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The Founding of Los Angeles, California

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the social and cultural impact of settler groups in California and the origins of the founding of Los Angeles, California. They read and discuss an informational handout, and discuss what it is and was like to...
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Setting the Stage from the Page

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine the differences between the portrayal of characters in books and in motion pictures. Using the novel, The Kite Runner, students discuss the ways in which the characters can be interpreted. Learners create original...
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Bite Sized Core Sampling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define the origin of rock samples and how surface core samples can tell us about the history and make-up of Mars. Candies are used as a Martian surface sample. Students study the samples and make a hypothesis about the cause of...
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Treasures Along the Silk Roads

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the travels of the Silk road.  In this Ancient China lesson, 9th graders analyze slides of artifacts as cultural and social representations of the Silk Road civilizations.  Students create a word map and...
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Acceleration

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this acceleration worksheet, learners are given an explanation of the constant acceleration of a roller coaster as it travels up, down and around. Students calculate the acceleration of a roller coaster given its original velocity,...
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Traditions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the vocabulary of philanthropy and the tradition in their community of altruism. In this philanthropy lesson, students discuss traditions and philanthropy. They create a class dictionary of philanthropy terms and...
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Gettysburg: The Civil War's Costliest Battle

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg. In this Gettysburg lesson, students analyze journals and letters written by the Gettysburg soldiers. Students define Civil War soldier vocabulary words. Students compare and...
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Picture Writing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create symbols. In this visual arts instructional activity, 4th graders study cave drawings, Native American pictographs, and Aboriginal Drawings prior to creating their own communication without using words.
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College Research Skills: Evaluating Reliable Online Sources

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Public Art in preparation for college discussion, research, and writing, and create their own artistic creations. In this art and college prep lesson, students develop an original research question to explore an art...
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The Story of Last Names

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the origins of common last names. In this lesson on last names, students read about how last names came to be and examine the meaning behind a few common last names.
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Troubadours

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students perform an original piece in the style of a Medieval troubadour.  In this troubadour lesson, students discuss the role of the troubadour and identify facts from a story that a troubadour might share.  Students listen...
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Creature Design

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create mathematical creatures. In this geometry lesson, 5th graders create a creature from regular and irregular geometric shapes. Students review vocabulary and construct an original creature based on a rubric.
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Toothpick Bridge Design

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders are introduced to what makes a strong, sound structure. They explore about the truss structure, the importance of the strength of the triangle and the distribution of forces along the truss. Students work in teams to...
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Globe Lesson- The Revolutionary War

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover using globes. In this geography lesson, students use a globe to outline the original 13 colonies. Students also use a globe to measure the distance from London to New York City and determine how many days it would have...
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The American Revolution

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the American Revolution using Google Earth and United Streaming online resources. In this American Revolution lesson, students complete a KWL chart with information they know about the American Revolution. Students then...
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The Kansas Flag

For Teachers 1st
First graders study the symbols on the Kansas flag. In this social studies lesson plan, 1st graders read about the symbols on the state flag. Students create a flag folder and complete word work assignment for each of the symbols discussed.
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Super Sentence Starters

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create more complex sentences by adding specified parts. They play a game where they be making sentences sound better by adding new words or phrases. They use worksheets imbedded in this lesson to give them lots of ideas.
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Spell Check: Appraising the Value of Good Spelling

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students examine scenarios in which misspelling words may have unfortunate results. They create tightly written public service announcements convincing others that spelling matters.
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Underwater Descriptive Detectives

For Teachers 1st
First graders utilize descriptive words to convey ideas in writing. After hearing the story, 'Rainbow Fish,' students create their own fish books. The books contain original writing and illustrations.
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Design a Building

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students design a blueprint of a building. In this measurement instructional activity, students design a building on paper. Students copy their building's measurements into the Microsoft Paint program and write word problems about their...
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Using a Story: Miko the Monkey

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss prior knowledge about monkeys with teacher and take a "Monkey Facts" quiz. In this language arts lesson, students make flash cards of vocabulary words and listen as teacher read Miko the Monkey. Students complete a...
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Christmas-Tree-Shaped Poems

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students create poems in the shape of a Christmas tree. They write an original poem detailing how a person can spread joy during the holiday season. The poem is formatted in the shape of a Christmas tree.
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Counting Calories

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students evaluate the health of breakfast foods. They create and solve word problems using cereal nutrition data. They solve additional problems formulated in class and write short essay on what they learned.
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Preposition Pizazz

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine examples of poems and identify the prepositions in them. They write original poems using prepositional phrases and create illustrations to go with them.

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