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Clara Barton's House: Home of the American Red Cross

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A fabulous lesson on the life of Clara Barton awaits your class. They describe how Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross, and the role it played in organizing help for those in need. Additionally, young historians explain how...
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What is Work?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the concept of force and work. In this physics instructional activity, 3rd graders visit four stations which include pushing the wall with your hand, holding books for ten seconds, pushing a chair, and lifting a...
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Gender Separate Dialogue Groups

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students complete studies to learn about tolerance for gender groups. In this gender study lesson, students are divided into gender groups and discuss how it feels to be grouped that way. Students brainstorm messages about what it means...
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Production: Filming

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
After viewing and analyzing documentaries and working in groups to storyboard and prepare, your class should now be ready for the production stage of the documentary process. The eighth lesson plan in the series, this plan provides...
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The World of Work: Job Applications

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students use online resources and activities to examine the vocabulary of a job application. In this job application lesson, students review and take sample online job readiness exams. Students read a publication about completing a job...
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Traits Needed for Effective Group Process

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students develop a list of desirable traits for working with others, learn to evaluate which traits are needed for specific jobs, describe the traits in work settings, and make plans for developing them.
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/sh/ Sound Work

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
What letters create the /sh/ sound? Have your elementary learners study the sound, write different words that use the sound in their letter boxes, and read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish! After this mini-lesson, can your...
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Team Works

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students define "group" and list American social and political movements throughout history. They examine one model of a successful team and positive group mentality by reading and identify the traits of a successful group and those of...
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The Alphabet Game

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners participate in a game that promotes group unity while spelling words with letter cards.  In this teamwork lesson, students have to work together to win the game, but may find it hard to do so without making a lot of...
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Socialism vs Capitalism

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students engage in an activity to show the differences between Socialism and Capitalism. In this socialism and capitalism lesson, students break into groups and are given scenarios to analyze. Students respond to each scenario and list...
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Who Works for Nonprofit Organizations? (6-8)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore career opportunities in the nonprofit sector. In this career exploration lesson, students listen to guest speakers who work for nonprofit organizations explain their jobs. Learners also examine the role of nonprofit...
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Hot Air Balloons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how a hot air balloon works. In this hot air balloon lesson, students do an experiment to test the effects of heat on density. Students make their own hot air balloon and act out how nitrogen moves when turned to a liquid.
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A Work Of Faith

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars study about different types of religious art; they then select representative works from different faiths to create their own exhibit. They research a specific religious art tradition and create an exhibit of works of art...
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Information Extra

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a paragraph about a subject of their chosing that is informative.  In this paragraph writing lesson, students use graphic organizers and work together in groups to create a full, organized...
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Technology at Work 2

For Teachers K - 5th
Students discover the positive and negative effects of technology. In this technology lesson, students give examples of technology advances from the past few years. Students get into groups and debate whether a particular item has hurt...
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Working in Small Groups

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students learn the advantages of working in small groups and how it is a lifetime skill. They learn that each member has responsibility to contribute to the plan of the group. They then learn group cooperation rules.
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Math Sleuths

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Help learners practice their math skills by utilizing the Internet to research a mathematical topic. Your math sleuths will investigate a science or social studies topic from their curriculum and construct a Math Hunt Grid. They create a...
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Module: Workplace Skills

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Get your future professionals working in teams as part of a college and career readiness lesson. Discuss times learners have been on teams. What worked and what didn't? How did they settle disagreements? There is a teamwork handout here...
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Communication and Social Networks

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils work in cooperative groups to explore communication needs of our world. They are assigned a demographic area and asked to create ways to solve communication problems with innovative ideas. They also explore areas that can help...
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AM I on the Radio?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners create a working radio by soldering circuit components supplied from an AM radio kit. They demonstrate an efficient soldering technique, identify the circuit components used to construct their radio, and explain how their radio...
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Interpreting, Integrating, and Sharing Information: Using Charts and Graphs about DDT

For Teachers 6th Standards
Is American growing fatter? Scholars begin with a mini lesson on reading charts and graphs using information about Human Body Fat in United States. They then transfer what they learned to charts and graphs using  harmful and...
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Physical Education and Music Program

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Teach everyone how to work together in both physical education and music activities. Parents and their children are shown a presentation that highlights the philosophy of cooperation. They apply these concepts to their physical education...
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Literature Circles

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Literature circles let kids interact with each other and hear different perspectives. explore literature circles. Group your class into small reading groups, and then assign each class member a specific role to keep them focused. After...
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Planning a Community Event

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to organize a fundraiser. In this community event lesson plan, students work collaboratively to plan and organize a fundraiser. Students create a timeline, venue and advertisements for the event.

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