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Centennial: A Patchwork Quilt of the People of Utah

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the many cultures of the people of Utah. They create a database of the family backgrounds of students in the class. They record the major contributions of each ethnic group and display them on a quilt.
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Social Studies Lesson: Apartheid

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners examine the Apartheid system of South Africa through a role-play activity. The role-play activity ends with a class discussion on how the events affected each individual. A class discussion continues after reading an article...
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Mehen - Egyptian Activity Sheet

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this Egyptian game worksheet, students cut out the game board and the game pieces and follow the directions to play "Mehen", the snake game.
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Learning About Maps

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students investigate the many uses and features of maps and globes and locate where they live on both. In this map lesson, student play a travel game and create their own maps to explore states, continents, countries, and islands.
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Simple Steps to Healthy Living

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe a video on eating habits, discuss their own habits, and then create their own food pyramid.  In this research instructional activity students go to a webpage and enter their personal information then they get a food...
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Darfur Now Lesson Two: Responding to the Violence in Darfur

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of political activism. For this Darfur conflict lesson, students watch "Darfur Now" and consider the stories of the political activists featured. Young scholars use the information regarding the...
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Christmas Trees and Traditions

For Students 4th - 6th
For this Christmas worksheet, students research the internet to find facts about Christmas trees and traditions. Students complete 9 short answer questions.
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Thanksgiving missing words puzzle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Thanksgiving worksheet, students fill in the missing words to the paragraph about Thanksgiving. Students complete 6 missing words.
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Rainbow Fish to the Rescue

For Teachers K
Students foster space awareness and cooperation skills.
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Suburbanization: Yesterday And Today

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare physical and cultural landscapes of the Twin Cities between 1990-2000. Using census data, aerial photos, and land use maps, they discover and analyze the changes that have occurred in the region as a result of...
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Student Photographs and Suburbia

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read photographs for information and discuss reactions. They take pictures of several sites or topics that depict change, tension, historic sites or community icons. They choose one to describe, mount and label.
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Fall is All Around Us

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils develop and create a production company and produce a fall event that demonstrates what they have learned in various subject areas. STudents create stories, complete a venn diagram comparing fall and summer, graph and measure...
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"Zoophyla"

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders gain an understanding of organims based on charateristics. They study about Kingdom Animalia and use technology to present knowledge of phyla. Finally, they create a new animal species of their own. When others present,...
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La Presencia Escondida: Spanish Speakers in Our Community

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students effectively operate a digital camera and conduct basic interviews with Spanish speaking people in Spanish. They conduct in-depth interviews with interviewees in English, if possible, and transcribe all or portions of the...
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The Shape of Home

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the diversity among homes in the world. In this diversity lesson, students share the story "Connected to Everything" which features the story of a family that was forced to leave their land and move to a reservation....
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Spaceship Math Addition XAll Problems Practice Version 1

For Students 1st
In this addition worksheet, 1st graders find the sums to 40 single digit addition problems. They regroup as needed while practicing basic addition facts.
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Subtraction With Negative Results

For Students 4th - 5th
In this subtraction instructional activity, students solve 80 problems in which a single digit number is subtracted from another number that is smaller. The answers will be negative numbers.
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Planets for Sale

For Teachers 3rd
Student develop their technology skills. In this solar system lesson, 3rd graders create a movie featuring planets that they research. Students use flip video cameras to film commercials to market their planets.
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Comprehension Questions for Black Like Kyra White Like Me

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this comprehension questions for Black Like Kyra White Like Me worksheet, students read the book then answer 20 comprehension questions about it.
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Tower of Babel and Pentecost

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students list positive and negative aspects of a community.  In this Tower of Babel and Pentecost lesson, students find examples of pros and cons of communities as they discuss their own communities and the Israelites. ...
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We've Got the Power

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how power can be generated and the advantages and disadvantages of each method.  In this investigative lesson plan students divide into groups, research the Internet and present it to the class.
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What I Can Do on Summer Vacation

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore environmentally friendly activities for summer vacation on the Gulf and create a travel guide for these activities.
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Problem Based Inquiry Learning

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders research Nuclear Energy and Radioactivity, how is this form of energy used for the good of mankind in solving the energy crisis and the hazardous aspect of using this form of energy. They cooperatively work in groups to...
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Teaching in the Swithched On Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students engage in activities to help them develop computer skills and other various problem solving methods. They also work collaboratively, and apply technology in an ethical way.