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Calgary Oil Industry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the history of th oil industry in Calgary and its effect on Calgary economy. They read, discuss, and analyze charts with demographic information. Students investigate about environmental effects of oil extraction. They...
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Contrivances: Orchids and the Panda's Thumb

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read and discuss selected and edited excerpts from the essays of Stephen Jay Gould on the subject of contrivances.
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Southeast States

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the Southeast States. In this social studies instructional activity, 4th graders study agriculture in the Southeast region of the United States. Students read about the Southeast region and discuss with a partner...
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Communication: Saying No

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read about psychology by identifying uncomfortable teenage situations. In this sexual awareness lesson, students read assigned text which discusses the importance of saying "no" when you are in a hostile or uncomfortable...
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What is Wastewater Treatment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students watch and discuss a video on wastewater treatment. They write a brief summary of the film and the discussion. Then they read a pamphlet on clean water and write a one page summary.
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Understanding Dillon's Rule

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers review the establishment of the local government in Virginia. Using a reading assignment, they gather information on Dillon's rule and how it changed the government in the state. To end the lesson, they share their...
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Services for the Disabled At Wild Safari

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover and enter the website for Six Flags Amusement park. Individually, they identify and discuss the types of services available to the handicapped. After reading the website, they answer comprehension questions and write...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Chapters 29, 30

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students complete literary analysis activities for the Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this novel analysis lesson plan, students read chapters 29 and 30 of the novel and complete chapter quizzes. Students write...
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Race & White Privilege

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze the Tomas Rivera novel "...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him." In small groups they select three paragraphs from the text that are relevant to the issues of racism or white privelege, conduct Internet research,...
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Chemical Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students work in groups to define chemistry vocabulary including the terms reactants, products, exothermic and endothermic. They then combine the group definitions to arrive at a consensus definition for the class. Students also listen...
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Slang Ain't the Thang!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how a speaker uses words and images to express a message. They read a speech written by Sojourner Truth and discuss the purpose and audience, and identify the speaker's tools used in a speech by George W. Bush.
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"The Circuit" and the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast concepts of the civil rights movement to the concepts presented in the short story, "The Circuit." In groups, they sort a series of ideas written on index cards into two categories - rights and freedoms. ...
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Biocomplexity Activity: Introduction to Biocomplexity

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars seek to define Biocomplexity. Teacher begins by a discussing the prefix "bio" and take volunteers to read their answers to the Warm Up question aloud. Teacher goes onto explain that the students have 20 minutes to explain...
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Ecology: Trees

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the defintions of renewale and nonrenewable resources and discuss any incorrect responses. They view a sample of work for the class to see which they describe posting responses on the board in their respective columns...
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Prononciation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners practice pronouncing the u and y sound in French. While reading text, they make note of their mouth placement and identify the sounds used based on the spelling of the word. They complete a tongue twister and a homework...
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Under the Influence

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students brainstorm on all the ways in which they are reminded of war in their daily lives and reflect on the increasing presence of war references in television entertainment by reading the article, "Beyond the News, Reminders of War."
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Lightning Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils explore how to read scientific material by reading about the research being conducted by Dr. Rob Cifelli from the Colorado State University.
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Scientific Literacy - Lightning

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate how radar can be used to determine the lightning potential of a cloud. Several readings are provided about the research conducted by Dr. Rob Cifelli. The scientific material is summarized in this lesson.
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Celebrating Thanksgiving

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First graders identify symbols associated with special days and give reasons for observing holidays. They compare families of long ago with todya and talk about the first Thanksgiving and how it is celebrated in modern times. For...
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First Set of Essay Questions on The Hobbit

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and choose two essays to write about the first six chapters. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read the first six chapters of the novel and use a worksheet to take notes as they...
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House on Mango Street

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students complete readingactiviteis for Sandra Cisneros' House on Mango Street. For this House on Mango Street lesson, students complete pre-reading and close reading activities for vignettes from the text. Students complete a chart and...
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Background on Uyghur Society

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the history of the Uyghur society. In groups, they read various chapters of their text, they summarize the material, write down any questions they need answered and create an outline. They present their...
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Writing a Tall Tale

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study the various aspects of tall tales. They read various tall tales and discuss the characteristics and literature aspects of tall tales. Students write their own unique tall tales.
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Writing in Different Viewpoints

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze the point of view of a selected classic short story. They take notes while reading the story, select a character, and rewrite the story from a different viewpoint.

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