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EARLY CIVILIZATIONS
Students compare and contrast the monuments of four ancient cultures and draw conclusions about the origins, construction, and purposes of these structures.
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Cookie Creations
Students, in teams, create and prepare an original cookie recipe. They market their cookie by designing creative packaging and advertising. They compete with other groups in a cookie contest.
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Hands-On Investigation!
Students read, analyze, and solve a mystery using problem-solving skills. They explore the History Detective website, discuss the difference between clues and red herrings, complete a dot-to-dot sheet, take notes in a detective...
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Jelly Beans Add Up
Young scholars explore counting, sorting, and graphing skills. In this data analysis instructional activity, students sort jelly beans by color, count the jelly beans, and create a bar graph of the jelly beans according to color.
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No More Money Trouble
Young consumers explore money identification and counting. In this cross-curricular money instructional activity, they participate in comprehension and writing activities prior to and after reading the book Money Trouble by Bill Cosby....
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Epidemiology 1: What's My Hypothesis?
Learners demonstrate how descriptive epidemiological clues can be used to make educated guesses as to what might be the cause of a disease. They utilize handouts imbedded in this lesson plan.
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Coins to Bills!
Students practice using money at a grocery store. For this money lesson plan, students get familiar with grocery store ads and work in pairs to use these ads to select food items to purchase using money manipulatives. Students practice...
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Tiger Math Graphing
Learners practice various skills using the book Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger. After listening to the story, they create a pictograph using data collected from the text. They also color a picture of a tiger,...
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Mr. Crocodile's Busy Day
Demonstrate how to read analog and digital clocks to the hour in this time measurement lesson. Read the book What Time is it Mr. Crocodile? and use Mr. Crocodile's schedule to practice telling time. They work in cooperative groups to...
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Scenario Challenge
Young scholars apply their knowledge of math to the real world. In this algebra lesson, students explore different way to incorporate math topics into the real world. They create a score or progress sheet to mark their progress.
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Walking With Thoreau
Students engage in a series of activities geared towards studying the author Henry David Thoreau. They use different sources to obtain information to create context for future lessons. Students attempt to model their own lives to that of...
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You, Me and UV
Learners explore the validity of claims of UV protection. Students research UV rays and the cancer danger presented by these rays. Working in groups, they perform tests on sunglass and sunscreen products to determine if their claim of UV...
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Islands
Fourth graders complete a variety of exercises as they study the creation, history, and geography of the Mississippi coastal islands. They discover the natuaral forces that act on the islands and how these forces affect the habitats and...
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The ABC's of Walter Anderson
Fifth graders examine how motifs, symbols, and ideas influence various pieces of visual art. They compare and contrast the work of Walter Anderson to pre-historic cave paintings and create a glue line print using motifs and symbols found...
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Industrialization of the American Landscape - Major Project
High schoolers consider the role of industry on the American landscape from a variety of perspectives. They investigate a simulated case study. They investigate a chemical spill catastrophe. Students write an informative pamphlet to...
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Massachusetts Blacks in the American Revolution
Eighth graders examine the experiences blacks were having in Massachusetts before and after the American Revolution. They also discover that many blacks migrated to Canada in search of a better life.