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When I Was Your Age...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss generational differences in life experiences, consider their future life paths based on their past and present, and write essays from perspectives of themselves 50 years from now.
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The Letter Dd

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore the concept of the letter Dd.  In this letter recognition lesson, students are engulfed with items, movement, and music that begin with the letter Dd.  Students create crafts that help them learn and recognize...
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Interview a Professional: Professional Sports

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research a career featured on a career website. They email an expert in the field of their choice. They conduct a questionnaire of the expert and record their findings. They collate their information and write a written...
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Interview a Professional: Marine Mammal Rescue

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners choose a career featured on the school to career website. They research the career and email an expert in the field of their choice. They answer a series of questions and write a written report on their findings and present...
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Healthy People 2010

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders log on to the attached website. They use the "Online Slide Show" and think about the questions in the guide. They complete the slide show and guide, then and share their suggestions with the class.
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Team Players

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine a school to career website. They collect and collate data about careers from their own data collection. They determine which skills and abilities ensure successful teamwork. They research two careers that they come...
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Why do people mover where they do?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars read factual stories of migration to Hawaii, analyze and explain push and pull factors, interview parents about their cultural heritage, identify countried of origin of their ancestors, graph migration patterns on an world...
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Educating Village Girls

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore the education of village girls. In this sociology lesson, students watch the slide show, "Healthy Girls, Healthy Villages" about Nigerian girls and women. Pupils compare work in rural Lesotho with their own households.
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"Go West, Young Man!"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine reasons why people migrated west. They describe how the geography of the U.S. changed in the 19 th century and design a PowerPoint presentation to convey factors for westward expansion.
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Infusing Equity By Gender Into the Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 7th
Students participate in activities to develop life skills related to gender equity.  In this gender equity activity, students examine the roles of people using hats. Students will role play various occupations related to the hats....
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Indentured Servitude and Immigration

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students examine indentured servitude. In this Teaching Tolerance instructional activity, students compare indentured servitude of colonial America to the undocumented immigration of today. Students write reflections regarding how they...
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The Euro: Classroom Exercises

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine trade between the United States and the European Union. In this costs of goods lesson, students conduct research to identify the costs of goods made in the EU in America and the cost of goods made in America in the...
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The IMF, Money, International Trade and Cooperation

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study the role of the International Money Fund and develop an understanding of international trade. They investigate learning in a cooperative atmosphere.
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Women's Wartime Roles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore the role of women during times of war. They examine the various roles that women have played in wars throughout United States history and how they have changed over time. In addition, they role-play presentations...
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Make a TV Commercial for "Brighty-Whitey" Toothpaste

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students develop the skill of creativity by creating their own brand of toothpaste. The class will present the different projects in front of the class in the form of a speech.
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Saving and Creating a Personal Budget

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders brainstorm ways to save money. In this financial awareness lesson, 5th graders read a chapter from the book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and create a personal budget for themselves.
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The Reformation

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the Reformation.  In this World History instructional activity, 7th graders analyze primary sources on being Protestant and Catholic.  Students discuss as a class the impact of the Reformation. 
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Tsunami - Five Years On

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the issues of rebuilding after the Indonesian tsunami. In this reconstruction lesson, students investigate the reconstruction that followed the devastating event.
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Black Hawk Island Hike

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students explore Wisconsin's natural and cultural history through hands-on exploration of Upham Woods. They are shown the basic paddling skills and they work in teams to paddle across the river on barge. Students describe cultural...
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Shays’ Rebellion: A Massachusetts Farmer’s Account

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the effects of Shays' Rebellion. In this Shays' Rebellion lesson plan, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the rebellion and the events that led to it. Students respond to...
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Social Effects of WWII on South Carolina

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils study the history of South Carolina and the impact World War II had on the state. For this WWII history lesson, students research the social effects incurred from WWII on the people of South Carolina. Pupils develop an outline of...
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Digging Detectives

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students demonstrate basic procedures for archeological excavations. They explore an archeological site, students using various archeological methods and techniques to determine some of the aspects of past life and culture.
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Trekking to Timbuktu: The Geography of Mali - Student Version

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders locate Mali on a world map, describe the landscape and climate of Mali, and locate the city of Timbuktu and describe the local weather. They compare life along the Niger in ancient times to that of today
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America: The Land of Career Opportunity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study, discuss, and analyze why people have emigrated to America. They watch The New Americans and research immigration in the U.S.