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Where I Come From

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine family traditions as a microcosm of larger cultures. They examine their own family traditions to identify how beliefs, values, and customs vary from culture to culture and how those traditions influence their perception...
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"Just a Little Bit Different": Inclusive Classrooms, Inclusive Schools

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners explore visible and invisible differences, those of language, religion, dress, ethnicity, gender, etc. with their classmates. They play Bingo with a created list of classroom differences. Afterward, they write a short paper...
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Ratio Basketball

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers, in teams of four, practice shooting free throws while mentally converting the ratio of shots made to those thrown into a percent. They chart and record the ratio, decimal and actual percentage earned after each round.
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Look At Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students observe leaves and their attributes and group them accordingly. In this science observation lesson students gather leaves and use them to become more familiar with seasonal changes and the cycles of our environment. 
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What Is an American?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore different backgrounds of Americans.  In this lesson, students discuss how people in the United States may come from a different background, yet have similar values and beliefs.  After the class discussion,...
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The Tree Detective - Basic Dendrology

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify tree species by their leaf characteristics. In this dendrology lesson, students learn leaf vocabulary and collect leaves. They identify the leaves using the leaf characteristics and the vocabulary that they learned.
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From a Pet's Point of View

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the concept of point of view.  In this point of view lesson plan, students discuss the point of view of a pet and write an imaginative story.  Students then create a power point presetation for the class to...
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Mapping National and Geographic Identity

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners analyze geographic maps. In this map analysis lesson, students analyze the symbols in geographic maps and the impact of cultural, historical, and political concepts. Learners compare and contrast maps in various mediums by...
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Dear Diary

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze a piece of writing by creating diary entries based on a character.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read an assigned book with their classmates and create a sketch of what they believe the main...
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Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, high schoolers respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Theodore Roosevelt. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet. 
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Hector's World Cyber-bullying: You're Not Alone

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners discuss cyber-bullying and how it relates to their emotional state. In this cyber-bullying lesson plan, students watch a short video that identifies how cyber-bullying occurs. Learners participate in an active learning...
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Genome: A Tour and Genetic Disorder Brochure

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use the Internet to gather information about genetics, then research a genetic disorder. In this biology lesson, students listen to an interview with a geneticist, watch an animation of "chromosome coiling", then research and...
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We are all alike, We are all different

For Teachers K
Students investigate similarites and differences. In this  multi-cultural activity, students discuss how people are alike and how they are different by comparing apples to people.
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Job Search Strategies: Lesson 1

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders in the 8th grade explore the process involved in looking for a job. They make a list of talents and attributes they already have and then analyze these lists to determine what new skills they may need to obtain a job in...
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Similarities Attract

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students research all the ways people seek their soulmates. The question if opposites attract or those with similar attractions is studied in depth. Compile all the many steps a scientist must often take to answer what looks like a...
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The Chinese Zodiac And The Western Zodiac

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create individual horoscopes that contrast and compare Western and Chinese views of their futures using poster boards and magic markers. In-class discussion is used to evaluate the use of the Zodiac in different cultures.
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Cyberbullying

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate internet safety by discussing harassment on the web.  In this cyber safety lesson, students identify the causes and effects of cyber bullying behavior.  Middle schoolers discuss actions to take if...
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Go Yankees!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use the internet to research the New York Yankees baseball team. After gathering their information, they discuss the challenges faced by the team and how they were overcome. They end the lesson plan by examining the math and...
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Rallying to the Cause

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the role of volunteering during the Civil War, the Reconstruction, and today. In this volunteerism lesson, students work with a partner to read biographies of volunteers while looking for their Core Democratic Values. They...
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Modern Advocates for Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners make a list of "modern day prophets" and explain how they have made considerable contributions toward the common good. They write a letter to a community leader in which they advocate the solution to a problem or issue in their...
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Blue Genes: Affect Your Life!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, in groups, research, analyze and synthesize information on genetic diseases. After watching a video on genetics, groups perform research on a variety of genetic diseases and present their findings to the class.
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Genes Count

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video that reviews Mendelian genetics. They discuss the Hardy-Weinberg Law and use Popsicle sticks to simulate genetic variations and ratios in offspring.
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Introducing Psychology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of observable behavior. They watch someone for three to five minutes and record everything that is seen. Students must be as objective as possible, avoid any value judgments about physical appearance or...
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Using Onomatopoeia to Tell the Story of an Imaginary Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore language arts by utilizing word choice to compose a paragraph. In this phonetics lesson, students discuss the importance of a "voice" in their writing as they read the book Rattletrap Car. Students write paragraphs about...

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