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Interacting With Animals

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners identify the proper way to interact with animals. For this animal welfare lesson, students view pre-made picture cards of illustrations of people interacting with animals. Learners categorize the cards into an "acceptable" and...
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Gore Vidal

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about the life of Gore Vidal, then complete a variety of comprehension activities including synonym matches, fill-in-the-blank sentence completions, unscrambling words and...
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Water Saving

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Water conservation and management is the focus of this lesson plan. Students identify the need for being "water wise" in society through research and discussion. and present their findings in many different formats (short story, poetry,...
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Changing for the Common Good

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the nonprofit sector and how it has made positive changes in society. They create a timeline noting events related to disadvantaged groups. They work together to research the events.
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Michael Moore

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Michael Moore 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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Perceptions of Canadians: A Sense of Belonging, Confidence and Trust

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of social capital. In this sociology lesson, students define social capital and discuss how it is developed in a culture.
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GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students engage in a video activity to research the effects of war upon the Japanese to live in the world after World War II. They answer specific questions in order to complete the unit.
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Against The Tide: Three Who Made It!

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine the lives of three people from New Haven, Connecticut who have careers in law, politics and entertainment. In groups or individually, they read excerpts of information about the three people and what contributions they...
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From the Source to the Sea: The Nisqually River Watershed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the conflicts over different uses of the Nisqually River resources and role play as mediators between Chief Leschi and other interested parties. They cite and interpret relevant artifacts and primary and secondary...
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Discrimination on the Menu

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study discrimination in the workplace. In this discrimination instructional activity, students define the term 'fair' and work in groups to find ways all people are alike and different. Students write sentences defining a fair...
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Latent Learning

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discuss childhood psychology by viewing a YouTube video. In this human behavior activity, students identify latent learners and discuss reasons why some people fail to conform to society while others are quick to please everyone...
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Maya Angelou

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Maya Angelou 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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Through the Past, Lightly

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders engage in a variety of activities in the study of Native Americans and the times of the early explorers. They create art, write in journals, and study how art influences society.
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Biography Tea

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils. through a variety of library books on biographies, explore and assess the contributions of individuals to society. They choose one person to write a short biography on after reading their biography checked out from the library.
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Eye of the Icon

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils examine various examples of artwork and identify icons. In groups, they discuss the role of special interest groups and media in promoting icons in society. They create a bust of an icon in the Victorian style and share them...
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Inuit Culture: The Family

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the attributes of Inuit families. In this cultural practices instructional activity, students read "Saqiyuq: Stories for the Lives of Three Inuit Women," and respond to 10 comprehension and critical thinking questions...
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Understanding Inuit Quajimajatuqangit (IQ)

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Pupils research the six principles that support IQ.  In this IQ lesson plan, students work in small groups to create a skit that depicts how one's IQ relates to everyday life.
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The Charity Model of Disability

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the ways charities such as the March of Dimes collect funds. They analyze the perceptions people have about these charities and evaluate sources of citizen's rights.
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What Masks Reveal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the cultural significance of masks by investigating the role they play in ceremonies and on special occasions in societies from widely separated regions of the world.
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My How Things Have Changed

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss the impact geography had on hunter-gatherer societies, their toolmaking. They work in groups to create a Web page that links pictures of artifacts to explanations about what the artifact tell us about the lives of...
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What We Can Learn From Oral History

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read oral history accounts of the 1930s and 1940s from "The Greatest Generation" books. They discuss how the common good and civil society was strengthed by these men and what they did for America. They research another time...
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Electronic Elections

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners evaluate the role of voting in democratic societies and the potential of voting on the Internet.
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What's In The Bag?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils research a historical figure from the United States and introduce their classmates to items associated with this person. They also predict how that historical figure would fit into today's society.
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Land Use in New Hampshire: Farming

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils examine how the environment as affected people farming in New Hampshire. They visit a field trip to a local farm to make observations. They create a poem based on their observations.

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