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What Women Want

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the role of women in leadership in history. They conduct research in order to find the real story. The lesson stresses the fact that women are not well known in history. There is a variety of activities in this unit...
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U.S. History: The Great Depression

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the Great Depression and federal relief programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps. Focusing on Texas, they assess the effects on poor farmers and discuss what they would do for a living had they lived in...
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Types of Transportation

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners identify and describe various modes of transportation. In this transportation lesson, students discuss the types of transportation shown in the Landscape Picture and discuss the purpose of that vehicle. Learners locate examples...
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Lesson Eight: Depending on Others

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils consider what real needs are and how people meet them. In this community lesson plan, students read A New Coat for Anna and utilize a landscape picture map to help them discuss community.
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How to be the Host with the Most

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discover details about the Olympic bidding process. In this current events lesson, students research the listed Web sites that include information about London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. 
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Documents Related to Churchill and FDR

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars groups divide up into 2. One gathers 10 facts about FDR and the other gathers 10 facts about Churchill. On the board, they compile that facts gathered in two separate columns so they can compare and contrast these two men.
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Cloze Activity: Cats and Dogs

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this cats and dogs cloze procedure worksheet, students review 2 short paragraphs that are missing 12 words and then attempt to fill in each blank with a word they think the author might have used. A word bank is provided.
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Betting on China

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the USA Today articles about the economic rise and dominance of China. In this Chinese economy instructional activity, students read the article about China as an economic threat to the United States. Students study a pie...
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I'm Dreaming of a Sustainable Christmas

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Learners examine global trade. In this global economics lesson plan, students visit websites to learn about trade with China and the environmental damage of global trade.
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Roles of the President

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read a document which explains the roles and responsibilities of the President of the United States. In groups, they tour the George Bush Presidential Museum and participate in a Presidential scavenger hunt. Once back...
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Art And Ecology: Check Out This Place!

For Students 4th - 6th
In this art and ecology instructional activity, students look at paintings and answer questions, using the painting, a world map and climate. There are 2 pictures, each with its own set of questions.
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Gender Disparity on Display

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars explore an article and discuss what gender differences.  In this exploring gender lesson students divide into groups and develop a social theory. 
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Brain Drain Signals Trouble at Technology Companies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of turnover. In this turnover lesson, students read an article about executives leaving their business. Young scholars discuss the benefits of turnover. Students create their own business and list the...
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Career Resources

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the various resources available in which they can research careers.
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What Will I Be?

For Teachers 3rd
Third gradersl examine personality characteristics that are necessary for careers. They identify characteristics necessary for any type of occupation and discuss gender bias. They write a job description for an occupation of their choosing.
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Work and Responsibility

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the responsibilities related to various careers.
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How To Get the Job Done

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the physical activities that are related to certain jobs.
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Prairie Voices...Making a Living

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils explore the many ways people support themselves and their families. In this economics lesson plan, students review newspapers and compare types of jobs. Pupils create daily schedules for an adult worker and role play job interview...
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Star Gazing

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate what an astronomer is and what he studies in the solar system.
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Computers: Get Plugged In!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the significance of learning to use the computer and the Internet. They watch and discuss a video, conduct Internet research on a celebrity or historical figure, and teach a lesson plan to a person about navigating the...
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Nebraska Entrepreneur Success Stories

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students study and discuss various entrepreneurs from their home state and then prepare a proposal for a business they would like to own and operate in the future.
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Sea and Learn - Lesson Plan: Life at Sea

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a physical education lesson in which they create a dance or progression of movements that display one of the jobs that a seaman would preform at sea based on the included teacher's notes. They work in small...
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Hometown Heroes

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners interview various entrepreneurs in their town, asking what they considered in starting and then operating their business. They compose a short essay to report their findings.
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Keep Spreading the News

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the significance of communication in an engineer's life. They develop a list of ways engineers communicate with others, and write a book, newspaper, or story about engineers' role in the environment.