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Breaking News English: Spain Legalizes Same Sex Marriage
In this English worksheet, students read " Spain Legalizes Same Sex Marriage," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Harry Truman: A New View
Students explore how Harry Truman became President and in what ways was Truman an atypical President. They examined World War I changed Truman's life and what opportunities World War I gave certain people and how World War II affected...
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Mapping Your Neighborhood
Students define and outline their neighborhoods using GIS (geographic information systems) or a regional map and relate their neighborhoods to the principles of Smart Growth.
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Adapting to a New Culture
Seventh graders examine how American Indians adapted and interacted with other ethnic and cultural groups. They analyze what kinds of current issues Utah's American Indians are facing today.
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America's Civil Rights Movement, Activity Two
Students investigate the human stories or the American Civil Rights Movement.
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America's Civil Rights Movement, Activity Four
Learners investigate the concept that people died during the Civil Right;s Movement using the Matix method.
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America's Civil Rights Movement, Activity Six
Students explore non-violence and investigate the difference between passive and active voice.
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America's Civil Rights Movement, Activity Seven
Students model the writing style of the author of a piece of literature and present them to the class.
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America's Civil Rights Movement, Activity Ten
Students identify a wrong in their own community and act to correct it. They reflect on the intersection fo the Civil Rights Movemnet with a social justice project.
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Harry Potter: Early Grades Activity
Learners analyze labels and explore the social hierarchy found in Harry Potter. They expore inclusion and exclusion in social groups.
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Harry Potter: Upper Grades Activity
Students interpret symbols and metaphors from Harry Potter that refer to real-life political and social issues.
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Civil Rights and the ADA
Students examine and discuss the 14th and 15th amentments, and evaluate the agendas of Americans from underrepresented groups in the quest for civil rights. They conduct Internet research and create essays or posters regarding Civil Rights.
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Pope John Paul II's Complicated Legacy
Students closely examine the legacy of Pope John Paul II as well as that of other historical figures and draw conclusions about how prominent individuals are judged over time.
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Using Artwork to Develop Personal Narratives
Students use a work or art as a springboard to a personal narrative or descriptive writing. They represent an idea in an artistic product which connects to composition.
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Football Physics "Having A Ball With Projectile Motion"
Students examine the concept of projectile motion and identify the 3 components of projectile motion. They explore how physics applies to punting a football through punting activities and internet research.
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Wood Products
Pupils examine wood samples and find and identify various items at school and at home that are made from wood products.
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Geography of Idaho Trees
Students discuss the variety of trees in Idaho and their specific locations. Working in groups, they draw pictures of the tree species and place them on a map of Idaho where they are prevalent.
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Words in the News Education Bill Backs India's Poor - 21 December 2005
Students complete word work in order to explain a news article. They complete worksheets and practice activities.
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Words in the News: Education Bill Backs India's Poor
Students discuss different groups of people who have been discriminated in the history of the world. They practice using new vocabulary words. In groups, they match the word with its definition.
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Boys' Attitudes To Work
Students examine the notion of what are students' images of manliness. Students test what represents success for students through a survey. Students ponder the issue can doing school work help you be manly.
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The Vietnam War
Pupils discuss the nature of protest. They comprehend that art can be a form of protest. Students analyze how music was used as a powerful tool for speaking out against the war. They listen to some protest music and discuss the meaning...
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Same Sex Marriage Legislation
Students explore the Vermont legislation that allowed for same sex marriages. The implications for civil rights are investigated to encourage students to state opinions.
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Eek, It's a Spider
Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /e/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words while reading a...
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Buffalo
Learners complete a journal entry for the uses of the buffalo by the "Salish with Flathead" and Pend d'Oreille Indians. They understand that people depended on the buffalo for their survival.