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Help! There Are Too Many Dogs and Cats and Not Enough Homes!
Students discuss the importance of spaying and neutering pets. In this animal care lesson, students create a make believe animal shelter. They discuss what happens to animals in the shelter and if no one wants to take them home.
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The Scarlet Letter
Students imagine characters in The Scarlett Letter beyond the ending of the novel. In this literature lesson, students examine the character Pearl and imagine her life at the ages of 14 and 18.
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Lead Poisoning and Environmental Health
Pupils explore issues surrounding lead poisoning. They investigate how and why government agencies and laws were established to protect the public. Students examine the national EPA Elimination Plan. Pupils design a campaign to...
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30 Day Journal
Students collect articles, political cartoons, photographs and other artifacts relating to a specific traumatic event, such as September 11th. They reflect on their artifacts in written journals.
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Arsenic Contamination: Water Filtration
Students work in groups to design a filtration process that will separate clean water from polluted water. They organize data in tables or graphs and present their findings to the class. Students identify further safety protocols that...
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The Impact of Civil War and Conflict on Identity
Young scholars view and discuss Powerpoint presentation on Colombian Conflict, examine how civil war impacts the common person, review vocabulary, and complete critical thinking questions with classmates.