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Currency Exchange and the Gang of Fifteen

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students demonstrate the ability to comprehend and calculate currency exchange rates.
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Explorers

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Explorers study guide worksheet, students respond to 3 questions regarding Prince Henry the Navigator, Vasco da Gama, Columbus, Magellan, Cortez, Pizarro, Drake, and Cartier. Answers are included.
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Making Good Decisions

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss consequences and trade-offs to different scenarios.  In this investigative lesson students learn about compromise and discuss possible options and consequences to certain situations. 
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Forest Habitats

For Teachers 3rd
In this identification lesson, 3rd graders view photographs of different kinds of forests, learn where forests are located, and discuss seasonal changes in forests. Students read Look What I Did With a Leaf, collect leaves, identify...
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Babushka's Doll

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the story Babushka's Doll and write a summary of the main events in the story. In this summaries lesson plan, 3rd graders discuss the country of Russia before they read.
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A Model of Earth's Tectonic Plates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students build a model of the Earth showing tectonic plate boundaries. The pattern for the model is provided in the instructional activity. This is a very useful hands-on component for a instructional activity about geology or earthquakes.
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Anansi Goes to Lunch

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the story Anansi Goes to Lunch and complete language arts activities connected to the story. In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders complete activities including discussion, reading, writing, drawing, and role...
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The Contest Between The Sun And The Wind

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read fables by Aesop and learn about the famous storyteller. For this fables lesson plan, 2nd graders discuss questions about Aesop and then write their own fable.
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The Ghost Catcher

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the story The Ghost Cather and complete activities related to the book. In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders complete comprehension questions, art projects, and more.
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The Stolen Smell

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the story The Stolen Smell, and complete language arts activities based on the book. In this The Stolen Smell lesson plan, 3rd graders complete activities such as discussion, reading, researching, drawing, role...
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Ticky Plans His Trip to Antarctica to See Tacky

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in creative problem solving activity to get from Utah to the Atlantic Ocean.
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How Will We Get There?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss and make a T chart of how to travel in Hawaii and understand that it is a group of islands that you cannot drive to. In this Hawaii lesson plan, students also discuss the kinds of transportation we use on the main land.
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Introducing The Gulf Stream

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research the average temperatures of different places on Earth. In this earth science lesson, 6th graders explain how the sun's heat cause ocean movement. They discuss how temperature change affects the weather we experience.
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I Hate English!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to quality literature, examine the Chinese culture, and participate in an oral activity.
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China

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders become more aware of how land features, climate, and vegtation affect civilization. Students are divided into groups and research one of China's regions. They make a relief of their designated area.
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Meiji Modernization

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze the significance of imperialism on the country of Japan. In groups, they use the internet to introduce themselves to the various Meiji leaders and their plans for the country of Japan. They describe the effects of...
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The Land of Immigrants

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students access information and data about US immigration using the Internet and other sources. They identify from research data the countries from which the largest number of immigrants to the US come from and create a database of these...
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Exploring 'Wild' Places With GIS

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore "wild" places. In this technology activity students use ArcGIS Explorer to investigate wild places near them in their neighborhood. Students view the landscape from both above and the ground.
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Rivers that Flow from the Continental Divide: The Journey of Two Rivers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils explore river routes. In this social studies lesson plan, students trace the route of a river from its source and discuss the Continental Divide. Pupils draw the route the river takes and name the states it flows through. Students...
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Some Like it Cold: Canada's Northern Communities

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine cultures close to the arctic circle. In this geography lesson plan, 5th graders consider the impact of climate on cultural development of arctic communities. Students research a given community and present their...
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Continents Lesson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write the correct name of the continent on each land mass. They locate Asia and outline the country of China and label it. They lightly color in the continents.
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Eastern Woodland and Plains Indians

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are introduced to the American Indian tribes - Eastern Woodland and Plains Indians. They complete various comparison activities to explore how differently they lived.
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Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze the story Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain geographically, and explain the term climate and discuss its relevance in the story as well as to their own lives.
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How Do Storms Influence Our Lives?

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate the various ways storms influence our lives. They conduct Internet research, identify the characteristics of different storms, plot storm coordinates, and write a report on a particular storm.

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