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Notes on Cell Organelles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students record information and write journal entries on the structure and function of cell organelles while viewing a Powerpoint presentation.
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Coming to California

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read excerpts from Juan Bautista de Anza's diaries. They analyze the impact of primary sources. They write journal entries for characters in stories they have read during the year.
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Number Patterns

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discover patterns in sets of whole numbers using calculators. They write journal entries and orally report their findings to the class. They look for primes, squares, cubes and multiples.
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Hardships of the Maine-land

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the design of the Maine quarter reverse and identify the objects depicted. They compare the settlement at Popham, Maine with that at Jamestown, Virginia.They write journal entries and draw pictures about the Maine...
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Hibernating Hoopla

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students simulate hibernation with their stuffed animals. They predict the length of time of hibernation and type their math journal entries about sorting, graphing and draw pictures. They read bear hibernation stories.
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Minnesota-China Connections: Chinese Flavors

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discuss the foods which are typical of a Chinese diet. They find recipes and observe and sample various Chinese foods. They record their opinions about what they taste and experience in a journal entry.
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The Future of the Social Security System: Will it Accommodate Future Generations of Americans?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the future of the U.S. Social Security program. They conduct research, write journal entries, meet and interview a State representative, create a web page with links, and develop a solution for the Social Security...
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The Uprising of 1934

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils complete a series of activities such as wriing letters to the president, creating collages, analysing photos and newspapers, and journaling related to the strike of 1934.
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Lesson Two: An Overview of Modern-Day Slavery

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students discuss the aspects of modern-day slavery. They investigate where slavery is located, what causes it, who is involved and ways to eliminate it. They write a journal entry based on their investigation.
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Part One of Unit on Bless Me, Ultima

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders read and analyze the first two chapters of the novel, 'Bless Me, Ultima.' They respond to a partners journal entry, discuss the two major landscapes in the novel, and create a drawing/interpretation of what these landscapes...
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Words in the News Hopes and Fears for Shuttle Discovery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in vocabulary building activities including worksheets before reading an online article. They write a space travel diary of their first visit to outer space in a journal entry.
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Energeia -- Energy Diary Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the six types of energy. They write journal entries about each type and give examples. They participate in a lab activity in which the different types are examined as well.
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The Power of Journals: Going Beyond the Text

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders define and use new vocabulary and identify the reasons why Native Americans captured Europeans during the colonial period. They write their own journal entries about the topic and explain the importance of journals as a...
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Save Our Past -- Act It Out

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify and examine the importance of civic responsibility and the result of losing many archeological sites in Texas. In groups, they are given scenerio cards and act out each scene for the class. They also write a...
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The Heartland

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students note how personal perceptions influence the understanding of what a region. They look at an agricultural map of what is considered to be the Heartland of the US. They read the words to George Strait's, America's Heartland to see...
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Chemical Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students work in groups to define chemistry vocabulary including the terms reactants, products, exothermic and endothermic. They then combine the group definitions to arrive at a consensus definition for the class. Students also listen...
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Harrisification

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students use the internet to research Robert Harris' life and art work. Using this information, they write a journal entry from his point of view and share it with the class. They also paint a picture from a scene of their own life...
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What Personal Journals Tell Us

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners read primary source journals from the Nebraska Western Trails Project. They work in groups to analyze the journal entries and complete a worksheet. Students then write an individual essay on the experience and consider what kind...
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Revolutionary Women Portraits: Finding and Viewing New Perspectives

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify and analyze portraits of Revolutionary-era women. Creating a concept web, they record the actions by women during the war to be made into a chart and timeline. They discuss the cultural and social expectations of women...
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Development of Industrial New Hampshire

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students work in groups to research and share information about several different topics that were part of the development of Industrial New Hampshire. Students complete five parts of the project which include researching, role playing...
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Friday Forum (Day 5)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students evaluate their performance in different debates about the laws of Michigan. They write a letter to an editor of a newspaper sharing their opinions. They write journal entries as well.
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Prejudice and Discrimination

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers are read-aloud an excerpt from The Friendship by Mildred Taylor. They pick strips of paper, white or brown, and sit according to color drawn. Students are given preferential treatment if their paper is white while the...
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Historical Fiction: Persuasive Presentation

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read a book addressing a specific historical time period that was chosen by their working group. They complete journal entries as they read the book. They create a group PowerPoint explaining the personal point of view and...
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A Day During Colonial Times

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in read aloud activities of three books about life in Colonial times. They compare their life to that of children of Colonial times using a Venn diagram. They draw a picture and write about what a day in the...

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