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Soap Opera Genetics – Genetics to Resolve Family Arguments
Did she cheat on her husband? Did the hospital switch the babies? Should they have children? As much as this sounds like the plot for a soap opera, all of these questions fit into a single lesson on genetics. Scholars read about three...
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Career Investigators - Jobs of Family Members
Students investigate the concept of a job and how they can differ for each household. They examine a tool box filled with different tools and identify the types of jobs could be done with them. Then the teacher conducts a class discussion.
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What Makes a Family?
Students examine the diversity of American families. In this family life lesson plan, students research the life of Michael Oher, whose life is the subject of the "The Blind Side". Students discuss their research findings and design a...
Missouri Department of Elementary
Fly Your Kite
Encourage scholars to become a productive community member with a kite-themed lesson. Following a review and discussion, learners complete a Venn diagram that displays the connection between character traits needed to make a home and...
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My Family
In this ESL family worksheet, students will focus on basic vocabulary development of family members. Students will complete 8 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and...
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Depicting Motherhood in Family Stories
Young scholars examine the roles of mothers and grandmothers by looking at black-and-white photographs of one American family and comparing that family's multi-generational story with their own. In this mothers and grandmothers lesson...
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Who Do You Live With?
In this family instructional activity, students will analyze the concept of a family and its components. Students will respond to 7 questions and write an answer according to the picture presented.
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Making a Family Tree
Learners, in groups, produce a family tree using computers to facilitate research and presentation. They plan, discuss and evaluate different technologies used in this assignment.
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Family Match
In this family vocabulary worksheet, students will focus on the names of people in a family. Students will analyze eight pictures and choose the correct word to coincide with each photo.
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Family
In this ESL family worksheet, learners examine 7 pictures that depict different members of a family. Students match these to the words or phrases that describe them.
US Institute of Peace
Maintaining Trusting Relationships
What role does trust play in diffusing a tense situation? Young social scientists explore trust on a personal and global level during a lesson on peace and conflict. After participating in a trust sit, participants work in groups to...
New York City Department of Education
Myself and Others
Self reflection is an important skill to reinforce in our children, and it's especially helpful to help them realize who they are in the context of their environment. A collection of lessons about self image and community encourage...
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Role Models
Third graders create posters of heroes and present their findings and what they think it means to be a hero. In this role models lesson plan, 3rd graders compare heroes and describe their characteristics.
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Paint's Family Tree
Fifth graders learn about hereditary traits and family trees. In this heredity lesson, 5th graders act out a family tree skit and complete a 'trait summary' worksheet. Students then complete the 'Paint's Family Tree' worksheet. Students...
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Family
In this family learning exercise, students will learn words of family relationships. Students will study 6 pictures and match each picture to the name of the correct family member.
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Family
In this ESL family worksheet, students will focus on members of the family. Students will complete 10 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and vocabulary from the...
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ESL Family Match Worksheet
In this ESL family match learning exercise, students match clip art pictures with the word that describes it. They match 9 words which include father, baby sister, grandmother, and grandfather.
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Great American Families
Fifth graders wrote essays, interviewed family members, took photos of their activities, and tape recorded narration to accompany the photos.
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Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
How does energy from the sun make plants grow? Scholars move step by step through the processes that promote plant propagation during a detailed lesson. The resource illustrates ADP production and hydrolysis, then allows learners to...
Missouri Department of Elementary
Are You Balanced?
Balance scales create a strong visual of how an individual prioritizes one's self alongside their commitments to the community, school, and home. Scholars complete a graphic organizer then discuss their findings with their peers. A...
American Museum of Natural History
Talk to a Titanosaur
Learn all about the Titanosaur with an engaging website that delves deep into the large reptile's physical traits, family history, discovery, and fossil reconstruction.
Elizabeth Murray Project
The Education of Women in Colonial America
What educational opportunities were available to women during the colonial era in American history? How did the opportunities available to women differ from those for men? To answer this question, class members examine a series of...
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Discovering Why I Am Who I Am
Young scholars analyze their family history and traditions. For this family history lesson, students identify family members to research and interview their family about the people. Young scholars write their family histories and...