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Finding Value in the Renaissance

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore art during the Renaissance period through the use of math. They solve word problems based upon historic documents of Renaissance Italy which contain real life situations, currencies and formulas. Students discover both...
Worksheet
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Thomas Becket- Reading Comprehension/History

For Students 5th - 7th
In this reading comprehension and history worksheet, students read a passage about the life of Thomas Becket before answering 7 multiple choice questions based on the reading.
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Will the Real Ben Franklin Please Stand Up?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin. For this colonial history lesson, students research Benjamin Franklin's work as a printer, a writer, a statesman, and an inventor. Students determine what his most...
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Do Fish Clean the Ocean?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students analyze a reading selection. In this ocean activity, students read a story about the ocean, ocean animals and coral reefs. Students have the option to complete internet research on coral reefs. Students write in their...
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The Red Badge of Courage: A New Kind of Realism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the Civil War and make connections between the war and the interpretation of the war in the novel The Red Badge of Courage to help them understand realism. In this Civil War recounting lesson plan, students complete...
Lesson Plan
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The Gettysburg Address

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine Lincoln's life. In this U.S. history lesson, students examine facts about Abraham Lincoln and then complete 6 extension activities that require them to complete research regarding the Civil War.
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Muses of Independence

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the entertainment options in colonial America. In this colonial life lesson, 8th graders watch a movie about colonial music and arts. Students then respond to questions regarding the movie and also respond to 1...
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What Happened to John Wilkes Booth?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research the life of John Wilkes Booth. In this Lincoln assassination lesson, students read diary excerpts and newspaper articles about Booth's final hours and compose essays regarding their findings.
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Pre-fieldtrip Preparation: Museum Windham Textile & History

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders prepare for a trip to the Windham Textile and History Museum. In this industrialization lesson, 11th graders discover what it was like to work in the textile mills and then write their own oral history accounts of life...
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Brucemore Mansion

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students take a closer look at Brucemore Mansion. In this Iowa history lesson, students research what life was like at the mansion during the Gilded Age and through history. Students also research the responsibilities of servants as well...
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Personal Narrative

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore personal stories by investigating narrative writing. In this nonfiction writing lesson, students participate in a workshop in which they write three events from their own life. Students write first drafts of these...
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Who Was Sacagawea?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Explore famous women in U.S. history by creating a Venn Diagram, The focus of this Sacagawea biography lesson is for students to discuss the triumphs and contributions of Sacagawea's life and compare her to an average 21st century woman....
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Probability Activity

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students differentiate between theoretical and experimental probability. For this probability lesson, students create a puzzle and calculate the probability of an event occurring. They use problems dealing real life scenarios.
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Slopey Math

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars identify the slope of a line and use it to solve real life problems. In this algebra lesson, students write linear equations in slope intercept form and make a correlation to its relation to the real world. They use the...
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Linking Real World Data to the Classroom

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners analyze data representing real life scenarios.In this algebra lesson, students collect, plot and analyze data using a graph. They use different methods to represent and present their data.
AP Test Prep
College Board

Seeing Is Believing

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read about AP calculus online. In this calculus lesson, students learn real life usage for calculus. They read about instructors and their experience teaching and incorporating calculus into the real world.
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Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Pythagorean Theorem. In this math lesson, students apply the Pythagorean Theorem to real life situations. Students find the hypotenuse and solve real world problems.
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Safety Seats

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify the different types of car seats. In this adult health lesson, students describe the proper way of restraining a child in the car. They solve real life scenarios given in class.
Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

Origins: A Simple Word Game For Use In Human Relations Trainings

For Teachers 10th
Words can hurt. Words may not break bones but they can break a heart. An activity focused on the meaning of and the history of some often heard words and phrases is designed to raise awareness of the importance of choosing words...
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The Joy Luck Club: Problematic Situation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How do your learners react in conflicts with authority figures? Help them begin Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club with an activity about different conflicts that kids can run into with their parents. Each scenario prompts learners to rank...
Unit Plan
University of Missouri

Money Math

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Wouldn't your class members love to become millionaires? It doesn't happen overnight. Teach young entrepreneurs about personal finance and money management with a series of lessons focused on money math. Pupils learn about...
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Lessons of the Lorax

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read a story that is about the brown pelicans. Then they use the story narrative in order to apply it to the concept of adaptations in different species. The benefits of certain adaptations is examined.
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Across the Generations: Grandparents and Grandchildren

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the relationships between grandparents and their grandchildren. In this sociology lesson, students analyze and discuss grandparent-grandchild relationships in contemporary times in in recent history.
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Wildlife Sampling-Capture-Recapture

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders simulate the capture-recapture method of population sampling using beans. In this biology lesson, 7th graders calculate the total population of beans in the bowl. They assess whether this method is reliable or not.