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Designing The Character Of Louisiana Purchase Louisianians

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the history of the Louisiana Purchase. They gather information using a digital library and internet resources. The information is used to construct a detailed summary of how the people of time lived. They also use...
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Amazing Animals

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create an animal brochure, using Publisher. They research information about an assigned animal. They include graphics to illustrate the information gathered. They write a summary from their research material.
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Kamchatka: Just Gushing with Geysers!

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore geysers. They identify the parts of the geyser and how it works. Students create a working model of a geyser. They write a brief summary about their geyser.
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Civil War Newspaper

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of the Civil War while conducting research using a variety of resources. The information is used to create a source for a class project. They create a class newspaper that becomes a summary of some...
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Science That's Out of This World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students use iChat AV and an iSight camera to "meet with" a space scientist to ask and answer questions, visit relevant websites, and broaden their understanding of the solar system and space. They videoconference with a sientist and...
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The Meaning of Dreams

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students reflect on the meaning of dreams and how scientists study dreams. They read and discuss the article "Winding Through Big Dreams Are the Threads of Our Lives." They write personal summaries and analysis of memorable, vivid dreams.
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In Their Own Words: Slave Narratives

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify primary sources, explain the strengths and weaknesses of personal accounts in history, and negotiate the Library of Congress Database. They also analyze documents and write a summary that compares and contrasts the...
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Out of Sight Missing Addends

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students explore solving missing addend problems. Using manipulatives, students solve addition problems. They create a picnic basket-shaped math journal and write a summary of their activities. Students write number sentence that match...
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Current Events Research

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use one newspaper article and the internet to research their current event. Using the information, they write a summary and create a PowerPoint presention. To end the lesson, they share their research with the class and discuss.
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Order of Operations

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders, while in the computer lab, participate in the Order of Operations game where they must complete as many questions involving two operations as possible in 120 seconds. They review the summary of his/her performance when it...
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Charlotte's Web: Book Review

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this book report worksheet, students write a review of E.B. White's Charlotte's Web. Students are instructed to write a short summary which explains "what you thought of the story and why you thought it."
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"West Side Story"

For Students 5th - 6th
In this music history worksheet, students discover the musical "West Side Story" by first reading a summary of the plot. Students answer 5 questions about the story line. Students then read and analyze the lyrics to "America" and discuss...
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Number The Stars

For Students 6th - 8th
In this language arts activity, students examine the book called Number The Stars. They write the summary while following the directions at the top of the page.
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Good Night, Gorilla Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
For this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Good Night, Gorilla by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out the 8 pictures at the bottom of the page. Parents read the story summary and students paste...
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Total English Advanced: What Does the Future Hold?

For Students 7th - 9th
In this future probability practice activity, students interview 3 other students regarding predictions for the future and then create a written summary of the predictions.
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Japanese Festival Mask Making

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about Japanese culture and make a mask. In this lesson about Japanese mask-making, students use research and art to explore the Japanese culture. Students research Japanese masks. Students design their own Japanese mask....
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Righteous Reptiles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scientists write and draw about their knowledge of reptiles. They also view a nature video focusing on lizards and snakes, complete a chart comparing and contrasting them. Next, they focus on the defense mechanisms that they...
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Investigations in Aid: Identifying the Need

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate the needs in emerging nations. In this emerging nations lesson, students research the conditions for needs in the given countries. Students are assigned to the country groups of Honduras, Nigeria, Bosnia, Cambodia,...
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News Watch

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the concept of human rights.  In this US History lesson, 8th graders research newspaper articles that deal with human rights and prejudice.  Students write a summary of their article and share it with the class. 
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Lake Log: Diary of the Basin

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students log news articles about the changes in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. In this wetlands and news lesson, students track articles about the wetlands area around Lake Pontchartrain, write brief summaries, include pictures, and put...
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Design a Book Cover

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Class members take on the role of graphic designer and craft a cover for a book they are reading. Individuals formulate a proposal outlining the images they will use to not only grab the interest of readers, but hint at the mood and...
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The Ultimate Classroom: Presentations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a classroom floor plan. In this ultimate classroom instructional activity, students create a floor plan to scale, determine a materials list with cost, and write a summary of their results. They create a PowerPoint...
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Propaganda and Its Effects on WWI

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students learn about propaganda. In this WWI instructional activity, students define the term propaganda. Working in groups, they are given a packet of postcards and posters used during WWI. They answer questions about their uses and...
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Using a Statistical Procedure To Search A Database For Out of the Ordinary Values

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars develop a spreadsheet containing formulas and find summaries for them.  In this investigative lesson students choose a topic, investigate it and use MS Excel to sort data. 

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