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Adventures in Africa

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students research Africa and prepare an advertisement about travelling to the continent. For this African travel lesson, students research a country in Africa and write an advertisement that encourages travel to the country. Students...
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Adventures in Africa

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create travel magazine advertisements about Africa. In this Africa lesson plan, students research different facts about different countries in Africa and make advertisements to go there.
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Stories Behind Pacific Northwest First Nations' Images

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners investigate Canadian culture by examining mascots of the 2010 Olympics.  In this Canadian history lesson plan, students read a Vancouver Olympics guide to identify three Canadian mascots and their importance to the First...
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Gandhi's "Good Life"

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders use a Gandhian lens to analyze critically materialism in a capitalist society. In this Gandhian philosophy instructional activity, 11th graders cultivate awareness, explore materialism and sustainability, examine the...
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Views Concerning U.S. Imperialism after the Spanish-American War

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research the impact of American Imperialism. In this Spanish-American War lesson, students visit the listed Web sites to discover details about the war and its effects. Students use the information they locate to participate in...
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The Birth of Tragedy

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy activity, learners respond to 30 short answer and essay questions about The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche.
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Breaking News! Hopi-Spanish Relations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore early contact between the Hopi and Spaniards. In this social studies lesson, students research the establishment of Spanish missions on Hopi lands and the influences of the Spanish on Hopi culture. Middle...
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Trapped by the Ice

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the story "Trapped by the Ice" which is about the Antarctic adventures of Sir Ernest Shackleton. They identify, write and share examples of respect and responsibility demonstrated by the stories' characters. Students...
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Product Design and Production in the Global Economy

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the design, manufacture and consumption of personal audio devices and cellular products. They examine the related issues, choices, and consequences in the global economy for such purchases. They research...
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Advanced Critical Reading: Generations

For Students 6th - 10th
In this critical reading worksheet, students read a passage about cycles of American generations then answer three questions based on the reading.
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The Rebecca Riots

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the history of England as they research the Rebecca riots.  In this England history lesson, students discover how English men dressed as women in order to surprise attack another group in the 1800's....
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Serach for the Lost Cave People

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine primary source documents to draw inferences about 17th century American colonists.
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Need vs. Wants in Creating Sustainable Communities

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create a T chart of their needs and wants. In this environmental science lesson, 9th graders brainstorm ideas on how to create a sustainable community. They decide what they would give up and keep to make the community...
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Site Formation In Archaeology

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners look at the findings of a Hopi Indian dig site in order to reconstruct the sequence of events that occurred in the past. They examine the stratigraphy while making multiple hypothesis about the artifacts and their locations at...
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Communication in Bees

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify and interpret a scientific investigation and a hypothesis through experimentation and testing a hypothesis. They identify what scientists hypothesized about the communication of stingless bees. Finally, 8th...
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Mother Goose Poetry

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students practice technology skills such as open, save, print, type, font size, font type. They also do graphics, importing,text wrapping.Critical thinking,graphic design, presenting are other skills practiced.
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Tropical Herpefauna

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore tropical herpefauna. They discuss the story "Tropical Herpefauna...Tropical What?" by Lori Bruckeim. Students discuss any concepts of the essay that need clarification and they predict, visualize, question, and...
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What Is A Raptor?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the special characteristics of raptors and discover what separates them from other birds. Students look at different photographs from the Internet or magazines of several different birds and identify the raptors based on...
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Chemical Formulas Unit-Day 4

For Teachers 10th - 11th
The purpose of this lesson involves reviewing nomenclature and molecular formulas as well as introducing naming molecular compounds and identifying acids. The students investigate and understand how conservation of energy and matter is...
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Reading Comprehension - Scanning

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students use scanning as a comprehension skill when reading certain types of publications. They compare the reading technique used when reading in their mother language to those used when reading English.
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The Formation and Function of the Supreme Court

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the role of the U.S. Supreme Court. They read a handout and Article III, section 1 of the Constitution, analyze and rate by relevance noteworthy Supreme Court cases, and write how they decided each rating.
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The Demise of Copper's Trading Power

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders evaluate statistical equations. They examine data from archaeologists at Jamestown, complete statistical equations using the sets of data, and graph the results.
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Skills Employers Want - Do You Have Them?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a self-assessment on their employability skills, then discuss how they can improve those competencies that need improvement regarding success in school, jobs, and their personal lives.
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China's Ancient Tomb Culture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research and discuss Chinese history through the examination of ancient tomb artifacts. Emphasis is placed on the creation of student posters displaying "what they would put in a tomb".