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Words/Music/Images: Interpretation and Meaning A Motivational Activity
Students explore popular music in its historical context. In this music lesson plan, students examine the lyrics, musicical arrangement, and video imagery of selected songs to interpret the messages and themes of the songs.
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Decimal System, Zero, and Pi
Students explore Indian contributions to mathematics. In this mathematics history lesson plan, students examine the decimal system, zero, and pi as contributions from the Indian culture.
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US Foreign Policy at the Turn of the Millennium
Students explore U.S. foreign policy. In this diplomacy lesson, students discuss and analyze the evolution of U.S. foreign policy between 1970 and 2000. Students research their textbooks, the Internet, videos, and filmstrips.
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Critical Reading Exercise
For this critical reading exercise, students evaluate the credibility of a piece of writing. Students read descriptions of various interest groups and lobbies and identify the group that made a quotation.
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Daily Mind Builders: Social Studies
In this critical thinking worksheet, 5th graders create a conclusion. Students read a short passage and use the given information to synthesize their own conclusion from the presented material.
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Inventive Thinking - Future Inventions
Students create marketing campaigns. For this technology skills lesson, students keep a log as they build prototypes of their inventions. Students then script and record video commercials to sell the prototypes.
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Science is a Wonderland
Students use the scientific method to study Animalia and Plantae Kingdoms. In this science inquiry lesson, students watch a PowerPoint about science process skills. Students complete the National Geographic bottled Eggs-periment or the...
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Stating Reasons and Giving Examples
In this paragraph construction learning exercise, students read a model paragraph regarding Costa Rica. Students respond to 10 questions regarding the structure of the paragraph.
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What's the Big Idea? Exercise 2
In this online interactive categorization worksheet, students examine 12 groups of 4 words each. Students identify a title for each set of words.
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It Counts
Students explore one to one number correspondence. In this early math instructional activity, students make observations about and classify plants in order to gain an understanding of using numbers to describe their world.
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What Would the United States Do?
For this U.S. history scenario worksheet, students use their critical thinking skills to explain how the U.S. would respond in a scenario that involves the Soviet Union sending support to Communist rebels in Nicaragua.
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Presidential Election 2008:Making Decisions about Political Candidates
Students think critically about political candidates. In this election lesson, students research candidates and use information sources to explore their stands on issues.
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Happiness is A Warm Puppy
Learners investigate dog breeds and write a short story from a dog's perspective. In this dog research and writing lesson, students watch the film, "Dog: The Early Years. They apply critical thinking skills to determine which type of dog...
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Making Good Decisions
Students examine the "Little Planet Times" and discuss how to solve the town's problem. In this literature/problem solving lesson, students record the opinion of each of the council members and role play their position. Students...
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Smiles Change the World
Students discuss and write about groups that need friends. In this friendship lesson, students create a banner for someone who needs a friend. students pair share to chose a recipient for the banner.
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Beginning Critical Reading - Nuts
In these critical reading worksheets, 3rd graders read the short story about nuts. Students then answer 3 critical reading questions about the passage.
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Beginning Critical Reading - The Sun
In these critical reading worksheets, students read the short story about the sun. Students then answer 3 critical reading questions about the passage.
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Intermediate Critical Reading - The Robin
In these critical reading worksheets, students read the short story about robins. Students then answer 3 critical reading questions about the passage.
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Critical Reading: Intelligence Augmentation
For this critical reading worksheet, students read a short passage regarding intelligence augmentation and then answer five questions based on the reading.
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Civil War Photos Tell a Story
Students explore the work of a Civil War photographer. For this Civil War lesson, students access the photographs by Matthew Brady through the web link and examine the photographs he took in order to better understand the Civil War.
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Packing for a Trip: Brainstorming
In this packing for a trip brainstorming worksheet, students color a picture of suitcases. Students write a list of 8 things to take on a trip and 8 things to leave at home.
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Famous Quotes Interpretation
In this quote interpretation worksheet students use their critical thinking skills to determine the meaning of a quote and respond to a prompt.
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Famous Quotes Interpretation
In this quote interpretation worksheet, students must use critical thinking skills to respond to a prompt regarding a quote by Charles Dickens.
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Jamestown Fort: Finding History
Young scholars identify artifacts discovered from the exploration of the Jamestown fort in order to help them create a short fictional account about the lives of Jamestown's first inhabitants. For this history lesson, students research...