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The Journey of the Magi

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create storyboards. In this pre-Christmas special lesson, students produce a storyboard for a TV version of the poem, "The Journey of the Magi". Options to complete with or without technology are included.
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Animal Adjectives

For Students 4th - 8th
In this animal adjectives worksheet, students write an animal next to each adjective, write sentences with the adjectives, and answer short answer questions about adjectives. Students complete 5 activities total.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research and write an author report on Roald Dahl, including books written by him, birthplace, family life, and other information on his writing. Students read aloud chapters in the book. Students create a newspaper...
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Oil Market Basics

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the global oil market through a web-quest. In this oil market lesson, students conduct a web-quest to gather information related to the global oil market then design and make a mural.
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Understanding Effectiveness

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the work of animal welfare advocates. In this advocacy lesson, students examine advocacy strategies and investigate their effectiveness as they analyze King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Students apply the advocacy...
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America at the Centennial

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore centennial America. In this American history lesson, students search the Library of Congress digital collections for primary sources regarding the lifestyles and values of Americans in 1876. High schoolers design...
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Inventors and their Inventions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation on a specific inventor and their invention. This lesson is web-based and includes resource links, alternative lesson ideas, and lesson extensions.
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My Favourite Place

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders reflect back on a favorite place they knew as a child. Using Inspiration software, 9th graders write phrases that remind them of their favorite place. Students simulate being a reporter and interview other classmates...
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Healthy Tips Podcast

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a health-based podcast for peers using prior knowledge, internet research, and KWL charts. This instructional activity is adaptable for different health topics and age levels.
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Florida the Best WebQuest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners create a multimedia presentation demonstrating that Florida is the Best State in this creative project for the early elementary classroom. The lesson can be adapted for any state or country.
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Where in the World is 5T?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use the Internet to research astronomy questions written by another class. As questions are answered, clues are given telling where the other class is "hiding" in the world.
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Worm Bin Project Data Exchange

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work collaboratively to exchange data with their peers (groups of students at other schools) about their worm bin project. They discuss differing findings and hypothesize reasons for these differences.
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The Written and Unwritten Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
pupils examine the written and unwritten nature of Canada's Constitution, and argue which (if either) has a greater influence in Canada's governance.
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Weather Or Not

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the internet to find pen pals to share in their weather experiment. Individually, they research the high and low temperatures for cities within the United States and email the results to their pen pal. They also develop a...
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Freeze Frames

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students perform a series of stories or events. For this performing arts lesson, students strike a pose to create a picture from an event in a text. Students reflect on the characters and story line from the text.
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Adult Roles and Responsibilities

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore goods and services. In this money management lesson, students pick a $100.00 item they would like to buy and they use the internet to research that specific topic. With their research they answer questions on a given...
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Highs and Lows

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students use email to chart weather patterns and then graph their findings. In this weather patterns lesson, students chart their weather for a week at the school. Students then use email to find temperatures at a variety of locations....
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Studying Shadows

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students measure shadows and explore the altitude of the sun.  In this sun lesson students will graph the length of shadows and solar altitude against time. 
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You Are What You Eat!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate information on various websites in relation to health concepts and healthy dieting in this technology-based High School Health lesson. Emphasis is placed on the use of small cooperative learning groups and the creation...
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Mary Ann Patten: Clipper Ship Heroine

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Students explore the history of clipper ships and about the historical time frame surrounding the origin of clipper ships. They read historical accounts of voyages and write letters describing the conditions of Mary Patten's voyage.
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Illustrating Endangered Species

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars conduct research to answer the questions for each section. They critique a work of art using the levels of art criticism. Also they prepare gathered facts for a final presentation.
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Early Native Americans

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a scrapbook illustrating the culture of Native Americans that settled in the Kickapoo Valley. Working in groups, students choose a topic related to the Kickapoo Valley Indians. Using traditional and technological...
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Cube Models

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are introduced to the concepts of area and volume. In groups, they work together to build models of square centimeters in which they are given no instructions. To end the lesson, they record the dimensions of each model...
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Life Stories

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a brief video presentation documenting their research of an impactful African American or woman from history. Students research and identify their accomplishments and create a 2-5 minute iMovie documenting their...