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Race riots

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils encounter what is meant by a race riot. Students show what caused the Bradford riots. Pupils discuss what could help to prevent race riots in the future. Students design a survey to see if there is any tension building up between...
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The REAL Cost of College

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the cost of college and how to plan and save. In this money management lesson students do research on the cost of college, learn about making financial choices, earning, spending, saving, investing and how they apply to...
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Rolling in Dough

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars make play dough. In this cooperation lesson, students practice working together in a group. Young scholars work in small groups to make play dough. They discuss how they cooperated and how it was beneficial to...
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Are There Any Heroes Out There?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore political candidates' viewpoints on issues that contribute to the "common good." In this political candidates lesson, students read and view mixed media to identify political issues that contribute to a civil society....
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SAT Identification of Sentence Errors Practice Test 05

For Students 7th - 9th
In this identification of sentence errors worksheet, learners identify an grammatical errors in each sentence.  Students have 10 minutes to complete 15 questions in this SAT practice worksheet.
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Understanding Inuit Quajimajatuqangit (IQ)

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students research the six principles that support IQ.  In this IQ lesson, students work in small groups to create a skit that depicts how one's IQ relates to everyday life.
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My Secret War: Lesson 14

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the civilian role during World War II. In this social studies lesson, 5th graders write an "I Am an American" poem from the perspective of various Americans during the war.
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Saturday Fun Machine

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine and discuss what they like to do in their leisure time. They identify various activities, compare them to other students' activities, and draw a picture of their favorite things to do on a Saturday.
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More About Me

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore what they like to do, their interests, and their aptitudes.
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We're All O.K.

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders analyze how people are different.
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Cooking on a Budget

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars explain if they like expensive or less expensive brands. They choose and eat a complete meal and evaluate themselves on its cost, nutrition and taste.
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How the Environment Effects our Feelings

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare images and discuss their feelings created by an artist's work. They explore the correlation between experiencing feelings in art and literature and feelings caused by changes in weather.
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Fantasy Fusion

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners create a fantasy/fairy tale book, with them and their reading buddy as the main characters. Using the Olympus digital cameras available, the older students photograph the younger learners and have pictures taken of them reading...
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Coping with Job Loss

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students discuss the different stages of job loss. In this communication lesson, students brainstorm ways to cope with this situation. They share their ideas in class.
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My Favorites

For Teachers K
Students draw and describe their favorite people.
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Fingerprints

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore how they are unique from others around them.
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Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen and read along as a story is read to them. They discuss what they read when finished with the text. Students discuss the story vocabulary and the word meanings. They practice decoding unknown words and complete a...
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What Does Your First Day of Winter Look Like?

For Teachers K
Students brainstorm the characteristics of winter. Using an email program, they share their characteristics of winter with those in another part of the country. They compare and contrast each letter they receive with their own criteria...
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Story Writing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review the basic elements of a story. Individually, they write their own original story as they use a software program to help them map out their ideas. With a partner, they exchange papers and read them for grammatical...
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Helping Families in Trouble Unit

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners discover the importance of planning for the future and examine what goals they want for themselves and for their families. They also explore the importance of communication in a family, their views of therapy, and ways a...
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Providing Service

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders plan and then do a community service project.
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Culmination of Mighty Waters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the concept of bodies of water. The information is obtained from the internet while conducting research. Then students draw upon prior knowledge from a film to combine information for the purpose of creating a...
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Biomes- Culminating Slideshow

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the concept of differentiation of biomes. They select one biome and conduct research to obtain information. In particular, 3rd graders demonstrate how to find a biome on a map. The information is used to create...
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The Mayflower Compact Started It

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the role the Mayflower Compact had in aiding the common good. They analyze the importance of the Compact and what affect it had on the colony. They write a paper summarizing how they interpreted the Compact itself.