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Logging In the Maine Woods, Then and Now
Students identify the major steps in the logging process in its early yeards during the mid-1800s. They research the sames steps in the logging process today and compare the two. Students explore the logging process of today and back in...
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Research Skills: Evaluating Information and Sources
While this focuses on Ancient Rome, the objectives are improved research and information evaluation skills. In one class period, class members narrow their topic, research it, select the best information, log useful sources, and discuss...
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From Trees to Paper
Sixth graders investigate logging and the process of paper making. In this forestry lesson, 6th graders analyze pictures of trees being processed into the paper they use everyday. Students solve and create math problems based...
Learning to Give
Why Volunteer?
Inspire scholars to volunteer their time to make a positive change in their community. With help from research, a public speaker, and reflection, learners define and asses what it takes to be a volunteer in a business, non-profit,...
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Esperanza Rising
Sixth graders explore equality by reading a story with their classmates. In this discrimination activity, 6th graders read the story Esperanza Rising and discuss the tensions between Latin America and the United States. Students view...
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Sixth Grade is a Ball!
Students discuss the responsibilities of advancing in grade and participating in more activities. In this grade transition instructional activity, students watch a 'ball juggling' demonstration to visually identify the responsibilities...
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The Flat WSD Students
Students engage in creative writing and performance using Flat Stanley. After reading Flat Stanley your class summarize their understanding and then create a flat image of themselves. Students then brainstorm ideas of how they would...
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Lesson 3: Seven Day Road Trip
Students plan a seven day road trip. In this travel lesson, students plan a driving trip that includes five major cities or attractions in Florida or another state of their choice. They show the trip on a map, calculate distances that...
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T-shirts Build School & Community Pride
Learners explore ways to promote community pride by creating t-shirts. In this community lesson, students utilize a digital camera to take photographs of their hometown and transfer them to a t-shirt. Learners complete a...
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Save the Animals!
Students research an endangered animal and share what they learned through the use of technology. In this interdisciplinary lesson on animals, students conduct research on an endangered animal. Then, students create a PowerPoint...
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My Sierra County
Students investigate the special landmarks of their county. In this geography lesson, students view a Powerpoint presentation about counties. Students create a Powerpoint presentation of their own county and use a digital camera to take...
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Pick a Topic, Any Topic
Students investigate the expedition of Lewis and Clarke. In this United States history lesson, students choose a topic from the story to explore, such as the Missouri River, Sacagawea, and dugout canoes. The teacher creates a web on the...
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Still Suspicious?
Students read and analyze The New York Times news article "An Assessment Jars a Foreign Policy Debate About Iran." They answer comprehension questions, evaluate both sides of the debate, and write a one page report on the article.
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What's In A Name
Second graders write a paragraph about their findings on what their name represents. In this writing lesson plan, 2nd graders will research their name and why they were named that. They will draw a picture that represents them along with...
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WebQuest on 1940/1950 Harlem
Students perform a WebQuest to fin out why Harlem was an attractive place for African Americans to live. Small groups perform the research together, and report to the class.
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The Truth Shall Set Them Free?
Students consider the notion and purpose of truth commissions, They work in groups to predict the commission's effectiveness in its efforts to promote peace and reconciliation among Liberians. Finally, students create found poems that...
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Revolutionary Advertising?
Students explore and examine the 40th anniversary of Ernesto Che Guevara's execution and his image as an international symbol of revolutionary values. They then interpret the iconic Che image from a variety of different points of view....
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Social Studies - Concentration Camps -2
Eighth graders investigate the typical day in a concentration camp. In this Holocaust instructional activity, 8th graders read primary and secondary sources about the conditions of the camps. Students also conduct research about the...
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What's Public? What's Private?
Students explore the difference between public and private, and will categorize a list of places as public or private. They determine what is their responsibility to care for public (common) areas and share their new understanding by...
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Renewing Our Position
Students engage in a lesson in order to analyze the energy needs of the United States and cover the possible future needs depending on the growth of technology. They cover the alternative energy sources and make presentations of the...
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Scavenger Hunt
Learners participate in a scavenger hunt to gather information on their governmental officials. Using the internet, they identify and discuss the various political boundaries to determine who their representative is. They complete a...