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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sail, Sail, Sail Your Ship!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students listen to the book, Columbus Day, by Paul Showers and discuss the historical significance of Christopher Columbus. They create Columbus Day booklets, sing a Christopher Columbus song, and develop graphic organizers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taking it to the Streets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the concept of cultural diffusion. They give examples of cultural diffusion throughout history; e.g. the development of Cuban music and dance. Students explain how cultural diffusion impacts civilizations, past and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Extinction Is Forever

For Teachers K - 8th
Students observe models of two kinds of forests with low and high biodiversity. They observe and record the effects of habitat destruction or extinction rates. They also conduct research about mass extinction like that of the ancient...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Classifying Artifacts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine pictures of pottery and classify them. They work together to create a list of characteristics for each piece. They share their findings with the class.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Brief History of Los Angeles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the diverse cultures that make up the population of Los Angeles.
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Activity
BusinessSpanish.com

Business spanish.com: La Hora: The Hour

For Students 9th - 10th
An online resource tool to help students understand how to tell time in Spanish. Numerous examples are given to aid in learning. Brief quizzes are given at the end of the lesson to test what you've learned. Bilingual.
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Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Telling Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Good introduction to telling time in Spanish. Includes a list of other useful time expressions. The lesson is easy to understand, with ample examples. A short quiz, oral activity and test at the end of the lesson checks the student's...
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Unit Plan
Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: A Que Hora? #3

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to each Spanish sentence and type in the time that you hear. Great practice with telling time. At the end of the exercise the student can compare his or her responses with the correct answers.
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Unit Plan
Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: Que Hora Es? #1

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to each time given in Spanish and type in (numerically) the time that you hear. Great practice for telling time in Spanish. At the end of the exercise the student can compare his responses with the correct answers.
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Website
CZBrats

Vasco Nunez De Balboa

For Students 9th - 10th
This page tells of the early history of Panama. "Vasco Nunez de Balboa first settled in Hispanola (present day Dominican Republic and Haiti). To escape his creditors there, Balboa stowed away on a voyage to Panama in 1510. There were, at...