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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Changing Roles of Children

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how the lives of children have changed over time. Using the internet, they examine photographs to compare and contrast the roles of children in the past and present. They write a paper showing the similarities and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transportation and Communication Timeline

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the growth of transportation and communication technology since 1500 C.E. Individually or in groups, they research lists of developments in the two areas. Finally, students create timelines indicating the development...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Family Life

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the lives of families in two different centuries. They compare the 1600's to the 1800's. Students write an essay about the differences and how they developed in history. Special attention is paid to the external...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nationalism and Immigration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research how immigration patterns changed after 1880. Using this information, they create a pie chart to organize it effectively and discuss how immigration changed Europe and the United States. They also...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Colonial Settlement and Environmental Problems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to develop a chart showing the relationship between the settlement of the United States and environmental problems. Using this information, they identify the human activities responsible for damaging the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Public Policy Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read an article about a pressing public policy issue. Using the text, they identify the themes, facts and ideas presented and develop an argument supporting or disagreeing with the position of the author. In groups, they...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Floating

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss with the teacher if everything will float in water. They observe a marble and determine whether it will float making predictions as a class. After observing the results, they discover that liquids exert an upward...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Living Organisms

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine pond water samples using hand lenses while working in small groups. They find specimens of living organisms in the water samples. Finally, the draw a picture of the organisms and label them using descriptive...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Communities

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils examine the similarities and differences between rural, suburban, and urban communities. They read about type of community in their social studies textbook, analyze the differences between Tokyo and Chicago, and complete a chart...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Breathtaking Nature of the Urban Explosion, Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore ozone levels. They measure the concentrations of ground-level ozone in the atmosphere. Students observe changes in the concentrations of ozone over time. Learners complete a data sheet to record ozone readings over a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Population Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the biodiversity of living things and how they are interdependent upon each other. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Specifically students create a graph to show how a population can grow in an...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taking on a Task

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify ways to persevere. In this character education lesson, 8th graders work in small groups to complete a task using strategies to persevere.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: "Shakespeare Is Too Big": Raul Julia: The World's a Stage

For Students 9th - 10th
Shakespeare is not just for one type of actor or audience member. In the clip [0:43] "Bringing Myself to Shakespeare" from the American Masters film Raul Julia: The World's a Stage, Raul Julia explores what it means to bring his own...
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: Shakespeare's All the World's a Stage

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] These activities focus on understanding Shakespeare's language using Shakespeare's As You Like It's seven stages of a man's life and a storyboard.
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Website
University of Victoria (Canada)

Internet Shakespeare Editions: All the World's a Stage

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of Jacques's "All the World's A Stage" speech in Shakespeare's As You Like It. Includes annotations.
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eBook
Globe

The Globe Program: All About Earth: Our World on Stage [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This delightful storybook provides young learners an understanding of how the Earth's processes work together. The students of an elementary classroom have been making costumes and practicing lines. Each student is playing the role of a...
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: The Obamas Bid a Nostalgic Farewell to World Stage After Eight Years

For Students 3rd - 8th
Barack Obama and his family bid adieu to the White House and all that came with the life they led for the last eight years.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Surfing With the Bard Lesson Plans: As You Like It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Delve into the world of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" when you visit this lesson plan. This lesson plan focuses on introducing you to the four central characters.
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Website
AllRefer

All refer.com: East Germany: The Soviet Zone of Occupation

For Students 9th - 10th
The origin of the Soviet Zone of Occupation in postwar Germany is discussed, including the planning stages at Yalta and Potsdam.
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Lesson Plan
Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: As You Like It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan that uses online resources to provide fuller examination of "As You Like It."
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: As You Like It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover this comprehensive guide to teaching the interpretation of Shakespeare's "As You Like It."
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Website
National Arts Centre (Canada)

Arts Alive: English Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtsAlive provides a detailed look into world of professional theatre. Thematically organized content walks through all the processes involved in "transforming a play from the page to the stage," including playwriting, directing, acting,...
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Website
PBS

Pbs American Experience: Race for the Superbomb

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the Cold War race to develop the hydrogen bomb, a weapon that would change the world. Content details all the people who were involved in the race for the H-Bomb, as well as notable events during this time period....
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Article
Other

I Scoop: Digital Transformation: Online Guide to Digital Business Transformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital transformation is the cultural, organizational and operational change of an organization, industry or ecosystem through a smart integration of digital technologies, processes and competencies across all levels and functions in a...