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Thank You, Mr. Edison

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read a letter to Thomas Edison and search for advertisements of the period. They review primary sources and photographs of items made available in the 1920's. They interact on the American Memory Collection website.
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The Modern Day Minstrel - Lesson 1

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify and describe the various roles that musicians fulfill. They recognize various genres of music. They identify and interview musicians in the community and invite them to come in and talk about their roles as musicians.
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Flying with Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners test their knowledge of the Wright Brothers and their aircraft, and compute ratio of two numbers to determine the ratio between wing span and length of aircraft.
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Lesson Plan for Day Five Part One of Unit on Bless Me, Ultima

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders participate in literature circles to discuss the novel, Bless Me, Ultima. They formulate questions based on their reading and answer them in small discussion groups.
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Rings of Passion: Five Emotions in World Art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine pieces of art and write a short essay on what emotions they feel by viewing it. They view a video clip and complete chart as they watch. They discuss how the writers of the program showed emotions in the clips.
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Photographs as an Artist's Tool

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners learn about Eakins use of photography as a tool for painting. They apply use of photography in their own painting or drawing. They incorporate time of day, composition and positioning of human subject in their own painting or...
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Japanese Society

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct research into the life of being a person who is Japanese. The lesson uses essential questions in order to guide the research. Classroom activities are used to encourage discussion.
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An Extraordinary Woman

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research a famous woman from a previous instructional activity. They develop a chant about her and her accomplishments. They share their findings with the community.
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Growth in A City Neighborhood

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students take the "role" of city planner. They overlay a map of one area of the city in the past, present, and projected future project. Students discuss reasons for selecting the special features of the area. The activity refers...
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Keep The Ball Rolling

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to new vocabulary associated with a topic of their choice. In partners, they are to keep the conversation going by using the new vocabulary and proper tenses. They are graded based on a rubric given to them at...
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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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The Invasion of Iraq

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the war in Iraq. They use videos, newspapers, and other media to examine the circumstances leading up to the invasion, the war's major battles, and the post-war situation on the ground. Students read letters from Iraq...
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Only If by Enya

For Students 6th - 9th
In this song lesson worksheet, students learn about the song Only If by Enya. They learn about the song background, as well as the grammar and vocabulary of the song.
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Timeline

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the Holocaust from a chronological perspective.  In this Holocaust lesson, 10th graders create parallel timelines on a poster about the Holocaust. 
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5 W's and H

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars explore the 5W's and H of journalistic writing. In this 5 W's and H lesson plan, students read two articles from a newspaper and locate the 5 W's and H in the articles.
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How Does Mining Produce Acid Runoff?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine how mining and other industry operations can lead to acid runoff.  In this mining lesson students study weathering and complete a lab on it. 
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Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Violence Erupts Across Egypt

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Violence Erupts Across Egypt," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Striking it Rich with Chemistry

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars identify the composition of different pennies. In this chemistry lesson plan, students use a post 1982 penny to observe chemical change. They explain how to turn a penny from copper to gold.
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Website
American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Film History Before 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A storehouse of information about early film history, which discusses the development of the science and art behind motion picture technologies. Also looks at the how films were exhibited, the first feature-length films, early stars, fan...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Film Experience

For Students 11th - 12th
Use this online course on film to learn about film criticism and analysis. All the course materials are included.
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Media History Digital Library: Global Cinema Collection (1904 1957)

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of original publications from other countries that focus on the film industry.
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Website
American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Film Noir

For Students 9th - 10th
Crime and gangster movies, detective mysteries and more -- all are of the film noir genre. Get to know the history behind this style of films.
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Website
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American Film Institute: Top Ten Romantic Comedies

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the greatest romantic comedy films in movie history as selected by leaders in the creative community.
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History and Discovery of Cinematography

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-published textbook, by film historian Paul Burns, on the history of filmmaking. Covers pre-cinematic technologies and events and ends with the discovery of motion pictures in the late nineteenth century.

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