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Stamp of Approval

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share opinions about what constitutes a worthy design for a postage stamp. They research a subject and design a postage stamp to submit to the United States Postal Service.
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Soulfully Remembered

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study about the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead to explore another culture's attitude towards death. They create collages reflecting the interests of and memories about someone who has passed away.
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Fantastic Foods

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the health benefits of dark chocolate. They research other foods which they consider to be both healthy and delicious for a "classroom pantry."
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Who Knows?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars come up with questions that they may ask an expert in a particular field. They contact those experts and ask their questions.
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For Your Dining Pleasure

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share opinions about their favorite ethnic dishes. They research the cuisine of another culture and write a review of a local restaurant that features that cuisine.
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Do Medicines Grow on Trees and Plants?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students study the importance of preserving rainforest. They investigate the uses of rainforest plants for medicinal uses by participating in rainforest immersion activities.
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Watching the Watchers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify, explore, and analyze the effects of their daily exposure to advertising.
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Health Literacy and Drug Abuse

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students brainstorm about the different health issues facing teens today. In this health science lesson, students discuss the danger associated with drug abuse. They recommend ways to stay healthy.
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Stress and Drug Abuse

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars identify the different causes of stress. For this health science lesson plan, students find the connection between stress and drug abuse. They discuss about the different kinds of stress they experience everyday.
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Armchair Travelers

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students consider how other countries and cultures influence furniture and home furnishings. They create a design plan for a particular room using the influences of a particular country.
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Front Page History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider how current events are directly and intricately tied to past events, decisions and other influences. The island of Guam is used as a case study as the events of WWII have continued to affect the people of Guam today.
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Pitching Patriotism

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the use of color, images and type used in print advertising, then "pitch" a company. They, in groups, brainstorm products and services of companies that may be affected by the war in Iraq.
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Jingles All the Way

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore various tactics used in advertising by studying the advertising campaigns of well-known companies. They earn about methods of political advertising in China by reading and discussing Political Power Grows From the Point...
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The Life You Save...

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify common warning signs of depression that, if not addressed, could lead to suicidal behavior. They write skits and create booklets in which they document appropriate suicide prevention techniques.
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It's a Draw!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students assess the ways in which editorial cartoons, both current and historic, offer insight into events that shape our world. They create a poster that includes a current editorial cartoon and their explanation of the details of the...
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Environmental Rhyme and Reason

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students employ poetry as a medium to relay information and express views about significant environmental issues that exist today and to assess their effects on The State of the Planet as we enter the next millennium.
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Monkey See, Monkey Do

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the influence of bullies and map the social ecosystem of their schools. They create lifelines that compare baboon and human development and write an essay that considers the relationship between psychosocial development...
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Got the Picture?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the power of photographic images to influence public opinion. Then, using both news images and personal photographs, they create dual timelines documenting their own life experiences and memories.
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The New Fant-"Asia": Contrasting Animated and Live-Action Filmmaking

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider different stories and story-telling techniques of animated and live-action filmmaking, write proposals for animated films, and storyboard individual scenes.
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The Rules of Engagement: The Geneva Convention

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners view a video clip about the Geneva Convention. They identify the rules of the Convention and why they were put into place. They examine the conditions of prisoner of war camps from other countries as well.
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Rivers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how rivers are used in our modern world. They create and analyze a large class mural of a river illustrating the ways rivers are used by people and wildlife, and write an essay on how rivers should be used and why.
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"Let's Write a Song"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders analyze, brainstorm and practice playing a melody/pattern with rhythm, tempo, dynamics, and instrumental pieces of many styles. In addition, they create an original piece of music.
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Scrambled Sentences

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students analyze 14 sentences where the words have been scrambled. Students unscramble the sentences and put the punctuation marks where they belong.
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We Are the Guardians of the Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners understand their responsibility to the world. In this religion, philanthropy lesson plan, students research the life of Aaron Feuerstein and his views of the responsibility of a person to his world. Learners complete several...

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