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The Family: Louisiana Family Folklore

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore and identify family treasures and research the history to each one. They also organize a variety of artifacts into various categories and research traditional Louisiana artifacts online. Each student draws inferences...
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Scaling the Blues

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students identify musical characteristics of blues music and define the term 'scale.' They identify chromatic, major, pentatonic, and blues scales and label each key on a keyboard using letter names, sharps and flats.
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Whose Buffalo?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine how the Plains Indians vied with white commercial buffalo hunters for the millions of Great Plains buffalo. They create an illustrated broadside supporting the interests of either the Indians or the commercial...
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Library Media Center Research Learning Unit for 6th, 7th, & 8th Grades

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners focus on the process of and skills necessary for researching a topic. They study the topic of immigration while practicing note taking skills, organizing information and writing conventions.
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A Century of Challenge and Change: The Filipino American Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers recognize the events that led to the Philippine Revolution. In this Philippine Revolution lesson, students relate the causes of the Philippine Revolution to situation in the world today. Middle schoolers examine the...
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Soil, Designing the Small Farm of the Future

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the history of farming. In this environmental farming instructional activity, students explore the web and complete a variety of activities in order to understand the necessity of local, sustainable, and small...
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The Cherokee: Trail Where They Cried

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read the Trail of Tears about the Cherokee Nation removal and write a letter pretending they are the grandparent of a Cherokee child. In this Trail of Tears lesson plan, students understand the changing of boundaries.
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Jewish Assimilation In Contemporary American Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars form groups to help each other read, analyze, and conduct research on important background information about Jews and their assimilation into modern American society. They write their own stories of assimilation.
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Allen Ginsberg: Poetry and Politics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the poetry of Allen Ginsberg. They read and analyze poems by Allen Ginsberg, conduct Internet research, collect examples of art of the 60s, and create a presentation.
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Changes In Change

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students research the changes in change over time. Students choose one coin to research and trace in history. Students graph out a time line on their coins. Students present their time lines to the class.
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Hatching Chickens

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students observe chicks hatching from eggs. For this science lesson, students view a video to develop an understanding of the proper care and needs of eggs and live animals. This is a great precursor activity for hatching eggs in class.
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Integtrating Chinese Dance

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the concept of Chinese dance and how it developed. They practice some of the dances and conduct research the contributions of major choreographers. Students describe the history and cultural significance of each dance.
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Isolation or Intervention?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students research the attitudes and politics of pre-World War II America. They become isolationists or interventionists and present their points of view during a simulated city council meeting.
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Folk Groups

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study the characteristics of a folk group, themselves and their folk groups, and write about a folk group that is meaningful to them. They identify various folk groups within the school community and discover that everyone,...
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"The Circuit" and the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast concepts of the civil rights movement to the concepts presented in the short story, "The Circuit." In groups, they sort a series of ideas written on index cards into two categories - rights and freedoms. ...
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Joseph Holston Exhibition Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, in groups, view original artworks by Joseph Holston in a gallery space. They create a genre work of art that emphasizes the use of the artistic elements line, color, and shape.

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