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An Encyclo-ME-dia for Every Child
Students create a digital scrapbook that shows information-text and pictures that are specific to each child. They make charts and graphs. They use digital cameras, scanners, software, to write captions, stories, poems, letters, and...
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Whose Neighborhood is It? Whose America is This?
Students use electronic resources to study immigration issues, analyze immigration issues dealing with security, economics, lawfulness, culture, and human rights, and discuss possible solutions. Students then express their opinions by...
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Language Arts: The Doctor Will See You Now
Students are able to compare the treatments available for certain medical conditions during three different points in time during the last hundred years; list the medicines and drug therapies available now that have helped them and those...
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Soil Morphology
Students analyze images of five different soil types from various locations and discuss how climate, vegetation, parent material, topography, and time can contribute to soil characteristics.
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The Stock Market Game
Young scholars explore the stock market. They choose a company and research the company's financial report. Students select 4-10 stocks and become an advocate for one stock. Using spreadsheet software, young scholars compare stocks. ...
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Main Idea- Fiction
Eighth graders investigate the concept of main idea and supporting details, and how they are used in the genre of fiction. In this literacy lesson, 8th graders listen to a fictional passage and take notes on the characters, setting,...
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Main Idea 2
Eighth graders explore the main idea of stories. In this literacy instructional activity, 8th graders summarize the last TV show they watched, identify the main idea of the show, and list its supporting details. After a discussion of...
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Cambodia's Quest for Justice
Young scholars observe pictures, articles, maps, charts and other gathered information concerning the Khmer Rouge regime that ruled Cambodia by participating in a gallery walk. Afterward, they discuss war crimes and the significance of...
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Multivariable Calculus Bonus Quiz 3, Determinants
in this math worksheet, students practice finding the determinant for each matrix. Then they use the solutions to develop a hypothesis for the determinants.
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Funding the Arts: Art from the Heart
Students explore means by which community arts might be supported. In this "community" social studies lesson plan, students research various local non-profit organizations. Students role-play as members of the board of a philanthropic...
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Explain Your Vote!
Students improve their essay writing skills using the subject of voting as a topic. In this writing essays lesson plan, students write expository essays to increase the weight of their vote in the 'Cast Your Vote Poll' for the...
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The Ultimate Athletic Background
Eighth graders analyze the criteria used to identify "Soul of a Champion" athletes. For this Current Events lesson, 8th graders write, edit and organize a script for a “live” documentary on the athlete. Students rehearse and...
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Show Me the Money: Labor/Management Issues in Professional Baseball
Learners study the baseball players in the past and present and see how the union played a part in lives. In this labor instructional activity high schoolers analyze documents and identify the effects of the different markets on...
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Learners explore Spanish speaking countries. In this multi-cultural literacy lesson, students research a country in which Spanish is the official language, and create a related travel brochure on the computer.
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What information do we want to find out about a real-life millennium superhero?
Fourth graders come up with interview questions for heroes. In this hero lesson plan, 4th graders discuss what information would be important to include in a report on a superhero. They write their questions in the database program on...
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A New Ending for Of Mice and Men
Students rewrite the ending of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In this Of Mice and Men lesson plan, students enter a fictitious contest in which they compose a new ending for Of Mice and Men in which Lennie is not killed. ...
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Traveling Museum Book
Learners research the Ndebele tribe. In this research project, students work in groups to create a traveling museum about the Ndebele tribe.
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A Zillion Trillion Microbes
Students observe microbes under a microscope. For this biology lesson, students describe how Cargill uses them to produce methane. They research the benefits and harmful effects of microbes in society.
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BioPoem Multicultural Activity For A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Students write a biopoem. In this literature and poetry writing lesson, students write a biopoem about the characters in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry following a specific given format. Examples and format are included.
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Science is Alive
Pupils explore the scientific method. In this science lesson plan, students create and conduct a science investigation for the science fair.
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Ugly? Says Who?
Students explore biology by writing animal poetry in class. In this animal characteristics lesson, students research the Internet for facts about an "ugly" animal such as a bug or small critter. Students complete worksheets about animal...
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Chemistry: Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy
Students research on renewable and nonrenewable resources. For this chemistry lesson, students design and build solar panels. They evaluate their device and write a lab report.
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Inspection Gadgets
Students examine the weapons used in past wars to prepare for a mock weapons inspection, then write a report detailing the state of weapons technology during a specific time period.
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Forceful Persuasion
Students investigate U.S. foreign policy in Middle Eastern countries, and rank their level of support for American military and diplomatic actions.
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