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Wappo Indians of Napa County

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders describe the American Indian nation in their local region long ago and in the recent past in terms of national identities, religious beliefs, customs, and various folklore traditions. They synthesize their findings into a...
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Trey and Dave Go to Africa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the similarity of musical meanings and uses of music globally. They explain the different ways in which music is valued within societies.
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Lesson 4: A Field Trip to the Maine State Museum

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners analyze the Maine State Museum's exhibit 12,000 Years in Maine. They create an artifact and write a description of that artifact that demonstrates their understanding of the way technology shapes culture.
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Food Detectives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the regions in which particular grains are grown. Using the packaging from a variety of foods, grains are identified and the general locations where they are grown are plotted on a map.
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Farming: Raising Winter Wheat (Lesson 3)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify foods that are made from wheat. They use a line graph to explain measurement. They identify foods from the food groups and explain how temperature, prefcipitation and natural resources affect the growth of wheat.
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The Science of Psychology

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explain the differences between psychology, pseudoscience and popular opinion. In groups, they describe, compare and contrast the various biological and cognitive perspectives in the field. Using the internet, they describe the...
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My Neighborhood: A Webquest

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners engage in a Webquest to discover their school and community. They interview staff members of the school, create maps and take digital photographs of the school. As they write about their school, they use Microsoft Word to...
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Through The Looking Glass

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the time period of westward expansion. In groups, they use the internet to research the reasons why people moved west during the 1800s. They write their own narratives playing the role of a member of a pioneer family...
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Libby Bloom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the book, Libby Bloom. They identify the different themes of the book, such as friendship and family and discuss. They relate the book to Math, Social Studies and English
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THE LITTLE RED HEN - A TALE OF COOPERATION

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how much pleasure reading can bring, explain the concept of "story sequence", "re-tell" a story through art, and read other folktales.
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Uncovering the Tales of Famous Explorers and Their Historical Expeditions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate various expeditions throughout history to new and or uncharted territories. They participate in groups in order to develop and produce television news magazine segments about some of these historical expeditions.
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Think About Me: My Needs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
For this personal needs worksheet, students draw 4 pictures that depict something that is needed in life. Students rate each need in order of importance by coloring 1 to 3 stars.
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Left-Handers Are All Right

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine how left-handed people function in a right-handed world using a web resource. They interview left-handed people to further understand the issue. They share the results of the interview with the whole class.
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Let's Go to Nagano!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, individually and in groups, utilize Internet sites to access maps, scales, and information to assist them in calculating distances. They research modes of travel from their homes to Nagano, Japan, and write a travel agenda for
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Lifestyles of an Olympic Hopeful

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare and contrast their lives with one other teenager in the United States (or another country!) who has aspirations of becoming an Olympic athlete. They address quality of life issues.
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International Summit on Asia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider different aspects of Asia to determine which Asian country they think would be the best location for the American business development. They engage in a series of lessons designed to examine regions of Asia,...
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Track Your Trip

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are shown how to read a map and identify key cities, landmarks, rivers, state boundaries, and train routes. They solve basic mathematical problems. Students reivew the componets of a map legend. They are asked to find...
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Kwanza Kinaras

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Kwanzaa worksheet, students color and cut out 8 kinaras and put them in the correct order. No information is provided on the page.
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Mary Ann Patten: Clipper Ship Heroine

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In two groups, students research the history and current building of clipper ships. In this inquiry lesson, students present information and compare and contrast the technological revolution with the development of clipper ships....
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USC Bingo: Getting to Know Campus

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students read an assignment detailing the location and purpose of several buildings on the University of Carolina campus and in the city of Columbia. They play a game of Bingo that asks them to recall information from the assigned reading.
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Preschool Coloring Page- St. Patrick's Day Pup

For Students Pre-K - K
In this coloring page learning exercise, students color a black line drawing of a puppy dressed in a St. Patrick's Day suit and hat. The title under the picture is St. Patrick's Day Pup.
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Mexican Food

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, following a lecture on the history of Mexican food, recognize and order Mexican cuisine, at a restaurant.
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Making a Mountain Out of a Snow Hill: Skiing, Winter Sports, Economics, Business, Problem Solving

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how to select among choices of variables and analyze the cost-benefit ratio of their short and long term planning in a team activity as they consider the planning and operation of a ski slope.
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Helping Students Understand the War in Iraq

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students ask and answer questions about the war with Iraq. Advice is provided on how to help them cope. There are activities to prompt students to discuss their feelings. Other sites let students post their artwork online or send a...