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Fabric Selection for Quilts
Students review the parts of fabric, good fabric selection for a quilt, and participate in a lab to determine a good fabric for quilts. They identify the parts of the fabric, how important the parts of the fabric are, and select good...
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African Folktales
Learners study the elements of folktales. They write, perform and produce their own African folktales using camcorders and movie software.
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African Folktales
Students examine the art of storytelling. In groups, they write their own African folktales, design costumes, props and scenery, and videotape folktale presented in dramatic form.
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Survival of Native American Culture
Students research the five tribes of the Iroquois Nation focusing on housing, food, clothing, transportation, religion, and language. They research using Internet sources and book mark sites for reuse.
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Living Yesterday's History Today
Students explore the colonial period to describe and contrast the life and experiences of people who lived at that time with the lives of individual's in the current era. the lives of researched characters are dramatically enacted and...
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Rights and Responsibilities: Grass Born to Be Stepped On
High schoolers use the Internet and other resources to research an aspect of history that illustrates rights and responsibilities, including historical events, issues and ideas, and the people involved.
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Who Were the Samurai?
Pupils research Samurai using the Internet. They compare and contrast the research information with each other.
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Social Studies: Manifest Destiny or Bust
Fifth graders explore the westward movement between 1800 and 1861 in the United States. They write narratives from the standpoint of those cultures that were repressed during this period, such as Native Americans, slaves, or Mexicans. ...
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African Folk Tales
Seventh graders listen to, recite, and research African folktales. They research African artwork to add to their original folk tales which they write.
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Site and Situation: Right Place at the Right Time
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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Weather Report
Students present the weather report in Spanish. In this weather instructional activity, students use weather vocabulary in Spanish. Students work in groups to present the local weather report in Spanish. Students film their...
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Chilling Predictions
Young scholars research and prepare an almanac on the Arctic. They examine the laws that attempt to provide jurisdiction over this area and consider how these laws be affected if geography of the Arctic continues to change due to global...
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Bringing Peace to the Balkans, Piece by Piece
Students examine how the bond of traditions became the binding force of nationalism for which the Serbian forces now fight at the cost of the lives and livelihoods of ethnic Albanians. explore human rights issues surrounding the conflict...
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Tornado
Students study the classification system of tornadoes. In this tornado lesson students make their own tornadoes in different mediums.
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Be the Kiwi
Compare the North and South of New Zealand. Exploritive minds identify which island is better to live on, taking into consideration such things as social, political, and economic aspects. They research an argument to present and debate...
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How Does the Human Body Use Energy during Various Athletic Activities?
Students investigate how much energy is used during different athletic activities. They conduct Internet research to obtain information on the top three athletic sporting events from around the world, and calculate the calories burned...
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Conserving Pennsylvania Resources: New Deal Programs
Students analyze the impact of the New Deal programs in Pennsylvania. In this Great Depression lesson, students examine the New Deal programs and their legacies in Pennsylvania. They relate these programs to the preservation of national...
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Splendid China
Sixth graders gain an appreciation for the traditions and vast contributions of the Chinese culture in this unit of lessons.
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Nation Building
Students explore the concept of nation building. In this diplomacy lesson, students research America's nation building efforts in Somalia, Haiti, the Balkans, Guatemala, Cuba, Vietnam, and Grenada. Students share their findings and...
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Nickel Knowledge
Students report facts found on Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of American Independence. Students find the original words on the epitaph that Thomas Jefferson wrote for placement on his grave upon the time of his death. Students...
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Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Students explore the leadership of Eleanor Roosevelt through the use of historical documents. They examine the complexity of the creation of international documents. Students explore the Human Rights Declaration.
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Become An Expert!
Students become aware of the history to the Missouri quarter. Students combine two historically significant images: the famous explorers Lewis and Clark and the Gateway Arch. Students explore the rich history of this state.
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Corporate Human Rights Policies
Students examine corporate human rights policies. In this business ethics lesson, students read articles and conduct research that allows them to respond to and discuss the provided business ethics questions.
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Protest Art in Pre-Revolutionary Russia
Young scholars study the social class conflicts that existed during the Russian Revolution by reading the short stories of Anton Chekov and Leo Tolstoy. They analyze the stories to find criticisms of pre-Revolutionary Russia before...