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Political Cartoons: Finding Point of View

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine political cartoons. In this colonial America lesson, students analyze political cartoons pertaining to the Stamp Act.
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AIH-8: American Indian Lifestyles

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explain how the history of the American Indian is affecting them today.
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Appreciating the Men of Ballet from Dance in America: Born to be Wild: The Leading Men of the American Ballet Theatre

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the role of men in the American Ballet Theatre. In this ballet lesson, students watch segments of the Great Performances video "Dance in America: Born to be Wild: The Leading Men of the American Ballet Theatre." Students...
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Design a Paper Airplane

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students study examples of paper airplanes and then create their own paper airplane models.
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Start Your Engines: An Internet Research Lesson

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders engage in a lesson which offers informational how-tos for conducting research on the Internet. Three search engines are introduced and used to gather information to solve a specific problem.
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King Henry Did What?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students convert between the different metric units after reading the Fairy Tale of King Henry. They measure various candies in a baggy using the width of their index finger. They record results to the nearest index finger width on a...
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Take a Tour of a Biome

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study five different biome types including aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra. They create a travel website of a simulated trip to one of the biomes.
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Bark Art

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine Aborigines, a group of people indigenous, or native, to Australia. They view examples of Aboriginal bark art and create pictures in the style of Aboriginal bark art.
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SeaWorld: Education, Entertainment, or Exploitation?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss SeaWorld, research marine animal biology, investigate one animal currently collected by SeaWorld, and decide whether they oppose or support SeaWorld's collection policy. Students then gather information relating to...
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Animal Diaries

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners read Diary of a Worm by Foreen Cronin. In this journal writing lesson, students research an animal and write a diary by their animal. Learners apply the research they've completed in their writings. Students share their diaries....
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Reasons to Settle in America

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete a research project.  In this American History instructional activity, students work in groups to research reasons that people wanted to settle in America.  Students record the information, share what they found and...
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Cooperative Classroom Text Features Activities

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine text features and create a PowerPoint presentation. In this text features lesson plan, 5th graders go over Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures and text features before they choose one to include in a book and...
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Native to Maryland

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore Native American tribes in Maryland. In this Maryland history instructional activity, students investigate Native American tribes in a webquest. After completing the webquest students create a triarama.
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Cooperative Learning, Sci., Tech., Lang

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research, write, edit, revise and present a paragraph, using word processor, about animal of their choice, including description, where animal lives, what it eats, its habits, e.g. is it endangered, migration, hibernation,...
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What Is the Attraction of the 1950s?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, using HyperStudio or PowerPoint, select the ten most important events that happened in the 1950s.
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Zoo's Clues!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students determine the difference between major and minor details after researching animals and completing graphic organizers. They write descriptive paragraphs for classmates to guess what animal is being described.
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True Tales of Adventure for Young Part 3

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore the Passageways website. They read to compare and contrast the motivations and accomplishments of two explorers.
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Country Cookbook

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students, in groups, create menus for five traditional meals from a country of their choice. They create a cookbook that includes all the recipes and describes when the traditional dish would be served.
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Order of Operations Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this algebra lesson, young scholars work in groups to design a treasure map in which algebraic equations must be solved using the correct order of operations. Students decide where treasure is hidden, then create and follow their...
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Probability

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore probability.  In this probability lesson, students define theoretical probability and experimental probability.  Students predict outcomes of hands on activities using coins and colored tiles, complete a chart...
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Put the NEW in NEWBERY

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read Newbery award books. In this Newbery book lesson, students look online to find all the books that have received this award and look through online reviews to find one they would like to read. After finishing the book, they...
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Greek Mythology: Cultures and Art

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine literary arts. For this Greek mythology lessons, students read Greek myths and select characters from the myths to study. Students create watercolor illustrations of the characters, write short stories about the...
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ZIP Code Math

For Teachers K - 12th
Students add or subtract to solve ZIP Code Math word problems. A ZIP Code Math work sheet is included. This lesson combines math with geography quite nicely.
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Branching Out

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners research structure, function and primary responsibilities of each office of the Executive branch, create a chart displaying their research.

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