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Trout In The Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students have trout in their classroom and complete journaling, checklists, temperature checking, and ammonia level recording. In this trout lesson plan, take weekly observation records of their trout.
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Classroom Conservation

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders suggest ways paper and other natural resources can be used and recycled in the classroom. Students conduct a investigation into paper use and make distinctions among observations, conclusions (inferences), and predictions.
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Atomic Bomb-Truman Press Release-August 6, 1945

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read a copy of Truman's press release regarding the atomic bomb. They answer a series of factual questions regarding the press release. They discuss the press release and then follow up with answering more in depth questions...
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A Date Which Will Live in Infamy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" War Address. Students read the original first typed draft of the speech, and compare handwritten changes with the original to determine whether the changes strengthened or weakened...
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East Asia: Current Events

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read and evaluate current events of East Asia. They select an article, read and summarize the article and identify the key people, places, dates, and events in the article. As they summarize, they write a personal...
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Uchiwa Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars view images from Japan's Summer Festival celebration. They create a uchiwa fan to use while doing the Kuma River Dance.
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Hachimaki/Shibori Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are introduced to the technique of Arashi Shibori and its history. In groups, they discover how to perform this process and examine how to do hachimaki. To end the lesson, they make their own hachimaki to wear and share it...
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The Medium And The Message

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast Buddhist sculpture in varying materials through in-class discussions and small cooperative learning groups. This activity includes possible activity extensions.
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Learning About Japan Through Its Kites--Intermediate

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read various readings on two kit making sessions. They locate places and human spatial patterns using a map. Students design in two dimensions using line to create details.
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Bodhidharma/Daruma Doll Lesson

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the historical Bodhidharma and focus upon the founding of Buddhism in China. They create two-dimensional Daruma dolls and define the term of enlightenment using simple language. Students read about the legend while...
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Connecting Math to Our Lives

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in an online interactive forum to explore how math is used in their families and communities. They design games to submit to other students online, and identify and organize data to solve the problems from other...
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Nationalism and Conflict-Two Fronts, Two Perspectives!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners examine the major conflicts of the 20th century. After watching a video, they discuss the various types of technology and how they were used in World War I. They watch excerpts from films covering different wars and view them...
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What Masks Reveal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the cultural significance of masks by investigating the role they play in ceremonies and on special occasions in societies from widely separated regions of the world.
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Tantalizing Tessellations - Lesson I

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a chart (KWL) as a pre-assessment, study the history of tessellations (tilings), investigate the properties of tessellations, and make and evaluate photographs of "found tessellations" for a PowerPoint/HyperStudio...
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Banpo Village: Gone, But Not Forgotten

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders plan a trip to China and prepare yourself for the Banpo excavation site competition by studying prehistoric and ancient Chinese history.
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Inventing the Future

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the impact of technology on the world by researching current or past scientific advancements, then developing a new invention or technology for the next millennium.
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NCTA Lesson Plan on Korea

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the unique aspects of the Korean culture. Using the websites included in the activity they research categories of subjects that are related to the culture.
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Conversing with an Object

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze museum artifacts and create conversations between these inanimate objects using prior historical knowledge. In this museum artifact lesson, students create theoretical dialogue between historical artifacts in order to...
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Japanese Poetry Tanka? You're Welcome

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A poem "which expresses a personal response to nature," the tanka is a form of Japanese writing very similar to the haiku. This lesson plan is a great extension to any study or exploration of Japanese art, culture, and writing. Included...
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Oberlin: Arts of Asia in Reach (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of 15 different lesson plans focusing on the art of Asia. Lessons that focus on a variety of different media are available for all age levels.
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Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Japanese Stone Lanterns [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A study of the stone lanterns that can be found in Japanese gardens. Learners will learn about their history and symbolism, and create lanterns of their own out of clay. This is designed to be in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese...
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Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Japanese Seasonal Scroll Painting [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An activity where students learn about the art of Japanese scroll painting, and create their own scroll painting to reflect the seasonal changes in a garden. This is designed to be in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese garden, but...
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Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Gyotaku: Japanese Fish Printing [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An activity where students learn about the koi, an important symbol in Japanese culture, and create a gyotaku fish printing. This is designed to be done in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese garden but can be easily adapted.
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Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Elements of a Japanese Garden [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A multi-faceted activity where students learn about the elements of a Japanese garden, then construct a peepshow book that demonstrates their understanding of foreground, middle ground, and background to represent a Japanese garden....

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