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The Dictionary Game

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students identify words they are unfamiliar with. They make up their own definitions and then look up the actual defintion in a dictionary. They practice using new vocabulary as well.
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High Five Hand

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars help out during the physical education class therefore leaving the class with a feeling of achievement. They are given a blank hand to color and make a design on and the hand is then hung in the gymnasium saying...
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Differences and Settlement in Framing the United States Constitution

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify the principles of democracy when framing the United States Constitution. In groups, they analyze the differences that were settled before anyone signed the document. They role play their own activity in which they...
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The Role of Japanese Women through Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the role of women in Japan through Art and create collages using learned knowledge that depict the role of women in America today in this exciting Art or Social Studies lesson.
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Changing for the Common Good

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the nonprofit sector and how it has made positive changes in society. They create a timeline noting events related to disadvantaged groups. They work together to research the events.
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The House of Lords

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discuss the House of Lords and two chamber parliament of Britain. They imagine there are 600 places in the Lords to be given away, and discuss who they think should get the jobs and why. Students complete a worksheet about the...
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The US-Taiwan Textile Trade Case

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the issues of free trade and protectionism by role-playing. In particular, they will learn how these terms apply to an understanding of U.S.-Taiwan trade in textiles. After a lecture/demo, students break into groups for...
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Add-on Line Dancing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils practice sequencing and coordinating various movements to music.When they have chosen the music for the day, have them find a self space and clap and move to the beat in their space for the duration of the song.
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Mummies Made in Egypt

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use maps to locate information on Egypt, then create their own maps to display knowledge gained from the lesson and Web sites. They recognize, create, and describe the pyramid's geometric shape in three-dimensional forms.
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Slavery and the Legal Status of Free Blacks: Rhetorical Analysis of Debates During the 1847 Illinois Constitutional Convention

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders read actual arguments regarding the status of free blacks in Illinois and slavery in the United States more generally.
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Ratification of the Constitution

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders view two resources from the ratification debates and infer the motives and concerns of people in the two states involved. They write a newspaper editorial in favor or opposed to ratifying the Constitution.
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Writing a Class Constitution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view a short play and explore the United States constitution relating it to the importance of rules in the classroom and in the community.
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Youth Engagement

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine and then discuss opposite sides of controversial issues such as neighborhood curfews, lowering voter age, etc. They learn civic responsibility and cultivate tolerance for others' opinions.
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"Black ans White": Nineteenth Century Racism

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine Thomas Nast's illustration, "Black and White," looking for examples of racism. Contemporary stereotypes utilized to demonstrate the attitudes of people in the North and South in the 1800's are explored.
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Achievers Club

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research a person, present or past, who has accomplished great goals. They report on their person to the class.
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The Case of the Disappearing Frogs

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students complete an Internet based activity to investigate the case of the disappearing tadpoles. They discover the interrelationship of living things.
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The Constitutional Convention Debates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the signers of the United States Convention. They answer questions about the compromise debates. Students examine the concerns of Charles Pinckney regarding the security of the Southern States against emancipation of...
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What's planning permission?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate land regulations. In groups students explore how local councillors grant planning permission and how land is regulated. High schoolers role play making decisions on a planning committee. They discuss why a...
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Science Week 2006

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read these news reports: Science is hard and dull says kids, and PM behind Science Week campaign. They then discuss that the news stories show two sides of the public image of science in the UK. The teacher explains that...
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Is Coming to the United States of America Good For the Immigrant?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students evaluate impact of American politics, economy, culture, and environment on the immigrant, gather first person data, and use it to develop a persuasive presentation.
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A Brand New Day

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students locate Maine on a classroom map and discuss if Maine is where the nation's first light is found, where would the nation's last light be seen. They explore the idea of the sun rising in the east and setting in the west.
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Insect Book

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders select an insect and create a page for an Insect ABC book to display their research. They choose an insect from a given letter of the alphabet and use KidPix to illustrate. They write 2-3 sentences describing their insect...
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Campaign Songs as Propaganda

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Student analyze campaign messages about tariffs in a nineteenth-century campaign song. They identify the intended audience of the message. They discuss strategies for courting the other political party's bloc.
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the transcripts of the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates and create a platform for each candidate in the 1858 Senate race. They utilize the candidates' arguments to explore the historical and political impact.

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