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Tropical Regions/Mapping Biodiversity
Students use a world map to locate the country of Puerto Rico. In groups, they identify the various types of vegetation found on the island. They compare and contrast the biodiversity of the country to the United States. To end the...
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Historical Fiction: Persuasive Presentation
Fifth graders read a book addressing a specific historical time period that was chosen by their working group. They complete journal entries as they read the book. They create a group PowerPoint explaining the personal point of view and...
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GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM
Students research different environmental issues in order to become familiar enough in order to brainstorm possible solutions. They form a task force that makes projects that are proposed solutions to environmental problems.
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The Editing Process
Students in upper-level college-bound English classes review the editing process and terms such as, tone, diction, transition, and conclusion. They read and evaluate a sample essay and identify parts they feel they could improve on. ...
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Visual Learning: A Slow, Press-ious Process
Students observe a photograph and make inferences. In this investigative lesson students study how to find facts in pictures and draw inferences from them.
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Passages of Man and Word
Third graders explore transportation and written communication prior to the Renaissance.
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The Effective Use of The Internet
Pupils will use research techniques for finding information on the internet. The goal is for them to become used to finding information from a variety of search engines. The key to the lesson is teaching students to be self-guided learners.
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Using West African Gold Weights and African Masks as a Way of Communication
Eighth graders discuss how communication, or lack thereof, can have either a favorable or detrimental effect on a community. They study and interpret proverbs as a means of teaching a activity. Finally they discuss symbolism and design...
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Political Cartoons: Thinking Broadly, Communicating Succinctly
Students think broadly about the tsunami disaster and its aftermath through studying cartoons. Students critically think about the literary devices the authors/artists use, such as satire, metaphor and personification.
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Heavy Duty
Students examine various items in order to realize the weight difference between train, vehicles and humans. They realize that trains are heavy and cannot stop quickly.
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Introduction of Primary Sources
First graders examine a database to explain the use of primary source documents.
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"The Nation's Playground": Technology and Tourism
Students examine Maine tourism websites. They identify ways the Internet has changed the tourism industry in Maine.
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Words in the News: EU Telecoms
Students, in groups, brainstorm different ways to communicate. They practice using new vocabulary. They read an article about communication in Europe and answer questions.
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Paradox Worlds
Students view and analyze "Still Life," by Cornelis de Heem. They answer discussion questions about the painting, write similes, discuss symbolism, create a still life sketch, and create a paint box poem.
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Comparing Languages: News Clips
Students analyze newspaper articles. They review their assessment task and rubric and read newspaper articles to compare languages. They answer questions related to their articles using dictionaries as needed. They compare word usage...
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Classroom Census
Learners take a classroom census. They count in sets, sortan classify groups and ascertain the value of counting.
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Social Reality Portrayed through Pictures: The City as a Social Laboratory
Twelfth graders analyze and research physical and cultural changes to the city of St. John. Viewing photographs in a virtual exhibit, 12th graders draw conclusions about the culture and societal norms in St. John through the years. ...
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Brain Watching
Students identify the different parts of the nervous system. In this biology lesson, students research methods to diagnose and cure neurological disorders. They present their report to class.
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Gandhi Speaks Through Clothing
Student analyze how Gandhi used the way he dressed to communicate with the Indian people. Students should be able to identify some of the many layers of meaning clothing can express.
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Form and Function
Students select a part of a plant or animal and indicate how the part supports the needs of that living thing.
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Aesop's Fables
Students read a fable about a lion and a mouse. They discuss the differences between the two animals. As a class, they discover the instructional activity of the story. Then they make puppets and reenact the fable.
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The Magic in Writing
Students watch a portion of a familiar film and write responses to a series of questions. They apply their observations to short stories.
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"Trails, Rails, and Roads" Lesson 2: Road Tripping
Pupils practice map skills and take a virtual road trip through Maine examining the history of transportation. They create questions from the information they learned and play a game against other groups.
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Lesson 1: Design a Transportation Stamp
Young scholars, in groups, research a certain form of transportation that has affected Maine's economic and cultural development. They write a persuasive letter that uses the research to support an argument.