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Organizer
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An Oil Spill Primer for Students

For Students 4th - 10th
In this Gulf oil spill instructional activity, students examine a 4-page article regarding basic facts about the oil spill as well as photographs of clean-up efforts.
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Worksheet
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History of Cars

For Students 8th - 10th
In this history of cars worksheet, students answer 20 multiple choice questions about cars of the past, the types of cars, the Clean Air Act, the number of cars on the road and the average fuel economy for new cars.
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Lesson Plan
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Lesson: Looking Closer: The Artwork of Shinique Smith

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A critical discussion regarding the nature of Shinique Smith's second-hand clothing art is the foundation for the lesson. Critical thinkers fully analyze the meaning behind her work, taking close consideration of where the clothing came...
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Worksheet
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Auto-Mania

For Students 6th - 8th
In this history of automobiles worksheet, students answer 20 questions about the automobile industry, the changes that have taken place over the course of the auto industry's history and the current statistics about automobiles.
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Worksheet
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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

For Students 4th - 6th
In this adjective worksheet, students read about comparative and superlative forms, then complete sentences correctly. Students then make up some sentences of their own using comparative and superlative adjectives.
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Activity
Louisiana History Teachers

If You Give Napoleon a Cookie...

For Teachers 6th - 9th
What fun! To illustrate the concept of appeasement, class members use Napoleon's exploits as the basis of their own illustrated children's book modeled after Laura Numeroff's circular tale, If You Give a Mouse A Cookie. What fun!
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Lesson Plan
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Values and Composition

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine and analyze the values of gray and the composition in photographs by Ansel Adams. They discuss elements of art, draw shapes and lines, complete a tone rectangle, and create a still life drawing.