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Terrorism: What's in a Word?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read selected articles and discuss various definitions of terrorism. They create a chekclist of their definitions. Students listen as the teacher reads several scenarios aloud and decide if the incident would count as terrorism....
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Holding Out for a Hero: Roberto Clemente

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils brainstorm lists of heroes, heroic qualities, and ways to pay tribute to heroes. In this Holding Out for a Hero lesson plan, students record Clemente's heroic attributes as athlete ad humanitarian. After visiting the Beyond...
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ESL: American Presidents

For Students 5th - 8th
For this ESL American Presidents worksheet, students read a table of information about the presidents, their vice presidents and party, then answer a set of 20 questions.
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Lesson Plan for Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (1938)

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study the life and music of composer, Samuel Barber. In groups, representing trees, water, and stars they use interpretive dance to tell the story of the musical composition, 'Adagio for Strings, Op. 11' by Barber.
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20c American Presidents

For Students 8th - 12th
In this American Presidents learning exercise, students respond to 25 matching questions that require them to match the 25 former Presidents to the appropriate phrases, events, or quotes.
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Painting Pictures with Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop their own smilies and metaphors. They examine writing of the Poet Laureate. They identify philanthropy in quotations of others.
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The Unfinished Lincoln Memorial

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop a list of images of President Abraham Lincoln: for example, self-taught youth, great debater, advocate of abolition of slavery and assassinated hero. They must determine if these images of Lincoln stand up under scrutiny.
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Animals of the Chinese Zodiac

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the elements of the Chinese zodiac. They observe the placement of the animals on the zodiac chart while studying the Chinese New Year.
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Mean, median, and mode... Use the data

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders participate in a instructional activity focused on the concept of basic statistics. They find the mean, median, and mode of different data sets. More advanced students could practice creating a bell curve from the data.
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Solving One-Step Equations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the concept of a simple equation. They use addition and subtraction in one step in order to find balance to both sides of the equation. Students are encouraged to succeed using positive praise at the beginning of...
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Isolating the Variable

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate how to solve equations with the variable present on both sides. They practice isolating the variable and combining like terms before solving the equation for the variable.
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Transversal and Angles

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders identify angles formed by parallel lines and a transversal. Using meter sticks and bolts, they perform hands-on activities to demonstrate the properties of parallel lines and congruent angles. They color code diagrams to...
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Pop Art Ice Cream Painting

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create paintings of ice cream treats using Pop Art as an inspiration while developing skills in painting in this 4th through 6th grade Art lesson. Included with the lesson are possible extensions and suggested evaluation rubric.
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World Religion At A Glance

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research and assigned religion and fill out information they gather on their "Special Assingment Instruction Sheet." They create a sample brochure about the religion they researched, edit the brochure with another student...
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Economics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discover the resources that are available for consumer protection. In a database, they are responsible for entering two new vocabulary words each semester along with a sentence using the word. In groups, they create a...
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Anne Frank: Courage and Responsibility

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore, examine and trace the development of modern Europe from 1900 to the present. They identify and assess the attitudes during this time period toward discrimination and become more aware of their sensitivity to...
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Florida: Crossword Puzzle

For Students 5th - 8th
In this United States history activity, students use the 16 clues in order to fill in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers pertaining to Florida.
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Google Earth

For Students 6th - 10th
In this Google Earth worksheet, students access the Google Earth website and find the latitude, longitude, and elevation for their house and school. Then they do the same for a variety of world locations. This worksheet has 10 fill in...
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Live from Channel 22

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore 1920s America. In this American history instructional activity, students research primary and secondary sources in order to examine the events and noteworthy people of the time period. Students use their...
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Adding and Subtracting for President's Day

For Students 3rd
In this adding and subtracting for President's Day worksheet, 3rd graders use the example to find a president's birthday on the calendar.
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9th Grade Transition Algebra

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine mathematical patterns. In this algebra instructional activity, 9th graders collaborate to think outside the box and share solutions to problems they have encountered. Students use popsicle sticks to solve various...
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Introducing Vocabulary

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders create a timeline of events. In this vocabulary instructional activity, 11th graders work in groups to create a timeline of major events that occurred during the Civil Rights era. Students present to class then create a...
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Ban Ki-moon

For Students 4th - 8th
For this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Ban Ki-Moon and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Marylin Monroe

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person activity, students read a passage about Marylin Monroe and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...

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