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My Pyramid

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders analyze the new Food Guide Pyramid. In this healthy diet lesson, 10th graders explore the the website with the new food pyramid. Students use magazines to find foods from the food groups and create their own pyramid....
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Leader for Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop their leadership skills. In this character education lesson, students discuss the characteristics of leaders and create leadership books that feature leadership pointers.
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Stories of Life in Canada

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine Canadian history through William Kurelek's artwork. In this art analysis lesson, students discuss the ideas expressed in the picture book A Prairie Boy's Winter and A Prairie Boy's Summer. Students view the film Kurelek,...
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Elections - Mobilization Versus Suppression

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze voter suppression. In this voting practices lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture comparing voter suppression and voter mobilization. Students respond to the provided discussion questions.
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Resilient Heroes

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read the "Seven Resiliencies" and examine the life of a famous or historical person using the concepts. In this resiliency concept lesson plan, students discuss The Seven Resiliencies handout and discuss how people show the...
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How Much Energy is a Kilowatt Hour?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the conservation of energy.  In this energy lesson plan students explain the differences between potential and kinetic energy.
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Exploring Magnets

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders experiment with magnets. For this magnet lesson, 2nd graders attach a magnet to several different objects to see what it sticks to. They place objects in between a magnet and metal to see if the magnetic force still works.
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Solving Multi-Step Equations (Ch. 2.3)

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders solve multi-step equations, showing each step in their solution. This multi-step equations instructional activity includes sample problems to complete as a class, clear step by step instructions for the student and a...
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Music: Follow the Drinking Gourd

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use movement to express a concept. In this interdisciplinary instructional activity, 4th graders listen to the book, Follow the Drinking Gourd, which demonstrates the types of 'communication' used by slaves traveling the...
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Fractions, Decimals and Percents

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders describe parts of a whole as a fraction, decimal and a percent. In this math lesson, 5th graders practice converting fractions to decimals by dividing. Additionally, students explain how decimals are converted to percents. 
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Current Events Lesson Plan 10

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students take a closer look at world events. For this current events lesson, students discuss the role of the newspaper throughout history. Students also discern which sources for news are credible and look at international newspapers...
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Native Americans

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners determine how Native Americans were stripped of their cultures. For this Native American history lesson, students analyze several photographs of Native Americans and respond to questions about the photographs. Learners discuss...
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Music of Slavery and Oppression in the Mid-1800's

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine 19th century life for African-Americans. For this slavery lesson, students analyze the lyrics of slave songs and present their findings to their classmates.
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Industrial Revolution - Inventor's Exposition

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the impact of the Industrial Revolution on America today.  In this American History lesson, 6th graders research a specific inventor from this time period.  Students write a paper describing this inventors impact on...
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Town Directories: Life in Griswold during the 1870's

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore what the city of Griswold, Connecticut, was like in the 1870's.  In this American history lesson, 8th graders research what the city of Griswold was like in the past and compare it to the present, then share their...
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Eleanor Roosevelt: Changing Role of the First Lady

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the role of the First Lady. In this Eleanor Roosevelt lesson, students analyze letters written to Roosevelt in order to determine her influence in the nation. Students discuss their findings.
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Underground Railroad

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders reflect on their knowledge of the Underground Railroad.  In this slavery lesson, 4th graders discuss slavery and watch a video.  Students complete a K-W-L chart after discussion and reading, as well as, a worksheet on...
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Then and Now

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the past and present by analyzing a group of images. In this community history lesson, 1st graders read the story Sarah Morton's Day by Kate Walters and discuss the time frame of the story. Students create a...
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Biogeochemical Cycles

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research an assigned biogeochemical cycle. In this cycle activity, students need to determine that all cycles need energy to continue. The students will look at a given cycle to describe it, research and draw an assigned cycle,...
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From Kakawa to Chocolate: The Evolution of Chocolate Throughout History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the history of chocolate and its consumption. In this chocolate history instructional activity, students discover how industrialization changed the way humans consume chocolate. Students use the provided worksheet to...
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Why Milton Hershey Chose Derry Township to Build His Factory

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine how push/pull factors convinced Milton Hershey to build his chocolate factory in Derry Township. In this geography skills lesson, students complete an anticipation guide, read about push/pull factors, and discuss why...
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Hershey and Advertising

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine Hershey advertising history. In this marketing lesson, students analyze the advertising strategies employed by the Hershey company as they respond to discussion questions about 4 Hershey ads. Students write their own...
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Life and change in Northern Ireland

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars read about life and changing times in Northern Ireland and match questions to answers. In this reading lesson plan, students also look up places they can visit in Northern Ireland and write what they would like to do there.
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Saint Patrick's Day

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students read an article about Saint Patrick's Day and answer short answer questions about what they read. In this Saint Patrick's Day lesson plan, students answer 17 questions total.

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