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A Day in the Life

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students inquire about the politics and culture of Ancient Rome. In this Ancient Rome project/unit, students research life during ancient Roman times and create a newspaper with articles on politics, sports, culture, and economics.
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Can You Hear Me Now?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore the industry involving communication and put communication devices into activities. In this communication lesson plan, students put items into chronological order, review primary sources, compare and contrast items, and...
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The Clever Monkey Rides Again

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore a West African folktale. In this folktale lesson, students read the book The Clever Monkey Rides Again and discuss the trickster characters from the tale. Students participate in a discussion about the folktale and...
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Around the Town

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore reading maps. For this map reading lesson, students compare distances fom place to place. Students work in groups and predict the distance then find the actual distance using string or rulers.
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South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

For Teachers 4th - 5th
  Students read and summarize two different articles that are based on anit-Semitism.  In this Holocaust lesson, students discuss if events in the articles could happen in today's society or not.   
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Kids for Conservation: Animal Unit

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss animal needs and characteristics. In this animal mini-unit, students complete three activities studying different animals, their needs, how they have evolved, and how to protect them.
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Natural Disasters

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read the book "Tsunami!" and discuss natural disasters and how they can prepare. This lesson is much more than a study of tsunamis. The lesson is chock-full of ways to study the Japanese culture across the curriculum. There are...
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Build a U.S. Strategy for Responding to the Crisis in Sudan

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students work together in groups to discover the situation in Sudan. They discuss what problems arise from helping a foreign country. They answer questions and watch a video as well.
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A Tale of Two Towns

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students compare their community and region with other communities around the world. In small groups they complete a questionnaire about life in their community and correspond with e-pals, take digital pictures, conduct research on...
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A Year (a Day or a Week) In My Life as a Shorebird

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students describe the basic life history of one shorebird common to their area. They use the writing process which includes brainstorming, rough draft writing, peer editing, and re-writing to create a factually and grammatically...
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Grand Canyon

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Grand Canyon worksheet, students answer 5 true or false questions that involve making inferences from a reading passage about the Grand Canyon. Then the students write a short opinion paragraph where they help the family in the...
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Climate Change in Canada

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Canada worksheet, students read a 6 page detailed informational text about climate change in Canada. Students then complete 10 essay/short answer questions.
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Finding Percentages 6A

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
A list of 20 two to three-digit numbers asks math whizzes to determine specified percentages for each. The publisher has linked the assignment to CCSS.Math.Content.6RP.3, and it is targeted at the discreet skill of finding a percent of a...
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What is a Family?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore how Canadian families have evolved over time. In this census results instructional activity, students examine the factors that contribute to changing family and household structures. Students also create written and...
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Meeting the Needs of an Aging Population

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners examine population trends and predict how the age of the majority of Canadians will change 15 years from now in various geographic areas. They will gather statistical evidence that supports their projection. Learners will then...
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The Open Ocean, What is it and How Does it Change?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate the ocean environment. In this ocean lesson plan, students discover the physical properties of the ocean. Over two days, students work in small groups investigating ocean maps and creating water currents.
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Know Your Boundaries: Earthquake Lessons in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
With all the recent attention on Haiti, and now Chile, it is the perfect time to teach your students about earthquakes!
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The Important Role of Biomes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Travel the world from the comfort of your classroom with this unit on the Earth's biomes.
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Saving the Rainforest One Plant at a Time

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students can benefit from an exploration of the plants with medicinal properties found in the rainforest.
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Snack Search

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make maps to show where the agricultural products used to produce various packaged snacks are grown. They bring in snacks from home and utlize a worksheet imbedded in this plan.
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You're In My Space!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explain how political, social, and economic boundaries can be changed through cooperation and conflict. Small groups are assigned a particular trouble area of the world. Each group studies a particular side of the conflict.
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Sacred Places

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners examine places considered sacred in both India and the U.S. They read and discuss a website on the Ganges River, discuss places considered sacred in the U.S., and write an essay comparing/contrasting personal sacred places and...
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Social Studies: Great Circle Route

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students compare routes between Minnesota and China using a map and globe. Using the "great circle route" method, students find the shortest route between two points.
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Alabama Vocabulary Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 5th
For this online interactive Alabama worksheet, students examine 20 state-related words in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 20 sets of letters. This worksheet may also be printed for classroom use.

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