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Dream Phone of Basic Phone?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learning to be a savvy shopper can make or break the bank. Upper graders research five different cell phone carriers to see if they'll have enough money in their imaginary budget for a dream phone or a basic phone. They create either a...
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Dream Stream

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Investigate the parts of a healthy stream to build content-specific vocabulary and ecological awareness. The class builds vocabulary and determines why clean water is important for trout. They design a shoe box to show what a clean...
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Field of Dreams

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study several of Marc Chagall's paintings with an emphasis on his use of symbolic color and of space. They explore learn basic techniques for using Scholar colored pencils, and create an artwork using a baseball theme.
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Project H.O.P.E. (Highlighting Opportunities for Potential Employment)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners explore career paths by creating a job scrapbook.  In this employment lesson, students discuss what types of skills employers look for in the job market.  Learners decide on a career they would like to explore by creating a...
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House Design and Installation of Products

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students design a "dream house" and plan to install flooring, tile and other products that are bought by a certain measurement. Problem solving be used in determining how much of each product to use and the total cost of each installed.
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Ender's Game: Ender's Shadow Projects

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Most likely intended for a secondary remedial class. This lesson engages learners in literary analysis through a creative project. They choose one project focused on taking the protagonist through a hero's journey. This link provides a...
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Amnesty International

Human Rights and Service Learning (Part 1)

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What better way is there to teach about human rights than by seeing them firsthand? Introduce your class or club to the spirit of service through a myriad of service project ideas. First in a series of human rights instructional...
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The Orphan of Ellis Island

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Everyone comes from somewhere. An interdisciplinary lesson on Elvira Woodruff's The Orphan of Ellis Island includes discussion starter and writing prompts for the novel, as well as a graphic organizer to help learners begin their own...
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Work Cut Out For You

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read about teenagers who forgo college for work. They plan their own progression toward their careers of choice by creating 'fantasy résumés' that list both their present accomplishments and things they hope to do in the future.
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Poetry through Jazz, Rap, and Hip Hop

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore poetry through jazz, rap, and hip hop music. They discover the common threads that run through the poetry and music. Students design their own lyrics to a jazz, rap, or hip hop selection and share their songs with the...
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The Mission of Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students comprehend the various aspects of the Lewis and Clark expediton. They complete an idea web. Students work in small groups. They recall some important aspects of the Lewis and Clark expedition by performing the Corps of...
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Lesson Plan to Accompany Psalm of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze the poem, "Psalm of Life," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They create a Footsteps Quilt, developing quilt squares to represent each goal and gift they would leave as a gift to humanity.
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Destination Mars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study Mars and what it would take to man a mission there.  In this solar system lesson students view a video and complete an art activity in groups. 
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Cultures of Our World

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students eat food, make crafts, read books, and wear costumes all to learn about another culture. In this culture lesson plan, students can also go to a museum.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson : Triumph and Tragedy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students view a documentary on Lyndon Baines Johnson. His presidency was both a success and a failure. After viewing, students discuss what they saw then create a poster for LBJ's 1964 presidential campaign. They discuss Vietnam as well.
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High Rollaway Heroes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars work collaboratively with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to preserve a local historical and environmentally fragile site. They conduct a survey of the plant and animal life at the site, and create an...
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Where will "Brave Irene" take us today?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
The students listen to and discuss the book "Brave Irene." The students then participating in creating a class web about a snowstorm. The students then independently journal about bravery. They conclude the lesson by creating an...
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Bio

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students define their goals, aspirations, and strategies for attaining based on the goals and aspirations of Keith Haring. In this goals lesson plan, students hypothesize goals and solutions on how to get there.

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