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Doing the Right Thing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider the payoffs of doing the right thing. In this philanthropy lesson, students examine the virtue of courage in Jackie Robinson's life and in their own.
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Where Are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate dinosaurs. In this life science lesson, students watch video clips on the website http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/dinos/video/video.html and discuss the characteristics of the dinosaurs. Students create dinosaur...
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Introducing the Narrative Account Web Page

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students complete a narrative writing assignment by critiquing a sample webpage. In this narrative writing lesson, students view the sample webpage and take notes. Students create a similar webpage that contains a narrative account based...
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Panther Exam: Writing a Play

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students demonstrate their knowledge of panthers by writing a play on the subject.  In this animal life lesson, students view a slide-show on school computers of a veterinary exam of a panther.  Students utilize this scenario to write a...
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Quick Breads (Banana Muffins)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners review what they know about quick breads and bananas. For this art lesson, students discover two different recipes for Banana Muffins off of the computer. Learners prepare a recipe for Bananas Muffins carefully and clean up...
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Times of Shakespeare

For Students 4th - 6th
In this listening comprehension interactive worksheet, students watch the included video about Shakespeare and complete a cloze listening activity. There are eighteen fill-in sentences to complete.
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Date with Destiny

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine the outcome of the war in Iraq. In this Iraq history lesson, students discuss the effects of the war and the regime of Hussein. Students write and design textbook pages that feature the contemporary history of the...
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The "Art" of Baseball

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the art of baseball. For this sports lesson, students discuss their thoughts about the sport of baseball and create a baseball word list. Students use pattern blocks and drawing paper to create a simulated baseball...
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What is Justice?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss justice and fairness. In this equitable treatment of others lesson, 8th graders say the Pledge of Allegiance and read a passage from a blog. Students discuss the terms: fair, just, and equitable. 
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The Impressionist Movement

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A study of the Impressionist Movement will enhance any European history class.
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Glastonbury & Its Legend

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this listening and speaking instructional activity, students will engage in a short discussion about live music and King Arthur. Then kids will listen to a short history of Glastonbury, England and fill in the text gaps with words in...
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Students 4th - 6th
For this life cycle of a butterfly worksheet, students answer 7 short answer questions, draw a picture of a butterfly, answer 4 vocabulary questions and fill in 6 fill in the blank statements about butterflies.
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I Have to Change!? The Role of the Adolescent in the Family

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the changes occuring during adolescents using children's literature. As a class, they brainstorm a list of the various roles they play in their family. In groups, they use excerpts of plays from Shakespeare to...
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ArtWords: Writing about Art Then and Now

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use observation skills to develop skills inc. They develop thinking skills and develop descriptive writing. They refine their thinking with concrete materials and make a collage that updates this mural to reflect current culture.
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Classroom Animals & Pets - Insects & Company - Butterflies

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students examine the life cycle of a butterfly. They place caterpillars in a cage and observe their change to a butterfly. Students discover how much a caterpillar eats and annotate growth information.
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Kwanzaa

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars practice reading while examining aspects of Kwazaa.
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Out and About: Football

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore British football. In this current events lesson, students visit the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum, and the Manchester United Museum online or in person to discover the history of the game as well...
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The Christmas Tree

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students recognize that the Christmas tree is one symbol of Christmas, then demonstrate their ability to identify symbols. They compare the lightstock (Christmas pyramid) with the Paradise tree and apply their knowledge about the history...
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Science and Careers

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils investigate how knowledge of science influences people in their daily lives, specifically in their careers. Students conduct interviews with an individual in a science or technology career as part of their research on the impact...
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Rituals and Rites of Passage

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the concept of rites of passage and the rituals that society performs to mark certain moments in life. They read books, discuss the cultural implications of certain rites of passage, design a mural of funeral customs and...
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Seedless Vascular Plants

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this fern and gymnosperm worksheet, students will study a diagram of the life cycle of a lycophyte and then correctly order four life cycle statements. Then students will complete two true or false statements about fertilization of...
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Study Guide for Lelavision's Physical Music

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils complete activities for physical music analysis. In this physical music lesson plan, students read the biography for Lelavision musical sculptures, complete a sound and motion activity, and a making music activity. Pupils also...
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Hunters/Gatherers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss the ways in which an environment is used to provide the basic necessities of life. In groups, they compare and contrast how different hunter and gatherer groups have used the environment to their advantage. ...
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Observations and Inferences

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars observe how to distinguish observations form inferences.  In this examining inferences lesson plan students list observations relating to the activity and discuss the importance of them.