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Early Travel Routes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore explorers in the Pacific Northwest by examining primary source documents. After the research is finished students write a journal as if they were one of the explorers. Visual aids are needed as well.
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Opera on the Net

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create an Opera-on-the-Net with other students in Sweden. They use technology to aid them in making decisions in every area of creating the opera: music, make-up, set design, etc.
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THOSE ANCIENT GREEKS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research Athens and Sparta and based on their research they are to make a visual aid showing their findings.
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The President and the Press ~ FDR's First Press Conference: March 1933

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider that many presidential aides now speak "off the record," in essence conveying a message from the president. They examine why most Presidents have fewer press conferences the deeper they get into their terms of office.
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Country Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research any part of the United States that they want to know more about. This may include the culture, food or people. They have to present their information to the class, display a visual aid and write a paper on the...
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INSECTS

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders select, collect, and classify various insects by constructing an apparatus from materials that aid in the capture and containment of the insect.
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Comparing Creation Stories

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students compare and contrast creation stories in different cultures. They write a creative story and design a visual aid showing what their new civilization would look like.
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The Structure And Functions of Proteins

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the structure of proteins and how it affects their function. They build a protein model with four helix units and describe how this structure aids the protein in doing its jobs.
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Assembling A Story

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars observe, discuss, and interpret Radcliffe Bailey's work "By the River" by creating a personal narrative of the 18th or 19th century. Internet access is required and related links are offered for teaching aides.
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1986 Capsule: Hispanic Influence in the New World

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students research the conditions in Spain during the 15th and 16th centuries. In groups, they write a paper on the information they gathered during their research and why the situation is unique to Spain. As a class, they discuss the...
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Tales From The Tummy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use creative writing in order to review the digestive system and other various parts of the human body. They write a creative story about a hamburger and the journey it takes during digestion. The lesson includes key words that...
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Store Design

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students develop a new store idea by designing the physical layout, creating flyers, and creating a storyboard submitted on a foam board. The Smart Draw software program is suggested to aid in drawing the store layouts.
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Rhetorical Terms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore online audio examples taken from public speeches, movies, songs, lectures, oral interpretations of literature and other media events to find uses for specific rhetorical terms. This lesson includes a video of...
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Pen and Ink Techniques

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create pen and ink drawings to practice new techniques. The instructional activity includes finished product images so the instructor can have target assignments to aid in the assessment process for the monitoring of student...
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Paper Bag Pilgrim Dolls

For Teachers K - 3rd
Stuents create paper bag versions of "pilgrim dolls" in this excellent Art instructional activity for the time just before Thanksgiving break. The plan uses staples or glue to attach dolls and includes a picture diagram and two...
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Texture And The World Around You

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars discover different textures used in art by exploring objects, creating magazine montages, and printing collagraphs. The lesson spans three days and includes three different activities to aid in the learning process.
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Social Studies: Underground Railroad

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars role-play as escaped slaves making their way from North Carolina to Canada, stopping in Indiana. They track their journeys on maps and include a stop at Harriet Tubman's. Students write three paragraphs about how Tubman...
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Artists are...In their Right Minds

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students complete experiments to aid in the understanding of the separate functions fo the left and right hemispheres of the brain. Students complete a drawing based on a verbal description.
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So You Want to Be A Travel Agent?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a slide show of exactly 5 pages to aid them in presenting information on their state. Slide 1 will include: state name, student name, a graphic. Slide 2 will include: name of capital city, 2 interesting places to...
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Flowera of the Prairie

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars with severe disabilities view pictures of flowers in a scanning box and identify them. Outside, they locate flowers on the school's property, label and care for them. Students use flower pictures to aid identification.
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Math Hangman

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice addition problems using manipulatives or their fingers to aid in concrete learning experiences. They then play Math Hangman; in order to guess letters or uncover a letter, each student will have to do an addition...
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Seashells of Galveston, Texas

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students take a trip to Galveston's beaches. They collect empty shells, and visit the internet site to identify the seashells they find. Students visit the linked websites to view pictures of seashells and aid in their identification....
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African American Music

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate a variety of sites to gather relevant information for a presentation about African American musical forms in this general Music lesson for middle school and high school. Resource links are provided to aid instruction.
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To Question Or Not To Question?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice questioning to aid in creating meaning when reading. Through guided practice, they read a passage from a chapter book and answer in-text and inference questions. Independently, they read another chapter from the...

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