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Water Properties introduction

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students list items they know and want to know about water on personal K-W-L charts. They describe what happened during the warm up activity in their science journal. Students travel to four different stations and perform the different...
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Greek Mythology

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the concept of Greek Mythology and conduct research using a variety of resources. They read literature pieces and then write responses to the readings. Students also view a video in order to create the context...
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Sculpting a Modern Hero

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine the sculpture of the Greek hero Herakles. In this visual arts lesson, students choose a modern hero and create a sculpture that features the hero’s identity and attributes.
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Sculpting a Modern Hero

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the sculpture of the Greek hero Herakles (Hercules).  In this Ancient History instructional activity, 6th graders discuss how heroes were depicted and what it meant to be a hero in ancient Greece. ...
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Gandhi's Autobiography and the Study of Memoir

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the life of Gandhi using his autobiography and memoir. For this Gandhi exploration lesson, 7th graders analyze Gandhi's literary voice by reading his autobiography. Students identify literary techniques in...
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Voyage to the Planets

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students examine the planets in the solar system.  For this planetatry lesson students complete a project using a WebQuest program.
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Utilizing Community Resources

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students gain an understanding of scientific methods and use process skills (such as observing, classifying, and predicting) to solve a problem. They develop an understanding of the need for natural preservation.
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Ceramic shoes - wild and wacky

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the history of shoes and shoes from various cultures. They create a shoe using slab and coil techniques. They become familiar with basic additive and subtractive sculpting methods while adding imaginative features to...
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Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Signs

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify and create Hex signs, based on unity, focal point, nature and a personal meaning,
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Teapot Homophones

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a game about homophones. They write sentences on the board omitting the homophones. They try to determine the correct word and must spell the word as well.
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Discovering Adjectives

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work in groups to discover and practice using adjectives. They use food items for the activity and compete with other groups on who can have the most adjectives. They may use other materials in the room as well.
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Paper Making

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine and discuss the history of paper making. They create pieces of paper from raw materials, then decorate their papers to use as journal entries or scrapbook designs.
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Island Maracas

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students listen to Caribbean folk music and discuss maracas and their role in music. They construct and design pairs of maracas using paper mache, then perform a Puerto Rican folk song using their maracas.
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You Are What You Read

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders select a prose, poetry, or nonfiction excerpt from a book of their choice and share it by reading aloud to their classmates, who identify the genre and respond to related questions in their journals.
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Vocabulary Drawing

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Working in small groups, learners review vocabulary words by writing definitions, sentences, and drawing pictures on index cards.
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Acting Out

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate peer pressure, gangs, drinking, and using drugs. In small groups, they conduct research, develop, edit, and write a three-minute script, and perform the script for the class.
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Too Much Sun, Not Much Fun

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders, in groups, research the dangers of too much sun. They are to create and present posters they made showing the information of what happens when one is exposed to too much sun and how to protect your skin from the sun.
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Storm Drain Dumping

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students conduct an experiment to show how water gets contaminated through neighborhood runoffs.
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Herstory in Michigan -- Women's History in Our Great State

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Celebrate Women's History month in March by teaching your students about the struggles and achievements of women throughout Michigan's history, the changes that have taken place in women's roles, and the difference one person can make.
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Fertile Crescent Map Project

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders develop a multimedia presentation of the Fertile Crescent that compares modern day geography, economics, government, and transportation resources. They work in groups to research their specific topic.
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Passport To the Past: A Tour of the Ancient, European and Asian Collections

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study fourteen images of paintings from the Memorial Art Gallery's tour of culture. They study the paintings for artifacts from other cultures and periods of history.
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Linking Civilizations and Personal Heritage Through Multimedia and Art

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore images, symbols, and the relationship they establish with their own personal heritage. They discuss Aztec, Inca, and Maya civilizations. Students interview their family about their own personal heritage. Additional cross...
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Learning About Our World

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore their world using the book "This is the Way We Go to School." They predict information about the story based on the title and pictures. Students label a world map with the names of continents and oceans. They write a set...
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With Detective Fiction in the Urban Classroom

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students listen to a verbal explanation of the function of deductive reasoning and problem solving. They read one of Donald Sobol's 'Two-Minute Mysteries' and complete a worksheet requiring them to write out the information which is...

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