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Cartoons for the Classroom: 9/11 Revisited
Political cartoons about the September 11 terrorist attacks provide an opportunity for class members to analyze the inferences embedded in the drawings.
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Sell It with Propaganda
Augment a unit on propaganda by prompting class members to create propaganda. Using Frames software, groups demonstrate their understanding of propaganda techniques by designing a new product, creating a commercial to sell their product,...
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Celebrating the Fourth of July!
Students model projectile motion algebraically and graphically; and make predictions based on the quadratic algebraic model.
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The Science of Color
Learners use the scientific method to explore how to make different colors with paint. They problem solve ways to darken and lighten colors without using black and white paint. Students hypothesize how to create new colors, and describe...
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Context Clues
Learners review and discuss what context clues are and then read six sentences and paragraphs and circle the correct context clue for each one.
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Art to Zoo: India-Where Remarkable Differences Are Ordinary
Students "visit" India to learn about its culture and the lives of children in India. In this India lesson, students conduct research and report on the lives of Indian children in the form of a mock interview between a journalist and an...
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Flipping Over Our Weather Reports
Students create their own weather report. In this weather lesson plan, students work in groups to predict the weather for three days and create their own video. They have a director, camera-person, still cameraman, and two weathermen.Â
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The Art of Political Cartoons in Revolutionary America
Students analyze political cartoons. In this colonial America lesson, students examine the provided political cartoons and respond to analytical questions about each of them.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Patriot Act
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon that requires them to consider how visual irony is used in a cartoon about the Patriot Act. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing the Line
For this current events worksheet, learners read about the attributes of political and editorial cartoonists. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Fahrenheit vs Celsius
Students make a thermometer and write a paragraph about how they did it.
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SHHH It's a Secret
Students rewrite word problems using expressions and equations. In this algebra lesson, students use the correct variable to solve and write equations. They use the TI to graph their solution.
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Chief Pontiac's Speech
In this primary source research worksheet, students examine th text of speech given by Chief Pontiac and respond to 4 short answer questions regarding its content.
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How far have we come in the "Freedom Struggle"?
Eleventh graders assess an appreciation for the sacrifices made to achieve fundamental rights in our society. They analyze how far we've come to explore what more needs to be done in the "Freedom Struggle." Each student completes a...
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Exploring Arrangements of 2, 3, 4, and 5 Cubes
Students use problem solving skills to create various models of tricubes, tetracubes, and pentacubes. They classify the cubes into various groupings and identify them as mirror images, regular arrangements, and irregular arrangements....
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The Rise and Fall
Students take a closer look at the global industrial economy. In this current events lesson, students listen to a lecture about the infrastructure of the global economy, specifically how it affects Britain's Rover company. Students...
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Cinderella Stories - Native American Cinderella Stories
Students examine a Native American Cinderella story. In this Cinderella lesson, students listen to and compare Rafe Martin's, The Rough Face Girl, to other Cinderella stories. They complete the associated worksheets, role play scenes...
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Christa McAuliffe: Teacher in Space
Students study the life of Christa McAuliffe who was on the Challenger space shuttle lost their lives when the ship exploded.
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Native Americans of the USA
Students, in cooperative groups, research a variety of Native American tribes on the Internet and complete corresponding activities. They participate in a play about Native Americans by Sandra Widener.
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The American Mosaic
Students discuss what it would be like to be new to a town. They are then asked questions related to the immigrants coming to America. Extensions of this lesson are available.
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Finding Your Way Using Maps and Globes
Students identify the similarities and differences between different maps and globes. Individually, they create a map of their classroom along with a compass rose. They also practice reading maps as a class and finding specific locations.
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A Picture's Worth
Fifth graders explore the concept of fractions. Through hands-on activities, student pairs work to create various forms of fractions. Using geometric drawings and manipulatives, they demonstrate equivalent fractions, improper...
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Second Exercise in Parallelism
In this online interactive grammar skills activity, students answer 9 short answer questions regarding parallelism. Students may submit their answers to be scored
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Make Your Own Quilt Square
In this quilting squares worksheet, students follow the provided steps to create their own quilt squares. Diagrams are included as well.