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Ancient History
Learners explore early civilizations. In this ancient history lesson, students research Neanderthal and Egyptian civilizations for information regarding how the civilizations flourished. Learners also watch Discovery video segments to...
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Body Invaders: Headaches
Young scholars create a commercial for a headache treatment. In this headaches lesson, students view a video and discuss the types of headaches and their treatments. They write a script for a commercial for a headache treatment.
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8th Amendment: The Death Penalty
Young scholars explore capital punishment. In this death penalty lesson, students research capital punishment and write an editorial defending 1 side of the issue.
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The Bill of Rights
Ninth graders examine various Supreme Court Cases. In this American Government lesson, 9th graders research a specific Supreme Court Case. Students create a multiple choice assignment based on their assigned case.
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Pope John Paul II: Triumph Over Communism
Students discover the background of Pope John Paul II. In this modern history activity, students research the life of Karol Joseph Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) in order to understand how his past paralleled his papacy.
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Habitat survival
Sixth graders study different environments and how the food chain affects the survival of different animals. In this environments lesson plan, 6th graders share the visuals which describe the characteristics of the environment that they...
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The Creative Process
Students demonstrate the steps of the creative writing process. In this creative writing lesson, students brainstorm ways to come up with an initial idea and ways to express their ideas. Students write a description of their idea and a...
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Stock and Inventory
Students create databases. In this spreadsheet instructional activity, students take stock of their toys and create databases. Students consider good business practices as they listen to guest speaker discuss how to control inventory.
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Microbes and Climate
Students examine how microbes play a role in the climate system. For this climate lesson students complete an activity, create a PowerPoint presentation and present it to the class.
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Bats and Hot Dogs
Students identify patterns and relationships from data that is collected and solve variables. In this investigative lesson students study ocean productivity, the nitrogen cycle and phytoplankton then answer questions.
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Elections - Mobilization Versus Suppression
Learners analyze voter suppression. In this voting practices instructional activity, students listen to their instructor present a lecture comparing voter suppression and voter mobilization. Learners respond to the provided discussion...
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Why Milton Hershey Chose Derry Township to Build His Factory
Middle schoolers 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...
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Resumé of an Element
Class members use the provided worksheet to create a resume for one element from the periodic table. The activity teaches learners about all of the properties of elements and how to read the periodic table.
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Ancient Egyptians and Death
What archaeological evidence remains of ancient Egyptian burial and mortuary practices, and what can this information tell us about ancient Egyptian society?
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The Stock Exchange Phase III
Seventh graders use information from the stock exchange, to create a multimedia presentation and present it to the class. This lesson plan teaches communication and technology skills.
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Creating a Nutrition Table in MicroSoftExcel
Students access the internet to find Nutritional information from a restaurant of their choice and compile their information into an excel spreadsheet.
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Using Multimedia Presentations
Students use multimedia presentations instead of pencil paper activities in this lesson. They use a variety of technology media to discover concepts and represent learning using a variety of technology tools. Internet resource links...
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Research and Report
Young scholars research topics from their social studies or science curriculum. Working in groups, they use the writing process to communicate what they discovered from Internet resources. Research is then presented using PowerPoint,...
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Creation and Interpretation of Voter Participation Graph
Ninth graders research information about voter participation in the United States based on age. They develop generalizations about voting patterns in the U.S and use Microsoft Excel to analyze the information.
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Who in the world is...?
High schoolers research a world leader from a specified list. Students create a PowerPoiint or a Microsoft Word document which should include a recent photo, labeled with the leader's name and title.
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Using Current Data for Graphing Skills
Students graph demographic information. For this graphing lesson, students choose what type of graph to create and what information to display. Links to examples of graphs and statistical data are provided. The graphs are created on the...
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SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII
Students research one of the six wives of Henry VIII in groups to provide expert presentations. In this European History instructional activity, students view a film and take notes on Henry VIII's wives. Students evaluate the information...
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Learners read The Emperor's New Clothes. In this language arts lesson, students reconstruct the story. Learners play a game to recall words they heard in the story. Students discuss how the story might end.
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The Bozeman Trail
Eighth graders are introduced to the Bozeman Trail. Using the internet, they research the trail to discover the forts located on its path. They must also locate and label landmarks on a map using symbols they create. They answer...