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Le Grand Voyage

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders work in collaborative groups to research a country of their choosing. Groups use the internet to their country and plan a trip to that location. Students complete a multi-media presentation of their country, following a...
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Making a Colorado Brochure

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students create brochures reflecting the state of Colorado. In groups, they write about tourist attractions, important people, major cities, and statistical information. After writing, they create their brochure importing clip art and...
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Public Land

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the needs of their community for public space and determine the solutions to math problems related to planning landscape designs. They read and discuss an article from the New York Times, create their own designs for a...
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Teaching Mythology Lessons in a Creative Way

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The key to understanding mythology can lie in finding lesson plans that hook students on this fascinating part of history.
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Cashing In on Cartoons

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the popularity of cartoon characters in marketing strategies. They work on developing their own cartoon characters that could be used for a licensing plan.
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Deep Thoughts

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine what lies within the Earth. They research and create scale models illustrating the layers of the Earth and write skits advocating a travel plan to send a probe into the Earth's mantle.
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'Tis a Long, Long Way to Tipperary!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars practice finding the location of cities across the world by using an interactive Web site, and figure out the world's time and the value of time zones the world over.
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People Who Need People

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners study The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund and several immigrant families who have benefited from it. They assess needs of people in their own community and create a plan for an organization to help address some of those needs.
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Members Only

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the advantages and disadvantages of private communities and the lives led by their residents. They design ideal planned communities for people featured in other Class Matters articles.
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Careers in Music

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders conduct research on various careers in music. They role-play planning group tours for music organizations, researching music entertainment, prices, and cultural events in the city their simulated group is visiting.
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"Jazz is About Collaboration": Jim Crow Laws And Segregation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore development of jazz music in the 1930s by forming imaginary jazz bands which tour several cities in Depression-era America. Jazz band members create imaginary identities for themselves, develop publicity for their tour,...
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Lead Contamination Scenario

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are introduced to a scenario, and students use an inquiry-based learning module to generate questions, draft a research plan, and generate possible solutions. They create a dossier on each of three identified cases.
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Our 50 States

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners identify the location of the 50 states using an interactive map. They practice geography skills by playing a fun game. Pupils become familiar with the state abbreviations for the US states. Students become familiar with the...
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Distance Formula

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students watch teacher demonstration of distance formula, view non-collinear cities on maps, plot points on coordinate plane, evaluate square roots, compute distance between two points, and use Heron's formula to find area of triangles.
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Matching Objects and Patterns

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in hands-on activities and use objects to create patterns. They observe a PowerPoint lesson plan describing matching objects and patterns. In groups, 1st graders complete geometry computer activities such as...
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Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore experimentation as a method for solving problems. In this movement lesson plan, students observe marbles rolling down a ramp, identify variables that could cause the marble to roll faster or farther, test changing one...
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Computer Activities: Countries of the World

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners research a country. In this research and computers lesson, students select a country and research various aspects about it including the capital city, the flag and fun facts. Learners create slides about their country and then...
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Site and Situation: Right Place at the Right Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze geographic details. In this research skills instructional activity, students research maps as well as primary and secondary sources to analyze growth, population, and manufacturing in Altoona, Pennsylvania...
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Facing History and Ourselves

What Makes Memphis a Community?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the community identity of Memphis, Tennessee. After examining primary and secondary sources, class members describe the city and its attributes that make it a unique community.
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Seeds! What is Inside; How does it Grow and Why is it Important?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover the importance of seeds in relationship to nature.  In this plant growth lesson plan, students create a collection of seeds and discover the best type of environment to plant them.  Students plant their own...
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Life in Dorset

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate a city in England by analyzing images on the web. In this listening comprehension instructional activity, students practice remembering details after hearing an audio tape about a city in England called...
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Band Tour Across America

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students plan the trip of a band across America. In this money planning lesson, students create a budget for the band using excel basic functions. They manage the band and its budget and relate the tour to future budgeting needs of the...
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A Changing Society: Industrialization and Urbanization

For Teachers 6th
Students participate in activities that teach them about the Gilded Age of industrialization and urbanization. In this social changing lesson plan, students answer questions, watch videos, have discussions, read texts, and more to teach...
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Outreach in the Aftermath

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate types of aid needed to help Turkey recover and rebuild in the wake of a devastating earthquake on August 17, 1999. They create a plan for a fundraiser or project that they can do to offer assistance to victims of...

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