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Learn Under the Old Masters

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students take a closer look at portraits. In this art appreciation lesson, students may visit the National Portrait Gallery, the Victoria Art Gallery, or the Scottish National Portrait Gallery online or in-person to discover works of art.
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Colonial America

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore Internet sites about Colonial America, and create multimedia presentations.
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Tracing the Origins of Man

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners discuss Hominid evolution through various websites and other resources. They examine online fossil skulls, discuss the use of tools by ancient man, and look for examples of sophisticated tools built by man.
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Save the Library!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss library resources and how to locate them by answering various scenarios. Role-playing as librarians, they write essays stating five reasons why the library should not be closed down.
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A Virtual Adventure In Australia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a magazine highlighting the history and geography of Australia. In this Australia lesson plan, students do online research and other research to create a magazine with articles and advertisements.
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A Tale of Two Field Trips

For Students 4th - 6th
In this museum learning exercise, students read about visiting a museum and a virtual museum and answer multiple choice questions about them. Students complete 3 questions.
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Skateboards, Rocket Balloons and Newton's Laws of Motion

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Learners investigate forces. In this laws of motion lesson, students visit the Glasgow Science Center or Techniquest to participate in activities related to the Newton's law of motion.
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Iona Wastewater Treatment Plant Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students go on a field trip to the Iona Wastewater Treatment Plant and learn about sewage, waste, and pollution. In this treatment plant lesson plan, students also complete collection samples of quadrats.
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Look And Listen

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars bring their favorite thing to class as a visual aid while they describe it to their classmate. In this oral information lesson plan, students fill out a worksheet about their item that is provided.
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Google Earth Virtual Vacation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore different areas of America by using the internet and the "Google Earth" website in this interactive, social studies instructional activity for late elementary students. This instructional activity includes a...
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Ecotourism in National Parks and Wilderness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research a wilderness or natural area and develop a plan for ecotourism.
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Lifestyles of the Rich and/or Famous

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils explore and analyze the detailed, yet complicated profiles that society placed on the lives of the prosperous as well as those with economic disadvantages in 19th century New York. In addition, by seeing the Merchant House with...
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Ecotourism

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create a brochure with the perfect vacation to Costa Rica in mind. They make sure that the brochure includes environmentally responsible tourism (ecotourism) after brainstorming what might or might not be included.
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ESOL Obtaining Employment

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss what experience is needed for each job on a list of careers. They discuss skills needed for each job on the same list. They identify verbs in both the past and present tense associated with each skill. They work in...
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A President's Home and the President's House

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify specific examples demonstrating how present-day White House reflects duties, powers, and privileges of the office of President, and compare and contrast Thomas Jefferson's Monticello with the White House.
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Exploring Our Country: An United States Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students visit a selected web site and search answers to given questions. They investigate census data for a several states. They explore data such as business, geography, and people. Students demonstrate ways to navigate through a...
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Black Hawk Island Hike

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Young scholars explore Wisconsin's natural and cultural history through hands-on exploration of Upham Woods. They are shown the basic paddling skills and they work in teams to paddle across the river on barge. Students describe cultural...
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Voice

For Students 4th - 5th
In these writing style worksheets, students practice developing their writer's voice. Students complete three activities that help them with their writing voice.
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Periodic Table of the Elements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with transition metals.  In this transition metals activity students find the common properties of transition metals and conduct an experiment using one of them.  Students then answer questions regarding...
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Animal Explorations

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students discover compassion for animals. In this animal lesson, students go to a local animal welfare organization and help out. They reflect on compassion and how to make changes in the lives of animals. 
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Field Trip - Marine Science Institute

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discover the ocean life of the San Francisco Bay. In this ocean lesson plan, students take a Discovery Voyage of the Bay ecosystem through the Marine Science Institute. Also available are inland voyages, ocean labs, and tidepool...
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Shadow Trackers

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students use online websites to inquire about the cycle of day and night. In this web based lesson, students are able to see the movement of the sun and Earth. Students can look at different parts of the Earth as if they were on the Sun...
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Visit the Rainforest

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders define what a tropical rain forest is, what animals and plants exist there and realize how important the tropical rainforests are to life on Earth. They work in pairs to access websites imbedded in this plan to research the...
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Canadian Citizenship and National Identity

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the dynamics of Canadian citizenship. They plan and produce a school wide celebration of citizenship.

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