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Incentives Matter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify what motive people. They will learn about both positive, and negative incentives. They will use this knowledge to make predictions about how people will behave. They will apply this knowledge to economics.
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American Colonization Society

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read and discuss a narrative on why African Americans supported emigration to the United States. In groups, they research the motivations of the ACS and hold a debate on whether the ACS promoted segregation or if they worked to...
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Passageways: Tales of Adventure for Young Explores

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners are led through a discovery experience to explore the motivations and accomplishments of the explorers of Canada. They travel back in time to meet the men and women who settled the country. The material is organized by the...
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Who Ever Heard of the Big Bang?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine the theories that attempt to explain the origins of the Universe. Some theories are based on scientific facts. Others find their source in folklore. The variety of beliefs systems are discussed as a motivating factor for...
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The Lost Children of Rockdale County

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the motivations and consequences of seeking attention, including sexual attention from peers, by interpreting segments of "The Lost Children of Rockdale County" video. They conduct further research on the Internet and...
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Eek, It leaks!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students construct model landfill liners out of two-inch strips of garbage bags within resource constraints. The challenge is to construct a bag that will hold one cup of water without leaking. This represents similar challenges that...
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Canada Arrives in a Splash of Color

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners investigate social and political issues surrounding founding of Canada and compare their relevance to Canada today, interpret art works representing Canada's past identity and compare that identity to how Canada is perceived...
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Expressions of Anti-Racism through Painting: The Puerto Rican Community from West Side Story to Connecticut

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners create a graffiti wall using their own name or personal symbol. They examine their own understanding of the film as a source of inspiration and listen to the music from the soundtrack as an effective motivation. They make...
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Pontiac's War

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students interpret primary sources concerning Pontiac's Rebellion. They are able to explain the motives behind the attack on the British. Students predict possible outcomes of Pontiac's Rebllion.
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Did Southern Free Men of Color Fight for the Ideals of the South?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how to read and interpret various primary and secondary sources and how to use them to draw conclusions about motivations of African American soldiers in the Civil War. They evaluate the quality of primary sources as...
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Get Out the Vote!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss importance of voting within a democracy, and investigate reasons why people vote, and why they don't. Students then conduct survey, make hypotheses about voter motivation, and develop materials to promote voting among...
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Goal Setting For the Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students list goals for language learning in the classroom. In groups, students brainstorm goals and discuss their importance. Afterward, students map their goals and create motivational posters to hang around the room. Periodically,...
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Finish Line Fluency

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students practice repeated readings to improve their fluency. They read sentences to practice fluency and expression. They work in pairs using racetrack and racecar graphics to motivate their fluency improvement. They time one...
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Advertising Through the Decades

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders compare and contrast advertising styles and motives from 1920 to present. Using internet research and print advertisements students make comparisons and inferences about the function of marketing. At the culmination of...
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Why Not Come to North Amercia?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the motives for French expansion into the New World, they evaluate primary source documents to determine who, what, when, where and why.
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Reducing Ecological Footprint Ads

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the impact of geological footprints. In this geography skills lesson, students calculate geological footprints and discuss ways to reduce the footprints. Students create advertisements that motivate others to reduce...
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Asking for Help

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students consider calls for help. In this personal health lesson, students design advertisements meant to motivate reluctant people who need help to go ahead and ask for it.
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Perspectives on Civil Rights

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine speeches of the Civil Rights Era. For this American history lesson, students listen to speeches delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy. Students respond to guiding questions as they listen to the...
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Fools for Love in King Lear

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the expression "fools for love."  In this literature analysis lesson, students use King Lear as a basis for examining parent-child relationships.  In small groups, they discuss the motives behind various...
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Wagons West

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine life on westward trails. In this Westward Expansion lesson, students analyze textbook passages about life on the Oregon Trail and the motivations of the people who settled Oregon.
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As Long As I Run, I Exist

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this marathon worksheet, students explore the motivations that individuals in Korea and Australia have for running marathons. Students also write profiles for Hwang Young-jo.
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Let the Leader Beware

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars consider the tone of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. In this drama lesson, students read the first two acts of the play and discuss tone of the acts. Young scholars also respond to questions about the characters and...
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My Last Duchess Theme of Madness

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this poetry analysis worksheet, students consider the motivation for the actions of the Duke in "My Last Duchess," by Robert Browning as they read a brief paragraph positing that the Duke is insane. Students then respond to...
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Christmas - A Global Phenomenon?

For Students 7th - 9th
Christmas is a motivational and exciting topic for students to discuss. In this Christmas learning exercise, students discuss this popular holiday, and explore related issues. For example, students talk about the commercial aspects of...

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