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Understanding Greek Mythology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the role of Greek mythology in ancient Greek life. They discuss the origins of the Greek gods and goddesses, conduct Internet research, and present a project in the form of a dialogue between a Greek god and a...
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Approaching Walden

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine their natural surroundings as a way to begin thinking about an abstract idea. They analyze and compare or contrast the rhetorical stategies of two essayists. Students interpret and evaluate images culled from...
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Why Does Delaware Have Such A StrangeShape?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the events and history surrounding the boundaries of Delaware. They participate in a class discussion and analyze a map, then create a floor map using masking tape. Students also participate in a play about the...
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Weathervanes in the Wind

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Pupils investigate wind and weather by creating a weathervane.  In this environment instructional activity, students identify the purpose of a weathervane and observe weathervanes in action on their campus.  Pupils create a weathervane...
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The Mayflower Compact

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the events leading up to the Mayflower Compact. In this government lesson, 4th graders have a teacher-led class discussion on the importance of government, then complete a worksheet on the topic.
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We Are What We Remember

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in research, small-group discussions, whole class discussions, family interviews, and interaction with multimedia resource material as they explore the relationship between memory and history.
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Ye Olde Middle Ages

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Student will be able to compare and contrast the Middle Ages with today. They use technology to better understand the Middle Ages and understand how a castle was built for defense. They then develop an understanding of how people lived...
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Sun and Skin

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work in small groups researching different aspects of the sun and skin. The groups summarize and answer questions about the material in a presentation to the class.
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The Great Depression: Eating on a Shoestring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the realities of feeding a family on a very limited budget by comparing the cost of living in the 1930s to the cost of living today. Using primary documents and technology to make the comparison, they identify the impact...
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What is a Family?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore how Canadian families have evolved over time. In this census results lesson, students examine the factors that contribute to changing family and household structures. Students also create written and illustrated profiles...
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Faulkner's As I Lay Dying: Images of Faulkner and the South

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners research one aspect of the life of Faulkner and the culture of the South.  In this As I Lay Dying instructional activity, learners explore a webpage on Faulkner and write a summary.  Learners analyze the images and consider the...
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This Guilty Land

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the actions and motives of John Brown. In this abolition lesson, students discover details about Brown's background as a free-state and abolition supporter. Students discuss his role as that of a martyr or terrorist....
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Gravity: A Relatively Heavy Subject

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine planetary movement and its relation to the tide.For this gravity lesson students describe how and why the high and low tides change every day.
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Consumer Culture in the 1950s: New Shopping Centers and Advertising trends

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze the cultural and social aspects of the 1950s. Using primary source documents, they work together to determine what society was like. They use that information to write an essay about how their information...
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Rethinking Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Rescuers: The Case of Max Schmeling

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the life and actions of Max Schmeling during World War II. They read and analyze an article, compare/contrast Schmeling's choices with other people during this time period, and write a journal response.
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Time Line Of Chinese And Japanese Art

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners create individual time lines placing various works of Asian art into chronological order. The information gathered is used to create one class time line for display.
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The Study of the Spanish-Speaking People of Texas: Understanding Primary Sources

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze Russell Lee's photo essay as a sign of segregation in Texas. They consider the differences between primary and secondary sources and how historians use these sources.
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Using Women's Words

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine quotes from women and choose one that appeals to them. They research the woman and answer questions related to her. They are to find other quotes that interest them.
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International Festival: Japan

For Teachers K
Students discover Japanese culture and the importance of Sakura to Japan. In this international festival lesson, students demonstrate an appreciation for the Sakura trees beauty by creating Sakura trees from white and pink dyed cotton...
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Colonial America and the American Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars research the Saratoga Campaign and its importance in the overall outcome of the Revolutionary War. They consider French involvement in the war and what the Paris Peace Treaty meant for the new Americans.
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Panther in the Basement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students produce an ongoing journal in which they relate their personal response to literature. They examine the theme of the rights of the individual versus the whole. They explore conflict in Panther in the Basement.
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Leonardo's Machines

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore Leonardo da Vinci's ideas about design and machines.
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Helping Students Do History on the First Day of Class

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students watch a video about Barack Obama and problems he faces as the president. In this president lesson plan, students write their own list and then compile a class list of problems and discuss them.
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Lasers Saving Sight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review some basic biology by talking about how the eye works. They cover the concepts behind laser surgery as a treatment for saving sight. They begin to recognize the overlap of disciplines (physics and biology) required for...