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Lesson One: Who Am I?
Fourth graders interpret artworks by four Chicana/o artists. They identify characteristics of their own they might use in constructing sculptures that express themselves.
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Great American Families
Fifth graders wrote essays, interviewed family members, took photos of their activities, and tape recorded narration to accompany the photos.
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Building a Mini-park And Bird Sanctuary Lesson 3: Location, Location, Location
Students work cooperatively using the democratic process to select a place for a park. They identify how the garden in the park will look. They write a five paragraph essay as an assessment.
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Buildings, Buildings Everywhere
Students gain awareness of shapes in architecture by creating a painting of their school and writing a reflective summary of their study of architecture.
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Do You See What I See?
Students observe and describe different objects seen under a microscope and compare the individual perspectives of what was seen.
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It's My Right
Learners participate in activities examining the Bill of Rights. They discover the different articles and Amendments.
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Arkansas Black Pioneers: A History of African-American Colonies in Arkansas
Learners research regions of early Arkansas as they relate to African American colonies in Arkansas after the Civil War. They discuss the characteristics of the regions, view a Powerpoint presentation, and write reflective journals.
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Turtles
Students discuss turtles. They read books about turtles, make turtle puppets, research turtles on the Internet and then create a turtle fact booklet.
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Countryside Protest in London
Students, in groups, discuss questions about a protest in London, England. They examine the differences between living in the city and the country.
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Administrative Systems in the Travel and Tourism Industry
Students examine the administrative systems in place in the travel and tourism industry in the United Kingdom. They investigate what happens when administration goes wrong and how to correct the error.
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Come on In- the Water's Fine
Students examine how coastal erosion effects seaside communities. They investigate how people have to make choices when manipulate the physical environment such as when dredging and constructing seawalls in coastal areas. They complete a...
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Children Living on the Street - Debating the Fundamentals
Twelfth graders identify issues related to the rights of children who live on the street. Using the internet, they research topics of interest to them. In groups, they develop arguments supporting their point of view and debate them in...
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Severe Weather is Spring Challenge
Students research storms and appropriate warning procedures in their home towns and conduct interviews to find out suggestions for students and others in their community to keep themselves safe. Afterwards, students write a news feature...
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A Soldier's Life
Young scholars read and interpret letters about James Vanderhoef included in lesson. Students make connections and note interesting vocabulary used in the letters. Young scholars generate a list of questions about the soldier's life and...
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Harriet Tubman In The News
Students investigate the history of Harriet Tubman. They use newspaper articles from history and modern times in order to gather information. They use a graphic organizer in order to categorize information. They distinguish the readings...
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Weedy Socks & Wheels
Learners engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the concept of using socks in order to collect weed seeds. They conduct research in order to illustrate the ease of how weeds are spread from one area to another....
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
This article provides information regarding the types of negotiations, principles for effective negotiation, obstacles to successful negotiation, and methods of overcoming these obstacles.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Splish Splash
Students conduct a large-group brainstorming session on the various places where liquid water can be found on Earth. Then they create a list of places, such as oceans, lakes, rivers, aquifers and trace the path the water travels.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Hands, Hands, Hands
The teacher will show pictures of six hands to students. (See attachment) After a brainstorming session, students will choose one hand that illustrates a particular story from their life. Then, students will write a two page narrative...
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Ad Cracker
In this website students can learn to create an international advertising agency. They will learn to write a brief, create a brand and position the product. They will also be introduced to the fundamentals of creative writing as well as...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Oil on the Ocean
Students learn about oil spills and their environmental and economic effects. They experience the steps of the engineering design process as they brainstorm potential methods for oil spill clean-up, and then design, build, and re-design...