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EngageNY

End of Unit Assessment, Part 1: Drafting the Experience or Event of the Narrative

For Teachers 6th Standards
Don't be tone deaf. Scholars study two photographs to better understand the concept of tone, so they can incorporate the literary device into their writing. Additionally, they draft the experience or event portion of their personal...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

The Freedom Riders and the Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s marched to its own beat—literally. Using songs from the era, as well as other primary sources such as King's "I Have a Dream" speech, class members analyze lyrics to discover how music and protest...
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Bonneville

Unique Solar Cell Model Sketch and Presentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
There's always room for improvement. Continuing from the previous lesson, learners first create a two- or three-dimensional model of their solar cell designs. They then give short presentations to the rest of the class and receive...
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Interactive
DocsTeach

Twelve Years a Slave

For Teachers 8th - 12th
It's difficult to truly grasp the effects of slavery. Young historians use historical analysis to understand the struggle of slavery on African Americans. The resource provides text from the autobiography Twelve Years a Slave to help...
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Interactive
DocsTeach

Election of 1800

For Teachers 5th - 8th
The 2020 election is not the only unpredictable one in history. The Election of 1800 highlighted an unforeseen event in a presidential election. The activity reviews documents from the elections and what happened when the electoral...
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American Chemical Society

Dissolving M-and-Ms

For Students K - 5th
Learning ... how sweet it is! A hands-on lesson uses colored candies to demonstrate how positive and negative charges interact. Pupils use different types of liquids and watch as the color from the candies spreads—or doesn't. 
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Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Architecture Letter Model

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Using an engaging resource, scholars learn about model-building with direct instruction and discussion. They build an architectural model of a chosen letter from the alphabet, and then present their work to the class. 
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Center for History Education

The Non-Importation Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Boycott for free trade! An eye-opening lesson explores the non-importation movement created by American colonists in response to the Stamp and Sugar Acts. Scholars specifically look at the impact the boycott had on colonial women who had...
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Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Business Project

For Teachers 12th Standards
Where's the data? After choosing from a list of business topics, scholars embark on a research project. They develop a strong thesis statement, follow MLA formatting requirements, select sources, and write a five-paragraph research essay. 
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Worksheet
Teachers Pay Teachers

What Kind of Smart Are You

For Teachers K - 5th
Gain insight into the type of learners that fill your classroom. An eight-question survey asks scholars questions about themselves. Using their color-coded answers, they conclude their degree of intelligence in multiple areas—music,...
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EngageNY

Building Background Knowledge: Jigsaw to Build and Share Expertise about the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Part 1

For Teachers 5th Standards
Using the Jigsaw protocol, scholars study chunks of text from a speech given by former US presidents following a devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti. As they read the speech in small groups, they build background knowledge and share...
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Lions Clubs International Foundation

Mindful Self-Management Exercise: Pausing the Action

For Parents 3rd - 5th
A self-management exercise allows scholars to mindfully pause the action by identifying emotions and changing their thought processes. When pupils feel strongly about something, they imagine themselves as a remote they can pause to...
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Anti-Defamation League

The Gender Allowance Gap

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Does the pay gap begin with allowance? That is the big question scholars answer in a lesson examining how gender affects how much money an individual earns. Class members conduct a survey to identify how the allowance is paid, take their...
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Curated OER

Links to the Missing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the information required to identified missing persons, then create a personal 'database' of information on themselves and their community.
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Curated OER

Getting to Know Your Textbook

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use the glossary, index, and headings to location information in their textbooks. In this textbooks lesson plan, 8th graders complete discussion questions about the information they can learn from textbook features.
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Curated OER

Pigs: A Visual Splendor

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice using visualization to aid in their reading comprehension. After a reading a chapter from the book "Charlotte's Web," students write a brief summary of the plot using their visualizations, aided by reading...
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Curated OER

Read and Retain

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice strategies for aiding in their comprehension of material they read. Through guided practice, they read a selected piece of text and answer questions pertaining to what they have read. They practice looking back in...
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Curated OER

Boy Scout Merit Badge: Lifesaving

For Students 8th
In this boy scout merit badge:  lifesaving activity, 8th graders research the topic using the websites listed, answer 15 detailed questions about rescues, water safety, lifesaving aids and equipment, first aid, plus demonstrate swimming...
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Curated OER

Every Teenager's Choice

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students focus on developing emotional maturity that aid them in making intelligent and appropriate decisions regarding their own sexual behavior.
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Curated OER

The House That Drac Built Haunted Houses

For Teachers K
Students build a haunted house out of a paper bag, and decorate it with shapes cut out of construction paper. They attach their address to the bag to aid in memorizing this important information.
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Curated OER

Map Your Area

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students map the geographic boundaries of a recycling program's service areas and include the location of buyers important to the program. They use this map as an aid in managing a school recycling program or project.
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Curated OER

How Does Cell Size And Shape Affect Transport of Materials

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore concepts of surface area, volume, and ratios, create spreadsheets to aid organization of data collected and provide graphing capabilities, and use NIH Imaging to enable calculations of microscopic organisms.
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Curated OER

Group Research and Reports on STDs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and list diseases that people can contract through sexual activity. They conduct Internet research on a chosen STD, write a one-page report, and create a visual aide to present to the class.
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Curated OER

Exploring the Illinois and Michigan Canal

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders locate the Illinois & Michigan Canal and related landmarks on various maps. They explain the challenges associated with building a canal. They access websites imbedded in this plan and watch a video to aid their...

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