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People of the West

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research and identify key facts about men and women of the Westward Movement. They assess the events and reasons that motivated people to move west, hardships they faced and their contributions to the nation. Each student...
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Puzzle Race

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils cooperatively complete a puzzle. In this lesson on working with a group, students must work together with their classmates to assemble a puzzle. The first group to complete their puzzle wins.
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Trade Along the Silk Road

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students do a jigsaw activity that will enable them to understand the dynamics of the Silk Road trade. They will break up into smaller groups to discuss an important section of an article. Large groups engage in an activity about the...
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World Religions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify major tenets and the distributions of world religions. In this world religions instructional activity, 7th graders work with a group to research a religion using the given website. Students complete a graphic...
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Trade Along the Silk Road

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students do a jigsaw activity that will enable them to understand the dynamics of the Silk Road trade.
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Examine Persuasive Elements by Reading, Analyzing, and Discussing Persuasive Text

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify persuasive strategies and analyze arguments. In this persuasive writing lesson, students read "Chief Red Jacket's Reply" and "Reverend Cram's Speech to the Iroquois Nation" and chart major elements of each argument....
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Amazing Apes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the world of apes. In this reading skills lesson, students complete a jigsaw reading activity (the reading material is not included) regarding orangutans.
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Mechanisms to Fight Disease

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explain how our body fight diseases. In this biology lesson, students identify the role of bacteria and viruses in human illness. They create a PowerPoint presentation and essay at the of the unit.
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Vegetarianism As a Growing Trend in the Uk

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the growing trend of vegetarianism in the UK. They participate in a jigsaw reading activity, conduct a role-play discussing the issues of vegetarianism, take a quiz about fruit and vegetables, and complete a food chart...
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Determination of Phosphates

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars engage in a laboratory lesson in order to increase understanding of the impact of phosphates at the chemical and ecological levels. The lab exercise is completed with the goal of getting them to predict the outcomes and...
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Deliberating "Pros" and "Cons" of Policy Options

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to examine different policy options. Using documents, they explain the trade-offs and incentives of each option. They complete a handout for each option and discuss the outcome of each role-play. They end the...
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Destination UK: Wales

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study Wales as a part of the United Kingdom. They examine what they already know about Wales, play guessing game about famous Welshmen, and complete jigsaw reading activity.
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Mapping It Out

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine various aspects of the environment of Utah. In groups, they create four maps of Utah, based on temperature, precipitation and elevation. To end the activity, they are asked a question as a group and use their...
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House on Mango Street

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students complete readingactiviteis for Sandra Cisneros' House on Mango Street. In this House on Mango Street lesson, students complete pre-reading and close reading activities for vignettes from the text. Students complete a chart...
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Benefits of Nutrients

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Explore the nutrients a body needs using this resource. Learners discuss the importance of the relationships between proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water. It's a great way to have your class talk about the healthy...
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My Home of North Dakota

For Teachers 4th
Discuss the people, history and geography of North Dakota using this resource. Learners use a variety of sources to do research on North Dakota and present their findings in a PowerPoint presentation. They answer questions involving...
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Visit To the Farm

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars research farm animals and write a story based on the research.
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What's Missing?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners examine their beliefs about archaeological preservation. They articulate a response to archaeological resource destruction. Students then complete two puzzles and relate them to archaeological research.
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Images of the American Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze several documents as they research the Revolutionary War. They evaluate documents and examine them for bias and perspective. They use their research to write monologues from the point of view of a famous...
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1950's Popular Culture

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils gain a basic understanding of Capitalism and Communism, the ideologies that fueled the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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Louisiana Purchase

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use maps to locate and describe the area purchased by the Louisiana Purchase. In groups, they write a letter to Thomas Jefferson in which they evaluate the topography, climate and geography of the land. They determine the land's...
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Rooting One's Way To Meaning

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Pupils use a thesaurus on the internet to explore the meanings of Greek and Latin roots. They find definitions of given words, draw a concept map for root words, and write four synonyms for each word. Students discover how Latin and...
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South of the Border Down Brooklyn Way

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students use the Internet to research the behavior and ecology of feral monk parakeets. They design a monk parakeet behavioral study, then post their results to a Web page.
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Explorers (Early European)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research and explore the past and its historical roots involving the economic motivations of early European explorers. They assess connections between the current technological advances in transportation and that of the early...

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