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These Lakes are Great

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the Great Lakes Basin and water conservation. In this Great Lakes and water lesson, students study the location of the lakes before reading the book, The River Ran Wild. They discuss the associated vocabulary and in...
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Latinos and the Fourteenth Amendment: A Primary Source Document Activity

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the effect of the Fourteenth Amendment.  In this US History lesson, 8th graders read and analyze primary source documents.  Students write a three minute paper demonstrating their understanding of the fourteenth...
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Courage of the Heart

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners research discrimination and how people fought against for the common good. In this discrimination lesson, students watch a movie about Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Learners generate a list of words about discrimination....
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Debating Responsibility

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the benefits of taking responsibility for their actions. In this character education lesson, students role-play various scenarios and discuss the impact of taking responsibility in each situation.
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Growing a Nation

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the major events and inventions that changed American families and communities.  In this US History lesson, 11th graders analyze various documents dealing with the changes.  Students create a project on an event...
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Trust throughout the day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students draw a picture of a world with and without trust. In this trust lesson plan, students discuss how trust plays a role in their lives every day and how the world would be if we couldn't trust each other.
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What is Tact?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify tact and how to use it when being honest. In this tact lesson plan, students discuss examples of tact and complete a related worksheet.
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Compliment Tickets

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete activities to learn about giving and receiving compliments. For this compliment lesson, 5th graders receive compliments from their teacher. Students receive tickets when they get a compliment and then give a...
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Cooperative Learning Duties

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn how to be held accountable while working in groups. In this accountability lesson plan, students complete an assignment in groups and everyone has a role to be held accountable for.
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Preparing for Disaster

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the effects of earthquakes. In this earthquake lesson plan, students investigate survival strategies and disaster preparedness in the wake of an earthquake.
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Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman, and the 60s Counterculture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify how American society responded to the 1960's counterculture. In this 1960's America lesson, students investigate multimedia sources in order to examine the movement and its impact on the country.
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Lesson 2 of 5 - Energy

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students complete an energy analysis for the No Impact Man project. In this environment and energy lesson plan, students review the project by visiting the given website and discuss the issue of electricity in the project. Students watch...
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Sport and Security

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine world sports. In this current events instructional activity, students analyze a photograph of a sport scene to determine what was taking place when the photograph was taken. Students respond to the provided discussion...
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Democracy in Action?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare and contrast democratic election processes. In this 200 presidential election lesson plan, students visit websites that allow them to compare federal American elections to British elections. Students hold their own...
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Striking Look

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students examine teacher union issues. In this current events lesson, students browse selected websites to explore the work and history of labor unions in Great Britain in order to better understand the teacher strikes of 2008.
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It Takes a Village

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners consider the contributions of the African Medical and Research Foundation (Amref). In this current events instructional activity, students research the listed Web sites that include information about Uganda's education, relief,...
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Really Shocking

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students examine statistics about kidney transplants. In this current events lesson, students discuss the premise of the reality television show, "Big Donor Show." Students also discover the functions of the kidneys as well as the kidney...
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A Troubled Relationship

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students discover information about Iran and Britain. In this current events lesson, students visit websites and listen to lectures to learn about Britain's Navy personnel that were taken hostage by Iran. Students investigate the history...
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Executive Decisions

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students explore the role of judges in Britain. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to discover the responsibilities of judges and the justice reform in Britain.
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Doing Their Duty, or Just Horsing Around?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students consider the role of the British monarchy. In this Royal Family lesson, students access selected Web sites that require them consider what they know about royalty and whether or not they agree with the perks royalty enjoy.
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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors' Meeting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the roles of the Board of Supervisors in Fairfax County, Virginia. In a role-play activity, they practice making decisions for the county as if they were members of the Board. To end the lesson, they discuss how their...
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Ramadan - living in a diverse world

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine Muslim traditional and Ramadan. They explore traditions and history of Ramadan. Students discuss positive and negative habits. They create a Ramadan 'advent calendar.
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What's In A Name?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students analyze themselves as members of the community. They choose a name to describe themselves and explain why they choose the name they did. They identify activities they perform in and out of school to help the community.
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Economics: Property Rights and the Rule of Law

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars examine the economic value of property rights. In a classroom activity, "You're the Economist," they analyze actual research data from establishing land holding titles in Para, Brazil. They assess several case studies...

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