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How Can Our Talents Be Used Together?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate their individual talents. In this togetherness lesson, students listen to the poem "Togetherness Chant" and change the final stanza from play to work. Students brainstorm how they can use their individual talents for...
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Group Headdresses

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design a headdress in the style of the Bahamian festival Junkaroo. They work cooperatively and evaluate the group's work. They define the meanings of community, capital, and factions. They explore the work of groups that...
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Our Cultural COmmunity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create tiles to create a project that helps students to reflect upon culture. The concept of multicultural education is necessary to help create a community of learners. Brainstorming is the main skill that is used for students...
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Creative Coin Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners participate in a round-robin writing activity started from a single writing prompt. Different coins be worked into the story throughout the course of the activity.
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Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students work cooperatively during a fun, Halloween themed scavenger hunt in the gym.
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Building a Mini-park And Bird Sanctuary Lesson 3: Location, Location, Location

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work cooperatively using the democratic process to select a place for a park. They identify how the garden in the park will look. They write a five paragraph essay as an assessment.
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Dancing Good and Evil from Dance in America

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a pantomime, work cooperatively to conduct and share research, identify and discuss how movement is used to depict the ethereal Odette and the sinister Odile, and creatively pay tribute to the lovers, Odette and Siegfried.
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Electronically Composing Music

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students complete a worksheet and discuss components of musical composition. Students familiarize themselves with the program, Finale. Students then work cooperatively to compose a musical suite.
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Clay Animations

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students create short animated films using clay figures, digital video cameras, and the computer program iMovie. In this lesson, students work cooperatively in small groups to maximize success.
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Dalai Lama Tibetan Mandala Lesson

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read a story from Tibet and discuss making choices in our lives. They explore the culture of Tibet and its traditions. In groups, students work cooperatively to construct a depiction of a Tibetan mandala.
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Rescuing a Beluga Whale

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research particular characteristics of the Beluga whale as it applies to the role in each student is assigned. Students work cooperatively to design a proposal for a new home for the baby Beluga. Students present their proposal...
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The Global Community

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars investigate international cooperation. In this global issues lesson, students identify the purposes of international intervention such as efforts to aid Somalia and Darfur. Young scholars then simulate a press conference...
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Working Together

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students work together to solve problems. In this math activity, students apply math skills of graphing to work on an assignment together and at the same time, learn to problem solve. They walk away learning to work well in groups.
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Understanding Tibet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students work in cooperative groups to read one current situation of Tibet. They respond to a set of discussion questions. Pupils write a newspaper article expressing the current information explored. Students write an editorial or...
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U. S. Flag

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the history, etiquette and different flags of the U. S. At the same time they make decisions, compromises and value other persons opinion as they work in small cooperative groups.
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Games and Activities to Teach Molecular Genetics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate a working knowledge of cell interactions such as DNA replication, protein synthesis (transcription and translation), through active participation in a cooperative group.
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Teamwork

For Teachers 7th - 12th
This activity will give students the opportunity to consider what is involved in cooperative efforts and why real teamwork can be very effective. As a result, they may be able to offer suggestions for improving cooperation in their own...
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Welcome to the Class

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners recognize behaviors that make them better citizens. In this group cooperation lesson, students create a class chart of behaviors when the class cooperates. Learners role play situations with new students to identify successful...
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Discovering DNA Structure

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students work in cooperative groups of four and manipulate paper nucleotides to discover the structure of DNA. They model DNA and sing the DNA song to review concepts. Lyrics to song included in lesson plan.
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Discovering DNA Structure

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work on this paper lab in cooperative groups of four and manipulate nucleotides to discover the structure of DNA. When they have finished the lab, students have created model of DNA that can be hung on the ceiling. Students...
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Cheiftainship / Leadership

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars examine Bill Reid's sculpture "The Black Canoe".They decide which character in the canoe they are most like. Students analyze how their personalities work towards contributing to the group. They explore the moral theme of...
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Biology Mural Project

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students express knowledge in an unconventional mode which encourages creativity, analytical skills and cooperation within a group. This lesson stimulates pride in students because they are able to showcase their abilities.
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A Statistical Study of Three Biomes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students collect data from one of three selected biomes. Data are then organized and statistically analyzed. This project engages students of different backgrounds grouped cooperatively in a relevant outdoor hands-on learning experience.
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The Rest of the Story

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make predictions about the story "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" based on background knowledge. They read the story, stopping to verify or reject predictions. They write their own opinionated fairytales.

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