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Debunking Stereotypes About Muslims and Islam

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the impact of stereotypes. In this Islam lesson, students discuss the attributes that Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have in common. Students also discuss stereotypes about Islam and determine how to dispel...
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The Part-adder 1

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the addition of whole numbers. They mentally perform calculations involving addition and subtraction. They make sensible estimates and check the reasonableness of answers.
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Exploring Historical and Current Leaders of Canada

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students research Canadian political figures and then do a presentation about them.
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Rules, Resistance and Repeal: How the Stamp Act Was Repealed

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the causes of the American Revolution. Participating in activities, they discover how it would have felt to be taxed without representation. They identify an object from a museum and discuss how it might have been...
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The Difference Bar 2

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars use Internet software, The Difference Bar, to work out the difference between two numbers by breaking numbers into parts. Students use mental strategies to work out the difference between any 2 two-digit numbers. Young...
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Take Away Bar 2

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students use an Internet tool, The Take-Away Bar" to solve subtraction problems. They use mental strategies to subtract a two-digit number from a larger two-digit number. Students write and solve subtraction problems. They describe...
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Compatible numbers to 20

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students practice theories dealing with equals sign used as a balance, inequality symbols and practice utilizing a box or some other geometric shape to represent an unknown number. They assess numeracy problems embedded in language-rick...
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The Great Backyard Bird Count

For Teachers 1st - 11th
Students study new types of birds and explore how to keep a log of what they see.
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Citizen Involvement In the Legislative Process

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson plan which can be adapted to a simulation, emphasizing citizens' contributing to the legislative process. They gain a better understanding of how the legislative process works.
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Mississippi Under British Rule

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students construct appropriate maps to depict the following information: changes in European territorial claims as a result of the French and Indian War; boundaries of British East and West Florida; significant rivers and settlements of...
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What Repair Proteins are Expressed in C-Ferns After Exposure to Varying Amounts of UV Radiation?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the life cycle of c-ferns. They complete experiments on the organisms exposing them to differnet amount of UV radiation. They collect data and analyze their results.
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Gale's Curriculum

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders develop an understanding of Southeastern Asian culture. They increase knowledge of world geography in relation to Southeast Asian countries. Students research a variety of Southeast Asian animals and habitats to be used...
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Shakespeare Character Analysis Using "Twelfth Night"

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders complete a six-week unit on character analysis for the play "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare. They conduct research and write a report, participate in a book talk, and create a character analysis assignment to...
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Computers Can Only Add

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore using mathematics to solve problems in base two. After a teacher demonstration of using base two to write numbers. students model similar problems to explore the concept of number systems in different bases. To increase...
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Math: Investigating Triangles

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders identify the trigonometric ratios for right angled triangles. Through independent investigation, they discover the constancy between the ratios of any two sides of similar triangles. In an alternative method, 10th graders...
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ICT Activity 3

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use KidPix to draw pictures, they are shown how to select and use different tools. They become aware of to use the keyboard to enter text. Students comprehend that their work can be saved and retrieved. They are introduced to...
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Suspense-Around

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in round-robin cooperative writing groups to develop a variety of possible stories around a single prompt.
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Hyperstudio Solar System Review: Technology, Study Skills

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use Hyperstudio to review important points before taking a test at the end of a study unit on the solar system. This concept could easily be switched to many different topics.
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Read My Lips

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research and examine Florida's government and the three branches of government. They write and present campaign speeches that explain the reasons why they would be the best candidates for governor.
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When Youth Protest: Student Activism and the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, 1955-1970

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars explain the meaning of the following terms associated with the modern Civil Rights movement: segregation; integration; civil rights; civil disobedience.
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Philanthropy in Literature Lesson 2: Common Good

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to a number of children's books that describe private citizens participating in acts of kindness, sharing their time, talent or treasure. They identify the characters, problems, and solutions in the books.
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"An American Story" -- The Responsibility of Citizenship

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify examples of philanthropy in a movie. They explain how philanthropic acts contribute to the common good. They discover their rights and responsibilities on being a citizen of the United States.
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Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view a movie about Lewis and Clark's expedition out west. They examine how Native Americans helped them on their journey. They choose a Native American to research and present their findings to the class.
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Word Wizards: Students Making Words

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore patterns in words and how to make new words by adding or changing the sequence of letters