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Personal Opinions, Part 1
Students interview their peers and teachers, in Spanish, about environmental issues. They write a response to their interviews and create a Venn diagram to identify similarities and differences between two cultural responses.
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Massachusetts Oral History Project on the Great Depression
Eleventh graders conduct interviews with a relative or a family friend who lived in Massachusetts during the Depression. They write an essay based on the interview that shows an intimate portrayal of how the lives of the individuals who...
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Data Gathering: Vietnam
Students study the Vietnam Era by interviewing people and writing a questionnaire to gather data on the attitudes, feeling, and experiences of the interviewee during this era.
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Habits Are Hard to Break
Studens brainstorm ideas about the ways scientists think. In small groups, studentds create a definition for one or two "habits." Young scholars develop a set of questions to be used by the entire class in a series of interviews....
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Natural Inquirer
Students interview wildlife experts to gain information needed to research and write a report about an aquatic plant or animal affected by climate change.
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Insider / Outsider Worksheet
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students consider a person they will interview for a class activity and determine how much of an insider or outsider they personally are by listing 7 examples of each.
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Local Heroes
Students identify a hero in their community. They research a hero in their community. They compose an essay about their hero and present it to the class.
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Getting To Know You
In this getting to know you instructional activity, students interview fellow classmates and ask them fifteen questions in order to get to know each other better.
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Paws in Jobland: Lesson Plan 25 - People in our School
Students brainstorm a list of jobs that exist in their own school and its surrounding environment. In this lesson on careers, students create a map of the school and locate on the map where each job takes place. Next, the class divides...
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The Day the Water Ran Out
Students explore ecosystems by researching desert characteristics. In this drought lesson plan, students identify the potential impacts of a drought on their home state and interview people who are familiar with water studies. Students...
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Prairie Voices...Making a Living
Young scholars explore the many ways people support themselves and their families. In this economics instructional activity, students review newspapers and compare types of jobs. Young scholars create daily schedules for an adult worker...
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Mystery Research Unit
Seventh graders participate in a "Solve the Media Center Mystery" using the directions that are included in the lesson plan. They role play as detectives as complete the activity and choose a research topic. They develop questions that...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 3--Obtaining Employment
Students, while examining an extensive list of vocabulary terms on the board, analyze how to exhibit appropriate behaviors and a positive image when going on job interview in order to make a good first impression with perspective...
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Fourth graders participate in a play to work on seeing events from a different perspective. Some of them are reporters, some cameramen and women, and others are interviewed. They put themselves in the shoes of the people in the book...
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Hark, the Herald Atheists Sing
Learners complete a one minute interview on their classmates views on religion and holiday traditions. They read an article about how Americans celebrate Christmas in different ways. Creating in-depth questions, they practice...
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Timeline of Extreme Weather Events
Students research and chart extreme weather events on a timeline. In this extreme weather lesson, students interview older people who have experienced extreme weather events. Students complete a worksheet based on the information of the...
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How The Scientists Really Work
Students question the accepted practices of science by scientists and their interactions with technology and society. They devise and conduct appropriate interview procedures for scientists to question their understanding and...
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Numbers at Work
In this activity, students will research what kinds of math skills are used in their community.
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U.S. Constitution Roll Call Test
Learners act as if they are newspaper reporters from 1787 and they are to interview the signers of the Constitution. Teachers help guide students in what to ask the signers.
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My Family Tree
Students create a family tree. In this ancestry instructional activity, students research a country that one of their ancestors is from. Students interview a grandparent and map out a family tree.
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Percents: What's the Use?
Students explore percentages in real world situations. In this percents lesson, students determine the final sales price after discounts. Students interview community members and determine how percentages are used in the real world.
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Percents: What's the Use
Students research percentages in real world situations. In this percents activity, students demonstrate their ability to apply percents to everyday situations. Students communicate mathematically by conducting interviews about percents...
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Kidding Around Down Under
After reading an article, "From an Alternate to a 'Miracle Kid' in a Flash," youngsters discuss the kind of commitment required for a teenager to become an Olympic athlete. A variety of activities is suggested, and the popular topic...
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Getting to Know Our School
Students explore their school and the various types of people who work there (school nurse, custodian, and principal). They interview these people and complete an activity based on the information they have obtained.