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The Secret Life of Money Part 2
Students explore how people use money every day and how it is one of the defining resources in our life.
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Breaking News English: Campaign Against Poverty Begins
In this English worksheet, students read "Campaign Against Poverty Begins," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Plants for Pleasure and Profit
Young scholars study about some of the specimens collected or diagrammed by Lewis and Clark, discuss their usefulness, and rank their importance. They write a persuasive essay detailing the plants they thought the most important.
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Lorna Doone
Young scholars examine life in the early 17th century by viewing a film called "Lorna Donne". They identify the politcal scene at the time while noting the major characters. They practice using new vocabulary as well.
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Haitian Art
Second graders watch "Running the Road to ABC" and observe a map where Haiti is located. They observe pictures of Haitian Art and describe the colors they see via the Internet. They then are assigned individual projects such as drawing a...
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From the Four Corners 1
Learners view a film looking at government propaganda during WWII. They look at the portrayal of Commonwealth tropps in "From the Four Corners." Students are asked to evaluate the utility of the film as evidence of why Commonwealth...
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Breaking News English: Campaign Against Poverty Begins
In this English worksheet, students read "Campaign Against Poverty Begins," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The Mayflower Compact
Students use primary source documents to discuss the Mayflower Compact and the story of the first Thanksgiving. They discover how the Pilgrims were influenced in developing a community and American democracy.
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Traction Man
In this puppet worksheet, students are provided with a stand up puppet and various clothing. Students cut along the lines provided to create the puppet and his take on and off suits and clothing.
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Bands Reunited: The English Beat and Berlin
Students compare, contrast, and reflect on reggae, punk, and ska music, and how this relates to the music of the group The English Beat.
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Objects as Self
Students examine how objects and setting help complete a self-portrait. They analyze Franklin's self-portraits before creating their own. They try to create the self-portrait as if they were in Franklin's time.
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" I will hear that play"
Students listen to the play A Midsummer's Nights Dream and analyze how sound influences the overall film. They study about Foley and how sound effect artists use this in the film industry. Students compare what they have heard between...
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The Art of Poetry: The Lunatic, The Lover, and the Poet
Students, in groups, reflect on their attitudes towards poets and poetry. They read excerpts from George Puttenham's The Arte of English Poesie, which was written during Shakespeare's day. They compare their attitudes toward poetry to...
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The Barnum and Bailey Bartered Bride
Students focus on the study of The Bartered Bride by integrating the theme of the circus begin the lesson with a "KWL" strategy map on the Circus. Students are asked: What do you know about the circus?
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Soap Opera Unit of Work: KS4
Students view an episode of "Eastenders." They look at how the programme is structured in terms of individual scenes. Students view the opening of the soap and the significane of the theme music. They look at the characters and trace the...
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Someone Like Me
Students investigate what sort of person the author is. They listen as the teacher use her notes to introduce Tom Holt briefly. Students are asked if anyone has read any of his books. They work in pairs to find more about Tom Holt as a...
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Building Your Bridge Building Basics
In this technology instructional activity, students examine the basic principles of bridge building design in order to answer the nine questions with the help of the web links on page 2.
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Volcano Research Project
Pupils research a volcano that has erupted in the last 100 years. In this earth science activity, students explain the effect of the eruption to the population. They communicate what they would do to minimize the effect of this disaster.
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Breaking News English: Anti-McDonald's McDavids Beat Goliath
In this English worksheet, learners read "Anti-McDonald's McDavids Beat Goliath," and then respond to 8 multiple choice, 27 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...
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Introduction to Junkanoo! A Bahamian Festival
Students examine a Bahamian festival called Junkanoo. They analyze how group cooperation is related to the festival. They finally identify how factions form and how they can help or hurt a community.
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Present Simple Yes / No Questions
In this verb tense worksheet, students create sentences using the present simple verb tense. Students are provided with a subject and predicate to use in each sentence.
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A New Century Of Flight
Pupils study an article on high speed travel. In this investigative lesson plan students pupils read an article, answer questions then work in groups to calculate problems.
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Project Britain: Learn About London: London for Children
Provides a brief overview of London, the capital of England, with numerous links to all sorts of information on life in this British city.