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The Hidden History of the Roman Empire

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare entertainment in ancient Rome to entertainment today. In this ancient Rome lesson, students research the details regarding the entertainment that occurred in the Colosseum and the Circus Maximus in Rome. Students compare...
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The Great Explorers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils examine the importance of culture and economy changes that occurred due to the great explorations. In this explorations lesson, students create a list of major explorers. Pupils focus on one main exploration and give an oral report.
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Revolution Synectics Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss and define the word revolution. In this analogy and revolution instructional activity, 7th graders brainstorm revolution and create a list of objects that are able to revolve. Students then create an analogy using...
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Lesson Plan: Early Political Parties

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the platforms of early political parties in the United States. In this political parties lesson, students discover details regarding the attributes and ideals of the federalists and the democratic-republicans. Students...
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John Calvin and Calvinism

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore selected Internet sites to discover details about the life of John Calvin. In this Reformation lesson, 9th graders follow the steps in the provided Web Quest to locate and record information about Calvin as well as...
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Suffragettes

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discover details about women's suffrage in Britain. In this women's right lesson, students examine a political cartoon that serves as a discussion starter for the suffrage movement in Britain. Students evaluate the strategies...
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Suffragettes 4

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discover details about women's suffrage in Britain. In this women's rights instructional activity, students examine "Grace Before Meat,"a political cartoon that serves as a discussion starter, for the suffrage movement in...
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Unearthing Ancient Greece

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students locate and analyze clues about ancient Greek life. In this ancient Greece lesson, students look at art, architecture, and artifacts to determine what was important to the Greeks and discover details about their culture. Students...
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Missouri

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Missouri worksheet, students read a detailed 2 page history of the state. Students answer ten true and false questions about the passage.
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Comic and Film Strip Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a funny story and illustrate it in a comic strip. In this comic strip lesson, students study comic strips and determine the plot of each story. Students then write a short story and illustrate it using a comic strip...
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Who Could Ask for Mores?

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Young scholars enjoy hands-on learning experiences. In this Victorian Britain instructional activity, students may visit the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Shambellie House Museum of Costume, or the Museum of Costume of Bath online or...
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Teaching Jazz Structure with 2-track Stereo Digital Audio Software

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Melody, solo, melody. After a discussion of the structure of a jazz tune and of improvisation as it relates to jazz, young musicians listen to a jazz CD and then, using 2-track stereo digital audio software, place and label markers in an...
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Maine Content Literacy Project

Setting in "Hills Like White Elephants"

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Continue your study of the short story with the next lesson in this fourteen-lesson series. After wrapping up a study of "Hills Like White Elephants" through a quiz and discussion of the setting, learners are introduced to the final...
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Nervous System

For Teachers 5th Standards
Get to know the body's central nervous system through an engaging game of nervous system telephone. But this isn't your average game of telephone. Here, pupils must find a way to communicate a message to the brain without speaking....
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Science Matters

Island Fox Outreach

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Off the coast of California lives a wild animal called the Island Fox. Experts discuss the importance of the Island Fox to the Channel Islands and the balance the fox creates within its ecosystem. The lesson plan concludes with a reading...
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Lesson 3: Branches of Government

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Young historians climb through the three branches of the US government in the third lesson of this five-part series. While reading the first three Articles of the Constitution in small groups, children write facts on paper leaves...
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Calculating Conditional Probabilities and Evaluating Independence Using Two-Way Tables (part 1)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Being a statistician means never having to say you're certain! Learners develop two-way frequency tables and calculate conditional and independent probabilities. They understand probability as a method of making a prediction. 
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Race Cars

For Students 2nd Standards
Do you ever get nervous before a big event? A pair of race cars discuss their nerves before tomorrow's race in a reading activity that includes five comprehension questions.
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Skills Workshop

Rosa Louise Parks

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
One moment can define the rest of your life—and in the case of Rosa Parks and her famous decision in December 1955, it can define the trajectory of a nation. Elementary readers learn more about the life and message of Rosa Parks with an...
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Comments

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Young scholars evaluate newspaper articles. In this newspaper article lesson plan students compare newspaper articles. They  comment on headlines, language choices, quality and clarity, and impact on the reader.
Organizer
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Cornell Note Taker

For Teachers 4th - 12th
In this note taking worksheet, students use the Cornell method for note taking. Students write down their topic, their main points, and evidence or details to support the main points.
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Paragraph Matching

For Students 3rd
In this paragraph worksheet, students focus on the usage of a topic sentence and supporting details. Students cut out 6 topic sentences and 6 main body sentences. Students must match each topic to its supporting details.
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Meet the Press

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students give their book reports as oral "Meet the Press" type interviews. They team up with another student "reporter" and answer questions about main idea, details, and the point of view.
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Sew Me Some Reading Comprehension!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students listen to a story paying very close attention to the details of the events included. They then point out the main events of the story. Given six squares of construction paper with holes punched on right and left sides, the child...

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