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Teaching Tolerance

The War on Drugs—Mechanisms and Effects

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The war on drugs doesn't have definite results. An interesting lesson examines the social, political, and economic effect of the war on drugs. Academics learn how the war on drugs has led to mass incarcerations and negatively affected...
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Parallels Between Mass Incarceration and Jim Crow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Is history repeating itself? A riveting lesson examines the parallels between mass incarceration in the U.S. and the Jim Crow Laws of the past. Academics review Jim Crow Laws and compare them to mass incarcerations of African Americans....
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Modern Day Pen Pals, Connecting Our Art Room to the Rest of the World!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Initiate an international pen pal program! After establishing communication with an art class in another country, groups share pod casts and video streams of their work. The scripted resource details how to prepare for the pod casts, but...
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Introduction to Drama

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Introduce your class to drama! You cast each pupil as a different character from a story you have read. They are given a general outline of the scene, act out the scene multiple times, then discuss the weak and strong aspects of each...
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Spanish Colonies in South America

For Teachers 8th - 10th
How did the Spanish govern its South American colonies? This presentation provides a series of questions, images, and an informative outline for learners to ponder. They will review the colonial caste system, the encomienda system, and...
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Cast of Personalities - The Louisiana Purchase

For Teachers 4th - 12th
The origins of the state of Arkansas are the focus of this history lesson. Elementary schoolers to high schoolers identify persons associated with the development of the state from the very first European contact to statehood in 1836....
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Cast Your Vote

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
In a simple but unique lesson, youngsters learn about the history of voting systems. They then collaborate in groups to develop a new honest and consistent voting method. A class-wide poll is taken, evaluating the designs of other...
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Plaster Casts of Natural Objects

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe objects in science and create a contour picture of the the object.  In this arts and science observation instructional activity, 4th graders develop a clay sculpture of their object.  Students generate a list of...
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India: A Quick Overview of Indian History

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Only 18 slides, but they sure do cover a large time period! From Indian geography and the Aryan Invasion, to the Marya Empire and Buddhism, this overview touches on basic information regarding Indian history. Perfect as an introduction...
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White Glue Fossils: Casts, Molds, and Impressions

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students make impressions and molds in clay and them make casts with glue. After the glue dries students remove their fossils.
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Instructors Lesson Plan for Casting Shadows

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students create quilts with shadow effects, that create three dimensional effects that make the pieces appear to float right off the surface. They use several techniques to create the shadows such as; color and value, piecing, applique...
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Growing Plants with Worm Castings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners test worm castings for content and use them to grow seeds. They hypothesize which castings best sustain seed growth. They observe growing plants to test their hypotheses. Later they graph their data.
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Bark Casts

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students make a plaster cast of tree bark. They use plaster casts of tree bark to make a simple classification system. Also, they use plaster casts of tree bark to identify individual trees.
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Collect Wildlife Tracks Using Track Preservation Methods

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Review the steps for preserving wildlife tracks and then take ecologists outdoors to create plaster casts. This activity is best used at an environmental or outdoor school situation since wildlife footprints aren't easily located within...
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Candle-Wax Fossils: Casts, Molds, and Impressions

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine and define fossils. They create their own impressions and molds in clay and candle wax, making external and internal molds.
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Shadow Casting

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use a meter stick that is placed on a horizontal surface and an object is moved along it so that the shadow length can be measured at different distances from the light source. They solve real-world problems involving...
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Seein' Double, Seein' Double

For Teachers K - 2nd
By using the Internet, hands-on activities, video, and cooperative learning, pupils look into the conditions in which light casts shadows on objects. The lesson includes fabulous hands-on activities, art projects, worksheets, and reource...
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The Insightful Introverted Intuitive

For Teachers K - 6th
Because Introverted Intuitive pupils focus on the future versus what’s happening now, they may cast a whole new light on topics you delve into with your class.
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The New York Times

Anatomy of a Scene

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Casting, setting, context, frame, camera angle, lighting, soundtrack. Every choice a writer or director makes is conscious. Here's a worksheet that asks readers/viewers to examine these choices and consider how they are used to to create...
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Casting a Ballot for New Freedoms

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use a New York Times article about the first free election in Indonesia in over four decades as a tool for learning about the government and politics, economy, religion, international relations, and people of Indonesia in the...
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Make a Book Into a Movie

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Turn your high schoolers into casting directors with this lesson, which focuses on turning a class novel into a movie. Choosing the cast for a movie based on a class reading, as well as designing a poster for the movie, helps young...
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TE Activity: Broken Bones

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine the discipline of biomedical engineering or bioengineering. They complete worksheets by participating in reading background information and completing a hands on activity. They design a prototype of a cast to set a...
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Dancing With Glee

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Slide right, slide left, knee, step, run, run, rolling, pivot, turn, shake those shoulders! These moves make up the 32-count dance to the tune of "Proud Mary" as performed by the cast from the TV show "Glee". Use the video to learn the...
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The Play's the Thing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars describe to a partner theater experiences they have had in their lives that were memorable, and analyze why. They study about one director's original artistic choices for staging Shakespeare by reading and discussing...

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