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Getting to Know Your Textbook
Eighth graders use the glossary, index, and headings to location information in their textbooks. In this textbooks lesson plan, 8th graders complete discussion questions about the information they can learn from textbook features.
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The South Wins Gettysburg!
Young scholars explore American Civil War, hypothesize that the Union Army was defeated at Gettysburg by Lee's army, and write an essay describing how different North America would be today if the South had won the Civil War.
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The Chernobyl Accident
Fifth graders see that the Chernobyl Accident of 1986 was caused by a poorly developed experiment in a nuclear power plant. They explain the purpose of a nuclear power plant and determine the health effects that radioactivity causes.
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Biographical Account--John Lennon
Young scholars develop skills of biographical writing through research. Students analyze a video on John Lennon and his death. Young scholars visit the website on John Lennon still recording details of his death.
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Social Studies: Presidential Mock Interviews
Pupils, working in pairs, conduct mock interviews of American presidents, highlighting personal and political details. They research their chosen president on the Internet prior to their role-playing presentation. Students publish...
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Presentation of Pilgrims
Pupils are given a category to research (clothes, life before the New World, the voyage, etc.) about Pilgrim life. s Students, in groups, create presentations using software program such as PowerPoint.
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Exhibiting Your Knowledge
Learners are introduced to the various museum functions. In groups, they create a traveling exhibition based on Gutenberg's invention and the first printed book. They share their exhibition with the class and answer any questions presented.
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It's About Time
In collaborative teams, students create individual autobiographical presentations that help them investigate their historical background. As they collaborate and create their projects they discuss and come to realize how current...
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Exercise for Writing a Summary Paragraph
Young scholars examine how to write article summaries of abstracts. In this writing skills lesson plan, students edit the noted sections of an abstract that is already written on the Old Testament Abstracts.
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Kansas Crops: From Seeds to Food
First graders explore U.S. geography by researching food production. In this agriculture lesson, 1st graders identify the process of crops from a seed to a plate and discuss the importance of farmers in the production of such crops....
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Will the Real Ben Franklin Please Stand Up?
Students explore the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin. In this colonial history lesson, students research Benjamin Franklin's work as a printer, a writer, a statesman, and an inventor. Students determine what his most...
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Vocabulary Building Worksheet
In this vocabulary practice worksheet, students study six vocabulary words and complete 18 fill in the blanks. Each blank gives a clue describing one of the vocabulary words. Students must write the correct word on the line.
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