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My Brother, My Enemy
Students visit the West Virginia Museum, with the goal of creating and publishing a newsletter that demonstrates learning. Students complete vocabulary activities, and are given web site resources to this end. Students choose from 5...
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Bar Graphs and Pie Charts
Fourth graders explore their interest and strengths and display them using a bar graph and pie chart.
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Exploring Nonprofit Careers
Students interview members of nonprofit organizations about their careers. In this nonprofit careers lesson plan, students research nonprofit careers, prepare questions to ask, and interview those who have those careers.
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First Steps
Students examine how young children are generally able to learn foreign languages more easily than adults. In this investigative lesson students divide into groups and devise a test to show whether or not this theory is true.
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MAPPING THE BLACK ATLANTIC
Students examine the geographic characteristics of Western and Central Africa, the impact of geography on settlement patterns, cultural traits, and trade. They compare political, social, economic, and religious systems of...
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Quilting the Past and Present
Learners construct a quilt using symbols of the past and present. For this communities lesson, students interview an older adult and discuss the history of their community. Learners create a quilt.
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Families, holidays, and the United States
In this families, holidays, and the United States worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences about families, holidays, and the United States. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Food and Languages of the World
Students listen to the story "No Blue Food" in this lesson. They then discuss Allegra, the main character, and her hesitation to try new foods. They participate in a matching game in which they match cards to determine a fruit topping...
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Math Name Tag: An Introduction Project for the First Day
Eighth graders introduce themselves to the class by using a creative display of magazine cutouts, pictures, and drawings on a math symbol that represents who they are.
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Songs from the Past
Students research songs from the past to learn about historical events. In this music history activity, students conduct a survey on the Star-Spangled Banner, research the song and history on various websites, and research songs in the...
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Lesson on Ethnic Discrimination
Students study ethnic discrimination. For this discrimination lesson, students define ethnicity and ethnic discrimination in the global community as well as steps against it. Students examine their own ethnic backgrounds and examine...
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Celebrating the Harvest
Students complete a webquest of how people celebrate the harvest around the world. For this harvest lesson plan, students present their research to the class.
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Japanese American Internment
Students examine Japanese internment camps of World War II. In this World War II lesson, students participate in a simulation of Japanese internment camps in the United States. Students determine the constitutional rights that were...
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Teacher Preparation Notes on Genetics
Learners explore genetics through various hands-on activities. In this biology lesson, students predict the probability of offspring genotypes and phenotypes using the Punnett Square. They explain the causes of genetic abnormalities.
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Community, State, Country
First graders identify the town, county, state, and country in which they reside and the places where people work. They draw a picture of one of the places where people work.
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Community Careers
Second graders examine what a community is. They identify various occupations in their community, complete a handout, and discuss how people in their community work together.
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Cinderella - Digital Storytelling
Students analyze four versions of the Cinderella story. In this fairy tale analysis lesson plan, students read four versions of Cinderella and work in groups to identify the plot for each. Students illustrate the stories and use...
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Nutrition for Young Children
Students examine the dietary guidelines for young children. In this healthy diet instructional activity students examine the issues surrounding the children's diets.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer
Students explore how F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. In novels such as Tender is the Night, This Side of Paradise, and The Great Gatsby, he captured the mood and manners of his time.
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The Controversial Thanksgiving
Twelfth graders construct their own presentations on Thanksgivings, and then give group presentations on their Thanksgiving celebration with each group member participating in giving a certain aspect of their culture's or family's way of...
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Create an American Dreams Talk Show!
Students create an imaginary American Dreams talk show using some of the program characters. The purpose of the activity is to help students develop develop an understanding of, characterize.
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LIFE CYCLES
Third graders work in cooperative groups to gather information, create their product and present to an audience. The groups use all sources of media to gather information, including electronic encyclopedias and the Internet. They use...