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A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classics Edition of Willa Cather's My Ántonia
Willa Cather's My Antonia might seem like a hard sell for today's teen readers. Rather than dramatic plot twists, trysts, and terrors, the novel celebrates the pioneer spirit that lead immigrants to a small Nebraska town. The Signet...
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Continuity and Limits
In this continuity and limits learning exercise, students solve and complete 4 different types of problems. First, they determine which of the limits shown exist and then, evaluate them. They also find which functions are continuous at a...
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The Great Depression in North Carolina: Experiences of the People
Learners explore the Great Depression. In this research skills lesson, students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary sources. Learners write their own WPA interviews after they have examined...
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Academic Challenge
Students apply their knowledge of math to the real world. For this algebra lesson, students explore different way to incorporate math topics into the real world. They create a score or progress sheet to mark their progress.
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Thank You, Mr. Edison
Learners read a letter to Thomas Edison and search for advertisements of the period. They review primary sources and photographs of items made available in the 1920's. They interact on the American Memory Collection website.
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Word Wall Activity List
Second graders perform a variety of activities with a dynamic, ever-changing classroom word wall as outlined in these lessons. They become less dependent on the word wall as the school year progresses.
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Work Cut Out For You
Students read about teenagers who forgo college for work. They plan their own progression toward their careers of choice by creating 'fantasy résumés' that list both their present accomplishments and things they hope to do in the future.
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Freedom, Power and the People
Students analyze how social change has affected artistic expression and popular culture. the explain the influence of media on contemporary American culture.
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Media in Research Multimedia Final Project
Students work cooperatively in groups to research a topic of their choice. They create a multimedia presentation of the information researched. Throughout the project they generate their own progress journals.
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African-Americans and the Military
Students study the key figures in African-American military history. They discover how African-American military history reflect both discrimination and the often heroic struggle to overcome discrimination. They examine the key periods...
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Industrial Revolution in America: Exploring the Effects of the Heat Engine on the Growth of Cities
Eighth graders examine the reasons for the growth of cities in North American. Using the internet, they research the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution and determine if the growth of cities is a sign of progress. They...
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The Wheat Plant
Students sequence stages in the life of a wheat plant. They identify the six main parts of the wheat plant. They plant some kernels of wheat in the classroom so students can watch the growth and development. They record the plant's...
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Social Studies: Dealing with Grief
Learners discover how to deal with grief by accepting their feelings. During a musical/meditative session they recall a time when they lost someone or something they loved and progress to a feeling of happiness for having had known...
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Team Problem-Solving Fun
Students work in groups to solve a variety of puzzling activities which include math, spelling, anagrams, and geography. They use cooperative skill to accomplish each task and chart their group progress.
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Technology: Koo Koo for Clocks
Third graders design and make clocks compiling a materials list, creating adesign portfolio, and recording progress in a daily log. After making a full-size drawing of their clocks and with the assistance of high school technology...
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The Scramble for Wealth And Power
Students participate in a simulation activity involving the distribution of the world's wealth and power. The activity starts when 100 pennies, representing wealth and power, are spread on the floor and students must grab as many...
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THE WRECK OF THE ZEPHYR
Students, while listening to a tape on the story The Wreck of the Zephyr, complete several assignments as the week progresses. Special note is placed on all written assignments.
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Number Sequencing Packet
This dynamic 4-page packets challenges students to practice number sequencing. The sequences get progressively more difficult. Your class must count by ones, backwards, by twos, and by threes. Students can complete this packet as an...
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4-H Goat Activity Page
In this 4-H animal science worksheet, students will work with their parents and leaders to plan and implement a goat-raising project. Students can get information about goats and keep track of their progress on this worksheet.
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Matilda: Activity Worksheets
In this set of activity worksheets for the story, Matilda, students complete a total of 17 short answer, true/false and matching questions for chapters 1-9. Worksheets are followed by a 6 question progress test.
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PhyzJob: Acceleration and Velocity are Entirely Different Quantities
In this acceleration and velocity worksheet, learners are given a table to complete with position, velocity and acceleration. They draw sketched and vectors of each condition and write a verbal interpretation of the motions. They also...
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Family History
Students appreciate how families are important to the expansion and progress of a country. In this biographies lesson, students read a biography and write their biographies including photos. Students create family trees.
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Conditions of City Life in the Late 19th Century
Students examine tenement life. In this lesson on early urbanization, students research the role of journalism for social change in early American cities. Students write a journal article for themselves that demonstrate an understanding...
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Learning to Respect Each Other
Discover how important Martin Luther King Jr. is to our society. In this civil rights lesson plan, investigate how Dr. King was an advocate for nonviolence and how he fought for civil rights for all Americans. Read and analyze Dr. King's...
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