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September 11th

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use the Internet to complete a webquest about the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. They complete a worksheet with the researched information.
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The Librarian Who Measured the Circumference of the Earth

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore angles, triangles, and investigate the circumference of the earth. They participate in a Webquest, access data bases, and communicate with other students through an on-line project site involving the circumference...
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James and the Giant Peach

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read James and the Giant Peach, write a chronological narrative, and complete a webquest dealing with the life of Roald Dahl.
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We Accuse Colored Peoples of California V. State of California

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students participate in a WebQuest to investigate discrimination of African Americans, Chinese and Californio/Latino during the Gold Rush era. They act as law clerks to write a letter to their clients about a potential trial.
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A Visit to Vietnam

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students complete webquest to research Vietnam. They use a map to locate Vietnam. They research the climate, flora, fauna and tourism.
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Do Suspected Enemies Have Rights?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the history of Japanese immigration. They complete an online Webquest, explore various websites, answer discussion questions, and locate and read newspaper articles about enemy compatants.
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Celebrating A Century of Flight

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students investigate the Wright Brothers. They complete an online Webquest, explore various websites, use a flight simulator, answer discussion questions, and locate newspaper articles on the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers'...
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The Nobel Prize

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners investigate the Nobel Prize winners for 2001. They complete a Webquest, explore various websites, watch a video, answer discussion questions, and identify and read newspaper articles about Nobel Prize categories.
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Smithsonian Research Cuts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the Smithsonian research projects of 2001. They complete a Webquest that explores the Smithsonian Institution website, answer discussion questions, and locate newspaper articles about research conducted by the forest...
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Growing Eyeballs

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students investigate vision and the anatomy of the human eye. They complete a Webquest, watch a video about the structure of the eye, take an online quiz, answer discussion questions, and read newspaper articles about activities that...
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Civil War Letter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students develop a question they are interested in researching about the Civil War. After completing a webquest on the war, they write a letter to their partner using the information they gathered. They use peer editing to check for...
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We're On A Mission!

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners examine the Mars Exploration Rover mission. In groups, they design their own mission while participating in a webquest. They write an essay using the information they gathered to propose their mission to the President. They...
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Count Your Credit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students begin the lesson by discussing credit cards, interest rates and budgets. With a partner, they complete a webquest in which they can determine the minimum payment on different amounts and interest rates on their make-believe...
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Bay Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students use the Bay Classroom website to complete a webquest about the Bay Watershed. They complete a worksheet using the website and discuss the answers to their questions with the class.
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Surviving a Hurricane

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete worksheets and activities about Hurricane preparedness using this webquest lesson and a Red Cross Disaster pack. Downloadable resources are available through links.
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Nursery Rhyme

For Teachers K
After reading several types of informational and narrative text involving Nursery Rhymes, have your young readers create a dramatic reading of their selected tale to perform for the class.
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Architecture of China- A Web Based Search

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet in order to investigate the architecture of China. This is done in order to build an appreciation for the structures of buildings and how they communicate the culture.
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Native American Three Sisters Gardens

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars investigate companion planting. In this  communtiy gardening lesson students explore the tradition of the Native American Three Sisters gardening approach. Young scholars act as botanists, anthropologists,...
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National Museum of Natural History

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore U.S. history by participating in a class field trip. In this museum lesson, students attend a field trip to the Natural History Museum and identify cultural stories and art pieces they enjoy. Students collaborate in...
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Butterfly Quest

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
This worksheet calls for young scientists to create a diagram of a butterfly's life cycle and then answer a series of short-answer and fill-in -the-blank questions. The questions are broken down by the stages of a butterfly's life cycle:...
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The True Story of the...

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a slide show presentation of a popular children's storybook. The story will be retold by the "villain" in an effort to explain his side of the story. This activity is based on "The True Story of The Three Little...
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The Canadian Expedition

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research and write a pen pal letter about the geography of a Canadian town. Students create a script for a phone call with their pen pal and perform it with a friend for the class.
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Pronouns

For Students 3rd - 6th
Was it she or her? Pupils must choose the correct pronoun to correctly complete the 29 sentences on this grammar learning exercise.
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John Steinbeck

For Teachers 8th - 12th
This presentation is made up of basic information about John Steinbeck including historical background and excerpts from several of his novels. It is an overview of his life and times. Two of the slides list several links to...

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