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Growing Voters and Election 2004: Classroom Debate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the issues and platforms of candidates and separate propaganda from process in order to choose a candidate to support. Students examine political parties and their contributions to shaping the foundation of the...
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Human Rights/Civil Rights

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students connect their examination of the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry to a historical and contemporary study of the issue of human rights and civil rights by creating a HyperStudio stack.
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Intermediate Sentence Completion Exercise 34

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers are...
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Three-Digit Addition

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners work with hundreds place value, create and manipulate three-digit addition problems, and add three-digit numbers.
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Boston's Arnold Arboretum

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine how 19th-century urban conditions influenced the development of parks. They research local trees and shrubs, develop a display of trees and shrubs, plan a new park or arboretum, and write a report on a local park.
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Planet/Constellation Mobile

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils, through small group discussion, identify and share a rationale for shapes and patterns in the construction of a mobile that represents the solar system that makes them think of the creation of our solar system.
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Tracking the Movement of Sunspots

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how the development of new technology has increased our knowledge of how the sun works. Students study sunspots through the use of solar imaging from satellite instruments.
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Fairy Tails Can Show Due:It can happen for you, If you play your part.,

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students view a Reader's Theater focusing on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The story is used as a springboard into a videotaped mock trial of Gold E. Locks developed by the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). They...
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Confucius and Confucianism

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils explore Confucius and his influence on the development o China. They contrast and compare Confucianism to Western philosophy. Classmates observe a video of the biography of Confucius. They video conference with students in...
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Wayang

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discover the importance of the arts in Southeast Asia and relate it to their own lives and culture. They create and perform their own Shadow Play.
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Grade 5: Elementary Social Studies Test: Document 2, 2009

For Students 5th
In this 5th grade social studies standardized test practice worksheet, students examine documents and tables. Students respond to 1 essay and 5 short answer questions that require them to review their knowledge of social studies.
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Indiana Jones: Quiz 93

For Students 4th - 12th
In this Indiana Jones activity, students answer multiple choice questions about details of the movie Indiana Jones. Students complete 12 questions total.
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Build-A-Horseshoe Crab

For Teachers K - 6th
Pupils discover many facts about horseshoe crabs. Students identify the main body parts of horseshoe crab. They explore the habits of the horseshoe crab and their importances to the ecosystem. Adaptations for younger pupils are included.
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Grade 8: Intermediate-Level Social Studies, Booklet 2 Document-Based Question, 2002

For Students 8th
In this 8th grade social studies standardized test practice worksheet, students respond to 1 essay and 12 short answer questions that require them to review their knowledge of history and government in the United States.
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Animals in Myths and Real Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils research the role of lions, elephants, and bears in ancient Roman life and mythology. They develop a strong understanding of the role animals played in important ancient Roman historical events and myths.
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Seeing Stars

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore the history of planetariums and the features of the Hayden Planetarium as a springboard to planning, developing and displaying their own planetarium exhibits.