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Desmond Tutu

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the contributions of Desmond Tutu and the history of apartheid in South Africa. They listen to the book "The Story of Ruby Bridges," listen to a lecture and analyze a timeline, conduct an interview, and participate...
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Our Neighborhood as a Community

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students understand that they are a part of a community with helpers that make a difference. In this community service instructional activity, students explore the diversity in a community and how its members make it a nice place to...
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Lincoln: The Man Who Needed Nevada

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students understand how Nevada became a state and the role of Abraham Lincoln in Nevada's statehood. In this Nevada statehood instructional activity, students listen to background information, primary sources and research about Nevada's...
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Data Analysis and Bias

For Students 10th - 12th
In this probability and statistics instructional activity, students determine when a collected data or a graph of the data could be biased.  The one page instructional activity contains four multiple choice questions.  Answers are...
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USA Celebrations and Holidays

For Students 5th
In this USA holiday and celebrations worksheet, 5th graders complete a set of 17 questions about holidays and celebrations. Students may click on an answer button beneath each sentence to check their work.
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Supplementary Angles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop an understanding of the journalistic concept of the "news angle," by examining the newspaper coverage of an airplane disaster.
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Valentine City

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students construct a small city on a table in the classroom. Each student is given a lot to develop. They give directions from one location to another, and write letters with correct addresses to their classmates.
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Animal Farm

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read Animal Farm and examine how power corrupts. They role-play situations involving power and control. They investigate corruption and abuse of power in society. They write propaganda articles and hold panel discusssionsabout...
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Indiana Travel Guide

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, after exploring and researching the state of Indiana, create a travel guide about the state of Indiana including its capital, major rivers, governors and two famous people from the state. They utilize a variety of art...
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The Civil War

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students are able to describe all of the Civil War terms. They are able to wonder why things happened. Students are able to tell that the United States used to be two countries.
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Verb Forms Worksheet 1

For Students 8th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate verb form in parentheses to complete twenty-five sentences grammatically correct.
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Seasons--Autumn (fall)

For Students 3rd - Higher Ed
As part of a discussion of seasonal words, class members identify words relating to autumn and then identify the language used to describe what happens during this time of year. 
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Past School Practices

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students research the history of a school system. In this school system lesson, students list the grade levels and subjects taught in their school and interview their teachers and administrators. Students collect past photographs of...
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The Great Gatsby: Primary Sources from the Roaring Twenties

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the Roaring Twenties. In this 1920's America lesson, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of lifestyles and values of the era as they read F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
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Indiana Travel Guide

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders share their information about their home state. In this research lesson plan, 4th graders use graphic organizers to make a travel guide about the state of Indiana. This lesson plan could be modified for use with any state,...
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Act of Sabotage?

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students examine animal cruelty laws in Great Britain. In this health lesson, students visit selected websites to research animal cruelty laws as they consider animal rights and hunting rights.
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Date with Destiny

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine the outcome of the war in Iraq. In this Iraq history instructional activity, students discuss the effects of the war and the regime of Hussein. Students write and design textbook pages that feature the contemporary...
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Solving Verbal Problems using a System of Linear Equations

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Algebra II activity, students solve word problems whose solution requires the use of a system of linear equations in two variables.  The two page activity contains a combination of ten multiple choice and free response...
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Woodrow Wilson

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the achievements of Woodrow Wilson. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Keep Current Through a Cartoonist's Commentary

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events activity, students analyze political cartoons about the Middle East and American domestic issues. Students respond to 4 talking point questions.
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No Name-Calling Week

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Your can help reduce bullying in the classroom and on the playground with this activities during No Name-Calling Week.
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Philanthropy in Literature Lesson 1: Definition of Terms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students watch a video after which they define philanthropy and site examples of it in daily life. They use this definition as they work through the rest of the unit.
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Probability and Statistics

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners reason mathematically as they solve problems dealing with probability of an even occurring. In this probability lesson plan, students differentiate between different rankings of candidates running for leadership. They identify...
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Electoral Versus Popular Vote

For Teachers K - 8th
Pupils gain an understanding of how the winner of the popular vote might not be the winner of the electoral vote by voting on a snack. They be divided into groups with a representative.

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