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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Voting! What?s It All About?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains plans for an eight-instructional activity cross-curricular unit that uses the history of voting to teach reading and research skills. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used...
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Other

Geography Through Literature Pacific Islands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site is a highly detailed unit plan. That crosses almost all the disciplines, with "Call it Courage," as the beginning point. Links to a .pdf file and Word versions of handouts are available.
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University of Arizona

Pulse: From Global to City Air: Air Quality, City Design and Disease

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are challenged to design a healthy city in this unit plan. The cross-curricular unit covers content standards for ninth grade in science, language arts, world geography, and math. Students explore air quality and the impact it...
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University of Arizona

Pulse: Fertilizers, Pesticides and Human Health

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A cross-curricular unit to explore how human health is impacted by pesticides and fertilizers. The lesson comes out of the Chicano movement which studies the health of migrant workers due to agricultural practices. The unit was developed...
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Other

Andy Warhol Museum: Resources and Lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of resources for teaching about the life, times, and work of Andy Warhol in an interdisciplinary way. This resource features a lesson index, examples of student work, unit-length plans, suggestions for art activities, and...
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: m.c.escher: Mathematics and Visual Arts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This cross-curricular middle school unit integrates mathematics and visual art. Through the study of the M.C. Escher?s work, middle schoolers explore tiling from both a mathematical and artistic point of view. Points for discussion and...
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Other

The Virtual Vine: Be My Valentine Unit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here you will find a cross-curricular Valentine's Day unit! The unit includes a booklist, project ideas, and Valentine's Day songs.
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The Tech Interactive

The Tech Museum of Innovation: Save the Hiker [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Can you build a device that will deliver life-saving treatment to someone in a hazardous situation? During this instructional activity, learners will learn how energy is converted and transferred between objects. Working in groups and...
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Other

Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Poor Pat Must Immigrate

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Cross-curricular plan for lessons on the immigration of the Irish to America in the 1800s. Source material includes ballads of the immigrant experience, letters, scrapbook pages and notices to the 'Catholic Herald' seeking information...
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: We Are Family, Grades 4 8

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
How can you introduce a unit on families with upper elementary and middle school students? This site provides lessons, activities, themes and more for accomplishing this task.
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Jewish Museum

Jewish Museum: Examining Identity in Contemporary Art and Photography [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website contains photographs of many in the multicultural community of Jews in the United States. There are discussion questions and cross-curricular links for integration of culture into your curriculum. A glossary is also included.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Nutrition and Cycling

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you analyse the nutritional needs of a long-distance cyclist to help him plan his calorie intake? This activity provides a real-life context for handling data, converting units and proportional reasoning and is aimed at secondary...
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Pumpkin Potpourri (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Some cute ideas on integrating a pumpkin theme into many subject areas, based on reading "Pumpkin, Pumpkin," by Jeannie Titherington. Activities include making a pumpkin story wheel, creating a mural, and making a paper pumpkin patch.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Theodore Taylor

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What do you know about the life and work of Theodore Taylor? Use this online resource to discover information about this famous author.