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A Comparison of the Play and Movie "Inherit the Wind"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read the play "Inherit the Wind" about the Scopes "Monkey" Trial. In groups, they choose their favorite scene and create a diorama dipicting the scene as they see it. They watch a recording of the play and compare it to their...
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Masai and I: A Cultural Comparison

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders orally share similarities and differences between their culture and the Masai culture based on their reading of Masai and I, by Virginia Kroll
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The City and the Country

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this city and country life worksheet, students list the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city compared to living in the country. Students then put 25 words under the column in which they belong: city or country.
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Worksheet 2: Games

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this games worksheet, students read four descriptions of different indoor games of the world. Students guess the name of each game and write it in the space after the description. There is a word bank.
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Comparatives Quiz

For Students 7th - 9th
In this comparatives quiz instructional activity, students respond to 5 fill in the blank, 5 multiple choice, and 23 short answer questions regarding the appropriate use of comparatives.
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The Use of Language in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Readers of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings are asked to craft an essay in which they compare how Maya Angelou uses figurative language to depict herself and Mrs. Flowers. 
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Star Wars in the Classroom

"Shakespeare and Star Wars": Lesson Plan Day 15

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
To conclude the study of the play, William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope, class members craft an in-class essay comparing Doescher's adaptation to George Lucas's film, Star Wars: A New Hope.
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Data Analysis Challenge

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this data analysis worksheet, young scholars work with a partner to collect information for a survey. The information is then compiled into a graph. Students must indicate their survey question, the target audience, predict the...
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Can You Get the Signal?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What is a signal word? Recognizing these words is an important step in both reading and writing formal text. Review a list of signal words (provided and organized into specific categories), and then have your class play a game to...
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Trick-or-Treat

For Students K - 1st
Who has the most candy? Kids often have candy on the brain, so get them to learn in the process! Here is a great counting activity for Halloween week. Learners compare candy stashes between four pairs of kids. They count each stash,...
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Determining Stream Health by the Diversity and Types of Benthic Organisms

For Teachers 8th - 12th
How diverse are the benthic organisms found in local streams? Using the information learned in previous lessons on identification of macroinvertebrates and on calculating stream index values, groups determine the health of local streams....
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Which Car Will Mom Approve?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders write a comparison/contrast essay to determine which of two cars should be purchased from the parents' perspective.
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Defining Moments

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students determine key factors in lives of individuals studied. They compare the individuals' lives using a matrix and time line, compare and contrast the lives of two individuals involved in a single historic event, and create and...
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Charlotte's Web Venn Diagram

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, together as a class, construct a Venn diagram of characteristics they see in two classmates. Then, they independently create another Venn diagram comparing/contrasting two characters from the story Charlotte's Web. They share...
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Forest Joe Lesson Plan: Outlaw or Hero?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students become familiar with an American legend that is unfamiliar to many. Presented with the legend of Forest Joe, a runaway slave who, much like Robin Hood, stole from the rich to give to the poor, students draw comparisons and...
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Runaway Indentured Servants

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students compare and contrast indentured servants and slaves. In this US history slavery lesson, students discuss the owners' perceptions of indentured servants and slaves, then view ads for runaway slaves to support their opinions....
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Haiku Wrap Up

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create a haiku about the land formations they've studied.  In this haiku lesson, students identify the metaphor and meaning of a given haiku, brainstorm comparisons for a landform photo as a class and choose one to use in a...
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Major Religions in Ancient India

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders compare and contrast Hinduism and Buddhism. For this ancient India lesson, 6th graders use Inspiration software to create graphic organizers that show the similarities and differences between Hinduism and Buddhism.
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Planet Interiors

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students view cut-away images of the planets' interiors, comparing and contrasting them with the Earth's in written form. Students also classify each planet as "terrestrial" or "Jovian". The Planet Interiors applet on the CSA website...
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A Ticket to Japan

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover similarities and differences in the lifestyles and geography of Utah and Japan. They use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast daily life and geography in Utah with daily life and geography in Japan. They make...
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Comparing Spiders to Insects

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research spiders and insects through a variety of Internet sites and compare them.  For this spider and insect lesson, 3rd graders complete a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting insects and spiders.  Students observe...
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Comparing Countries

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students use a graphic organizer to research, compare and contrast two countries. They write a brief (or detailed - depending on age) report of their findings.
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The Pursuit of Truth: Comparing Roger Williams and Martin Luther King Jr.

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare the life and times of Roger Williams and Martin Luther King Jr. For this life comparison lesson plan, 5th graders explore the key events that happened in each of their lives and fill out worksheets, write essays,...
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Rome's Rise To Power: The Republic

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the government structure of ancient Rome. In this government systems lesson, students compare and contrast the government of ancient Rome with the government of the United States.

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