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Presidents
Fifth graders explore using almanacs for research purposes. They use the almanac to look up a variety of information including the presidents of the United States.
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Presidents
Fifth graders explore the electronic encyclopedia, its location, its format, and print an article out about their president. students take note on their article including multimedia information. They access Ed-CD's and utilize the...
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Presidents
Fifth graders locate a biography about their president. They skim the table of contents, index, and opening paragraphs of chapters for any pre-reading clues that correspond to web topics.
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South Korea
Students use primary and secondary resources in order to investigate the culture of South Korea. They use guiding questions that progressively lead them to higher order thinking to make connections from the information to how people live.
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Sense of Place Through the Eyes of an Inuit Children's Author
Students read books by Michael Arvaaluck Kusugak to explore life in the Artic Circle. After reading the books, students compare and contrast life in the Artic Circle to life in the United States. They write and illustrate a story about...
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Asian Americans: Where Do They Come From?
Students identify 15 places (14 countries plus Hawaii) from which large populations of Asian Americans originate. They create a graph to help themselves visualize the places from which large populations of Asian Americans originate. Then...
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Animal Habitats
Students study the word habitat and its meaning. They also identify that in order for something to be classified as a habitat there needs to be the proper shelter, food, water, and space.
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The Female Reproductive System
Students identify the different parts of the female reproductive system. In this health science activity, students explain the functions of each part. They research Female Reproductive Health Issue and share their findings in class.
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The Male Reproductive System
Students name the different parts of the male reproductive system. In this health science instructional activity, students research health issues affecting the male reproductive system. They create a presentation and share it to class.
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World War II History Textbooks Project
Students, in groups, research and compare how events of World War II are treated in various countries' school textbooks through linking with another classroom from that country.
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Strange Verbs
Pupils practice how to use helping and auxiliary verbs by using a round-robin story.
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Measuring a Mummy Case
Students calculate the size of a mummy case and its contents using ancient Egyptian measurements.
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The Role of Philanthropy in an Ever Changing World: Where Did It All Start?
Middle schoolers trace the origin and history of a nonprofit organization to help them explain the importance of philanthropy.
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What Goes in Must Come Out
Students monitor their calorie intake and energy expenditure. They keep track of daily data in a journal and assess and adjust their diets as appropriate.
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Mystery of the Eleven Unknown Substances
Fourth graders identify eleven white substances that are commonly found in the household. They, in pairs, perform experiments on a variety of substances, and must identify them based on the reactions they observe.
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A Day in the Park
Fourth graders brainstorm a list of criteria for a quality recreation center. They draft a written proposal the center they plan to design. They write to persuade a land developer to hire their company.
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A Woman's Place in the House of Commons
Students become familiar with the role women play in the Canadian government. They gather, organize and analyze data on female politicians.
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The Historic Record, Current Responsibility & Recognition of the Governor General
Students research the history of the Governors General in Canada. They examine the current Governor General of Canada and create a presentation of their research.
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Video Conferences with Parliamentarians
Students from all over Canada videoconference with Parliamentarians to talk about issues in a current bill.
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Art and Literacy, grades 3-6, Reading Comprehension Category: Critical Stance
Students compare two very different works of art and two poems, and verbally list similarities and differences they perceive in the works of art and the poems; students then select poem that best correlates with a work of art.
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The Nesting Habits of Folders
Students create an organized web of nested grade level folers. Within each grade level folder, they create a Language Arts/Social Studies folder and a Math/Science folder. All folders be color coded.
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OBSERVING THE ROLES OF MALES AND FEMALES IN THE NURTURING OF THE YOUNG THROUGHOUT THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
Pupils watch animal videos to identify and compare the male/female roles of different species of animals. They draw conclusions and compare those roles to those of humans. They discuss how the human male/female roles have changed...
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Drawing the Line
Students participate in a classroom discussion about sexual expression and personal sexual boundaries.
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Newspaper
Eighth graders, in groups, create a newspaper using topics from an assigned chapter. They use ClarisWorks word processing, insert graphics, and create graphs using spreadsheets.