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Faith-Based Initiatives
Students consider the effectiveness of faith-based initiatives. In this religion and ethics lesson, students research issues relative to the separation of church and state. Students investigate the Bush faith-based initiative proposal...
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A Question, Mr. Lincoln!
Students discuss Abraham Lincoln. In this social science lesson plan, students describe key events in Lincoln's life. Students practice using interviewing skills to gather information pretending to be Lincoln.
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Group Initiatives
Students explore the names and qualities about members in the group. They each say their name and something about themselves. Students gather around in a circle. They listen to the teacher as he or she says the name of someone and throws...
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Lesson Plan on the Appalachians - People, Culture, Lifestyles
Fourth graders examine and discuss the location, lifestyle, and culture of the people of the Appalachians. They listen to a tape of an Appalachian dialect, the story, When I Was Young in the Mountains, and write and conduct questions for...
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Job Hiring...Who's the best candidate?
Young scholars, working in teams, assume they are the newly hired research director of a biotech firm interviewing the top two candidates for the position of research scientist. They evaluate the candidates and decide who should be hired...