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Woodblock Printing: Early Printing Traditions in China

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils examine important role of woodblock printing in Chinese history, identify message important to them, and create woodblock prints to gain first-hand understanding of how it was used as tool for communication.
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Similarities and Differences in Properties of Different Families of Functions - An Investigation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Exploring families of functions allows students compare and contrast properties of functions.  Students discuss properties that include symmetry, max and min points, asymptotes, derivatives, etc.
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Worksheet #2.7 MT-A141 PreCalculus

For Students 11th - 12th
Get ready for Calculus! The class solves equations, graphs a relation defined parametrically, and gives the parametric equation for the inverse relation. They then identify the geometric relationship between two graphs.
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Oglebay Institute

Post-Impressionism: Pointillism

For Teachers 2nd - 10th
How can little dots in two colors make a third color? Experiment with pointillism and color mixing with a series of activities. After viewing paintings by Seurat and watching a teacher demonstration, pupils create samples of three...
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Manchester College

Spain – Culture and Famous Landmarks

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Introduce your class to Spain and liven up the class period with some Spanish pop music! Learners view a presentation about Spain and take notes on the information before watching a couple of music videos in Spanish. They use listening...
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Evaluation of Election Process

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the procedures to elect the President of the United States. In groups, they create their own political cartoon presenting a consensus of their point of views on the process. They identify the strengths and...
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Evaluating Informaton Quality

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the concept of the quality of information that is used to conduct research. They begin to conceive the differences between information that is fact or fiction. Students write a critique of an information source...
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Story Scrapbook

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students develop a comparison worksheet using one non fiction book and one fiction book they have read to be put into a class scrapbook. In their comparison students must have title, author, point of view, setting, characters, and other...
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Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a day in the life story from the point of view of another endangered animal. Students write to your local newspaper to express their opinions on the issue. Students research a horse's diet and explain why horses have...
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Time to Read

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify how the literary elements of theme, point of view, characterization, setting, and plot illustrate the effects of a certain disease on a community. They identify the aspects of the book that are specific to the...
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Punctuating Dialogue

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use narrative strategies (e.g., dialogue and action) to develop characters, plot and setting and maintain a consistent point of view. They create and accurately punctuate dialogue necessary to help the plot progress,...
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War, Peace and Judaism 1

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students describe the conflict discussed in class, identify the groups involved in the conflict and their various interests, and define the term ethics. They analyze a current news story from an ethical point of view.
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Them Damned Pictures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine and gather information from primary sources about events during the Revolutionary War. They identify and place the political cartoons. They respond to a cartoon from the point of view of someone who lived at the time.
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Children Living on the Street - Debating the Fundamentals

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders identify issues related to the rights of children who live on the street. Using the internet, they research topics of interest to them. In groups, they develop arguments supporting their point of view and debate them in...
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Debating Fundamental Issues of Child Prostitution

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students in college identify issues related to the rights of children involved in prostitution. Using the internet, they research a specific issue of interest to them. In groups, they develop arguments which support their point of...
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

What's My Sound?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students follow a power point presentation to practice the sounds each letter of the alphabet make. In this 'what's my sound' lesson, students apply word recognition strategies and demonstrate listening and comprehension skills to build...
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Life on the Lewis and Clark Trail

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the lives of Lewis and Clark. Putting themselves in their shoes, they identify the hardships and circumstances faced by them on the trail. Using the internet, they read journal entries from different points of view. ...
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A Novel Idea

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students use Moodle to participate in a chat session to complete a character analysis for a novel they've studied. In this novel analysis and technology lesson, students are assigned a character from a specific chapter and use Moodle to...
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Lead Critical Reading

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students read opposing views on the lead contamination issue, identify the facts and opinions in each article, and infer the opinion of the author. They create an essay expressing their opinion on the issue complete with citations.
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Triumph of the Will

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view the propaganda film, "Triumph of the Will". Identifying propaganda techniques used, they review any fallacies in logic or persuasive appeals. They discover elements in German culture and their meaning in 1934. They...
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"Exploring Shakespeare" An Introduction of Character and "Hamlet"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the literary terms "round character" and "characterization" through the play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. They view and discuss examples of clip art, video, and comic strips, and describe the character traits....
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Getting our Paws into the Cause

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine  local, state, and/or national animal welfare organization.  For this Social Studies lesson, 12th graders research their identified organization.  Students develop a planned intervention...
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The Days of Jane Eyre's Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch the movie Jane Eyre and complete a viewing log. They take a test on their findings.
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Native Cultures and Values

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn about Native American culture. In this history and diversity lesson, students use a website to create a timeline of significant events, contributions, growth and developments of Native American culture...