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Life Stories

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a brief video presentation documenting their research of an impactful African American or woman from history. Students research and identify their accomplishments and create a 2-5 minute iMovie documenting their...
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Natural Hazards Research Paper and Oral Presenation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet and look at a list of the world's countries and the natural hazards that impact them. They comprehend that it is sometimes called "Nature's Fury," each natural hazard has a heartbeat, a locational pattern, and a...
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Comparing Cities

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils research the characteristics of cities in two different geographical areas. Using the internet, they take notes on the information they collect and record their observations on the two cities. They discover how the location and...
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Treasure Hunt Region

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to new geography related vocabulary words. In groups, they focus on a different region of the school and develop a new name for it. They create a treasure map for another group to use in the region of the school...
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Comparing Northwest Native American Communities

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students review how to use the database from previous lessons. Using the information, they identify the historical and environmental effects on the people living in the Pacific Northwest. They examine the various Native American groups...
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Spatial Understanding of the Cities and Towns

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students engage in a fun stand up, move around activity that teaches some basics of geography. They develop concepts of distance between community locations and practice giving and taking directions in an organized manner.
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I 695 (The 30$ License Tabs Initiative)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the bill I 695 issue. They discuss the topic before they research the issue of I 695. Students discuss how new laws are always being created and the differences in opinion about these laws. They see how this initiative...
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Celebrating our Heritage Buildings

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create a scavenger hunt with clues related to a building they have researched. Working in small groups, they use the internet and traditional resources to find information pertaining to a historical building. Students use...
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Chrononauts Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are told that chronanauts is a fascinating, whimsical exploration of time travel, causality, and possibility covering many fascinating and significant events of the last century or so. They work in small groups to create a...
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Renewable Energy

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify how to study renewable energy from the standpoint of a news reporter or a concerned citizen. Then they approach art in a fun way through a journalism project that includes create a brochure for display. Students also...
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I Had To Tell This Story

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders analyze the video "Berga:  Soldiers of Another War."  In this World History lesson, 10th graders read a quote and discuss the meaning of the quote.  Students read and answer questions based on a video
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Lost Empires of Asia and Russia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view a video on the Russian Revolution of 1917. In this revolution activity, students research from the perspective of peasants or aristocracy and create a presentation promoting their side. Students refute each others arguments...
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A Crisis of Greek Proportions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students evaluate a short article on the economic situation in Greece.  In this ESL lesson, students read an article as a class, then complete several activities that reinforce their reading, including a vocabulary assignment, a class...

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