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The City Symphony- The Original Reality Show

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discuss the purpose of city symphonies that were used in the past. In groups, they compare and contrast the social systems of a school and city to create their own city symphony video together. They also write what is known as...
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Star Politics

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the advantages of a celebrity running for a public office. After reading an article, they examine the results of the California governor recall vote. In groups, they research the aspirations and career of a celebrity...
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Do You Hear What I Hear?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore and review punctuation. They discuss examples of poorly punctuated paragraphs and how it affects writing. Students describe the types of punctuation used for writing. They correctly punctuate a variety of sentences and...
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Population Vs Consumption: Which is a Bigger Problem for the Environment & Who is Getting the Lion's Share of the World's Resources?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop critical thinking and awareness about the complexity of natural resource use, wealth distribution, population densities, poverty, and the environment. They think about people living in different parts of the world and...
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Let the Campaign Begin

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars differentiate between positive and negative personal attributes and select a fictional character for nomination who personifies the qualities of a good leader. They use the Internet to learn about the election process and...
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Fallacies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the ten most common logical fallacies. They identify the ways in which arguments fail. Students give reasons why one or more premises or conclusions can cause an argument to fail based on the ten logical fallacies they...
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Voting And Elections

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the voting practices of the past several presidential elections while using data to determine the influence of different factors. They identify the reasons for high or low voter turnout and then display the outcome of...
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Go Forth and Change the World

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of commencement speeches and how they are used to influence the world. They read a variety of speeches and identify the benefits for others. The lesson includes web...
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William Wallace

For Students 6th - 9th
In this world history activity, learners read a brief history about William Wallace, the Guardian of Scotland. Following this story, students construct a timeline to show the key events in the life and times of Scotland's hero. They also...
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Word Meanings from Context 2

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word meanings from context worksheet, students read 4 short passages that have a word in bold type. From 4 choices, students select the best meaning of each word in context.
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The Right to Vote

For Students 7th - 10th
For this suffrage worksheet, students investigate the right to vote in the U.K. as they read an article, then respond to 3 short answer questions regarding the topic. Students also read a descriptive selection about prime ministers of...
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Vocabulary Practice

For Students 5th - 7th
In this vocabulary practice learning exercise, students choose the correct word out of the 2 words given that completes each of the following 16 sentences.
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Americana Trivia Game

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this American history game, students use the blank game board and the trivia question cards to play a board game that tests knowledge of American history. There are 28 trivia questions and full directions.
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The Campaign Process

For Students 5th - 6th
In this sequencing the campaign process worksheet, students arrange the steps of political campaigning in the correct order and write details explaining how to do each step. Students rearrange and write seven short answers.
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Kids Build Pumpkin-Tossing Catapult

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students read a news article about the creation of a catapult that will throw pumpkins. In this current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion of catapults and a vocabulary activity, then...
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Apostrophes

For Students 5th - 9th
In this apostrophe worksheet, learners are given twenty unpunctuated sentences containing apostrophes. Students must punctuate the sentences correctly.
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Greek and Roman Symbolism

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore Greek and Roman symbolism in art. In this visual art lesson, students draw portraits of ancient leaders based on the written descriptions they read about them. Students also design campaign posters using Greek or Roman...
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Black Hole...Fade-out!

For Students 9th - 12th
In this black hole worksheet, high schoolers read about how images fade to black when they reach an event horizon of a black hole. Students solve 3 problems about black holes using a given equation for luminosity. They find the time it...
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Resolving Kennedy's Legacy

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders investigate the medical condition that plagued John F. Kennedy throughout his life.  In this US History lesson, 11th graders read and analyze uncovered documents in relation to Kennedy.  Students write a report on John...
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Vocabulary Practice

For Students 4th - 5th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students read two choices of vocabulary words and choose the correct words to make the sentences make sense. Students choose 14 answers.
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The Gettysburg Address (1863): Defining the American Union

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Learners explore the Gettysburg Address. In this U. S. history lesson, students examine Abraham Lincoln's speech and it's themes of freedom, equality, and emancipation.
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Conversation Practice

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this grammar worksheet, students practice working with conversations between two people. Students are given eight sets of sentences and eight phrases to match to the correct conversation.
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Face the Nation! A Panel Discussion

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders simulate an election-year debate between opposing political parties. In this persuasive-speech lesson plan, 6th graders will work in teams to prepare for and participate in a debate between opposing parties. The lesson plan...
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Expressions With Run

For Students 4th - 5th
In this filling in the blanks to complete sentences activity, students fill in the blanks after the word run with the correct prepositions. Students choose 12 multiple choice answers and check them by clicking the online/interactive...

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