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Art Exposes

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view examples of art forms of specific artists. They choose one artist from the country they are studying and present information along with a slide show. Studenys create their own work of art in the style of their chosen...
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Child Soldiers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the military recruitment that exists in many foreign countries. They research the occurrence of using children in the military and its social implications. For research the lesson contains a great variety of...
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Language Arts: Chasing Vermeer - A DaVinci Code for Children

For Teachers K - 12th
Students read the mystery novel, Chasing Vermeer, research the artist and his works. Through observation of his works, they create their own pencil sketches of selected paintings. Finally, students simulate Vermeer's interiors with...
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Early American Education and Horace Mann

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze the contributions of Horace Mann. In this public education lesson, students research Internet and print sources regarding the history of American education, Mann.s life, the Morrill Act of 1862, and the Northwest Ordinance.
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Color Your World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students calculate the cost of painting a room. For this surface area lesson, students create a scale model from provided dimensions of a bedroom. Groups use area formulas to find square footage, from which materials and labor costs are...
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Personal Peace Symbols

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders produce a work of art that symbolizes peace and their experiences with it. In this peace symbolism lesson, 11th graders sketch symbols associated with peace view art examples of peace images. Students complete a...
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Advanced Critical Reading - Columbian Exchange

For Students 6th - 10th
In this critical reading worksheet, students read a short passage about the Columbian Exchange and then answer questions based on the reading. Students answer questions by making inferences, determining author's point of view and use...
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Preserving History for Illuminating Today's Values and Traditions

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students discover the value of oral history by creating their own audio recordings.  In this traditions and customs instructional activity, students listen to a local historian discuss the idea of preserving history through oral...
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My Ideal World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create an image symbolic of their ideal world. In this lesson inspired by To Kill a Mockingbird and the artwork of Edward Hicks, students use Adobe Photoshop to create an image symbolic of their personal utopia.
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Archaeology and Prehistoric Native Americans

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the terms paleontology and archaeology and examine how they can help us learn about prehistoric Native Iowans.  For this archaeology lesson students discuss these terms and view a video on Native Americans. 
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Guillermo Kuitca Art

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars analyze the art work of Guillermo Kuitca. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze the geographical art of Kuitca and complete discussion activities. Young scholars read about the artist and complete a related activity.
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We and Thee

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine class structure. In this diversity education lesson plan, students discuss stereotypes within their school as an introduction to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. After learners have read the play and discussed social...
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Distance and Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students calculate the distance using the distance formula. In this geometry lesson, students identify the distance a taxi cab travels. They relate distance to functions and relate it to the real world.
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American Industry Growth

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the economic growth from 1878 to 1893. In this social studies lesson, 11th graders discuss how the improvements lead to an inequality in wealth and the problems that it caused.
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Mahmoud Abbas

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, students read about the life of Mahmoud Abbas and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to matching, sequencing, writing and spelling activities. An answer key is included.
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DNA: What Does It Mean?

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore DNA using online tutorial. They perform their own DNA extraction from a clove of garlic and identify the key components of DNA.
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Pause for Thought

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils discover the customs of Ramadan. In this Muslim beliefs lesson, students research the listed Web sites about the history of Ramadan, the evolution of calendars, and the separation of church and state.
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Wacky Water Critters

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Learners visit a local creek or stream. They collect water samples from the creek and observe and sort the "water critters" they find in the sample, observing smaller organisms under a microscope if necessary. They identify each organism...
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What is Prejudice?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students tell who Rosa Parks was and what she did to become famous and what state she did it in, and who Martin Luther King Jr. was, why he was important in history, and how we was connected with Rosa Parks.
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"My Animal"

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students determine which animal best represents them write reasons why. This is a nice culminating lesson for students who have been working on descriptive writing.
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Tower O'Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to design a tower from a computer program. They manufacture the pieces with a laser cutter and compete in a competition to determine the best design for stress relief on towers. They discover the work engineers...
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Surgical Resident for a Day

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners simulate the job of surgical resident by using surgical instruments to complete a task inside of a black box using a webcam and flashlight. They complete the task and complete a worksheet.
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Washing Air

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners observe a model of a wet scrubber. They discuss this and other methods of pollutant recovery. They discover how engineers use this information to protect the environment.
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Probes to Other Planets

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use a list of robot components and common household items to design and construct a robot spacecraft model suitable for exploring the Saturn System. They present the robots to the class.