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Forward March: Continuing Frederick Douglass' Footsteps

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view numerous artifacts from the life of Frederick Douglass. Using the objects, they discover the many parts of his life and develop a hypothesis about the significance of the objects in his life. They identify the...
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Could trade replace aid?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read and discuss the story "Thirst for Tea Takes Away Childrens' Choices." They work in small groups to role play the roles of shopper, tea picker, and manager of a company that imports and sells teabags. Students write a...
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Get a Life Project

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in interdisciplinary career unit in which they explore alternate lives. Students assume roles, manage budgets, make decisions, and solve problems, Students then research challenges, develop solutions, and...
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Alka-Seltzer Cannons

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine how to conduct a reliable scientific experiment so that the results are valid. They compare and contrast the reaction of Alka-Seltzer tables, one whole and one crushed, and time how long each takes to pop the top...
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Forgiveness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students brainstorm what they believe forgiveness means. Individually, they write about a time in which they forgave someone and how it made them feel. To end the lesson plan, they participate in a role play activity in which they must...
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Pressure Melting of Ice: While-U-Wait

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars demonstrates one of the few cases in which geologic solids visibly deform at room conditions. They suspend a weight on a thin wire over an ice cube to observe its effects over time.
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American Dragon: Jake Long

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students, after viewing the film "American Dragon," by Jake Long, explore and analyze the importance of legends and the unique cultures others grow up in. They stress the need for having a good self-esteem and assess how to work together...
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Galveston 1900: Storm of the Century

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders comprehend the effect the 1900 Hurricane, the deadliest natural disaster in United States history, had on Galveston by examining period accounts and photographs. They comprehend how the devastation of the hurricane lead...
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The New Deal

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this 1930s American history worksheet, students study the New Deal as they write 10 vocabulary terms that match 10 definitions, rewrite 4 false statements as true statements, and explain 2 historical themes regarding this time period...
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Catholic Church Hierarchy

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this Catholic Church and Protestant Reformation study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the time period in English history and then respond to 5 reflection questions.
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The Three R's: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students understand conservation terms. In this three R's (reduce, reuse, recycle) lesson, students understand the importance of preserving a clean world and reducing waste. Students sing a song which show importance of 3R's.
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It's a Wrap!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students read about the importance of packaging foods and related items properly and reducing waste. In this packaging lesson plan, students read the background information about packaging and bring a variety of packaging materials to...
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Piggin' out with Money

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders manage money. In this money math lesson, 3rd graders read Pigs Will be Pigs. Students then use manipulatives to practice adding monetary amounts and making change. Students also practice working with money on selected...
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How to keep a timecard in Excel

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students fill out a timecard of family activities in Microsoft Excel. In this Excel lesson plan, students use the program to fill in times they do various activities with their families.
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Save the Earth: It's Everyone's Home!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students research ways to conserve and reduce energy and resources. In this reducing waste lesson, students work in teams to experiment with water and losing resources. students brainstorm about ways to conserve and reduce energy and...
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The Big Mo

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students develop media literacy and critical thinking skills to analyze trends and determine the extent to which their decisions may be influenced by manipulation. They examine the mathematics of trends and write about a time they...
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The Boston Massacre

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What better way to get your class interested in history than to embody important historical characters and make events come to life? Stage a realistic mock trial of the British soldiers accused of murdering five Bostonians after the...
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Weather on the Internet

For Teachers 5th - 9th
What the weather like today? How about in other countries? In Celsius and Fahrenheit? Have your learners use the Internet to look up the weather in Spanish! They'll discuss their findings in Spanish with a partner and create a chart over...
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Maus: Bingo Vacabulary Strategy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
The definitions for unfamiliar words drawn from Art Spiegelman graphic novel memoir, Maus, provide the clues for a vocabulary bingo game. 
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Spanish Lessons on Waste

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate waste. For this environmental lesson, students read a worksheet in both Spanish and English and share how they recycle at home. Students are encouraged to use key vocabulary words from the worksheet such as "recycle"...
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Sportsmanship: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover how to play sports fairly by role playing sports scenarios in class.  In this sportsmanship lesson, students participate in a charades activity in which they act out a random event while the class decides if this...
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Conflict Resolution: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners complete discussion and activities to identify healthy ways of resolving conflicts. In this conflict resolution lesson, learners answer discussion questions, complete two conflict resolution activities, and one cartoon worksheet...
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I'm Warm Now

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders graph how much water is wasted while waiting for it to get warm in the spigot in the sink. In this graphing lesson plan, student first predict how much water is wasted. That night they test it out at home and the next day...
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Water Conservation

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars identify ways to conserve water. In this environmental lesson, students use a water use checklist to identify how much water they use in one day. Young scholars analyze the data and brainstorm ways to conserve water.

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