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Cartoons for the Classroom: Between the Lines, Gas Pains...Again
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the increase in gasoline prices and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Great Expectations
In this current events activity, students analyze a political cartoon about the Obama presidency and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Stand by for Regime Change
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the lame-duck period for Presidents-elect and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Campaign Echoes
In this current events learning exercise, students analyze a political cartoon about the 2008 Presidential campaign and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing on Everyday Themes
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon about social issues and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Patriot Act
For 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: A Toom-o-Matic Tool Debuts Online
In this current events worksheet, students analyze the pictured political cartoons and then create their own using the information presented in this article.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Donkeys, Elephants, and Elections
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about the 2006 American mid-term elections. Students then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The First Amendment? D'oh!
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about First Amendment rights and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Keep Current Through a Cartoonist's Commentary
In this current events instructional activity, learners analyze political cartoons about the Middle East and American domestic issues. Students respond to 4 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing Attention
For this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about the scores of people dying in Sudan. Students respond to 5 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Unconventional Approach
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons that feature campaign information. Students collect political cartoons from their own newspapers and respond to discussion questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Primary Targets
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about primary elections and respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing the Line
In this current events worksheet, students read about the attributes of political and editorial cartoonists. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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What in the World Is a Watershed?
Students discover the role of a watershed. In this geography lesson, students are shown a diagram of a watershed and discuss the definition of a watershed. Students demonstrate the role of a watershed by using an umbrella and spraying it...
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Planning For Student Diversity When Teaching About Puberty
Students begin their examination of the changes their body is going to go through during puberty. In groups of boys and girls, they discover their experiences during puberty are going to be very different from one another. As a class,...
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Ethnic Art: African. Mexican and Caribbean Perspectives
Students study artistic aspects of their culture. They compare ethnic cultures through arts and crafts and produce quality works of art from the knowledge that they have gained. They develop the vocabulary required to verbalize or...
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Estimate or Exact?
In this estimating or exact answers worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Genetics, Birth Disorders, and Pregnancy
Students in an alternative school setting for pregnant teens examine various facets of pregnancy including prenatal and postpartum testing, genetic influences, and additional risk factors. Through videos, hands-on activities, and small...
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Against The Tide: Three Who Made It!
Young scholars examine the lives of three people from New Haven, Connecticut who have careers in law, politics and entertainment. In groups or individually, they read excerpts of information about the three people and what contributions...
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Ownership of Lands
Students study the levels of forest ownership and how each are managed. In this land ownership lesson students research timber companies and complete a writing assignment.
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Forestry
Students conduct a soil organism experiment. In this soil organism instructional activity, students work with a partner to test soil samples and collect data. They grow cultures from the soil samples in order to make comparisons from...
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Magic, Sass, and Rage
Students are introduced to the characteristics of autobiographies. In groups, they read Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and develop their own rules for survival in the classroom. They bring in family photos in an...
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Family Life Among the Ashanti of West Africa
Students examine the way of life of the Ashanti who live in West Africa. After locating the countries on a map, they are shown slides of artifacts to determine their uses. In groups, they compare and contrast the Ashanti's view of...