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Chinese Puzzle Story

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study the Chinese form of tangrams. They read the story, "Grandfather Tang's Story," by Ann Tompert and discuss how tangrams are used to tell the story. Using paper and scissors, they create animal tangrams and write stories...
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Collage/Assemblage

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify different shapes and patterns. They locate France on a world map and examine the works of artist, Henri Matisse. They discover shapes that are related to Math.
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Journeys from China

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students place the stories of Chinese migration to Australia into geographical context, appreciating the distances travelled and the time involved - suggest reasons that people may have for migrating to Australia.
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The Greatest Survival Story of All Time

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars use the Internet to read about an explorer's survival in the Antarctic. They try to find a better route for him to have taken.
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An Immigration Graph

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars practice reading and understanding information in a table and converting the information to graph form. They create a graph showing the number of immigrants per country of origin between 1899 and 1924.
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Globalization: The Garment Industry in Southeast Asia

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are introduced to the concept of globalization. In groups, they read primary source documents to view sweatshops from different points of view. They write a paper about the impact of globalization on the garment industry...
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Golden Connections

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the ratio of pairs of consecutive terms in the Fibonacci Sequence. Using four different colors, they create a golden rectangle in either two or three dimensions. They use photographs to create two collages using...
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Squanto's Science Lesson

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore Squanto's contribution to the settlers. They plant seeds and follow instructions for water and fertilization. Students keep a record of the growth of the seeds. They write a paragraph that tells what they learned from...
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The ABC's of Industry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define and explore Industry. They access times during the Industrial Revolution in America. Students view how business functions in any economy. They summarize the three sectors of industry by creating and interpreting a web...
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Flush It! Throw It! Out of Sight, Out of Mind!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars describe disposal procedures by reviewing water and solid waste disposal cycles and what happens when one step is omitted. They examine the connection between industry and human health.
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The Lessons of Emmett Till

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils participate in a WebQuest designed to take them on a journey into the darkness that is race predjudice and the often-violent means in which it is manifested. They investigate the murder of a 14-year-old Chicago boy visiting...
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Build-A-Horseshoe Crab

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discover many facts about horseshoe crabs. Students identify the main body parts of horseshoe crab. They explore the habits of the horseshoe crab and their importances to the ecosystem. Adaptations for younger students are...
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Bridges- Design a Bridge

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this bridge design worksheet, learners answer 5 general questions about bridges. Students follow the directions to construct 4 types of bridges with paper and test them for strength.
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The Fall and Rise of the White-tailed Deer Population: Conservation Success Story?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze the problems that have come along with the conservation movement and the fall and rise of the white tailed deer population. In this conservation lesson plan, students see how important the deer were to the Native...
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Show Me the Money: Labor/Management Issues in Professional Baseball

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study the baseball players in the past and present and see how the union played a part in lives.  In this labor lesson students analyze documents and identify the effects of the different markets on labor salaries. 
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Archaeology Quiz 14

For Students 5th - 10th
In this archaeology worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about the archaeology of the Byzantine Empire, dinosaurs, and more. Students complete 5 questions total.
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Race Track (Culminating Activity)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students graph and solve linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students use the slope and y-intercept to graph lines. They relate lines to the real world using different applications.
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Tracking Olympic Gold!

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students use print or online resources to track the results of the Olympic Games, record daily results on graphs, use graphs to collect information.
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A Monster's World

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Study African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create imaginary monsters using texture.
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Da Vinci's Renaissance

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study the Renaissance through an examination of the life and accomplishments of Leonardo Da Vinci.
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Patchwork Quilts

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine about traditional quilting patterns, the symmetry in such patterns, and practice creating patterns of their own. They design a quilting pattern, and groups make colorful "patches," of a pattern. They assemble the...
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Gender Equity in the Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Pupils review employment statistics and wages over the past 20 years. They examine the Federal Work Force Laws. They apply formulas to find the rate of change in the minimum wage.
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Louisiana Purchase

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use maps, lecture and discussion to explore the unique contributions to the U.S. resulting from the purchase of the Louisiana Territory. They complete worksheets, label maps and participate in discussion groups.
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Human Ecology: How it Relates to Population

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders are introduced to the concept of population. In groups, they research the problems associated with overpopulation and underpopulation. They practice calculating birth and death rates and discus how they can be used to...