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Painting Presidential Portraits
Eleventh graders examine the duties and powers of the president. In this American Government instructional activity, 11th graders research to find information on the role of the president. Students practice reading and...
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Mary, Queen of Scots: Heroine or Harlot?
Students explain how international politics, religion, and cultural beliefs influenced the life of Mary Queen of Scots. They watch a film about Mary, Queen of Scots and participate in a discussion and variety of extension activities.
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Traditions of Tribal Sharing
Learners examine the idea of tribal sharing in the Native American community. They read a story about Native Americans and note the ways they are helping others. They draw a picture showing one of these acts.
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Map Skills
Students examine the nations, battlefields, troop movement of the Germans through Belgium and the location of both fronts during World War I by creating a map. They visualize the strength of the Germans early in the war.
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Cotton Journey
Young scholars use "Cotton Journey-A Field Trip In A Box" kit to relate the significance of cotton to the Civil War period and to study the cotton industry in general.
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Students research the importance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. In this holiday lesson, students are introduced to the meaning behind these Jewish holidays and identify geography of Israel.
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Statue of Liberty: Liberty Enlightening the World
Students explore reasons that people immigrate to the United States. In this Statue of Liberty lesson plan, students read a handout regarding immigration, analyze the poem, "The New Colossus," and complete the provided worksheet activities.
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A is for Apple
Students participate in a variety of activities to learn about apples. Students graph apples, learn about apple uses, taste apples, and observe what happens when apples are dipped in lemon juice.
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Visit My Class Wikis
Students visit the links on the blog site to learn about class wikis. In this technology integration lesson, students visit the links to view class wikis.
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Scotty T-Rex: Inspiring History All Year Round
Learners study changes that occur in geological and historical time. They place themselves in relationship to the universe, the world, Canada, and Saskatchewan.
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Timely Fashions
Learners research a topic chosen by the instructor in a selected region where the target language is spoken. They research the topic using available traditional and internet resources to prepare a presentation of their findings:
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Comparing Cities
Students research the characteristics of cities in two different geographical areas. Using the internet, they take notes on the information they collect and record their observations on the two cities. They discover how the location...
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Journey Through the Water Cycle
Students canvass the water cycle in the seven lessons of this unit. The processes of the water cycle and the cyclical nature of water is emphasized inthis unit.
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Lesson Six: Discovering the Power (Point) of Presentation
Middle schoolers prepare multimedia presentations. In this computer technology lesson, students use PowerPoint and other multimedia sources to compose individual presentations. Middle schoolers complete an interactive...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: My Sound Is the Best! [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will use music as an impetus for stating and supporting opinions. They will compose an opinion poster based on a narrative about a train using percussion instruments. This will involve group work which can lead...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Africa
A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.
Naxos Digital Services
Naxos Digital Services: Education Glossary of Music Terms
Classical music label Naxos provides brief definitions of musical terms.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Diversity in Latino Culture
Students explore the rich diversity within Latino culture using WGBY's bilingual program Presencia. The lesson explores the variety within Latino food, music, and art and the individuals who celebrate their culture. Students learn...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Music and Fine Arts
This page has a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 24 vocabulary words pertaining to Music and Fine Arts. It also offers an extensive vocabulary word list for music, a list of musical instruments, and lesson questions.
Read Works
Read Works: When Music Is a Steal
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the topic of illegal downloading of music. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
English Club
English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Arts 3
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about musical terms. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
Other
Tonalsoft: Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory
Find an online encyclopedia specializing in microtonal music theory.