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East Asia: Population Facts and Figures

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine population information from East Asian countries. Using a specified website, pupils explore the population of China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea. Classmates examine the population density compared to the world's...
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Historical Witness: Social Messaging

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Research European expansionism and colonialism during the Age of Exploration. Study the Marquise de Miramon and discuss the objects from Japan. Research Europe's expansionism and colonialism during the Age of Exploration by working in...
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Saving and Creating a Personal Budget

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders brainstorm ways to save money. In this financial awareness lesson, 5th graders read a chapter from the book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and create a personal budget for themselves.
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Front Page News

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare and contrast front-page stories from two local or state newspapers.
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The Photogingerbread Connection

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students draw pictures of themselves. They mail the picture of themself to the teacher prior to the start of the school year.
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Old Style in High Style

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore how fashion has mirrored the attitudes and lifestyles of people in different cultures throughout history and create fashion magazines reflecting their findings.
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Sports Franchises: The Demographic Dimension

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine how U.S. population patterns have changed over time. Using the growth of major league baseball to illustrate these patterns, students create maps, examine regional migration patterns, and make predictions for the future.
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Suburbanization: Yesterday And Today

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners compare physical and cultural landscapes of the Twin Cities between 1990-2000. Using census data, aerial photos, and land use maps, they discover and analyze the changes that have occurred in the region as a result of...
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Dot To Dot Seurat

For Teachers K - 6th
Students explore the style of art known as pointillism and the artist (Georges Seurat) who created it.
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NATARAJ: SHIVA AS LORD OF THE DANCE

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students read" the meaning of the Nataraj, explore the various aspects of Hinduism that the Nataraj symbolizes; examine the importance of the samsara, moksha, and consider the Nataraj one of the finest works of art anywhere in the world.
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Deerfield Debates Its Future: What Constitutes Progress?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explore the many resources that one can use to explore a community, the Colonial Revival movement, and how the industry and technology reshaped life in Deerfield the Connecticut River Valley.
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"The Block": Romare Bearden's and Mine

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students study Bearden's style of collage and create their own collage that reflects their neighborhood. They are read "The Block" and poems about neighborhoods and write one about theirs.
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Mapping Los Angeles over Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read maps for chronological information in Los Angeles. They develop a multicultural chronology of Los Angeles.
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Dot To Dot Seurat

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discuss the art of Georges Seurat and examples of Pointillism and create original works of Pointillism using colored, sticker dots. This lesson is intended for use in the elementary Art classroom and includes a short vocabulary...
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Is Coming to the United States of America Good for the Immigrant?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Student discuss whether coming to the United States was good for certain groups of immigrants. Using the internet, they examine settlement patterns for immigrants over a period of time. In groups, they role play the role of a family...
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Social Studies: Presidential Mock Interviews

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars, working in pairs, conduct mock interviews of American presidents, highlighting personal and political details. They research their chosen president on the Internet prior to their role-playing presentation. Students...
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Opera on the Net

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, with this opera exchange, increase their knowledge of the opera process. They use opera as a vehicle to better comprehend the relationship music has with all arts and other disciplines across the curriculum.
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The Byzantine Church and the Schism

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the role of the church in the Byzantine Empire, and the importance that relgion has played in the development of socieites. They research the events that led up to the division of the Byzantine church, and the...
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WCCS News 78 Investigative Report

For Teachers K - 8th
Students role play the role of investigative reporters. In groups, they determine what type of bird is leaving its droppings on the overhead highway beams. They answer a given set of questions and present their conclusions to the class....
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National First Ladies' Library

King Tut and All That

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the field of Egyptology and archeology. They create an artifact for posterity and create a special edition that tells the story in words, maps, and pictures. They create a storyboard for a "comic book" edition of the story.
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The Anglo-Saxons in London

For Students 6th - 8th
In this English history worksheet, students read a 2 paragraph selection about Anglo-Saxon settlers. Students answer 2 short answer questions about the reading.
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Superfudge

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this online interactive Superfudge worksheet, students respond to 13 multiple choice reading comprehension questions regarding the Judy Blume book.
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Make a Switch: Let There Be Light

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils research a notable painter and use his or her work as inspiration to create a functional light switch plate.  In this art instructional activity, students find an artist whose work is appealing to them to research and critique. ...
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The London Underground

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this identifying stations of the London Underground transportation system learning exercise, students use a map of the London Underground, which is not provided, to answer true or false questions. Students answer 10 questions.

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