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Being Interviewed

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students comprehend the appropriate dress for an interview. They comprehend the importance neatness and cleaniness play in creating a good impression during an interview. Students answer questions correctly and completely during an...
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Let's Make Lemonade

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students generate a list of needs for a community project. In this social studies and philanthropy lesson, students listen to the story The Little Red Hen and discuss teamwork. Students plan for a lemonade stand, proceeds of which will...
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What Makes A Community Sustainable

For Students 9th - 12th
In this environment worksheet, students read three different case studies in order to apply them to the categories of finding the best possible choices to make for helping a community flourish.
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Find the Fall Harvest Vegetables Word Search

For Students 2nd
In this fall harvest vegetables wordsearch, 2nd graders locate 6 words from a word bank listed at the bottom of the page. They find the words pumpkin, broccoli, peas, gourds, cabbage, and kale on a page which includes a small picture of...
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Case Study - Paradise Island

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students make a plan for the future of Paradise Island. Their recommendations should help government leaders manage the impacts of expanding tourism, while preserving the unique natural resources of this island.
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Checking Account

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students keep track of finances in a check register. In this checking account lesson, students practice writing checks and deposit slips as they add and subtract decimal amounts in order to balance a checkbook in a register.
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Aerobic and Anaerobic Microbe Analysis in a Subarctic Setting

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the relationships between protozoa, algae and monera in freshwater, shoreline soil, and reindeer rumen. They publish reports of their findings.
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A Look Through Time

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore how people find out about history. They use previously gathered research to produce tourist pamphlets that highlight historical county events.
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Resume Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss the basics of resume writing. They review resumes and discuss what is effective and what is ineffective. They select a resume and change it from one format to the other. They review the changes and discuss advantages.
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Preparing for a Job Interview

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the process of preparing for a job interview from the classified search to the actual interview. Lists of potential questions to be asked and answered are prepared and shared with the class.
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The Efficient City

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and create a realistic plan for energy efficiency.  In this investigative lesson students answer questions and fill out a worksheet on energy. 
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Flavors and Favors

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students conduct a food drive. In this service learning lesson, students put on a school-wide food drive, decorate the bags the food will be delivered in and possibly even help distribute the food.
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Sports and Fitness Festival

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore new sports and activities which lead them to a healthy lifestyle.
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Convince Me!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze advertisements meant to persuade a reader to purchase a certain product or service to find out what stands out about the ad or what it is about the ad that persuade readers. They complete an analysis chart, and discuss...
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Celebrate Character Counts Week

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in activities to celebrate character counts week. They identify the six pillars of character. They display good character when it comes to everyday tasks.
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Navigating the World of Work

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders complete job shadowing activities. In this career exploration lesson, 12th graders discuss their job interests and complete forms to participate in job shadowing activities. Students interview their job partner, ask the...
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The Grapes of Wrath: A Hooverville in Ancaster

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this novel analysis worksheet, students complete a 'homeless' enactment to further analyze the novel, The Grapes of Wrath. Students devise, present, and debate at the community meeting the position of the homelessness problem.
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The U.S. Economy: Private and Public Sectors

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Filled with valuable key points and terms about American economics in the private and public sectors, these slides will inform both your economics and history classes about the ins, outs, and intricacies of the U.S. economy. A navigation...
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LAND USE DEBATE / TOWN MEETING

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research, analyze, and orally defend an issue related to the use of geologic resources. They defend their position in written form by composing a letter to an appropriate source.
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The Dirt on the Workplace

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine health and safety issues in the workplace. They, in groups, discuss how health and safety issues effect their lives.
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Timber: Living and Working in an Arkansas Forest

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Upper elementary and middle schoolers examine and research the history of the Timber Industry in the state of Arkansas. An economic component is quite prevalent in this lesson as well. Groups of learners work together to write essays...
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Examining What Sharing Really Means

For Teachers 6th - 12th
After reading "The Senegalese Miracle" about the degree of sharing the author encounters upon arrival in Africa, class members read Mike Tidwell’s “Sharing in Africa” and compare the two stories. This cultural diversity lesson concludes...
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Public Education

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Your pupils may not know that school was not always required. Teach them a bit about the history of public education with a reading passage and related questions.
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"Hey, Mr. Producer!"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the economic roller coaster involved in the production of a Broadway musical. They read online articles to investigate similarities and differences between nonprofit theater production and Broadway, or commercial,...