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Hill of Fire
Students examine Paricutin eruptions. In this science lesson, students locate Paricutin on a map and take a virtual tour of volcanoes around the world. Students email questions to a geologist and create a news report on the original...
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Finding Your Way Using QR Codes
If you are taking your class on a library tour, use this scavenger hunt activity to spice it up. Although this hunt isn't actually attached (like the lesson says it is), you will get a good idea of how to implement a task like this....
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Farm Animals
Why are farm animals important to the community? Expand young farmers' knowledge of furry and feathered friends through stories and a video. There are several books recommended; however, you could use any book about farm animals. A video...
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Building Relations
Young scholars examine the relationships between particular landmarks and their home cities. They create posters illustrating the various connections and write scripts that could be used by tour guides.
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Ben Franklin and the Rising Americans
Students prepare for and learn through a walking tour of Philadelphia. In this history lesson, students support their studies with a field trip. This lesson could be adapted to suit regions with other historic places or museums.
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Day 12: Airport
Young scholars take a field trip to a local airport. In this final flight lesson, students take a class field trip to the local airport. They tour the airport with the manager, observing the runway, an airplane, and security areas.
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Every-Day Edit: President Warren G. Harding
For this editing learning exercise, students read and edit a short paragraph on President Warren G. Harding to find 10 errors involving capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.
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Written in Stone
Learners explore history through a tour of a local cemetery. Students investigate tombstones for historical information, make stone rubbings, and use this secondary source reference to obtain primary sources.
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Where Did My Lunch Come From? A U.S. Regional Tour
Pupils explore the five regions of the United States. In this social studies lesson, students discuss the regions and the states located in that region. Pupils discuss the types of food produced in each region and analyze a school lunch...
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Building Relationships: The Orphan of Ellis Island
Family and friendship are two very important themes of the historical fiction novel The Orphan of Ellis Island by Elvira Woodruff. From video clips and writing prompts to reader's theater and family interviews, this resource...
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Human Impact on Ecosystems
An environmenta science unit includes three lessons plus a cumulative project covering the ecosystem. Scholars follow the history of the Ford Rouge Factory from its construction on wetlands and how it destroyed the...
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Exhibit Scavenger Hunt
Students fill in a worksheet from a scavenger hunt about submarines. A tour guide has to stamp it to make it validated. They have various questions to answer ranging from when the first underwater vessel was created, who created it,...
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Geography Matters
Students understand that elements of the geography curriculum are important aspects of certain jobs. In this geography/career lesson plan, students discuss how geography can be useful in certain jobs, listen to guest speakers whose...
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Lone Star Round-Up
Students take a virtual tour of the Capitol Visitors Center in Austin, Texas. In groups, they receive a list of the artifacts and symbols they are to look for during their exploration of the building. To end the lesson, they make a...
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Guidebook
Students create a guidebook page about a plant on the school grounds. In this life and plant science instructional activity, students identify plants around the school, then research the plant and write a narrative about it. Students...
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Climbing Mount Everest
Students use the Discovery Channel's webstie to take a virtual tour of Mount Everest. They read about different people who have climbed the mountain successfully. They also compare the gear used today and in the past for climbing.
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A City Lost and Found
Students hypothesize about the origins of the Incan lost city of Machu Picchu. They examine archaeological methodologies used by researchers to piece together the history of the site and create an audio tour of the location for visitors...
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Becoming Africa's Wildlife
Students take a "trip" to Africa. In this Africa instructional activity, students watch a National Geographic video on animals from Africa. They pick an animal to research, create a poster about, and make a field guide.
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Harriman and Plant Identification
Learners observe and record botanical details from the plant specimens. They identify plants using sorting key and field guide and classify specimens for preservation and display purposes.
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Across Five Aprils-Civil War Virtual Field Trips
Eighth graders explore the Civil War by reading Irene Hunt's novel, Across Five Aprils. They take virtual field trips to these battle sites and answer questions that guides them in their study of the Civil War.
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Azùcar!
Learners engage in a activity which honors the Latino community as part of Thirteen/WNET's annual celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. They utilize worksheets and access websites imbedded in this plan which guide their learning.
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Shapes and Colors All Around
Students tour their school in a scavenger hunt to find primary colors and two and three-dimensional shapes. Students take digital pictures of the colors and shapes they find and create a class book of the pictures.
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Grocery Aisle Signs and Locating Items
Students engage in instructional activity that is intended to help those who have mild disabilities with life skills. They focus upon the practice of shopping and finding items located in the grocery store. Students view a slideshow with...
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Moon Phases
In this moon phase learning exercise, students are given a "moon pop" and they make a diagram of the moon's phases using the "moon pop" as a guide. They answer questions about the phases of the moon and solar and lunar eclipses.
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