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The Sound of Calm

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the relationships that exist between ocean currents, wind and climate. Using those relationships, they discuss how they affect the oceans. They create their own music to represent the sounds of the ocean and share them...
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Watershed Management

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the concept of a watershed. They conduct research into the concept using a variety of resources. Students take a field trip to a local watershed to make observations. The outcome is a report concerning the...
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Owning a Pet

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify and use different forms of writing for various purposes. Using the internet, they read and gather information and write quesitons for their own investigations on the various pets they could own. They practice...
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Using Oral History to Understand Immigrant History

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use oral history to comprehend how life chaned for men, women, and childern when they immigrated to the United States. Students conduct interviews with immigrants in an attempt to interpret hardships, lifestyles, careers, and...
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Work And Resistance In America

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate the history and events that surround the industrial revolution. They conduct research using secondary sources. They look reflectively at the history in order to build an idea of how the arts could have influenced the...
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Quarter Coin Cookies

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study the historical figures and symbols of U.S. patriotism depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter coins. They explore the processes involved in making coins, and how metals canchange in consistency from the...
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What Does a Quarter Weigh?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the historical figures and symbols of U.S. patriotism depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter coins. They create a balance scale from common materials to measure the approximate weight of a quarter.
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What are Quarters Made of?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the meaning, symbolism, and value of U.S. coins, especially the quarter. They l research why in 1965 the U.S. Mint decided to change the metal composition of the quarter to copper coated with zinc. In addition, they...
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Bill of Rights -- Texas v. Johnson, 1989

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. During a visit to the George Bush Presidential Museum, they watch a video about the Texas v. Johnson flag burning case. In groups, they discover the role of the Supreme Court...
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"Doing History" The Crafting of a Christopher Gadsden Biography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students reflect on the biography of General Gadsden.  In this history lesson, students read the biography of General Gadsden then research a specific aspect of the Generals life to complete their own biography pn him.
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Character in Leadership

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders inquire and research using secondary and primary resources.  In this leadership traits unit, 5th graders investigate information about Harry S. Truman and present on his early life and leadership abilities....
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City University of New York

Virtual Geology: Maps Home Page: Topic and Quiz Menus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection of resources cover map topics and includes quizzes for improving map and globe usage skills.
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La Rue Literacy Exercises: Reading a Map: Quiz 12

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this quiz, students are given sections of a map with locations like the school, post office, back, etc. They are asked questions about directions from one place to the other.
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Honolulu Hi 5: Cool Maps With Awesome Weather Data Across 1,219 Us Cities

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the weather in states and cities across the United States. Two maps with accompanying graphs are provided. The first indicates the number of comfortably warm summer days a place has and the second shows the temperature and how...
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The Topic: Charts and Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief descriptions of charts and graphs, followed by links to larger sites on the same subject.
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Bucks County Community College: Visual Organizers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site walks you through the benefits of visual organizers, and focuses on a variety of types: tables, charts, graphs, timelines, flowcharts, diagrams, and webs.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Elephant Plant: Data and Graphs

For Students 5th - 6th
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real-life scenario involving plants. Those skills include interpreting data in a circle graph, interpreting data in a divided bar graph, and interpreting a bar...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Group of Pyramids: Fractions and Graphs

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
On this interactive website, students practice various math skills using a real-life scenario at the pyramids. Those skills include showing percentages as fractions and decimals and interpreting data in a sector graph.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Evaluate Graphics in Informational/procedural Text

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
You will learn how to evaluate graphics for their clarity in communicating meaning and achieving a specific purpose.
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Pro Profs Quiz Maker: Map Reading Awareness Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a nine-question quiz about information on maps and parts of a map. The questions are timed, but not limited.
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English Zone

English Zone: Reading Maps 1

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Using the map provided, students are to answer questions such as how far is it from one town to another.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Line Graph

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of a line graph with a variety of examples. Includes maps, charts, and detailed explanations for understanding.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Text Feature Find

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
A lesson plan in which students look through a book to find various text features including: a table of contents, sequence and format, charts/graphs/maps, diagrams/graphics/illustrations, print variations, an index, and a glossary....
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City University of New York

Virtual Geology: Where on Earth: A Latitude and Longitude Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This quiz starts with select points on a globe. Students must determine the latitude, longitude, and direction for each point.

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