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PASSWORD VOCABULARY REVIEW

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students write definitions for vocabulary words used in a unit in any subject area. They use the words to play a game.
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ABSTRACT EX[RESSIONISM DE KOONING STYLE

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view and discuss the work of Elaine de Kooning and then the students create a painting in the Abstract Expressionist style.
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Geo Jammin' - Day 2, Lesson 6: Rhyme and Reason

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students listen to the poem "Shapes" by Shel Silverstein in order to accurately and specifically describe shapes' rules/traits in their journals. They illustrate the poem and take turns reading during a creative shared reading session.
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Canadian Olympic Fashion

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students, in groups, research a Canadian Olympic sport and design a uniform for a Canadian Olympic team.
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Louisiana: a Jambalaya of Nationalities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write letters of protest outlining the reasons why abolishment of the Code Noir was going to have an adverse affect on political tensions in Louisiana.
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Moving Lines

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students gain an introduction to gestural line drawing along with art history correlations. They are encouraged to focus on the energy, mass, and expression of the subject rather than on illustrated replication.
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Lessons in Biodiversity: The Writings of Aldo Leopold

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are introduced to the conservation philosophy of Aldo Leopold as they discuss the importance of biodiveristy.
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Using Graphic Organizers for Sensemaking

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students create concept maps in order to assess the information that they have gathered during research. They study the concept map to determine if the research is complete.
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Time Traveler Blues: The Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research the Great Depression Era and its effect on the world. They create a multimedia presentation over the Great Depression from many angles.
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Heritage: 'And Should We Die...' Attributes of the Pio

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use comprehension strategies after reading to reflect on, consolidate, and extend meaning. They show various attributes of the pioneers through character sketches.
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Air Has Pressure

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders analyze evidence about particles and the exertion of air pressure. They observe an experiment with a hard boiled egg. fire and a bottle to discover the heating, cooling, and speed of air particles. They write explanations...
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Social Class, Social Change, and Poverty

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners begin to explore poverty and its implications on society and future generations. They should have had experience with identifying social change that happens gradually and social change that happens quickly because of natural...
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The Origins of Man

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students learn about new technologies being used to update what is known about human evolution and migration. They then compare the new theories to the traditional knowledge.
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Find the Shape

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify points on the coordinate plane using ordered pairs and also plot the ordered pairs on the coordinate plane. They also use properties of shapes to identify polygons such as triangles and quadrilaterals (square,...
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The Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are introduced to the components and importance of the water cycle. They are shown how groundwater moves using a model. Students list 9 places on earth where water is found. They define the terms cycle and water cycle.
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Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students dribble a ball while moving. In this dribbling lesson, students participate in a game in which they dribble from "poly spot" to "poly spot" gathering basic shapes identified as 'treasure".
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Tsunami Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 4th - 5th
In this tsunami and earthquake words worksheet, students draw lines to match 15 words that pertain to tsunamis with their definitions.
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Breaking the Unjust Law

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students consider the concept of civil disobedience. For this lesson on changing unjust laws, students use primary sources to understand how Gandhi and King changed the law. Students will then list laws that they feel are unjust and plan...
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Gandhi’s Salt March: Nonviolence in Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the effectiveness of nonviolent protest. In this social justice lesson, students analyze the effectiveness of Gandhi's Salt March as a nonviolent protest. Learners jigsaw read the provided story and discuss it.
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Lesson 2: Using Common Sense

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the impact of Thomas Paine on the American Revolution. In this colonial America lesson, 10th graders analyze Common Sense and then paraphrase selected excerpts of the pamphlet. Students also respond to discussion...
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Immersion Presents Monterey Bay

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study Monterey Bay. In this Monterey Bay instructional activity, students create a model of upwelling around Monterey Bay. Students simulate surface water movement relative to prevailing winds.
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Erosion

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine soil erosion and what causes it.  In this soil lesson students complete several experiments on soil erosion and the weathering process. 
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Creating Opera

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the how music enhances drama in opera. They work in small groups to develop a short story that would be enhanced with music, costumes and props. They perform their operas for classmates and others.
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The Cleaning Station

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study cleaning stations. In this science lesson, students make a painting of a fish known as cleaners which take dead skin off of other fish.