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Presidential Trading Cards
Students use the internet to gather information about Presidents of the United States and create a trading card for one of them. They create a brochure with the president's information and accomplishments.
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Exploring Homes and Resources
Young scholars search for images of and information about the exchange country's environments and housing, using a variety of sources, and evaluate primary sources of information in terms of accuracy and usefulness.
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Positive Futures Fair - Application of Year-Long Content Skills
Students research a problem in the world today.
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A Walk in the Woods: The Legacy of the Haudenosaunee
Fourth graders explore folktales and legends to investigate the life and culture of the Haudenosaunee Indians. The stories and food of the six Nations are experienced as the lesson proceeds.
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In The Shadow of Angkor
Students are introduced to basic historic and geographic facts about Cambodia. They understand the spiritual component of Cambodia's art. They identify Cambodia on a map of the world. They construct a graphic representation of a film...
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Understanding Primary Sources: California Missions in Art
Middle schoolers examine pieces of art from the 19th century. They discuss the role of Spanish missions in California as well. They write an essay describing the paintings.
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Bioterrorism
Young scholars research bioterrorism and then create two political cartoons, one that shows the viewpoint that bioterrorism is not a threat and one that shows the viewpoint that it is.
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Constellations
Students explore constellations. They read trade books about constellations and write notes including their locations, origins, and names. They research and report on one constellation in the Northern Hemisphere and share their report...
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Earthquake Unit
Eighth graders watch the "Earth, the Environment & Beyond" video on earthquakes. Take notes and give an oral summary. They build a working, two dimensional model of a strike-slip, thrust, or normal fault.
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What Do Genes Look Like?
Seventh graders describe the basic structure of the DNA molecule. They identify what an inherited trait is and how it can be determined by one or more genes. Finally, 7th graders identify that plant and animal cells contain several...
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Renewable Energy
Learners identify how to study renewable energy from the standpoint of a news reporter or a concerned citizen. Then they approach art in a fun way through a journalism project that includes create a brochure for display. Students also...
Library of Congress
Loc: Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library
Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library serves as a gateway to two other American Memory Collections on Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress and the Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana. Also included within...
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Jewish Virtual Library: Beersheba Southern Border of Kingdom of Judah
The Jewish Virtual Library describes in great detail the location and history of the city of Beersheba.
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Nazi Olympics
A piece from the Jewish Virtual Library on the propaganda promoting the myth of Aryan racial superiority and physical power.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Auschwitz Birkenau
The Jewish Virtual Library offers a detailed page explaining all aspects of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration/death camp. Contains pictures, personal accounts, and the history of what happened there.
Other
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Civil Engineering
This site is an online library of information about civil engineering.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Chosen People
This Jewish Virtual Library site discusses why the Jews are the chosen people and how Jews and non-Jews feel about the status.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Karaites
This site from the Jewish Virtual Library describes the beliefs of the Karaites. Also compares them to the Rabbanites.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Abraham
This Jewish Virtual Library site shares a simple and easy to follow history and biography of Abraham.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls
This site from the Jewish Virtual Library provides an overview of the Essene sect of Judaism. Most importantly it proports the Essenes as the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Passover
This Jewish Virtual Library web page offers a very nice outline and explanation of the Passover Seder.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Who Is a Reconstructionist Jew?
This site from the Jewish Virtual Library provides a detailed article that describes the main beliefs of Reconstructionist Jews. Also compares them to Reform and Conservative Jews. Great site.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Talmud/mishna/gemara
This site from the Jewish Virtual Library explores the history and content of the Talmud, containing both the Mishna and the rabbinic discussions (the Gemara).
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Jewish Virtual Library: Branches of Orthodox Judaism
This Jewish Virtual Library site discusses different groups within Orthodox Judaism. Discusses each group's beliefs, especially in relation to Zionism.