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Mosquito Bytes
Young scholars investigate mosquitoes. In this mosquito bytes lesson, students consider reasons why mosquitoes transfer disease and ways to combat them. Young scholars read an article, discuss, and complete a quiz.
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Lesson Plans Using Calendars
Students can learn about the history of calendars and the use of time management skills with these lesson plans.
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Art of Ancient Civilizations
By studying the art of ancient civilizations, students can learn about the history and traditions of different cultures.
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Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
Lessons about agriculture during the Neolithic period can provide activities to help student understand this important time.
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Vienna in 1900
Vienna in the 1900's was a place alive with new ideas, music, and innovative art.
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French Realism and Its Place in History
Students can gain a greater understanding of 19th century Europe by focusing on French Realism.
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he Inauguration and the Media
Young scholars read, review, and write about the presidential inauguration as it appears in the media. They use local local and national newspapers to gain information about the inauguration. Students develop their own editorial on the...
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Living in the Oak Woodlands: Early People of the Jewett Mine Area
Students are introduced to the early peoples living in the Jewett Mine area. After viewing transparencies, they view pictures of the mine today and its main area of production. For each picture, they develop symbols and captions about...
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The Athens Olympics
Learners explore the history of the Olympics. They read a story about London's bid to host the Olympic games. In groups, students produce an arena for the Olympics and create a creed for the competition. Learners discuss and share...
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View: Visual Inquiry/Experience in Writing
Students discuss the importance of having good observational skills. Using artifacts, they discuss what can and cannot be told about previous cultures. They use their observations to write a paper about the culture and use the internet...
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To Live
Pupils explore Chinese life during the Cultural Revolution. They read and discuss a brief historical essay on 20th century China as well as viewing a fictionalized film account of the time period titled, "To Live". They write a review...
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The Violence of Ancient Rome
Students compare the violence in ancient Rome and the violence in American society today. They research and write an essay that requires comparison and contrast techniques as well as supporting personal opinions about violence in our...
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Lesson 2: The Story of Flagstaff
Learners, in groups, write and perform a skit that retells the story of the flooding of Flagstaff.
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History: I'm Watching You 24/7
Students examine the growth of authoritarian societies. Focusing on North Korea, they watch video clips looking for examples of totalitarianism and identify the problems there. They write letters to the editors of local newspapers...
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Jazz Lessons That Tell The Story
Jazz lessons can provide a look into history, and a way to talk about present day jazz musicians.
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Prisoners in Another War
Students identify violations of the Geneva Convention in video clips. They discover the role of international bodies in dealing with war crimes. They read primary source documents as well.
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"Trails, Rails, and Roads" Lesson 1: "Language and Transportation"
Young scholars, in groups, identify the origins of a number of transportation idioms. They search for current transportation idioms to have a partner explain.
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History by Heroes
Middle schoolers role play one of the Presidents between 1877 and today. Individually, they use the internet to research the President through official documents, political cartoons and various editorials. Throughout the year, they are...
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European Agriculture
Students make inferences on how physical geography affected the development of early civilizations and come up with solutions to global issues. In this physical geography lesson plan, students compare maps of the past to maps of today to...
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Measure Up!
Students examine parallax and angular measurements. In this investigative lesson students calculate distances of objects and map their results.
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The Olympic Games
In this partner activity, students complete 3 activities about the Olympics.
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The Empires of Africa
Students, in groups, compare and chart the different African kingdoms and city-states. They write a short essay detailing the aspects of African history that most fascinates them.
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"Now and Then" Comparing Present Day with Medieval Times
Eighth graders compare a present-day social issue with a medieval issue. They use technology tools to conduct their research and demonstrate their new knowledge. Students present their findings to the class in the form of a PowerPoint.
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Article Review
In this article review worksheet, students are given a passage they must correct for errors. Students correct mistakes in the articles usage in the passage provided.