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Essay Exchange Unit: Final Drafts
High schoolers develop final versions of their position papers and add them to the school's web pages for review and feedback.
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Sow the Seeds of Victory!
Students use the National Archives and Records Administration's records to research the history of the U.S. Food Administation.
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Environment Global Warming
Students study the causes and effects of global warming and the actions that can be take to improve the problem. They write action plans for making their school more environmentally friendly.
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Telegram from Senator Joseph McCarthy to President Harry S. Truman
Students research Senator Joseph McCarthy's February 9, 1950 speech, given at Wheeling, West Virginia, in which he claimed more than 200 State Department employees were members of the Communist Party.
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We Recycle!
Students discuss and brainstorm the need for recycling. They also learn what materials they use are recyclable. They are to start their own recycling center in their school. They promote recycling by using posters and other graphics.
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EcoKids Web Site: Food Chain Game
Students use the EcoKids web site to explore food chains and the associated terminology. They answer the questions about food chains and their importance. Students use the Kidspiration program to add information to an Animal Fact Web.
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Tessellations: An Application of Simple Regular Polygons
Tenth graders identify homogeneous tessellations. In this model-based lesson, 10th graders make and identify homogeneous tessellations, both regular and semi-regular.
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Constitutional Issues: Separation of Powers
Students discribe the principle and the history of separation of powers.
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Instruments for Change
Students examine their own rehearsals and make notes to correct their mistakes.
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What Are the Ethical Considerations
Students investigate the socioeconomic and environmental issues associated with radon. They examine the laws that exist in New Jersey that pertain to real estate. They work in groups to design new legislation that addresses associated...
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The American Home Front During WWII
Learners analyze World War Two era government propaganda, biographies, and historical data in order to better understand the effects on Americans at home. In this American Home Front During World War Two instructional activity, students...
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Memorandum Regarding the
Young scholars use the National Archives to research the memorandum regarding the enlistment of Navajo Indians during World War II.
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Something Beautiful This Way Comes
Students interview senior citizens in their community about their role in helping others. They compare notes with one of their classmates to see the different ways they have helped the world. They invite their senior citizen to talk to...
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What I Really Care About
Fourth graders explore the concept of values and apply it to what they think is important. Different situations are analyzed to see if their values are maintained.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Life of Service: Nurse Bennett Heritage House
Nurse Myra Grimsley (Bennett) was a nurse in Britain throughout World War I. She came to Newfoundland in 1921 as a volunteer and worked there for over 50 years. She was the only source of medical aid to people living along a...
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Kids Health: Volunteering
Volunteering may seem like working without being compensated but that isn't necessarily true. Volunteers are compensated with a gratifying feeling of making a difference in the life of someone in need.Read this article to find out how to...
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National Park Service: Clara Barton National Historic Site Interactive
Take a virtual tour of Clara Barton's Glen Echo home, which served as the National Headquarters of the American Red Cross. Browse 360-degree footage of where volunteers worked, where guests gathered, and where supplies were stored. Also,...
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Cuso
CUSO is a Canadian organization similar in mission and purpose as the United States' Peace Corps. Founded in 1961, CUSO has grown into a dynamic organization working to combat poverty and inequality, aid human rights, treat HIV/AIDS, and...
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Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive: Guatemala
Take a virtual field trip to Guatemala along with eight high school students from Atlanta and Chicago as they work with Guatemalan families to fight poverty.
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Worldwide International Student Exchange (Wise)
The Worldwide International Student Exchange Foundation is an excellent source of exchange opportunities for short-stay or long term experiences traveling and living abroad. Offers a range of farm, ranch, city environments as well as...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Discover the World of Gps and Geocaching
This lesson plan will be a creative approach to learning latitude and longitude, and will introduce the students to new technology. Seventh grade students will be given the opportunity to utilize GPS Handheld Tracking Units to understand...
A&E Television
History.com: How the Us Civil War Inspired Women to Enter Nursing
Before the American Civil War, the majority of hospital nurses or "stewards" were men. But the war created a medical crisis that demanded more volunteers, and a lot of the people who took up the call were women. Amid this desperate need...
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Butser Archaeological Centre Ltd : Butser Ancient Farm
Welcome to an almost-authentic ancient working farm in Britain. This main site is partially commerical in nature with classes, volunteers, and events scheduled. The site expands to educate us about Iron Age farming, crops, animals, as...