Newspapers in Education
Ni Eonline: Cartoons for the Classroom: Lessons Library
Newspapers in Education and the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists publish simple, inventive lesson plans and ideas for classes in editorial cartooning, caption writing, and news analysis. Lessons include "cartoon blanks" that...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Benjamin Franklin: Colonial Printer and Journalist
This lesson looks at the early career of Benjamin Franklin and he contributed to the spread of literacy in America, as well as his public service record at that time. Students will examine and analyze primary source documents to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Worm Turns Lesson Plan: Molly of Denali
This lesson, based on the animated story "The Worm Turns" from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, helps children use several types of informational texts to gather facts. In the video, Molly and her friends are frightened after hearing...
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Huntington Library: The Widening World of Books and Readers [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, 7th graders examine the widespread impact of the printing press on promoting literacy and spreading ideas across societies and between countries.
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Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Learning From Leaves: Adaptation [Pdf]
A scavenger hunt where students find and study examples of leaf adaptations for different environments. This activity is designed to be used on a visit to botanical gardens or greenhouse but could be adapted and used with specimens in...
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Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Investigation: Pollen Collection [Pdf]
After learning about what pollen is, its health effects, as well as how it benefits humans, middle schoolers take part in a lab activity. For this, they collect schoolyard pollen on slides, stain it, and then examine it under a microscope.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Dewey Decimal Goes to Math Class
Math students take an onsite field trip to the library (media center) to meet the Dewey decimal system. An "Essential Question" will be used to a set the purpose for understanding why we use the dewey decimal system. Students will...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Do We Have It and Where Can I Find It?
Students will use the electronic card catalog to locate books in the Media Center. Students will determine if the Media Center has a particular item, if it is currently available, and where the item is located in the Media Center.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: What Plants Need in Order to Survive and Grow: Air [Pdf]
A lesson unit where students work in small groups to examine stomata on a leaf's upper and lower surfaces. They then conduct an experiment to test whether plants can survive without air, learning about transpiration in the process.
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Huntington Library: Making Community Measurements: Abiotic Factors [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which learners explore plant communities and observe different types of soil and weather conditions in an attempt to determine cause and effect relationships. Includes discussion questions, extension activities and web...
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Huntington Library: What Plants Need in Order to Survive and Grow: Soil [Pdf]
A lesson unit where students conduct an experiment to test whether plants need soil in order to grow.
Other
George W. Bush Presidential Library: Teaching Primary and Secondary Sources
This comprehensive lesson plan provides a fact sheet, reusable worksheets, source scenarios, and assessments.
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Huntington Library: Making Community Measurements: Biotic Factors [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students explore plant communities and observe and classify different types of vegetation. Includes discussion questions, extension activities and web links, a vocabulary glossary, and handouts.
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Huntington Library: Learning From Leaves: From Observation to Inference [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students explore plants from three different ecosystems and make inferences about plant structures and their environments. Includes discussion questions, a vocabulary glossary, and handouts.
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Huntington Library: Mini Ecosystems [Pdf]
A lesson activity where learners create a terrarium inside a plastic bottle using a Venus Flytrap and other plants. They then observe growth and changes over time.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Titanic: Shifting Responses to Its Sinking
In 1912, popular media headlined the sinking of the world's largest luxury passenger ocean liner while on its maiden voyage. Newspapers captivated the world's attention with stories from survivors and about victims who did not survive....
Library of Congress
Loc: 1900 America: Primary Sources and Epic Poetry
To better understand the United States at the end of the nineteenth century, this interdisciplinary lesson integrates analyzing historical primary resources with literary analysis. Students work in groups and express themselves...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Smelling Up a Storm [Pdf]
An investigation for younger young scholars into the different scents that come from plants.
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Huntington Library: What Plants Need in Order to Survive and Grow: Water [Pdf]
A lesson plan unit where students work in small groups to conduct an experiment with two cacti to test whether plants need water.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency: Earthquake Safety Activities [Pdf]
A 74-page booklet of activities that teach about earthquakes and what to expect when one strikes, what one can do to prepare for them, and ways to stay safe during an earthquake and afterwards.
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