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Romantic Period in Music, Art, and Literature

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
“Romanticism aims at enlarging experience by exploring the real.” This excerpt from Jacques Barzun’s From Dawn to Decadence introduces a PowerPoint that examines the characteristics of and the major figures in music, art, and literature...
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Lesson Planet Article
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Metaphors Are Like Similes...Right?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Build the basis for critical thinking by increasing mastery of metaphors, similes, and analogies. Clear up the confusion that often marks lessons on figurative langauge. A very insightful article, full of great links. 
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Activity
Candlewick Press

The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Using the graphic novel version of The Odyssey? Here' s just the thing. A teacher's guide complete with background information, discussion questions, and activities.
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Handout
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Those Wacky Greek and Roman Gods: A Quick Cheat-Sheet

For Students 6th - 10th
Here's a handy two-page reference that briefly identifies major Greek and Roman mythological figures.
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Worksheet
Simon and Schuste

Gone with the Wind - Reading Group Guide

For Students 9th - 12th
Love, war, race, class, religion, honor are just a few of the topics readers of Gone with the Wind are prompted to discuss by the questions included in this very thoughtful reading guide.
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Teach With Movies

Learning Guide To: Gone with the Wind

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The film version of Gone with the Wind is the focus of this learning guide that asks viewers to consider some of the issues that the Southern states faced prior to and during the Civil War.
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Unit Plan
Rube Goldberg

Rube Goldberg's Simple Normal Humdrum School Day

For Teachers K - 8th
If you're going to build a machine, you might as well make it interesting and amusing. A set of eight lessons and activities introduces simple machines using Rube Goldberg machines. A culminating project challenges techies to create and...
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Plan a Cruise Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students measure distances and report them in fractions, convert fractions to decimals, and multiply decimals.
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Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students familiarize themselves with the research being conducted on the Ronald H. Brown from San Diego, CA to the Galapagos Islands by completing a scavenger hunt using Mrs. Richards' daily logs.
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NOAA Research Project

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students research any topic relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research cruise that Mrs. Richards be participating in.
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Lesson Plan
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Research Cruise Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students track the research cruise of the Ronald H. Brown from San Diego to the Galapagos Islands. They match research groups with the key words, using the ship's daily logs to find the answers.
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Ocean Microstructure

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assess the ocean's microstructure by analyzing graphs created during tne Ronald H.Brown research cruise. they discuss at what depths various sea animals live and write paragraphs on data analysis from the graphs.
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Cruise Conditions Graphing & Statistics

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students monitor weather conditions for an eighteen day period at a specific location. The temperature of both air and water is taken and the mean, median, and mode calculated. Differences between the highest and lowest recordings are made.
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Building a Ship Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students draw a ship to scale, and calculate the real life size. They show that measurements on the drawingsare annotated with the distances reported in inches (fractions and decimals), and their real-world equivalents
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Weather and Climate Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students distinguish between weather and climate and give examples of weather in their town, and examples of climate in their town.
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Ocean Influences on Climate Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students brainstorm about the geographical factors that contribute to climate. They examine the impact of ocean currents on coastal temperatures.
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Research Cruise Word Problems Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore life onboard the NOAA Research Vessel Ronald H. Brown and practice basic arithmetic by completing word problems.
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Physical Characteristics of the Troposphere

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students lexplore environmental trends in the troposphere- temperature, dew point, pressure and wind speed- by checking their hypotheses against data collected by weather balloons.
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Lightning Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners explore how to read scientific material by reading about the research being conducted by Dr. Rob Cifelli from the Colorado State University.
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Correlating Atmospheric Data Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make and test hypotheses about atmospheric data collected aboard the NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown research cruise.
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Weather Maps

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explain the collection of weather data as presented in different formats. They use appropriate terminology related to weather maps and use the Internet to capture weather data from a city of choice and present a TV style weather...
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Signal Flags

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use signal flags chart to identify common ship signals. They create different signal flags and meanings on their own.
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Basic Math - Plan a Cruise

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars measure distances and report them in fractions. They convert fractions to decimals and multiply decimals.
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Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars find latitude and longitude on a map or atlas. They create maps with a cruise route. They practice plotting locations given latitiude and longitude.

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