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Number Addition Race

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Practice basic addition facts and measuring skills. In this addition and measurement instructional activity, students are provided with drywall tape and work in groups of four at a long table. Partners take turns generating addends and...
Worksheet
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Racing with Sam

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
This assignment begins with an 8-page article about Sam Berns, a young man who suffers the rare genetic disease called progeria. Progeria is caused by a gene mutation and manifests itself as rapid premature aging. When your biology class...
PPT
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The Cold War (1945-1991): An Ideological Struggle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Covering the main topics of the Cold War, including some excellent discussion points on the methodologies of the Soviet and Eastern Bloc nations versus the US and Western Democracies, this presentation is a good way to introduce the...
PPT
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The Kennedy Administration

For Teachers 7th - 12th
From his inaugural speech to the Bay of Pigs, major events concerning the Kennedy presidency are discussed. Slides provide an array of images and web links to highlight some of the bigger issues surrounding President Kennedy. The...
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Race to the Top

For Teachers K Standards
Here is a game that will help your young mathematicians practice number recognition and writing numbers. Played with a spinner or dice, individual learners or a pair will play this fun number game. They will roll the die or spin the...
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Race and Crime in the United States: Are We Victims of Discrimination or Antiheroes?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using methods adopted by Public Policy Analysts (PPA) class groups define a social problem, gather evidence to document the existence of the problem, identify causes, evaluate existing policies designed to deal with the problem, develop...
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NASA

Rover Races

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Operating a vehicle remotely can be difficult, especially when the vehicle is on another planet. Young engineers get a feel for some of the real-world challenges as they work to program their rovers (blindfolded group members)...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Educator’s Guide to Planning a Field Day Event

For Teachers K - 5th
Plan an environmentally friendly field day for your young conservationists with this collection of activities and resources. Whether it's bowling with plastic bags full of crumpled up newspaper and empty plastic...
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Teaching Tolerance

Changing Demographics: What Can We Do to Promote Respect?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
America has always been seen as a melting pot to the world. Scholars research the concept of blending cultures in the United States and how it is changing over time. The final instructional activity of a four-part series analyzes the...
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California Education Partners

Summer Olympics

For Students 5th Standards
Quickly get to the decimal point. The last assessment in a nine-part series requires scholars to work with decimals. Pupils compare the race times of several athletes and calculate how much they have improved over time. During the second...
Activity
US Department of Commerce

Diversity: Census Questions Over Time

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
The story of race in the United States continues to evolve, and the numbers show it. Using data from the last two census counts, learners consider recent demographic shifts. They then analyze the information to hypothesize: What could...
Interactive
Arcademics

Orbit Integers

For Students 6th Standards
Add integers within space. Up to four individuals race through space in a fun online game. Pupils answer integer addition problems with correct answers which provides the spaceship with an additional burst of speed.
Interactive
Arcademics

Snow Sprint

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Dash through the snow with fractions. Players race snowmobiles while multiplying fractions. By choosing the correct products, learners make their online game pieces move around the track. The faster the correct answer, the quicker the...
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British Council

Dictionary Skills for Secondary Students

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Pop quiz! Learners work in groups to answer questions on a quiz about dictionary skills.  They then work to create a dictionary skill quiz of their own. Groups exchange quizzes and race to find all of the answers.
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Racing Word Search

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this car racing word search worksheet, students read 15 words in a word bank that pertain to car races. Students locate these words in a word search puzzle.
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The Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine how current race relations in their town compare to those of the 1960's.
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A Nation of Immigrants

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars analyze the speech that Barack Obama delivered titled "A More Perfect Union." In this race relations lesson, students collaborate in heterogeneous groups to analyze the text of the Obama speech and discuss its ...
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Minority Report

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars examine race relations in Great Britain. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to understand the impact of immigration on the country as well as multiculturalism in the country.
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Celebrating 100 Years of Flight for Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars study the history of flight of the past one hundred years, focusing on the invention of the airplane, the introduction of women pilots and the space race. They conduct research and then write and publish a "100 Years of...
Worksheet
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I, Too, Sing America Theme of Race

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on theme of race in "I, Too, Sing America." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
PPT
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The Cold War: 1945-1991

For Teachers 8th - 11th
The best part of this presentation about the Cold War is the various pictures, photos, and maps throughout the slides. The timeline of this time period is difficult to follow in the presentation, as well as the details about several main...
Lesson Plan
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Race riots

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students encounter what is meant by a race riot. Students show what caused the Bradford riots. Students discuss what could help to prevent race riots in the future. Students design a survey to see if there is any tension building up...
Lesson Plan
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A More Perfect Union: Barack Obama's Race Speech at the National Constitution Center

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the process of perfecting the Union through changes made to the Constitution, and through the powers delegated to each branch of government.  In this American Government lesson, 11th graders research various...
Worksheet
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Addition Up To 10: Speed Race 3 And 4

For Students 1st
In this addition activity, 1st graders complete 2 sets ten one digit addition problems in a speed race. This activity is meant to be a timed addition to 18 activity.

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