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End of Mandates and the Middle East

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the original mandates of the League of Nations regarding the Middle East. They listen to a lecture/PowerPoint presentation on the end of the mandate system, and complete a fill-in-the-blank worksheet that...
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Germs: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate personal health issues by discussing germs.  In this contagious disease lesson plan, students identify ways germs infect our bodies and how we can best protect ourselves.  Learners discuss food preparation...
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Charlotte's Web

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders focus on fluency by reading the book Charlotte's Web. In this reading strategies instructional activity, 4th graders partner read, do guided reading, and independent reading to increase fluency. Students use Venn...
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Who Are the Arab Americans?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore the concept of diversity. In this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students take a quiz titled "Who Are the Arab Americans?" and then use the quiz as a lens through which to discuss misperceptions regarding Arab Americans....
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Isolation or Intervention?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students research the attitudes and politics of pre-World War II America. They become isolationists or interventionists and present their points of view during a simulated city council meeting.
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Small European Countries

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the advantages and disadvantages of being a very small European country in today's world. They locate each country on a map using the coordinates, discuss the governments of each country, and develop a list of...
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Which Brand of Air Freshener is Most Cost Effective?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars use scientific method to determine cost-effectiveness of air freshener, and create PowerPoint presentations to share their results.
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Are you an Animal Sleuth?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define and identify both wild and domestic animals as well as mammals and non-mammals. In this animal safety instructional activity, students distinguish between animals that can carry rabies from those that cannot. Students use...
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The American Turtle, 1776

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders evaluate David Bushnell's 1776 American Turtle. In this history lesson students analyze and make predictions about the first submarine invented by David Bushnell after view pictures. They compare the drawing with an account...
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Team Handball Lesson #3

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students practice hand-eye coordination skills by identifying proper throwing technique, and by passing, throwing, and bouncing ball to partner from distance of six feet, both while stationary and in motion.
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Autoimmune Disease

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research on an autoimmune disease, and present the information in a PowerPoint presentation.
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What is the Immune System and How Does HIV Affect It?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Student discuss the effect of HIV on the immune system. In this human body lesson, students research the immune system and how the HIV virus weakens it. They create a bulletin board showing how HIV is transmitted. 
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My Secret War: Lesson 3

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read My Secret War. In this social studies lesson, 5th graders discuss how United States citizens worked together to ensure success in the war. Students discuss primary and secondary sources. Students paraphrase.
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Lesson Plan - ESL Vocabulary Lesson Plan - Opposites for Advanced Level Learners

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students in small groups work on opposites worksheet.
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Virginia Woolf: A Room of One's Own - Shakespeare's Sister

For Teachers Higher Ed
Pupils, after reading and analyzing, "A Room of One's Own," by Virginia Woolf, analyze how creating and defending one's position as well as how narrative functions as a rhetorical device. They evaluate and focus in on Shakespeare's Sister.
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Kites: Patang - The Indian Fighter Kite

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the history of fighter kites and build their own.  In this aeronautics lesson, students discover how other countries utilize fighter kites and where they originated.  Students create their own fighter kites...
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Direct Speech

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore characteristics of a good speech. They use speech marks to demarcate direct speech. Students read a report and rewrite it, using verbs that describe people speaking.
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Assignment Discovery Online Curriculum Right to Privacy?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore privacy rights. For this civics lesson, students investigate the pros and cons of proposed national identification cards as they explore provided Internet links. Students write position papers pertaining to the...
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The Inauguration of Barack Obama the 44th President of the United States

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the process of inauguration in the United States.  Students describe the symbolic and political significance of the ceremony of the inauguration of the President of the United States.  Students role...
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Reformation and Civil Wars of Religion in 16th Century France

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners discover details about the Reformation. In this French history lesson, students view a PowerPoint presentation about the religious wars that took place in the country and within Europe. Learners take notes on the presentation...
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Is There A Fungus Among Us?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders classify fungus into two different groups. In this fungus lesson, 6th graders collect as many pieces of fungus as possible. Students then classify these pieces of fungus as saprophytic or parasitic. 
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Airplane Wings

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the aerodynamics of a wing and how it generates lift.  In this flight lesson students complete several experiments including how to build a paper plane and how airfoils affect performance.
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Where in the World War? Mapping the Geography of D-Day

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine how to read maps for historical information. They listen to a lecture on the history of D-Day, analyze a historical map of the invasion of Normandy, and answer discussion questions.
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Using Torture on Suspected Terrorists

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners asses the ethical, ideological, and political advantages both domestically and internationally. They analyze if it is beneficial to have terrorists share information or not and consider what is fair or unfair punishment for...