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A Picture Speaks A Thousand Words

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the power of images through political cartoons, particularly in light of the Danish caricatures of Muhammad that have incited violence around the world. They create their own original artwork to submit to an appropriate...
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The Buckshot Stops Here

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the incident between Vice President Dick Cheney and his friend while hunting. They brainstorm and research different scandals throughout History and complete a homework assignment.
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E-tiquette

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students develop appropriate ways to communicate via e-mail. They evaluate examples of inappropriate e-mails and create preferable alternatives.
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Paper Plays

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider alternate uses of everyday items and create costumes and props from these items for skits to entertain Students.
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Sacred Sites

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners read about the one-year anniversary of the bombing of the Mosque of the Golden Dome, or Askariya Shrine, in Iraq. They explore a number of other sites of religious significance to create designs for a geography Web site on holy...
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Current Contexts

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine how they are affected by world affairs. After reading an article, they examine Otto Frank's attempts to immigrate to America. Using the New York Times, they identify examples of news, advertisements and...
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The Political is Personal

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine their own political party affiliations and political beliefs. After reading an article, they discuss how students at Duke define their political philosophies. They brainstorm events, people and experiences that have...
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Roy G. Biv Has Feelings Too

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students test their memory recall and discuss its association to color. After reading an article, they discuss the natural and psycho-sociological significance of the color red. As a class, they participate in a mood-color association...
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Irregularly Scheduled Programming

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine their favorite holidays and how they are celebrated. After reading an article, they discuss the length of television programming for the Super Bowl. In groups, they create their own television programming relating to...
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Heightening Awareness

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students review their prior knowledge about Haiti. They examine violence in Haiti by reading and discussing "HAITIAN FORCES BATTLING UPRISING REPORT RETAKING 3 TOWNS." In groups, students research specific time periods of Haitian history...
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This Land Is… Whose Land?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the territorial issues and perspectives surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They create an outline and point-counterpoint essay illustrating the perspectives surround the Israeli land dispute with the...
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Abraham Lincoln

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this biography worksheet, students read a one page factual story about Abraham Lincoln. Students then answer 7 questions about the story.
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Valentine's Day Quiz

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this online/interactive worksheet about Valentine's Day, learners click the multiple choice answers to fill in the blanks and complete the sentences. Students choose 10 answers.
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Understanding Inequality Operation Rules

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve problems within-inequalities. In this algebra lesson plan, students apply concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to solve inequalities.
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Finding The Middle Ground

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the recent truce between the Israeli and Palestinian governments. They explore the turbulent history of these groups and the recent developments from the viewpoints of Middle Eastern nations in preparation for a mock...
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Africa Wants Its MTV!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the impact of MTV and the introduction of an MTV channel in Africa. They develop original programs for MTV Base that appeal to both local and global audiences.
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Let the Music Play

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create auditory presentations on festivals and celebrations around the world. They begin by reading about how the New Orleans high school marching bands have overcome many obstacles to keep their music traditions alive. Then...
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What Kind of Volcano Is This?

For Students 7th - 10th
In this volcano activity, students are given five pictures of volcanoes and descriptions of each. They determine what type of volcano each is and how they determined their answers.
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Units of Time: Calendar

For Students 6th - 7th
In this units of time worksheet, students first read the information about calendars, days, hours, weeks, years. Students solve 30 problems. Note: This page was intended to be an online activity, but can be completed with pencil and paper.
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Graphs

For Students 7th - 8th
In this graphs worksheet, students solve and complete 9 various types of problems. First, they use a large scatter graph to complete a described trend in data. Then, students find the difference of negative numbers and place them in...
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The Great Wall of China

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders watch the video "Great Wall of China". They use the template to design their own postage stamp to show something learned about the Great Wall. They determine a presumed price for the stamp in Chinese currency and ...
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Integrated Algebra Practice: Frequency Histograms, Bar Graphs and Tables

For Students 9th - 12th
In this graphs worksheet, students solve 4 problems about histograms, bar graphs, and tables.  Students answer questions about histograms, bar graphs, and tables.
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Local Leaders

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders recognize the importance of having community leaders.  In this community leaders lesson, 2nd graders find local leader names and local leader news items. Students answer questions and create a graphic organizer...
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Exploring an Atlas

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore global geography by participating in an atlas activity. In this countries of the world lesson, students collaborate in small groups and analyze an atlas while researching continents, countries and demographics. Students...

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