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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage: Grades 6-8

For Teachers 6th - 8th
To gain a better understanding of Hispanic heritage and culture, as well as to build informational comprehension skill, learners explore facets of Hispanic American History. They engage in a class discussion, research three facts, and...
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Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Roll, Who Art Thou?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discuss gender role stereotyping and males and females in non-traditional work roles. They debate and discuss opinions as a group, and then as a class, concerning "men only" and "women only" jobs
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Careers in Health

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Middle schoolers will identify several professions in the healthcare field along with the characteristics of effective healthcare providers. They will also consider if any of the occupations covered in class are appropriate career paths....
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Becoming A Career Detective (Part 1)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are reminded of the "investigation" of the world of work that they have been conducting since kindergarten. They are asked: "Where have you gathered information about careers?" and Where else might you obtain information?...
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Proportions and Scale Factor for Measurement

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the concept of proportion. For this proportion lesson, students use google maps to find the distance the their school is from home. Students discuss what a scale factor is through teacher led discussion. Students...
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5 W's and H

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars explore the 5W's and H of journalistic writing. In this 5 W's and H lesson plan, students read two articles from a newspaper and locate the 5 W's and H in the articles.
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Reliving History Through Writing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read a first hand account of John F. Kennedy's assassination. They write an essay describing how a world or national event affected them.
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Always Remember, or Eventually Forget

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine one writer's opinion about how different generations of Japanese citizens have been influenced by the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Holocaust Heroes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the contributions of Holocaust heroes. In this Holocaust lesson, students watch "Holocaust Heroes," and discuss the stories shared in the video. Students create scrapbooks that feature the real or fictional account...
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Women and Sports

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how women in sports has changed over the years. In this women in sports instructional activity students research the benefits of being active. 
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Huddled Masses Still Yearning to Breathe Free

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine the experience of modern-day immigrants through learning about the personal experiences of a variety of immigrants.
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Life Inspires Art Inspires Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create philanthropic documentaries. In this philanthropy lesson, students collaborate to create a multimedia documentary regarding the community philanthropy work they took part in.
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In the Heart of Your City

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the changes in the community described in "Still a Contender on the Waterfront" and evaluate how the history of a city can be seen, regardless of changes, in a city as it exists today.
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Now and Then

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students record transformations and their effects within and across cultures. Students study the life of specific people in a former time period and then in the present time period. This teacher focused on the Winnebago tribe, using her...
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Immigrants: Yester and Today

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders brainstorm ideas why it is necessary to have a Resident Alien Id card. They complete a KWL chart on what they know about immigrants.
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Step by Step

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the importance of each step, person, and technology involved in the production of goods from raw materials to finished products.
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Night of the Notables

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars read several biographies of famous Americans and discuss the characteristics of a biography. Students collect biographical information on another person in the class and write a biography. Young scholars research and...
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Opposing Views on the Vietnam War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze the feelings of Americans regarding the Vietnam War. In this Vietnam War lesson plan, students collaborate to research Internet and print sources regarding the perspectives on U.S. involvement in the...
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Fallen Angels

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners read the novel, Fallen Angels, and examine the theme of coming of age during the Vietnam War. They create timelines of the 1960s, highlighting important issues of the era. They write research papers focusing on one particular...
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Matter/Solid Liquid Gas Experiments

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners investigate matter:solid, liquid, gas by conducting different experiments. In this states of matter lesson, students conduct hands on activities that allow learners to see first hand results. Students mix...
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Getting Well

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Scholars share ideas about health topics relevant to teens. They read posts on Well, the Times health blog, and produce their own health blog featuring teen health issues. In addition, they read and discuss the article "Well: A Times...
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Good for Goodness Sake?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
After discussing their opinions of performing community service, young learners read an article about different benefits of serving the community. They participate in a debate about whether their school should require pupils to perform...
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Hey, Teacher, Leave My Kids Alone

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What are the differences between homeschooling, traditional schooling, and unschooling? Middle and high schoolers examine the opinions of their peers on these varied types of education. After reading a New York Times article, they...
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Journalism: Technology and Teen Abuse

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners investigate the link between technology and abuse among teens. They research dating abuse when cell phones or the Internet are involved. Working as a team of reporters, photographers, graphic artists, and page designers, they...

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