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Afro-Caribbean Americans and the Sugar Economy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the narrative, Caribbean Immigration and examine how sugar production and migration of people of African origin have been intertwined for centuries. Working in three groups, they present oral reports on the three eras of...
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Frozen Film

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are introduced to the topic of light interference through this hands-on activity. They observe how light reflects off two surfaces and then meets to form an interesting variation of color on a film surface.
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Spectral Surprise

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students experience a model that produces, separating, and displaying spectral colors.
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Projecting Spectra

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students use two methods to show and study the colors in the visible spectrum.
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Asian Civilizations

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete computer based research to complete a travel brochure that highlights an Asian civilization.
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Life Processes and Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the function and nature of water as it effects all living things.
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"The Father of Lavish Advertising": P.T. Barnum

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the life and work of P.T. Barnum. They discover his advertising techniques and business practices. They examine his use of people with disabilities for amusement.
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HIV/AIDS & Other STDs, Day 3: HIV/AIDS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the characteristics of HIV and AIDS. They identify the liquids in which the disease is found and how it can be transmitted. They examine healthy behaviors to keep them from getting the disease.
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GPS Receiver Basics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars practice using a GPS receiver. They walk in different directions and monitor their progress on maps. They enter specific locations and use information given to them to get them back to their original locations.
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I'm Not In Range

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover how cell phone service works while participating in a role play activity. They identify its advantages and disadvantages based on service. They examine how engineers use this information to develop better...
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Eye of the Icon

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine various examples of artwork and identify icons. In groups, they discuss the role of special interest groups and media in promoting icons in society. They create a bust of an icon in the Victorian style and share them...
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Boilermaker Geography

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the geography of central Indiana with an emphasis upon finding the location of Purdue. They make a connection to literature with the reading of a newspaper article to create the context for the instructional...
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Lesser Known Influences of the Pacific Northwest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners engage in research about the development of the Pacific Northwest using specific individuals to emphasize different racial and gender influences in the 1800's. The research method that is used is inquiry based.
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Native American Boarding School Encounters in Washington State: School Communities Over Time in the Pacific Northwest

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners are introduced to the various types of schools used throughout history. In groups, they compare and contrast Native American boarding schools, schools in the 1800s and the schools of today. They write in their journals...
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Communications Technologies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the examples of innovative technology found on the AT&T Labs Technology Showcase Demos website. They look at communciation patterns. They write in their science journal the problem it is intended to solve and a...
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Which Wrap Is Wrapped Right?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the integrity and strength of different types of food wraps. They test the wraps and create a graphic organizer for the data. Once it is organized then a lab report can be written. The lesson contains background...
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Robert Boyle's Informants

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students review and discuss the importance of Boyle's informants and how he sometimes relied on information from those with experience of the wider world to substantiate his scientific theories. They complete the worksheet, answering...
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What Arkansans Contributed to the WW I War Effort

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine the Arkansas as home front support during World War I. They determine why the troops who were overseas during the War were important to those at home. They look at the war effort and locate the area of Arkansas were...
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Off Times of Slaves on the Sea Islands

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the aspect of slave life on the Sea Islands. They explore the Gullah language, folk tales, music and games during the "off" times of slaves. Students read and interpret Gullah folk tales. They recognize music in the...
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Curricular Correlations

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to prerecorded sounds and put them into categories. They discus the sounds that would be heard outdoors, and indoors. They go outside for a few minutes and take a "hearing walk." Then they come inside and close their...
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Subject Selection in Clinical Trials

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design and conduct an experiment to test a hypothesis. They create a question/objective based on the results of their experiment that can be answered by performing a human clinical trial. Students write inclusion and exclusion...
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Detection Detective

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars describe what each detection method uses and rank the wavelengths of each if appropriate. They answer questions about absorption, importance of materials and explain differences. Students make sure they describe diagnostic...
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Social Studies: The Human and Animal Connection!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers infer the connection among humans, animals, and disease through the interpretation of concept maps. They are introduced to the idea of a connection human disease and the domestication of animals.
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Bird Flu:Bioethical Debate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils define the role of vaccines and antiviral drug. They identify the bioethical issues involved in the distribution of medicine during a possible bird flu epidemic.

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