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Why Survey?

For Students 5th - 8th
In this survey activity, students take surveys and answer questions about famous Americans, inventions, and teen ethics. Students answer questions about 3 surveys.
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Iowa Leaders

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils begin to use the internet and compare characteristics of famous Iowa leaders.
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Hoosier Trading Cards

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a trading card depicting information about a famous Indiana resident. Using traditional and internet research, they gather information about a famous Hoosier of their choice. Students use their information to...
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Voices of Hope and Seeds of Peace

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read reflective essays to gain an understanding of the experiences of young people growing up in an area at war. Students locate groups who bring together opposing sides in a conflict for purposes of reconciliation.
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Eye Care

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students list different ways of caring for their eyes. They collect magazine photos of people wearing glasses. Organize eye exams for the class. They ponder the consideration that wearing eye wear protects one's eyes.
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Inter-City Jazz Songbook Project

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students choose a city with famous musical highlights and create a tourist brochure.
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All Men Are Created Equal Except...

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the line "all men are created equal" in a time of slavery. They discover how equaliy and liberty changed over time in America. Role-playing different scenerios, they analyze the experiences of real-people coming to...
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Vietnam War Personalities Activity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research a famous personality from the Vietnam War era. Using the Internet, they gather only information from the sites available to them and three other print sources. They write a two-page report and a visual illustration to...
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Ceramic Tile Wall Murals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create multi-color lithographic posters, reinterpreting the technique of a famous artist or artistic style. They discuss art history, aesthetics, criticism, and personal expression. Students focus on the elements of design and...
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Spectacular Speeches

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, learners answer the 6 questions with the help of the Internet websites with the focus upon famous speeches.
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Food: Eating Habits

For Students 7th - 8th
Learners match pictures of people eating certain foods with the correct phrase. Student pairs interview each other in order to gather and compare information on food eating habits, and awareness of nutritional value - or lack thereof.
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Pennsylvania Boxing: Living the American Dream

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners reflect on fictional and real boxers from Pennsylvania.  In this history instructional activity, high schoolers read, reflect and discuss the historical period following World War II and observe the boxers that were famous from...
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Civil Rights Heroes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the actions of people involved in the Civil Rights Movement. They explore the reasons for the movement and its successes and failures, and explain the sacrifices made by those who participated in the movement.
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The Self

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners practice using new vocabulary while using adjectives to describe people and feelings. They watch and participate in demonstrations on how to pronuciate certain words. They also complete writing assignments in Spanish.
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March of the Siamese Children

For Teachers K
Students listen to a piece of music called "March of the Siamese Students." They discuss the country and people of Thailand. Next, they sing the song, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, and talk about things they do each day.
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Becoming Saints

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars illustrate examples of people who discerned and followed God's call for their lives, becoming saints. They recognize that God calls all of us to a vocation, but not all to the same vocation. They determine that...
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Colonial North Carolina

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students resarch people and events from a given list. Then based on teacher options, students employ perspectives, an audience, a presentation format, and topic to prepare a two-page document to share with the class. Students also...
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Les Grands Artistes de Mme Michele

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students become familiar with Picasso's art through viewing his paintings. They create their own Picasso-like paintings of each of the following types: person, person with hat, conversation between two people, mirror (reveresed), and...
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James Van Der Zee

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars recognize James Van Der Zee as an outstanding photographer who documented and reflected life in Harlem during the 1920s. They identify important aspects of Van Der Zee's life and artwork and compose and shoot their own...
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Archeological Pow-Wow

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students, in groups, examine the use of artifacts and fossils to study people, plants and animals from the past.
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LESSON 5: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore Jackie Jooyner-Kersee and how she's a motivator for people both as an athlete and a philanthropist.
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TE Activity: Cool Views

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define preservation and conservation before listening to an article read by the teacher about John Muir and Gifford Pinchot, famous environmentalists. They complete a Venn diagram before deciding which side of this environmental...
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Fort San Cristobal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the concept of a dungeon during the time of the 18th century. They are looking for its significance and the reason for its construction tied to the lifestyles of people during the time. Students compare and contrast the...
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Art Reflects Life

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the Internet to view collections of famous artists throughout the eighteenth century America. Using the artwork, they identify the themes that portrayed America as the land of opportunity. They record their findings...

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