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Design a Reef!
Students design a functional model of a coral reef ecosystem. In this coral reef instructional activity, students identify the energy sources and material cycles of a coral reef. They write an essay about their niche in their own ecosystem.
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LBJ-- Escalation in Vietnam and Domestic Programs
Eighth graders investigate the Vietnam War. In this Vietnam War activity, 8th graders research the escalation of the war during Lyndon Johnson's presidency. Students also explore the domestic programs that Johnson promoted. Students...
American Immigration Law Foundation
Cesar Chavez and the Mexican-American Field Worker Experience
After researching and learning about the work of Cesar Chavez, your young historians will design a booklet on the conditions and needs of today's field workers and the Mexican-American field worker experience.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
The Progressive Era: Muckrakers
Using Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, guide your class in the process of identifying unknown terms using context clues and formulating text-based answers. The lesson plan includes a useful worksheet incorporating scaffolding questions on an...
Channel Islands Film
Island Cattle Ranching
Is cattle ranching on Santa Rosa island viable or non-viable? Rather than focusing on the issues of the transition of Santa Rosa island from a privately owned island cattle ranch to a national park, class members are asked to consider if...
Newseum
You Can’t Say That: In My Opinion
As a part of a study of the First Amendment, high schoolers research a current news story that seems to involve one of the freedoms granted by the First Amendment. Investigators decide whether they think the action presented in the story...
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Recognizing that One Text Can Generate Multiple Interpretations - The Double V
Students research African American involvement in World War II and the Double V campaign. In this African American history lesson, students review Jim Crow and watch a related video. Students complete the Double V image graphic organizer...
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The Importance of Setting to a Story - Pesky Critters
Students watch a video segment about Florida's wetlands and complete an essay about setting. In this setting lesson, students watch a video about critters in the Florida wetlands. Students complete a setting worksheet and complete an...
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Comparing and Contrasting-Explorers of Yesterday and Today
Students compare and contrast two explorations of Yellowstone National Park. In this essay writing lesson, students compose essays using information from a variety of sources. Students view a video about one explorer's...
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Explicit and Implicit Language - Interpreting the Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment
Students write an essay analyzing the language of the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. In this US History lesson, students review the difference between implicit and explicit meanings. Students watch a video on the...
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Styles in Context: Is it Music?
Students view the video, Behind the Music: 1992, and discuss the new genres of pop music that were emerging in that era. They discuss the content of the music and what it's like on the surface. They write an essay comparing it to other...
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Spiritual, Educational, and Physical Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto
Students review the organization of the ghettos in Eastern Europe. Using the internet, they gather more insight on the people who lived in the ghettos. They discuss the reaction of some members to join resistance movements. They also...
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Tell About the South : The Story of Modern Southern Literature
Students, after viewing the video "Tell About the South," discuss and analyze Jean Toomer's mixed heritage and how it affected his artistic voice. They evaluate how the character Toomer was an excellent example of America's melting pot....
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Racial Profiling
Students explore racial profiling. In this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students discover what racial profiling is and then teach their classmates what it is as they write a news report or opinion essay. Students may also create a video or...
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Elements Of Biology: Evolution
Students study the theory of evolution and examine why it is so controversial. In this biology lesson students view a video on evolution, research the theory of evolution on the Internet and complete an essay.
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Comparing and Contrasting Information and Forming an Opinion - Santiago and Morris
Students complete a T-Chart about a therapy dog and write a paragraph using the compare and contrast organizational structure. In this compare and contrast lesson plan, students discuss therapy dogs and complete a Morris...
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Organizing Your Ideas Into an Effective Outline
Students explain the components of a speech outline and write an interesting speech.
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Children's Media and Censorship
Students examine the point of censorship when dealing with Students. They explore essays by Stephen King.
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Who Built the Pyramids?
High schoolers examine the two theories on how the pyramids at Giza were built. They watch a video on pyramids, take notes, and write a five-paragraph essay on how they think the pyramids were constructed.
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History of Astronomy
Students participate in assessments regarding the history of astronomy. They listen and take notes, draw a time line, draw a solar sytem designed by Ptolemy and create flashcards. They write an essay on Galileo, watch a video, take a...
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Comparing Wives and Lives
Students take effective useful notes from a video documentary, explain and use new vocabulary words, and research and create an oral report about an assigned aspect of the video.
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Environmental Destruction in Vietnam
Students watch video clip on Environmental Destruction of Vietnam, select and discuss passages from essay, Resuscitation of the Dead Earth, that emphasize destruction to the land, and write essay on whether United States should have been...
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A Look At Charlotte's Web
Twelfth graders investigate the social structure of VIctorian England. They research especially the lives of Charlotte Bronte and Jane Eyre. Students create an essay and oral presentation using technology. Then they use the internet to...
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I am the Walrus
Students research walruses using the library and the Internet, then write an essay from what they find in their research. In this investigative lesson students view a video on walruses then write an essay after researching.