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Home Sweet Home-Far From Home

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students observe slides of U.S. coastal geography. They study topography and vegetation maps for one region. They gather geographic facts on a guided worksheet. Students pretend to be colonists. They decide what kind of economic system...
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Madrid Train Bombings

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the terrorist train bombings in Madrid, Spain. The class evaluates the value of memorials in the struggle to deal with the grieving process. Groups design a memorial and/or poem to commemorate those lost in the...
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The Consequences of Extinction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners participate in a class discussion on site of an older style bridge to help connect the significance of each organism in an ecosystem by using an analogy of bolts slowly being removed from a working bridge.
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Best Practices

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students create displays throughout the year to generate interest in upcoming events. They develop a plan to increase awareness of a variety of physical fitness programs. Students create flyers about local activities and share the...
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Korea in Your Community

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify Korean products sold in the US and become aware of Korea's importance in international trade.
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A Guide for Community Living

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students use photography to help them become more knowledgeable about their communities, and to make a "community survival" book in which problems are solved by going to the right community agency.
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From These Beginnings

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students prepare a bulletin board that shows the changing identity of their state before and after statehood.
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How Did That Get There?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate the role of government in addressing land use and other environmental issues. They analyze the powers, responsibilities, and limitations of elected and appointed officials in the national legislative, executive, and...
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Eyes in the Sky

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete a unit on orbiting spacecraft designed to study astronomical objects. They conduct Internet research on NASA missions, use a satellite dish to downlink information, and construct and launch a rocket out of paper and tape.
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Wolf Pack in a Bottle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an activity of a mock electrophoresis using paper chromatography to study DNA and genetic restriction mapping.
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Tooth Detectives: Determining the Diets of Extinct Animals

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the teeth of living mammals and apply those skills to the interpretation of the diet of extinct animals.
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CASTLE ROCK PUEBLO: A TRIP THROUGH TIME

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use a map to respond to a series of questions. They determine how much time it would take to travel to Castle Rock Pueblo from different pueblos and locate modern pueblos on the Indian Country map.
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Handmade Paper from Plants

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students make paper from plant fibers and recycled paper.
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Creating Journals

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students take a virtual tour of Yosemite and selects photographs to use in their journal.
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BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars explore how to build a bridge and test how much weight it can support.
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City Change As a Result of a War Damage, World War 2 Onward

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study how town in England have grown. They look photos in order to see how bombing raids of World War II effect this growth.
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Change & Conservation of City Landscape

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in fieldwork by observing and photographing buildings.
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Integrating Video in the Classroom

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students look at the use of video in the classroom to enhance lessons. Students apply the strategies that are presented in their own classrooms.
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My Favorite Meal

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate ecological systems and the multiple uses of the environment by studying the osprey population.
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Seeing through Immigrants' Eyes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assume the perspective of an immigrant moving to Texas. They write a diary entry from an immigrant's perspective, describing how they arrived in their new town, what steps they take to get settled, and their feelings about their...
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Making Community Measurements: Which Plant Part?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners identify a plant in a given community and make a variety of measurements. They determine how a plant meets its basic needs. In addition to identifying plant parts, they observe seasonal change and compare plants within a community.
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All Messed Up

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students begin the experiment by mapping and calculating their school parking lot. They calculate the volume of water falling on the lot and map the route the water runoff takes. They discuss the roles that humans play in affecting water...
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Skills You Need to Succeed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars identify basic skills needed to succeed in the world of work, including communication skills, computation skills, problem solving skills, and interpersonal skills.
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Geographic Landscapes and Interstate Freeway Development

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the topography of the United States through a discovery lesson. They create a hypothetical route for a highway across the United States. Students also conduct research major landforms and define geographic terms.

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