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Small European Countries

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine the advantages and disadvantages of being a very small European country in today's world. They locate each country on a map using the coordinates, discuss the governments of each country, and develop a list of...
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Nutrition: It's In Your Hands

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use this lesson to focus on their health, nutrition and the state of the environment. In groups, they examine the various types of land, water and air pollutants and compare and contrast a food chain with and without a...
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Exodus History Writ Large

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view the video Exodus: History Writ Large. They review facts about Moses and his role in the story of Exodus. Students create a list of signifcant events in the life of Moses. They are explained that Moses and the story of...
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Gallery Scavenger Hunt for U.S. History

For Students 8th - 9th
In this U. S. historical facts learning exercise, students participate in identifying the various leaders being described, identify places described in detail and fill out a map by following the directions given.
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Defense Against Infectious Diseases

For Students 9th - 12th
In this infectious diseases worksheet, students read about the two types of defenses the body has against pathogens: innate (nonspecific) and adaptive (specific). Students then complete a graphic organizer by filling in 11 blanks.
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Number the Stars The History Behind the Story

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this reading worksheet, young scholars answer 10 essay questions and 16 vocabulary questions pertaining to the history behind the events in Lois Lowry's Number the Stars. This page is intended to be used with a historical information...
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Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this air pollution worksheet, students watch a video about asthma and indicate the triggers of asthma. They also use a web site to get real time data about the ozone, particle pollution and air quality to answer four...
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Jr. Chef Club Super Snacks Lesson 6

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore healthy snacks. In this nutrition and cooking lesson, students observe and identify food groups on USDA's MyPyramid food guide. Students discuss how fiber helps our digestive system and follow a recipe using yeast to...
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Are you an Animal Sleuth?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define and identify both wild and domestic animals as well as mammals and non-mammals. In this animal safety lesson, students distinguish between animals that can carry rabies from those that cannot. Students use stuffed animals...
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Lesson III: Crisis, Pearl Harbor, Internment

For Teachers 9th - 11th
The third in a series of lessons introduced by “A Fence Away From Freedom,” uses the Smithsonian website, “A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution” and focuses on the section of the presentation devoted to the...
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A Trip to St. Michael's

For Students 6th - 9th
In this earth science instructional activity, learners read a 5 journal entries and illustrate how the places look based on the journal description.
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Adolf Hitler: Was Hitler a Passionate Lunatic?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students investigate WWII by researching Adolf Hitler. In this dictator biographical lesson plan, students identify the role Adolf Hitler played in the self destruction of Germany by reading secret transcripts from German leaders....
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The American Turtle, 1776

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders evaluate David Bushnell's 1776 American Turtle. In this history instructional activity students analyze and make predictions about the first submarine invented by David Bushnell after view pictures. They compare the drawing...
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Horse Warriors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare the Roman Empire, medieval Europe and feudal Japan. In this warrior societies instructional activity, students research the 3 warrior societies and share their research findings with their classmates.
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The Role Of NATO

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In this NATO lesson, students research the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech, and the Berlin airlift and how they...
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Breaking News English: U.S. Dollar

For Students 5th - 10th
In this U.S. dollar worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Breaking News English: Violence In Japan's Elementary Schools

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL learning exercise, students read or listen to an article about increasing violence in Japanese elementary schools. Students complete all or some of the 100 activities available here including discussion, listening, vocabulary...
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Tree Birthdays

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars investigate the growth of trees. In this tree growth lesson, students discover that trees make a ring each year they live. Young scholars use new voabulary such as bark, phloem, and cambuim to talk about tree parts....
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Controversy over the NYC Muslim Community Center & the 9/11 Experience

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners investigate the controversial planned mosque at Ground Zero. In this current events lesson, students watch 3 public service announcement clips sponsored by the Council on American Islamic Relations and discuss their...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: What's Next for us in 2011?

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about predictions for 2011 and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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A New York Rioter Explains His Opposition to the Draft

For Students 9th - 12th
In this primary source analysis instructional activity, students analyze a letter from a New York rioter over the Conscription Act. Students respond to 3 short answer questions about the letter to the editor of the New York Times.
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Family and Social Policy

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
Review main topics relating to family and social policy using this resource. Learners answer eight questions related to the theories behind certain social policies.
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Slide-Tape Dramatization as a Way of Teaching Literature

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students select one song and write the lyrics on the blackboard. They segment the lyrics into meaningful phrases or sentences and visualize each unit of meaning to convey the message of the song. They select a different song and act out...
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Class Tales

For Teachers K - 1st
Students improve their reading comprehension by role-playing a bear hunt story. In this reading comprehension lesson, students pretend to go on a bear hunt and complete an art project for the story.

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