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Media Smarts

Teaching TV: Learning With Television

For Teachers 1st - 6th
As part of a series of resources focused on the influence of television, elementary students watch an educational program and identify the information presented and analyze the point of view from which the information is presented.
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Compound Word List

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Never run out of compound words to teach your pupils by keeping this list nearby! All 16 pages are made up of lists of words organized alphabetically.
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Hoop Glider

For Students 3rd - 12th
Fly into an engineering lesson sure to get your scholars' interest off the ground. Young pupils create hoop gliders out of straws and paper hoops. Adjusting the size and number of the hoops lets them investigate the effect on flight...
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Create a Greener Place- Adventures in Podcasting

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create a podcast. In this environment lesson, students learn what a podcast is and why it is used. Students make a podcast about making the world a greener place.
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History: Sherman's March to the Sea

For Teachers All
Students analyze two sources. First, they will look at a letter written by Sherman to Grant as Sherman's army approached Savannah. Second, they will review the lyrics to the popular song of that period, Marching Through Georgia.
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History: Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts

For Teachers All
Students read a letter by Shaw to his wife after the Union raid at Darien, Georgia; then will draw conclusions about it. Students debate about the Emancipation Proclamation as well as the possibility of allowing blacks to serve in the...
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Television Goes Digital

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the difference between analog and digital televisions. They examine how the technology works and the impact of television through history. They also compare older television sets to ones found today.
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Sentences

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create different types of sentences. In this sentence writing lesson, students use various types of sentences to make writing interesting. Students play online games and use the interactive whiteboard to practice.
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Spreading the Word

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the use of propaganda in the war against terrorism, focusing specifically on the attacks in Afghanistan, exploring the distinction between ideas spread to benefit a cause and those spread to damage an opposing cause.
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The Demise of the Great American Frontier

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students are introduced to Frederick Jackson Turner and how early Census data, when combined visually with maps, effectively demonstrated the end of the frontier.
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Active Citizenship: The Civil Rights Work of Bob Moses

For Teachers All
Students discuss and describe the impact of Bob Moses as an activist, compare and contrast the work of Bob Moses in the 1960's and today and develop an action plan regarding an issue they feel strongly about.
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Film Study: Albert Maysles and Direct Cinema

For Teachers All
Students Discuss the contributions of Albert Maysles to documentary filmmaking and learn how to correctly operate video recording and editing equipment to create a short film.
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The Great Depression: What Would it be like today?

For Teachers All
Students calculate the percentage decline in factors affecting the quality of life such as wages and unemployment, from before the Depression to the beginning of the New Deal. Students then calculate what the same percentage decline for...
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Learning about Infectious Diseases

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
All of the activities and worksheets in this unit relate to learning about how infectious diseases spread & how the body deals with them. There is a collection of problem-based learning activities, as well very useful at-home...
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Earth's Winds, Crust, and Atmosphere

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This site provides a variety of activities and worksheets about the problem-based learning activity about Earth and its atmosphere. The lessons can be used separately or together in a geology unit. The resources and charts are very...
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Disaster Talk

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners design new devices to help victims of natural disaster communicate with rescue workers, government, media and loved ones. For homework, they write proposals promoting their technology.
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Progression's Price

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students reflect upon their regional and national environments, analyze causes of environmental problems as well as their implications, and examine effects of population growth as they participate in "The Popcorn Game."
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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SUCCESSION IN AMERICA'S FORESTS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine forest organisms, features of some of the different types of forest, classify organisms based on the type of forest they come from, and explore how certain species are connected with other, particular species within...
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Is London Bridge Really Going to Fall Down?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners discover what forces work together to hold up a suspension bridge. They see various bridges around the world, and learn the basic principles that enable each bridge to support itself. Groups design their own bridge, testing how...
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Picky Pyramid

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners learn the food pyramid and compare their meals with suggested guidelines. Students graph their lunches, discuss the results and how their choices affect their level of energy.
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Follow The Road to Riches

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the various events occurring at the time of the Gold Rush. They see archival photographs and hear historians talk about this era. They create a time line in order to facilitate thinking about this region during the...
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Summer: Getting the Bugs Out

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students compare and contrast classification systems used throughout the world. They also examine the importance of preserving biological diversity.
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Biomechanics of Sports

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study biomechanics. They apply their understanding of sports to determine what athletes do to improve their performance. They participate in a series of lessons and activities.
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Voting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate voter participation in the U.S. They watch and discuss a Bill Moyers video, complete a handout, and develop a plan to help a community overcome obstacles to voter participation.

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