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You Be the Judge
Students explore nonfiction writing by completing a worksheet in class. In this research questions lesson, students read several stories about the Wild West icons Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok. Students answer study questions about the...
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Great American Families
Fifth graders wrote essays, interviewed family members, took photos of their activities, and tape recorded narration to accompany the photos.
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Centennial: A Day In The Life Of Children - Then And Now
Fourth graders compare and contrast the rules and responsibilities of children from today and in the past. In groups, they compare and contrast their daily lives with a child in history. After taking a field trip, they discuss how...
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Utah Indian - Future Changes
Fourth graders discuss and share ideas on how they think the Utah Indian tribes change in the future.
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Zebrafish as a Model for Muscle Development
Young scholars explore the steps of protein synthesis in zebrafish. They view video clips to identify the parts of a zebrafish and observe them as they sequence the developmental stages. In groups they identify the muscles and how...
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Settlement
In 1800 most of the 35,000 pioneers in Upper Canada lived on farms. This map shows where the earliest pioneers settled.
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York Region District School Bd: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Doctors Office
In pioneer days the doctor's office would be in a special room at his house. Learn about the remedies pioneers would use if they did not have a village doctor. Then try the herbal remedy matching exercise.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Water
Pioneers usually settled near rivers or lakes as the waterways were their highways. Find out about their methods of travel.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Water
Pioneers usually settled near rivers or lakes as the waterways were their highways. Find out about their methods of travel.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Saw Mill
Do you know what a "buck" is? Learn about the saw mill in pioneer times and this important tool.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Grist Mill
Bread was a very important food for the pioneers. Find out how the flour they needed for the bread was made.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Grist Mill
Bread was a very important food for the pioneers. Find out how the flour they needed for the bread was made.
EL Education
El Education: Bessy
8th grade students at the Pioneer Charter School in Fort Collins, Colorado, each created a historical character file (HCF) as part of a Learning Expedition on slavery. Each HCF is a fictionalized account of a historically/geographically...
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Maple Syrup
Native people were making maple syrup long before the settlers came to Upper Canada. Learn about the process and what the settlers did to make it easier.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.