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Spy on a Spider

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils view slides or live specimens to name and describe the distinguishing features of groups of arthropods, especially spiders and insects. They complete worksheets, observe webs and then search for and record where spiders can be...
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Curated OER

Creatures from Planet X: Spiders

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are given a description of some fascinating animals from "Planet X". They follow the descriptions given to illustrate one of these animals paying careful attention to introduced vocabulary such as 'appendages', 'receptors', and...
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Curated OER

Facts, Feats and Folklore: Spiders

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students review and discuss a variety of sayings, folklore and superstitions about spiders. They discuss this information and choose either an interesting fact or appealing foklore tradition to illustrate.
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Curated OER

Database Detectives Hold an Election ~ Part 3

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use a database to conduct a schoolwide election. They discover the importance of voting and democracy. They incourage one another to vote.
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Raising Voices: World War II in a Song

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders discover the different ways Canada and Quebec participated in World War II. They then analyze the repercussions of the war on Quebec. Students complete three knowledge outcomes: Knowledge of facts, ( Canada's...
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Round Dance

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders will participate in a dance activity for physical fitness. The learn a social dance that has an origin with the Canadian Aboriginal People. The use of tribal music will make the lesson more culturally relevant.
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Curated OER

Is All Fair In War?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read the 1755 Bounty Proclamation and discuss what happened in Maine during this time period. With a partner, they use the text and dictionary to look up any word they do not know. They participate in a think, pair, share to...
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The Million Man March

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the founding and applications of having The Million Man March while writing about the founder Louis Farrakhan. They communicate the intentions of the march that included the responsibility men are to take for the...
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Powerful Signatures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students experience famous historical documents that were initiated and propelled by signatures such as Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution. They create a school amendment using the information gathered.
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Curated OER

The Empires of Early Africa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view the video "Empires of Early Africa." They are asked: Who was Nefertiti? They review the facts about Akhenaten and Nefertiti. Students discuss how archaeologists looked for clues to determine the identity of the mummy...
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Baga Drum

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine a Baga Drum in order to explore the history of the Baga people of West Africa. In this art history lesson, students recognize figures used in Baga Drum design that represent aspects of Baga culture. They also design and...
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Dialogue: Sport

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this dialogue about sports worksheet, learners read a questions and answers concerning sports.
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Curated OER

Religion

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this religion discussion worksheet, students answer questions about different aspects of religion.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: The Women's Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Internet based activity for high school students about the women's rights movement. Connected with a textbook series but could be used by anyone. Nice, self-contained activity.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Seneca Falls Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will examine primary sources about the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 to understand why a women's rights movement was necessary to gain greater rights for women.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Who Were the Foremothers of Women's Equality?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Which women made significant contributions to the early Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.? In this teaching unit, students will discover the women involved in the formative years of the struggle for women's rights and the history of...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Anne Hutchinson: American Women's Movement

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This lesson focuses on the life and trials of Anne Hutchinson, who fought for the rights of women in mid-17th century New England.
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University of California

History Project: Women Outside the Compass 1880 1922

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson on women and the push toward equality in which students analyze primary source text and images to evaluate the significance of women working for equal rights.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sojourner Truth: Abolitionist and Women's Rights Activist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through two primary source activities and a short biographical video, students will understand the remarkable career of this persevering woman who lived up to her self-chosen name.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Inventive Women Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will examine The Declaration of Sentiments from the perspective of its call for women's economic equality.
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PBS

Pbs: Sisters of '77: Women's Issues Then and Now (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two lessons that allow students to deepen their understanding of the issues addressed by the women's movement by comparing issues of the present day with those fought for in the 1970s. Best use of these lessons requires access to the PBS...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Voting Rights for Women: Pro and Anti Suffrage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website from EDSITEment has a lesson plan that examines the push and pushback for voting rights for women. Using primary sources such as political cartoons and letters, find out why people were opposed to universal suffrage, and...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Women's Suffrage: Their Rights and Nothing Less

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Primary sources reveal the true resistance suffragists faced as they fought for women's right to vote. Through this collection of lessons, students will "understand the societal role of women from 1840 to 1920" and explore the history of...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Voting Rights for Women: Pro and Anti Suffrage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Voting Rights for Women: Pro- and Anti-Suffrage." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.

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