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Comparing Sparta and Athens
Students are taught the differences between totalitarianism and democracy. They discuss the historical roots of the democratic tradition. Students are introduced to the term totalitarianism and are told that it is a form of government...
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Family Staples: Hide and Seek Pancakes
Students cook rolled pancakes and practice culinary skills that promote an integration in a variety of foods. In this cooking lesson, students develop the skill of properly measuring and mixing ingredients . Students then gather...
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Making the Connection With Quilts
Fourth graders engage in a lesson plan which integrates the study of the Underground Railroad in Indiana with a Language Arts unit on quilts. They write a book report on one of the quilt books read in class and design a quilt block for...
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Women in Two Countries: Japan and America
High schoolers explore the role of women in Japan and the United States during World War Two. They focus on women and the family and women and the workplace and the changes within each. Students create an informational brochure of...
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Quilt Squared
Students study West Virginia quilts. In this mathematics activity, students use symmetry, geometric shapes, and patterns to create their own quilt square.
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What a Relief Map
Students create a map using cookie dough. In this geography lesson, students research the physical features of a country, draw a diagram and design and create a map out of cookie dough.
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Korean Table Manners
High schoolers experience the proper table manners in Korea. They eat a Korean meal with proper table manners. Students then describe, list and demonstrate the proper Korean table manners. They compare and contrast the American table...
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Linguistic Diversity
Students complete a handout dealing with the languages spoken most frequently at home in Canada. They interview a person with a home language other than English or French. Students contribute to a bulletin board display representing...
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Building Successful Parent-Teacher Rapport
Students discuss the importance of having a strong parent-teacher relationship. They brainstorm ways to build and strengthen the relationship with their child's teacher. Groups of students role play the different methods of...
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Applied Technology
Students discuss the importance of becoming familiar with technology and review and identify a list of vocabulary words. They practice in the classroom basic technology skills for the computer, TV, VCR, phone and other items found at...
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Technology Makes It Easier
Students identify different technological devices that make their lives and jobs easier. Instructors demonstrate how to use various devices and allow students to practice using them. This instructional activity is intended for students...
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ESL Activity - Authentic Cooking Experience
Students encounter imperatives used for the instructions for this cooking experience. They review selected vocabulary terms for food and the process of cooking. Students identify adverbs of sequence (first, then, etc.). They follow the...
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Compare & Locate via the Internet
Seventh graders compare the location of their home city/town with a town in another country (non U.S.) that they have selected and researched utilizing the Internet. They create a binder of their reports for future research.
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Any Town, USA
Students launch an investigation of their home town by creating a mental map and examining the livability factors from their perspective. After completing their map, students write a brief description of their town
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George Washington Bush: A Settlement Journey
Students, in groups, examine the different aspects of George W. Bush's life that led him to settle in the Camas-Washougal area and eventually homestead in Tumwater, Washington. They write a class biography of George W. Bush.
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African Masks (Pre-Visit)
Second graders observe and describe several masks from different parts of Africa housed in the Smithsonian Institute (National Museum of African Art) Washington, D.C. They use the internet to view the Smithsonian's virtual exhibits.
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Simbolismo de colores.
Students investigate the use of colors in different areas of society. They make contrasts of its uses in places like home and school. Realia is used to determine the ability of students to recognize colors and how they relate to the...
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Newspaper for Inner City School
Students use their writing skills and digital cameras to produce a newspaper. They write about school events, class projects, items of interest, culturally-related issues, and interview students. Students edit digital images and insert...
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ESOL Families and Schools
Students discuss how the U.S. educational system is similar and different to their native country's educational system. They chart the different educational levels and why parental involvment is so important. They generate a list of...
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History Today
Students use the newspaper to determine how history is being made in your community, region or country.They identify the different components that comprise a newspaper. This lesson contains adaptations from elementary to high school.
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Social Studies: Food and Dining in Cameroon
Students review their findings on Cameroon and play a vocabulary game. Using provided recipe packets, they present a mock cooking show with a student narrating in French. They role-play as exchange students and write letters home about...
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How Things Fly
Students observe photographs of selected twentieth-century aircraft at the National Air and Space Museum and note differences in the design of aircraft wings, fuselages, and engines.
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Temperature Control - South African Roofing Materials
Students explore how different roofing materials can have an impact on the temperature inside a house through box houses. They compare/contrast different materials in Wisconsin and South Africa. In groups, they build a box house (shoe...
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Housing
Learners prepare for life on their own after graduation. They explore various types of housing available in the United States. Students study about caring for a home including how to resolve problems and repairs.