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The United States and the MDGs (10/20)
Learners research the U.S. role in furthering and funding the MDGs. IN this U.S policy lesson, students read a speech by Andrew Natsios about the topic. Learners debate over the topic after they complete research and related...
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Symbols of Culture
Students discover artistic symbols from cultures around the world. In this cultural murals lesson, students observe different murals on-line, and select two to write about on their student blog. The students investigate the murals and...
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Thematic Poetry Videos
Students pen poetry regarding global issues. In this information literacy instructional activity, students research global issues and use their findings to compose poems regarding the topics. Students create videos that include images...
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Rostislav & Julianna: A Modern-Day Interpretation of Romeo and Juliet
Students author and film their own adaptations of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In this multimedia skills lesson plan, students script a play that pits an Orthodox Christian family against a Muslim family. Students use...
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Tread Lightly: Visualizing Footprints
The student reflects on concepts of ecological footprints and climate changes. In this Art lesson, learners will produce a visual representation showing understanding of how ecology and climate affects the world.
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Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes
Students are given certain privileges or have freedoms taken away based on their eye color to demonstrate what it feels like to be singled out by uncontrollable factors. In this singled out lesson plan, students discuss how it feels to...
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Industrial Agriculture
Students write about the benefits that industrial agriculture has had on growing crops. In this industrial agriculture lesson plan, students research how technology has impacted the processing speed of growing food.
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Feeding the World
Students participate in a Socratic discussion about world hunger. In this world hunger lesson, students review the Socratic discussion method and use it to discuss an initiative to reduce world hunger. Students answer discussion...
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Food Security, Nutrition and Health
Students examine the concepts of food security and malnutrition. In this healthy diets instructional activity, students discuss hunger. food security, and malnutrition. Students collages that depict a world in which no one goes hungry...
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Magical Moments Around the World
Students write magical moments about human compassion and enter the examples on a global, multilingual website. For this global communication lesson, students create their own message about human compassion. Students then enter their...
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Malnourishment and Poverty
Students discover how poverty impacts people in many developing countries. In this Student Voices against Poverty lesson, students calculate data on numbers of children suffering from Vitamin A deficiency and numbers of...
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Water and Sanitation
Pupils examine water contamination problems. In this global studies lesson plan, students compare and contrast water sanitation issues on Malawi, Tanzania, and Ontario. Pupils propose solutions to the water sanitation problems.
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Challenging Discrimination
Young scholars explore discrimination. In this character education lesson, students define discrimination and discuss instances of it. Young scholars brainstorm methods of encouraging diversity.
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Group Alignment
Learners discuss proper ways to work in a group. In this character education instructional activity, students identify the vocabulary words "inclusion" and "exclusion" and create a list of ways to respect others in a group setting.
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Famous Kansans
Fourth graders research famous Kansans. In this language arts lesson, 4th graders select a famous Kansan and write a persuasive nomination for inclusion in a Hall of Fame.
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Caring for Our environment
Second graders study the environment by reading and discuss information on pollution in the texts. In this environment lesson students read Wicker School Takes Action, and City Green and discuss what we do with our trash. ...
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Plant Cycles
Students identify plants parts and their functions. In this plant cycle lesson, students examine parts of plants and how the parts help them survive in its environment. Students use graphic organizers, the internet, books and...
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Geology and the Battle of Gettysburg
Students create geologic maps of the Gettysburg battlefield. In this geologic skills lesson, students consider the variations of Earth's surfaces and explore strategies employed by the North and South in the Battle of Gettysburg to...
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Planetary Orbits
Students explore space science by completing a solar system identification worksheet. In this planets lesson, students discuss the different planets in our star system and identify their traits. Students complete an orbital system...
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Describing an Object's Position
Students explore language arts by participating in a shape identification activity. In this geometry shape lesson plan, students discuss the vocabulary terms used to describe the location of an object. Students complete a worksheet based...
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Life Long Learning
Twelfth graders complete a research activity to learn about post-secondary education and possible career paths. In this college and career search activity, 12th graders locate colleges of interest on a map and explore information in a...
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Putting It All Together
Students complete activities to learn about the shapes and their vertices. In this shape recognition lesson, students discover the rule linking the number of sides with the number of vertices for shapes. Students categorize...
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All About Shoes
Students sort shoes. For this sorting lesson, students use shoes to explore attributes and practice sorting. This lesson encourages the use of a Venn Diagram to aide in student sorting.
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Counting by Making Groups
First graders represent, compare, and order numbers. In this counting skills lesson, 1st graders use manipulatives to demonstrate one-to-one correspondence and to represent numbers. This lesson includes a teacher script to guide the lesson.