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Made You Look

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students spend some time in the world of marketing and advertising by analyzing and creating slogans and campaigns geared toward adolescents. Students work with a partner to create their design and share with the class
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Holes-Outdoor Adventure Camp

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read the book and watch the movie, Holes. They create a brochure (containing specific information) that advertises Camp Green Lake as a newly refurbished outdoor adventure camp. They display the brochures for the rest of the...
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Self Portrait on Paper

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are guided into creating their own self-portrait in steps using colored pastels. They also use their self-portraits as a springboard to write a personal narrative. This is a cool lesson!
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Solar System Tourist Bureau

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, working in teams, role-play as advertising agents creating ad campaigns for a planet in the solar system. They design commercials for video, Hyperstudio, or Web pages. The activity includes research, all the production stages,...
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FACS:If I Were a Designer (Mktg)

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students create their own design clothing company, incorporating the 4 Ps of marketing. They use imagination, art, and creative skills to develop each component of the packet. Students are explained the four Ps of Marketing (product,...
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Mighty Minerals Report Requirements

For Students 7th - 9th
In this minerals worksheet, students create a cartoon of a mineral and include its chemical formula and its important uses. They create a slogan and a cartoon character to represent their mineral. They fill out important information on a...
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Elasticity of Demand

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the current economy and determine what items will or will not sell in a poor economy and why. After researching aspects of the current economy, reviewing a provided case study, completing the provided worksheet,...
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Sculpting a Message: From the Counter-Reformation to the Present Day

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss persuasive messages in art. In this art history lesson, students research 17th- century European sculptures to find the messages given. They create their own sculptures and write press releases to explain their art. 
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Is All Well in Welfare?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore current welfare reform issues and create plans of action to improve welfare reform laws in the United States. They predict what President Bush's "Working Towards Independence" welfare reform program might entail and...
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Political Science: Political Analysis Through Satire

For Teachers All
Students identify, analyze and explain examples of politcal satire. They discuss the role of political satire in the democratic process and create and present examples of political satire.
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Look, Listen and Learn

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars brainstorm what they know about the performing arts and research an artist or song and its related genre. Students work in groups to create an online banner to attract peers to their performing arts genre.
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Technology Newsletter

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss impact and value of modern technological inventions on society, contemplate world without technology, skim magazines and newspapers for advertisements highlighting modern technologies, and work with partner to create...
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Jelly Bean's Galore

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the origins of the Jelly Bean. They complete a Scavenger Hunt using the jellybean website. Pupils create a bar graph using information collected about jelly beans. Students discuss the time of year that Jelly Beans...
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Women's History Week

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the contributions of women who influenced human rights in US history. They examine the influence Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton by participating in a jigsaw activity....
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Graphing Calculator Investigation Graphs of Relations

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Learners investigate relations in this algebra lesson. They graph the set of ordered pairs that determine a relation. Using a TI-83 Plus, your learners will enter the coordinates in a list, create a scatter plot, and manipulate the...
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Adopt-An-Element

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry activity, students complete an adopt an element information sheet. Then they create an advertisement for their element including the information listed. Students also write its important uses, interesting facts, and...
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TV Survey - Data Collection and Analysis

For Students 4th
In this data collection and analysis worksheet, 4th graders complete a tally chart about the number of hours that fourth graders watch television. They create a bar graph with the information, write a paragraph about the survey results,...
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Providing a Helping Hand

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning activity, students create charts that display how corporate sponsorships benefit communities.
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Religion and Peace

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore peacemaking efforts. For this religion and ethics lesson, students examine the religious, social, and political values that accompany peacemaking efforts on a global scale. Students create and implement their own...
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Working on the Railroad

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students plan a trip on the railroad.  In this railroad creation and implementation lesson, students listen to the song "Working on the Railroad", make a map of where the track was laid and discuss the geographical challenges.  Students...
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The Ambiguous Case

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the relationship of triangles with its sides and angles. In this geometry activity, students create visual on the graphing navigator as they study triangles. They move the sides around to create different angle-side...
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I Live in Kansas!

For Teachers 3rd
Student research and apply information about communities in Kansas. In this Kansas lesson, 3rd graders study ten communities in the state, complete a booklet, and compare the communities to their own. They use the information to design a...
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Using Primary Sources in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students draw their own conclusions by studying documents created in the past.
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The Reel World

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the ways in which the New York Times column 'Taking the Kids' analyzes whether or not current movies are appropriate for different ages of Students. They explore past articles from the column and create movie posters.