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The Empty Pot: A Lesson About Integrity
Learners discuss whether honesty really is the best policy with a lesson on "The Empty Pot," a Chinese fable about integrity. After reading the story, class members answer several comprehension and reflection questions about what they...
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Business: Designing Business Cards
Students design and create business cards using Adobe Photoshop. Once they have applied techniques of typography and layout design, students identify redesign aspects and its importance in the design process. In a slide show, completed...
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The War: Japanese Americans and Internment
Students examine the experiences of Japanese-Americans at the beginning of World War II in America. After watching an excerpt from "The War", they answer reflection questions about the Japanese being put into internment camps. In groups,...
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The Declaration of Independence
Students identify and examine the Declaration of Independence and ascertain its true intent and its eventual realization. Then they analyze the Declaration of Independence and summarize the intentions of the Declaration. Students also...
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Alphabet Poem
In this Language Arts worksheet, students read an example of an alphabet poem. Students also cut out alphabet squares, brainstorm ideas, write their own alphabet poem, and reflect on it.
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Our Unique Legacy of Giving
Students view The Gift of All, a Community of Givers. In this philanthropic lesson plan, students discuss the gifts of philanthropists they've seen. Students research and write a two page paper with four bullet points. Students include a...
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The Power of Protest
Students recognize the power of protest. For this civil rights lesson, students consider the success of Rosa Parks and her protest that sparked the movement. Students study the Montgomery Bus Boycott in depth and reflect on Parks's...
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New York State Testing Program Grade 6
In this sixth grade mathematics learning exercise, 6th graders are provided with questions that are reflective of the grade level expectations for New York State. The twenty page learning exercise contains twenty-five multiple choice...
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New York State Testing Program Grade 7
In this seventh grade mathematics worksheet, 7th graders are provided with questions that are reflective of the grade level expectations for New York State. The twenty page worksheet contains thirty multiple choice questions. Answers...
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MLK: using Nonviolence to Make Positive Change
Students read about Martin Luther King and discuss the rights and responsibilities of citizens. In this Martin Luther King lesson, students recognize the vocabulary words associated with freedom and nonviolence. Students view a digital...
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Hamlet's Soliloquy
In this literature instructional activity, learners use Hamlet's soliloquy for a series of activities. Students match quotes with modern interpretations. Learners reflect on and relate to Hamlet's feelings. They also give advice to Hamlet.
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Susan Boyle's at No. 1 - 'I Dreamed a Dream'
Students reflect on the overnight success of Susan Boyle, a contestant on "Britain's Got Talent." For this lesson, students read a short history of the rise of the star, then complete numerous activities that reinforce their...
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The Stages of a Bill Through Parliament
In this legislative process activity, students read 9 steps and arrange them in chronological order to reflect the steps that bills in Parliament must go through to be made into law.
Leadership Challenge
That's a Chop!: Developing Leadership Trough Teamwork
"The more trusted people feel, the better they innovate." To conclude a series of activities designed for a leadership seminar, participants engage in a trust building activity.
Deliberating in a Democracy
Youth Curfews
Don't stay out too late! Scholars analyze the need for youth curfews in a democratic society. They examine primary documents, case studies, and short video clips to form their opinions and take a position on the issue. Holding a class...
Deliberating in a Democracy
Juvenile Justice
Pupils compare and contrast the legal system as it pertains to juvenile and adult crime and punishment. Incorporating primary documents, legal decisions, and video evidence, individuals form an argument debating the treatment of...
EngageNY
End of Unit Assessment: Writing a Rainforest Field Journal Entry about Howler Monkeys
Give me more details. Scholars complete an end of unit assessment by creating an information text box to go with their field journal entries about howler monkeys. Learners use the class time to work independently.
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Mid-Unit Assessment: Text-Dependent Short-Answer Quiz—The Effects of Natural Disasters
Readers complete a mid-unit assessment by reading the text How Do Hurricanes Form? They answer text-dependent questions about hurricanes with short answer and sequencing. Learners then participate in a read aloud and text chunking...
Pennsylvania Bar Association
The Pied Piper vs. The City of Hamelin
How would the Pied Piper recover his damages from the deceptive citizens of Hamelin if the story took place today? Explore one of the Pied Piper's options with a short play that depicts a court case in which he sues the city of Hamelin...
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Planetary Distances on the Playground
There's no need to stay inside; get out of the classroom and create a scaled map of the solar system on your playground field! In collaborative groups, scholars identify the distance between the sun and other planets, place planet...
National Science Teacher Association
Middle School Sampler: Science
Focus on inquiry-based learning in your science class with a series of activities designed for middle schoolers. A helpful packet samples four different texts, which include activities about predator-prey relationships, Earth's axis and...
Education Development Center
Making Sense of Unusual Results
Collaboration is the key for this equation-solving lesson. Learners solve a multi-step linear equation that requires using the distributive property. Within collaborative groups, scholars discuss multiple methods and troubleshoot mistakes.
Education Development Center
Factoring a Degree Six Polynomial
Within collaborative groups, scholars factor a degree six polynomial. They can factor the polynomial using many different strategies — a great way to prompt mathematical discussion.
Education Development Center
Writing Numerical Expressions—Hexagon Tables
Explore a basic pattern to practice writing expressions. In collaborative groups, learners examine a contextual pattern and write an expression to model it. The task encourages groups to describe the pattern in multiple ways.