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Energy Efficiency Ambassadors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Definitely for high schoolers, this lesson is an open-ended exploration of energy efficiency. Groups of two to three junior environmental engineers design an experiment to test for efficiency. They prepare a full lab report and poster...
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New Words Book Report Form

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Support young learners with acquiring new vocabulary from their independent reading books with this book report form. After documenting the book's title, author, and illustrator, children record three new words they encountered in the...
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Treaty Trail: Crossing the Bitterroot Mountains

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine art and primary documents that depicts the Native Americans' crossing of Washington's Bitterroot Mountains to arrive at the Spokane Council. Students investigate and compare maps and other historical materials determine...
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Element of Color

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students develop their own original color by using only primary colors, black and white. As a class, they review the warm, cool, secondary and tertiary colors. To end the lesson, they examine the effect of different colors on the human...
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Understanding Freedom: Catching "The Spirit of '76"

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete activities about colonial history through an examination of art from the American Revolution period. In this history and art lesson, 6th graders define an iconic image, sing the song 'Yankee Doodle,' and analyze...
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Very Hungry Caterpillar - Tissue College

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create tissue collages using paints, tissue paper, and glue in this cross-curricular art/literature lesson based upon the artwork of Eric Carle. Emphasis is placed upon the term collage and practicing collaging techniques.
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Seeing through Touch

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students explore solid objects using touch. In this art lesson, students are blindfolded and given a 3 dimensional object to explore with their hands. After the object is removed, students draw what they think the object looked like....
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Social Effects of WWII on SC (Pt. 3)

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the impact of World War II on South Carolina. In this American history instructional activity, 5th graders analyze primary documents that include political cartoons and advertisements that were published in South...
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Design Motifs and Eggs

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create an Easter egg that displays at least one secondary color, one primary color, and one motif of design.
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Couch Potato or Inertia Victim?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders how primary research is carried out. They design a simple survey questionnaire to interview people about their week average television watching time. They analyze the results and write a report based on the information.
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Exploring Colors

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners research visual arts by reading a children's book. In this colors lesson, students identify the primary colors and utilize food coloring, plastic cups and eye droppers to create art using the color combinations. Learners read...
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"Pray, Why Speakest Thou Thusly?"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Examine popular language and slang and how they have changed over the course of American history. Conduct Internet research, use an online interactive Colonial House website to translate 17th century language into 21st century language,...
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The Rest Cure: Gender in Medicine and Literature

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Read and discuss "The Yellow Wall-Paper" and the gender issues that the story brings up. Use articles from the time period to analyze, complete with specific discussion questions. After two days, scholars write an essay based on topics...
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Spring into Poetry

For Teachers K - 5th
How many different types of poetry are there? Let me count them; list poems, haiku, and makes-me-think poems are only a few. Learners create their own poems accompanied by artistic projects such as haiku poems written on kites.
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Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What would Edward R. Murrow think of today’s news broadcasts? Learners examine the work of the first public television newscaster and his commitment to researched, accurate reporting. The eight-day study concludes with investigators...
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What A Pair! A Cross Grade Writing Activity

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
What a pair! Older pupils interview younger ones and use what they learn to write a short, illustrated storybook that features the youngster as the main character. The youngster responds with a thank-you note in which they identify their...

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