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Food Web II

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A food web consists of complex food chains and the more complex the web, the better likelihood of survival. Learners compare and contrast food webs and food chains and discuss concepts like the predator-prey and consumer-producer...
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Simulation: Feudal Candy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students play a role-playing game using candy to identify the order of a feudalistic society. In this world history instructional activity, students identify the order of societal rank and loyalties within feudal Europe.
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Salon Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the role of the 'Salon'. In this historic communications instructional activity, students role play and use discussion to enhance their understanding of the role the Salon played in 18th century Europe. Students will...
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First Nations Contributions

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate point of view of a Native and a Missionary by reading articles by each.  In this Native Person versus Missionary instructional activity, 6th graders look at the contributions of the Atlantic First...
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Whose Side Are You On?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners role play, persuading and staying neutral during arguments. In this viewpoint activity, students examine the viewpoints of soldiers in the Spanish-American War and role play. After a discussion, some learners try to persuade the...
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Agriculture Pays

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders role play one of the jobs related to agriculture and explain their role in getting one of the five "f's" of agriculture to the consumer.  In this agriculture lesson, 2nd graders are assigned a role and a...
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Traveling Nitrogen

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students act out the cycling of nitrogen through the environment. In this nutrient cycle instructional activity, students role play as nitrogen atoms traveling through the nitrogen cycle. They travel to stations and roll dice...
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Estuary Interviews

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students role play as newscasters to highlight the lives of estuary animals. In this estuary animal lesson plan, students watch local new shows to examine how interviews take place. They research the lives of animals that live in...
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Can Chimps Talk?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video about chimps and language. They work together to role play the roles of researchers and chimps in an experiment. They agree on a way to live together and each group be treated fairly.
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Helping the Adolescent Cope with Family Life

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students are introduced to the proper ways to deal with conflict at home. In groups, they define family based on what it means to them and identify factors that lead to a breakdown in communications. They participate in role-playing...
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Career Stereotypes

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore the vast world of careers tied to a particular gender. Students discuss their findings with the class. Students stereotype examples for study. Students role play certain stereotypes.
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Report to Congress on Our Expedition

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research in small groups to locate information on the outcomes and observations made during the Lewis and Clark expedition. In this westerns expansion activity, students role play their findings as though they were reporting to...
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Colonial America: Causes of the American Revolution

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders analyze colonial rule and policies with regard to the causes of the American Revolution. In this Colonial America simulation lesson, 4th graders role play in an Independence Game, reacting to a variety of "events" that...
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Anchors Away

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine forms of broadcast journalism. they identify roles played by journalists in various news formats.
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Mission Impossible: Secret Phrasal Verbs

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work together in groups and each member has a task to solve. They role-play the roles of agents in which they have to listen and speak carefully.
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Documents and Symbols and American Freedom

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students complete a unit of lessons on the documents, symbols, and famous people involved in the founding of the U.S. government. They create a personal bill of rights, write a found poem, design a flag, conduct research, and role-play...

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