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The Selling of the Taj Mahal or Osaka Castle
Seventh graders work in groups and act as a real estate company who is trying to sell a billionaire a historical landmark to house his art collection and must make a presentation convincing him to buy their historical site.
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Rincon History Museum
Young scholars visit the Rincon History Museum in California. They discover different periods in the state's history and discuss. They view the art and explain what can be learned from it.
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Cultural Creation Myths
Students analyze various cultural creation myths, write essays on three different societal stories, and create a play based upon one of those stories in this cross-curricular Theatre project for High School students. Cooperative...
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You Are Uniquely You
Young scholars discover their unique attributes and complete a group service project. For this service project lesson, students work in groups to define an audience, create a service project based on boosting the audience's confidence,...
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Keepsake Hand-print Card for Father's or Mother's Day
Students utilize art skills to create a holiday gift. In this arts and crafts lesson, students create a memorable gift for their mom or dad using construction paper, paper plates and finger paints. Students deliver their palm...
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Shinto, Japan's First Religion
Students participate in centers activities that enrich understanding of Japanese culture, history, geography, art, and religion.
Smithsonian Institution
Picturing George: A Pictorial Survey of the Life of George Washington
Students create pictorial biographies of George Washington. Working in groups, they research various portions of Washington's life, highlighting significant events. After presenting their projects to the class, they are displayed for...
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Opening Lesson Architecture
Students consider the impact of architecture around the world. In this introductory architecture lesson plan, students view a sideshow of historic structures and create their own architectural structures using the listed art...
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Let's Make Lemonade
Students generate a list of needs for a community project. In this social studies and philanthropy lesson plan, students listen to the story The Little Red Hen and discuss teamwork. Students plan for a lemonade stand, proceeds of which...
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Protest Music Video
Young scholars create an iMovie that expresses the meaning of a protest song from the 1960's or 1970's. They investigate the emotional and political overtones of the times and use images to interpret the song's meaning.
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Stand Up and Sing
Young scholars journal and respond to the question," How does society respond to change?" They create original lyrics to their own song that reflects the context of the Progressive Era.
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Create a World
Students combine imaginative powers with known map-making techniques to create a whole new world.
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Goldilocks Revisited
Second graders investigate the story of "The Three Bears" while focusing on the character of Goldilocks. They answer key questions that are focused upon the development of positive feelings and reactions. Students discuss the possible...
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Civic Engagement for Us?
Students identify the different forms of civic engagement. They identify their responsibilities at the different levels of government. They also analyze young leaders running for office.
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Justinian I
Students research emperor Justinian I in this instructional activity. They identify the contributions of Theodora to Justinian's rule, and the expansion of the Byzantine Empire during this time. They then analyze the contributions of...
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Common Visions, Common Voices
Students analyze common recurring motifs and themes found in literature and artwork from various cultures. They research and report of the "trickster" motif found in Native american, Mayan, and Ethiopian cultures.
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Aerial Photography
Eleventh graders compare the artistic values of Terry Evans' photography with LandSAT images and other images made for purely scientific, government and commercial purposes. They consider the artistic choices made in aerial photography.
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Middle Ages Diary
Students research life in the Middle Ages. They write a historical fiction diary based on a character they create. Students use the six steps to process writing to complete their diary. They orally present their diaries to the class.
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Ancient River Civilizations Jigsaw PowerPoint
Ninth graders use captions to determine an artifact's function and to list the features of a civilization. They classify artifacts according to the 8 Features of Civilization and for each Feature of Civilization they locate one artifact...
Project Food, Land & People
Loco for Cocoa
Students create a time line and map about how chocolate traveled the world. In this chocolate lesson plan, students also create and taste chocolate.
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What would Monet do with a digital Camera?
Students take ditigal pictures of any subject. Using Photoshop Elements, students organize and save their pictures. They edit the pictures using a Paint Dabs filter. Students discuss their photographs and how photography influenced the...
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A New Deal for African Americans
Students consider how New Deal programs impacted African Americans. In this New Deal lesson plan, students collaborate to research Internet and print sources regarding selected New Deal programs and African Americans....
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Media Timeline
Students complete a media campaign worksheet about the awareness of people with disabilities. In this disabilities lesson plan, students write a campaign to reduce fear when making people aware of disabilities.
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Diversity Day
Eleventh graders explore a variety of different cultures and their traditions. They complete an evaluation and short reflection of the day on the following prompts: I learned I... and I wish I... Each student then observes and talks with...