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The People vs. Jack Merridew

For Students 10th - 12th
In this Lord of the Flies worksheet, students read Lord of the Flies and participate in a trial for the people vs. Jack Merridew. Students follow the steps to complete the trial activity.
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Prairie Voices...Making a Living

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars explore the many ways people support themselves and their families. In this economics lesson, students review newspapers and compare types of jobs. Young scholars create daily schedules for an adult worker and role play...
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How We Get From Here to There

For Teachers K - 4th
Students recognize various types of movement people rely on to get from one place to another, locate the forms of movement on a map and choose one form of movement and research its path.
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Nonprofits?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students distinguish the nonprofit sector from the for-profit sector. They define and give examples of nonprofit organizations, name and illustrate examples in the local community and compare and contrast nonprofits to the for-profit...
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ARKANSAS SLAVES AND THE CIVIL WAR

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss African American troops throughout the country during the Civil War. They, in groups, write a skit for a situation given to them by the teacher.
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Historical Atlas

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders evaluate how revolutions have affected the world throughout history (i.e. boundaries of nations, culture, economics, etc...) through the research for and creation of a historical atlas for assigned countries.
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The People vs. Guy Montag

For Students 9th - 11th
In this trial activity worksheet for the novel Fahrenheit 451, students participate in a trial for Guy Montag. Students follow the seven directions to complete the trial activity.
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Cause-Effect Fishbone Diagrams

For Students 6th - 8th
In this cause and effect worksheet, students read about the cause/effect relationship and how to analyze using a fishbone diagram. Students are given a blank template of a diagram.
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Written Report How Music Motivates

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the role of music in their lives. They listen to songs from the Civil Rights movement. They explain how music effects their thinking.
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Paving the Road to the Constitution

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders assess the strengths and weaknessess of the Articles of Confederation as related to the United States and North Carolina. They demonstrate an argument for or against ratification of the United States Constitution.
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Journal Writing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the published diaries of Anne Frank, or Zlata Filipovic, to gain an appreciation for journal writing, a form of autobiographical writing in which the writer records personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences. They...
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Die Hard if You're Dumb

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discern their responsibility around railroad tracks. They recognize and define potential dangers around tracks and explain how actions around railroad tracks, crossings and yards can save their own lives, as well as others'.
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Hostages

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students create interpretive drawings and movements based upon the emotion in the poem.
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Happiness

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders write poetry about something that is meaningful to them.
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Animal Farm

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work together in small groups to share their knowledge about apartheid in South Africa. They research the role of women in both traditional and contemporary African societies. They focus on such topics as employment, family, and...
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Back to the Farm

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Read up on farming and ranching and connect this information to your learners' lives. After reading, send class members home to fill out a family tree and trace their family history, focusing on farming and ranching backgrounds. Once...
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The Great Cover Up!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars use non-standard measurement tools such as body parts, beans and counters to find the area of shapes drawn on the floor. They continue to determine the area of other objects in the classroom.
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Drums and Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
Through discussion, demonstration, and observation of performances by drum groups, students discover how vibrations create sounds. Through exploration students can infer that when drums are struck they make noise due to vibrations.
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Prefix Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this prefix learning exercise, ESL students read 9 sentences that have an incomplete word. Students choose a prefix from the box and make a complete word to finish the sentence.
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The Minister's Black Veil

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore writing a short story. In this literature lesson, students are introduced to "The Minister's Black Veil." After reading, high schoolers write their own story with a main character who exhibits some of the...
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Citizenship and Elections: The Importance of a Ballot

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Approximately 58 prcent of those eligible voted in the 2016 US Presidential election. In an attempt to impress upon learners the importance of voting and voting rights, class members examine primary source documents related to the...
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Westward Expansion

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students locate California and New York on a map and explore available means of travel in the 19th century. Students explore the role of trade in pioneer America and simulate various barter transactions.
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Freed Slaves

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students are given the identify of a newly freed slave at the end of the Civil War. Students participate in a discussion to explore some of the difficulties and decision making freed slaves had to consider. Students present their...
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Monarch Migration

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly. They experiment with various tools to simulate the mouth parts of insects, conduct research, record their observations of butterflies hatching, write a play, complete...