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La Musique

For Students 9th - 12th
In this foreign language worksheet, students find the words that are related to music and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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The Aerial Age

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students infer America's attitude towards aviation in the early 1900s. In this The Aerial Age lesson, students analyze early 1900s literature, music, advertisements, and popular culture in reference to aviation. Students represent their...
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Weather

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students participate in a variety of mini-lessons including experiments, literature readings, physical education components, music, data gathering and recording and more to expose them to several themes of weather; i.e. water cycle,...
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Simpson's Lesson

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In these Simpson's themed worksheets, students will respond to 10 comprehension questions and then synthesize a new ending to an episode of the Simpson's television show.
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Orchestra: Wordsearch

For Students 4th - 7th
In this word-search worksheet, student search for twenty-nine music terms having to do with instruments of the symphony orchestra.
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Define My Own Destiny: Using Arrested Development and Lauryn Hill to Teach Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Literary themes don't just belong to literature. High schoolers listen to the lyrics of modern songs by Arrested Development, Lauryn Hill, and others to enhance their study and to connect to characters, conflicts, and themes of...
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Primary and Secondary Sources

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students understand what primary and secondary sources are. In this primary and secondary sources lesson plan, students take a list of sources and break down to primary and secondary sources.
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Family Customs Past and Present: Exploring Cultural Rituals

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine cultural traditions. In this cultural studies lesson, students conduct interviews and research online digital tools that allow them to discover their family's cultural traditions. Students prepare presentations using...
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Details, Details

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars explore statistics by participating in a personal details activity. In this data collection instructional activity, students identify the importance of personal information collection and how it can be used against them if...
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Present Perfect Verb Tense- Class Data Collection Activity

For Students 4th - 8th
In this verb tense and data collection worksheet, students find out about the life experiences of their classmates. They ask questions using the present perfect tense and the suggestions in a chart on the page. They record the...
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The Three Faces of William Penn

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze art depicting William Penn. They analyze three different paintings discussing the symbolism, artistic elements, and depiction of Native Americans in each painting.
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Slavery in America at the Time of the Civil War: Sources

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars discover how to use primary and secondary sources in research. In this Civil War lesson, students conduct research on slavery as they distinguish between primary and secondary sources regarding the same events.
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English Exercises: Quantifiers Too and Enough

For Students 5th
For this quantifiers worksheet, 5th graders read explanations and examples of correct usage, then complete 34 sentences, with immediate online feedback.
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Learn Under the Old Masters

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students take a closer look at portraits. In this art appreciation lesson plan, students may visit the National Portrait Gallery, the Victoria Art Gallery, or the Scottish National Portrait Gallery online or in-person to discover works...
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Chick Corea and Nicolas Economou: "Songs for Children"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners study the career of Chick Corea, whose work has spanned myriad styles in the past thirty years. They explore the double meaning of "Children's Music" and are introduced to the piano
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All Access Spotlight: U2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explain the growth and development of a musical group and their work through discussion and analysis of two representative songs by U2 from their first and last albums.
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Memory/Physiology Lab Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the nervous system and how physical distractions influence mental performance. They work in pairs as a researcher and subject and memorize a series of words with no distractions. After repeating the list of words,...
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The Rhythm of Life - Episode One - Rhythm

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the role of music in their lives. They examine rhythm as the building block of music and examine how to appreciate music. They investigate music as a tool in health and healing.
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Lesson 2-Explore/Explain Sound Communication

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students watch and listen to human speech and explore visual and audio cues that aid their understanding. During a short walk, students listen to the sounds around them and classify them as environmental, voiced, or musical.
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Strange Encounters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine a variety of Robert Harris' paintings. Using the characters in the art, they develop a conversation between them in a musical verse. In groups, they identify safety procedures to be used by those traveling in the...
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Making Elisir

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the technical language used by musicians and music lovers. They study the contemporary relevance of 19th Century Italian opera and understand how it is translated into electronic media.
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Good Vibrations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students demonstrate sound waves and make changes in the waves resulting in changes in pitch. Students associate changes in pitch in various "musical instruments"with size and shape and the sound waves they produce.
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A Cultural Palette

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine pieces of music and art that represent who they are. They study Haitian culture and traditions by performing the musical production "Once on the Island." They watch and discuss the film "The Nature of Music."
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Just Graph It!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders evaluate various graphs for the best way to reflect statistical data. They use a spreadsheet to organize data and generate varied graphic representations. They select the graph they feel best shows their results.