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Women's Suffrage: Examining Both Sides of the Issue

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders reflect on the main ideas behind Women's Suffrage.  In this history lesson, 8th graders discuss the pros and cons in relation to Women's Suffrage and the 19th Amendment, then divide into small groups to complete several...
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Panning for Gold and Magnetite

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students pan for minerals in a stream and discover why magnets attract magenitite but not nonmagnetic grains. They participate in the actual panning process and bag samples to be examined in class. Students recognize minerals by color...
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Keys To Trees: Dichotomous Tree Identification

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders gather samples of different tree leaves in their neighborhoods, and on school grounds, and identify several species of common South Carolina trees using leaf and growth characteristics with aid of dichotomous key.
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Information And Advice On Drugs

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify and analyze a variety of sources for information and statistics on drugs. They map out why its important to know the facts about drugs. In addition, they show examples of what happens when you use drugs of any kind.
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Nature By Numbers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the concept of numbers found in the natural world. They explore the wonder and necessity of the diversity of different plants and discover that plants have numbers hidden in them everywhere. They survey where they might...
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New Way to Produce Biofuels

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students identify global issues in the world today. They explore the vocabulary related to the issues and design a poster for a campaign to deal with one of the global issues they identified. Worksheet and answer key provided.
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High winds hit Oman

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a text on a severe storm in Oman. They review vocabulary, practice reading strategies and complete a vocabulary matching exercise. Afterward, they design and write a poster to tell people what to do before, during and after...
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Non-Fiction Texts

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine different types of non-fiction texts. In this non fiction lesson, 3rd graders use different types of texts to gather information. Students work in groups to analyze the texts for author's purpose, common themes, and...
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The Consequences of Our Consumer Behavior - Toys And Games

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine how consumer information can protect consumers from unsafe products. They identify popular games and toys, discuss labelling, role-play sharing and playing safely with toys, and plan and design their own safety...
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The Heart Symbol

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the symbol of the heart and how it is used to represent the relationship of friendship. They look at samples of the heart set in different contexts in order to compare and contrast them. Students answer some key...
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Double Trouble?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate cloned meat and animal products. In this food safety lesson, students research the noted Web sites in search of information about cloning and food labelling. Students use their findings to create informative...
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I've Got You Under My Skin

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine bark beetle galleries, discuss interdependence between insects, trees, and people, and research to determine causes of other tree damage.
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Car Adverts: Tell It Like It is

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the strategies and bias that are sometimes used in advertising with a particular focus on automobile advertising. Working in groups, they read several car ads and discuss the bias, opinion and stereotyping in the ads as...
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Creating a Colonial Newspaper

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify people, events and issues of importance during the French and Indian War and compare them with issues that only affected New Hampshire. They discover how newspapers gave people a sense of identity.
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The Marketing Mix in Travel and Tourism 2

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine the marketing mix involved in special interest tourism. They develop a deep understanding of marketing mix by completing a case study of the Anantara Resort and Spa Elephant Camp, in northern Thailand.
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WWI Propaganda

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research propaganda from World War I and compare it with propaganda used today. They define propaganda and discuss the five techniques used by advertisers, conduct Internet research, and create a project that compares how...
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Ten Important Hardwoods

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss ten important Pennsylvania hardwood trees, examine characteristics of each tree species, evaluate economic and ecological importance of hardwood trees, and recognize at least two characteristics of each species.
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Drugs Info

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders understand the effects of substance abuse and then in pairs, they use a KWL chart to assess their prior knowledge of drugs; healthy and unhealthy. Then as a whole group, 5th graders provide feedback and are introduced to...
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Tree Identification

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students are introduced to the characteristics of trees and different techniques to identify them. They distinguish between a deciduous and a coniferous tree. Students describe at least four characteristics used to identify trees. They...
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Identifying Wyoming Trees

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify trees based from their leaves. In this leaf lesson plan, students use The Rocky Mountain Tree Finder by Tom Watts in order to identify tree leaves. They look for leaf shapes, veins, and structure.
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Cause and Effect

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students examine the role of the Prince's Trust. In this British charities lesson plan, students research selected websites to determine the type of charity work that is performed by the Prince's Trust. Students also research the work of...
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Message in a Bottle

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the implications of the misuse of alcohol. In this personal health lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about the misuse of alcohol and examine advertisements for alcohol.
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Disaster Strikes

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine the devastation caused by the tsunami of 2005. In this current events lesson, students consider the effects of natural disasters as they research tsunamis and the worldwide response to the December 26, 2005 tsunami....
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Winds of Change

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate extreme weather patterns. In this current events lesson plan, students visit selected websites to study hurricanes and their causes. Students write reports on their findings.

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