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Breaking News English: Map Shows Chinese Discovered America

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English instructional activity, students read "Map Shows Chinese Discovered America," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Summer Olympic Event Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the Summer Olympic Games and the activities that the athletes compete in. They select a topic area to research and complete the assessment piece.
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The Deadly Arctic Expedition

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students view a documentary of an Arctic expedition. In 1913, Arctic explorer and scientist, Vilhjamur Stefansson put together a crew of seamen and scientists to explore the Arctic. After viewing, students discuss what they saw and do a...
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Aviation Pioneers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research the Wright Brothers historic first flight and design a travel poster asking for volunteers to participate. Write a newspaper account of the first flight and include how the local people may have felt about the Wright...
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Crossing China By Sampan

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders determine the geographic features that facilitate and prevent communication and commerce between parts of China. They recognize a sampan, the traditional flat-bottomed boat used in Southeast Asia.
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Dolphin Brains

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students listen to an interview with Lori Marino regarding the development of dolphin brains and read a summarizing text. They conduct further research and participate in class discussion.
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Thanksgiving Friends

For Teachers K
Students listen to teacher read alouds of books that include facts about Thanksgiving. They discuss what they are thankful for and share this discussion with another class through e-mail.
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Presentation of Pilgrims

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students are given a category to research (clothes, life before the New World, the voyage, etc.) about Pilgrim life. s Students, in groups, create presentations using software program such as PowerPoint.
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Salt Junk and Ship's Biscuit

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders describe the diet of the Royal Navy during the Revolution. They prepare and cook a typical meal for a sailo and identify potential health problems arising from such a diet.
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Russia's Colony: A Story of the Colony Through Primary Sources

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students read "Epidemic Timeline and Confessional Lists from Katmai 1831 and 1845." They construct a picture of life in Alaska during the Russian period.
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Russia's Colony: A Story of the Colony Through Primary Sources (Part 1)

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students review the Russian American Timeline connected to the Russia's Colony unit narrative.
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Dance with Me

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a simple dance that illustrates the changes in rhythm in a song. They identify the form of the song. Ask volunteers to show movement or steps that could be used for each section
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Henry Spelman: The Powhatan Indians' English Boy

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read and analyze narrative writing by and about Henry Spelman, a boy-laborer who helped settle Jamestown. They read biographical information, discuss the harsh conditions, and write a narrative piece on Henry's experiences.
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Lesson 2: Maine's Merchant Marines

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars simulate the quarters aboard a ship. They write a letter to Joanna Colcord or Alice Drinkwater that shows an understanding of the experience of being aboard ship, and asks further historical questions about the experience.
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Lesson 1: Design a Transportation Stamp

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, in groups, research a certain form of transportation that has affected Maine's economic and cultural development. They write a persuasive letter that uses the research to support an argument.
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Mobile Cooking

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students investigate the history of Mobile, Alabama and then create recipes from the area, including Southern Pecan Pie and Mr. Carver's Peanut Brittle.
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Research Cruise Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students track the research cruise of the Ronald H. Brown from San Diego to the Galapagos Islands. They match research groups with the key words, using the ship's daily logs to find the answers.
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Water Quality

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the water cycle and evaporation. They study the porosity and permeability of groundwater, and the capillary action in soil in this unit.
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Extra Alignment

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students create text that is aligned to the center of the page. They align images and blocks of text. They add specific spacing around images. They create text that is right justified.
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Be A Food Explorer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners read about and discuss the origin of many different fruits and vegetables. Students complete surveys, sample a variety of new foods and write about their reactions. They commit to trying at least three new foods.
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Learning Lesson: The Shadow Knows II

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discover and practice how to calculate the circumference of the Earth. They measure the length of their shadows and use the distance they are away from the equator to complete the calculations. They discuss winter or summer...
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Colonial Geography: To and From Canada

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify the major geographic features of colonial New England. They explain the essential parts to a map and interpret journals to plot a journey. They discover the connection between geography and life.
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Storm on the Sea of Galilee

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students analyze music paying particular attention to how the composer suggests the idea of water in the composition of the piece.
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Connecting Rembrandt and J.R. Tolkien

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students trace continuous thread of art from the 17th to the 20th century. They compare and contrast the painter Rembrandt with the writer Tolkien. They prepare and deliver an individual presentation.

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