers discuss how international piracy and property rights undermine trade...
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Lines and Shapes
First graders identify different kinds of lines found in common shapes. They discover ways in which an artist utilizes lines in a painting.
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Beside & Besides
In this grammar learning exercise, students choose the appropriate preposition for ten sentences to make each one grammatically correct.
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Exploring Living Science Careers
Learners explore a variety of agricultural careers that are available and look into them in terms of the economics and suitability to their interests. In this agriculture careers lesson plan students research the agriculture...
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Sky Pictures
Students investigate constellations. In this space science lesson, students view transparencies of constellations and identify the zodiac constellations. Students research the legends connected with the constellations.
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Measuring Distance and Area in Satellite Images (College Level)
Students are able to download, install, and use Image J image analysis software to quantify change over time in satellite images. They access and download satellite images for specific locations and times. Students set a scale (spatial...
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Social Studies: Kyrgyzstan Bride Kidnappings
Learners examine the Kyrgyzstan bride kidnappings and compare wedding traditions there with those in the United States. They explain these differences and similarities in a fictitious letter to a peer in Kyrgyzstan.
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Scales, Scutes, and Skins
Students identify the various adaptations of reptiles and amphibians. After distinguishing between reptiles and amphibians, students discuss the ways in which their adaptations aid in their survival. They participate in a hands on...
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Carrie's War by Nina Bawden
In this Carrie's War instructional activity, students analyze each chapter through word level, sentence level, and text level evaluations for ten chapters. Students respond to short answer questions about six characters in the book.
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Continents Adrift
Learners examine how tectonic plates change the Earth's land. In this geology lesson, students are divided into small groups to construct a continent puzzle. Learners use transparency pieces to demonstrate how Africa and South America...
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Mussel Movements
Students consider the impact of invasive species on local environments. In this ecology lesson plan, watch the video, Arizona Wildlife Views, which focuses on invasive species. Students develop vocabulary, relate to meaningful...
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Units Of Time
In this units of time worksheet, students cut out ten strips of time and then match up the strips of time to their actual times.
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Wampanoag Indians
Students read stories and listen to a brief lecture about the Wampanoag Indians, aspects of their culture and their role in the first Thanksgiving. They make a Wampanoag carrying pouch out of a paper bag and cook a corn cake as a class.
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West Virginia Quarter Reverse: Over, Under, In, and Out
Students examine the images on the West Virginia quarter reverse. Using the quarter design as a model, the discover the meaning of directional terms. They play a game where they have to listen to and follow directions and complete a...
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NAFTA Trade Unit
Students research the geography, economics and government of Canada and how that affects US/Canadian trade relations. For this NAFTA lesson, students play a game, read about Canadian history, and creat a graph.
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And Your Point Is . . .? Part I
Students, in groups, complete a WebQuest titled "Love Canal Debate". They follow the WebQuest to research and write papers on different points of view regarding the Love Canal environmental disaster.
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Bill of Rights -- Texas v. Johnson, 1989
Learners examine the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. During a visit to the George Bush Presidential Museum, they watch a video about the Texas v. Johnson flag burning case. In groups, they discover the role of the Supreme Court...
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American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Analyzing Hurricanes Using Web and Desktop Gis
In this activity, students research hurricane data to discover their behavior and patterns. They map them across decades to see whether their frequency is increasing. They study Hurricane Andrew and investigate the relationship between...
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Class Flow: North American Regions
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a labeling activity and Activote questions pertaining to the North American regions.
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Class Flow: We Are Part of a Larger Universe
[Free Registration/Login Required] The flipchart was made a culminating activity for a unit of study on mapping. It starts with a video on the sky, stars and then a brief look at the universe to earth with images then addresses are...
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Class Flow: Flight: The Journey of Charles Lindbergh
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart was created to use with the story, Flight, by Robert Burleigh, in the Scott Foresman Reading Series for third grade. Students will preview and predict what the story will be about. The...