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Energy: The Big Picture

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Pupils research about energy related topics. In this earth science lesson, students discuss ways to save energy. They create a presentation about their research and share it with the class.
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What's in the News?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss any news article or video about the environment. They develop their own questions relating to radon and how it effects people and the environment. They answer each others questions to end the lesson.
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Sizing Up Schools

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the meaning of education and research the various strategies different American states are using to try to meet the academic requirements of the public school system.
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Harriet Tubman

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students illustrate a scene from the life of Harriet Tubman, imitating the style of Jacob Lawrence. Students organize the facts they select about their person into categories and develop them into a project using Web page publication...
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The Student Newspaper on World War I

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore WW I through the publication of a completely student-compiled newspaper.
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Introduction to Junkanoo! A Bahamian Festival

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine a Bahamian festival called Junkanoo. They analyze how group cooperation is related to the festival. They finally identify how factions form and how they can help or hurt a community.
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Recycling Attitudes Survey

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create and administer surveys to provide information about attitudes toward recycling. Each student administers a class-created survey to at least four different individuals. As a class, students analyze their findings and...
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Recycling Survey

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create and administer surveys to provide information about attitudes toward recycling. Each student administers a class-created survey to at least four different individuals. As a class, students analyze their findings and...
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Artistic License

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the venues in which they prefer to view art. They research art institutions' efforts to stimulate and fulfill the public's appetite for art, then compare them with similar efforts by commercial venues.
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In the Eye of the Storm

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share opinions about what information the public needs about an impending hurricane. They research and report on a major U.S. hurricane and compare different reports about Hurricane Katrina.
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Native Species Restoration and its Impact on Local Populations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch video clips of ecosystems and answer questions relating to them.
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30 Day Journal

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students collect articles, political cartoons, photographs and other artifacts relating to a specific traumatic event, such as September 11th. They reflect on their artifacts in written journals.
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A Songwriter Not Silenced - Lesson 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss how a musician's message can influence society and government. They debate if political viewpoints should be publicized in music.
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Using Women's Words

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine quotes from women and choose one that appeals to them. They research the woman and answer questions related to her. They are to find other quotes that interest them.
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Model United Nations

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students simulate a U.N. General Assembly. They discuss global issues. They practice public speaking, problem solving and conflict resolution.
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Students in Article Writing Shocker!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine newspapers to identify the most interesting stories. They discuss the purpose of a headline and complete a worksheet. They write a paper on the differences of writing for different types of publications.
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Japanese Manners and Life Style

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students continue their examination of modern Japan and its culture. Using a map, they locate various cities and landforms in the country and watch a video on related topics in which the make a timeline of key events. In groups, they...
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: An American Grail?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the possibility of a treasure lost in the Sierra Madre mountains that could be considered the American holy grail. After reading a novel, they examine the relationship between the grail, gold, and characters. To end the...
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Changes Close To Home

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers interview the senior citizens in their community. While interviewing them, they identify perceptions they have about the local climate. Using the internet, the compare the results of the interview to those of public...
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Sniffer Dogs In Schools

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners look at the arguments for and against drugs tests in schools. Students set up various examples of role playing and scenarios of drug tests in public schools. Learners encounter a video on drug testing.
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Music to My Ears - Figures of Speech and Stylistic Devices

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners know the meaning of a given list of figures of speech and stylistic devices. They identify examples of these terms in the music and songs with which they are familiar. They examine how to apply the knowledge of these terms to...
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Contextualizing a Historical Photograph: Busing and the Anti-busing Movement in Boston

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the civil rights movement. They identify the causes and consequences of the anti-busing movement in Boston. Students construct a narrative to explain the context of an historical photograph related to the anti-busing...
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Karl Bodmer Art Cube

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use the internet to research the type of art done by Karl Bodmer. Using this information, they design and create their own art cube relating to the artist's life. They also write a paragraph about what they believe their...
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Glaciers and Ice Wedging

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe buckling sidewalks and potholes before attempting to determine how these things are caused. They freeze water filled plastic cups that have been covered. As the water freezes, the students observe what happens to...

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