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Historical Fiction - Based on facts or purely fiction?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students, after reading an Accelerated Reader historical fiction book, research the actual historical time period portrayed in the book. Then, working in a cooperative learning group, they create a HyperStudio presentation.
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Learning from history: can it save lives?

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students research and document lessons learned from this disaster, then compile and synthesize information. They write effectively for public education purposes and use visual communications tools
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Boomtown

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a series of films that explore evolving concepts of civil rights in America. They consider the civil rights of African-Americans, the aged and homosexuals. They discuss the films and complete worksheets.
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Ethical Applications of Human Genetics

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders read about, observe case study videos, and participate in live interactive broadcasts, and maintain a log book on all of the activities pertaining to the Human Genome Project.
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Raleigh Bound!! A Virtual Tour

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders navigate a DPI web site to answer questions as they preview the Capitol, Legislative Building, and Museum of Natural Sciences before an actual trip to Raleigh.
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Rikki-Tikki Research

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders perform a search on mongooses on Internet Explorer and answer research questions.
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Memories

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders collect artifacts of their fifth grade school year and make a technology based Memory Book.
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Diffusion Of Molecules

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate molecular movement while studying how to perform a chemistry investigation.
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The Cure for Hate is Love

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research the HIV/AIDS crisis and use their findings to construct a storyboard of AIDS-related dialogues, images and music for a 30-second commercial intended to raise HIV/AIDS awareness.
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Civil War Telecollaborative Newspaper

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders analyze the different points of view in the Civil War. They role-play a Southern citizen, write and publish a newspaper article, e-mail a partner, and create a class newspaper with articles, editorials, ads, and political...
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Provincial Showdown

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read an article that compares the provinces of Canada and asks students to suggest reasons why other countries should invest in Canada.
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What Lies Beneath

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars conduct Internet research on the history and archaeological excavations at historical Jamestown. They explore various websites, and develop a Powerpoint presentation to present to the class.
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Networking at Early James Fort

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the impact of global trade on regional civilizations of the world after 1500. They research and analyze images of pottery excavated at Jamestown, and create a poster that presents information about world trade networks...
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"The Nation's Playground": Technology and Tourism

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students examine Maine tourism websites. They identify ways the Internet has changed the tourism industry in Maine.
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Can You Find It?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners use the Internet and search engines to research a foreign country. They use the Internet and library to further their understanding on how to use those resources.
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Five Themes of Geography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners conduct research to determine why geography is important and how it provides information regarding many aspects of the world. They investigate the hemispheres, longitude, latitude and absolute location.
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Gearing Up for Wi-Fi Life

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students discover how wi-fi works in walkie talkies and computers. They also examine wi-fi wireless network coverage areas and campus locations in which data was taken to measure usage. They complete graphs based on the usage for...
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Water-our Precious Resource

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a unit of lessons on water as a limited resource. They conduct Internet research, record information in electronic journals, utilize spreadsheets, conserve water and record the results, and conduct water safety tests on...
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Wildlife, Wolves, Endangered Species

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use the Internet to research wildlife and conservation efforts. They examine pictures and graphics to research endangered species and humans role in their lives. They also use math to measure areas of habitats and add the number...
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The Jason Technology Project

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the Internet to participate in an interactive tour of the Jason Project. They explore the peninsula, coral reef and marine life off of the coast of Florida.
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Levels of Connectivity

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the variety of organizations that function as Internet connectors and the type of connections available. The lesson plan was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.
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Geography

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students work together in groups to research the cultural groups of West Africa, Sudan and the Guinea Coast. They compare and contrast each culture and locate the political and cultural boundaries on a map.
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In the Light of Reverence

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students watch a documentary prior to participating in a Supreme Court simulation in order to study how religious practices are protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution. They interpret conflict from a number of perspectives...
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Make Way for Wild Migrants

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss the threats facing migratory species and track the seasonal journeys of wildlife in real space and in cyberspace. Once they have gathered information from several sources, they create a portfolio to share with others...

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