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Earth Day: a Look Into the World Around Us

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop an artwork made entirely out of recycled materials to exhibit during an Earth Day celebration. They participate in a lecture discussion on the history of Earth Day and environmental issues, do internet research on a...
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Customized Topographic Maps and Models

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore the information depicted on topographic maps. They construct a 3-D topographic map of a local area. They go on a field trip to the depicted area and compare the 'real world' with their models.
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Native Design Coil Vase: Ceramics Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
After a quick study of Native American art, symbolism, and pattern design children make a ceramic vase. They read about the use, production, and design of Native American vases or pots, then use clay to create one of their own. Tip:...
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Sheffield Island Adaptation Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
You don't have to visit The Maritime Aquarium to use this plan, but you would need to find a location where a variety of bird species live, re-write the activity worksheet to incorporate the local species, and purchase field guides for...
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Learning About the Kumeyaay Indians

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research the Native American nation of Kumeyaay. Scholars use the internet to research past history. Through email, 3rd graders communicate with a Kumeyaay child to discover life on a present day reservation. They create a...
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International Curiosity and National Pride

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students analyze their own culture and a Bulgarian culture to identify national, local, or ethnic traits. In this culture analysis lesson, students identify three important characteristics of their culture and compose a list of...
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Create a Map

For Teachers K - 2nd
Do your students have a connection to their natural environment? Create neighborhood maps together with your little learners. The lesson starts as the class talks about where they live and what their homes look like. They review their...
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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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Hidden Children

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore, analyze and study a specific genocidal event in twentieth-century history, The Holocaust. They evaluate a variety of historical artifacts and synthesize the information gathered into their own in order to...
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St. Patrick's Day and Leprechauns

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young learners are introduced to the history, and customs surrounding St. Patrick's Day. This colorful and enchanting lesson has the students hunt for leprechauns, four-leaf clovers, and that lucky pot 'o gold.
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Paper Molas

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Delve into the history of textile art using this resource. Learners discuss the history of molas, a type of textile art made in Panama and Columbia, and talk about the importance of this process in the Kuna culture. Then, they create...
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Virtual Vacation

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars are members of teams traveling and exploring the Pacific States Region of the United States via the Internet. Each team travels virtually to its destination to become experts on geography, history, tourism, nature, and...
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Comparing Cities and Their Common Functions

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders begin the lesson by watching a PowerPoint on the functions of cities. In groups, they use the internet to research various cultures throughout history and the cities that were formed at the time. They present their findings...
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Celebrating Our Connections Through Water

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine the role of water in ceremonies around the world. In this world history instructional activity, students explore how other cultures celebrate water. They create a Water Day for younger students to participate in.
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Caribou

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the cultural and nutritional importance of the Caribou in Inupiaq life.  In this World History instructional activity, 8th graders analyze primary sources that explain these people's lives. 
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Sanitation in the Food Industry

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
If you are looking for an aid in teaching about safety in our food industry, this presentation might fit the bill. It begins by telling the history of food laws and development of the regulatory agencies. Each agency is described in...
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Stream Quality Assessment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate many of the factors that affect water quality. They take measurements and water samples at a local stream and evaluate the health of their community's watershed. They write a report detailing their findings.
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In Congress Assembled: Continuity and Change in the Governing of the United States

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners interpret history using primary resources and secondary research. The Constitution is examined and changes are explained within the time period they were made.
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A Monument Please, For the Big Cheese

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students research a President from the United States. In this United States history lesson, students read about their selected President and record interesting facts. Students design a monument for the President they researched.
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Outstanding African Americans Activity

For Students 5th - 10th
Challenge historians to investigate influential African-Americans through this online research activity. Learners undertake this task using online links, some of which require investigative searching. Print the instructional activity out...
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The Early Ottoman Empire: 1281 - 1600s

For Students 7th - 10th
Once one of the most powerful civilizations in the known world, the Ottoman Empire was all-encompassing and highly influencial in the Middle East. Enjoy maps that detail the Ottomans' rule, as well as pictures of relics and architecture...
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Colonial North America

For Teachers 8th - 11th
This 54-slide PowerPoint outlines the significant events in the history of Colonial North America, beginning in 1603 with the ascendance of James I to the throne of England. Designed to accompany a lecture on this time period, the...
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Understanding Tax: Your Role as a Tax Payer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Every adult should know that it is their responsibility to help fund public goods and services by paying taxes. Help young people get a handle on the history, evolution, purposes for, and reasons why they should pay taxes too. 
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Maps and Homelands

For Teachers K - 2nd
You are never too young to learn about maps. To better understand the concept of a homeland, students work together to construct a map of their local area out of paper puzzle pieces. They'll put the maps together and then add details by...

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