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Commercial Success?
Students share and discuss opinions regarding the tone and content of two commercials presented during Super Bowl XLI. They critique a commercial from past Super Bowls and a commercial that ran during a television show.
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Civil War Newspaper
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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Bean Bag Tag
Students participate in a physical activity similar to rugby. In this physical education lesson, teams of students sit opposite of each other and race to retrieve a bean bag placed between the teams. Upon retrieving the bean bag, the...
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Time Bomb
Learners engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of playing a game of tag with four players throwing balls at kids in the center. Those who are hit with the ball are out of the game until there are four kids in the middle...
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Music and the Media
In this music media worksheet, learners read the statements about television and theme music and then identify the four themes from popular t.v. programs.
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The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis (Letter 20)
In this The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis activity, students, after reading the story, define six key vocabulary words and answer nine comprehension questions.
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Music and the Media
In this music and media activity, students read a brief description of theme music and music for film and then complete a graphic organizer and respond to a short answer question.
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Paws in Jobland Job Bank
Young scholars utilize their knowledge to explore jobs. In this lesson about jobs and careers, students discuss other jobs that might not be included in Paws in Jobland. Young scholars conclude that they are familiar with other jobs and...
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Helping Countries in Turmoil
Students discover the struggles of emerging democracies. For this service learning lesson, students research a non-profit agency that is assisting the people of an emerging democracy and create and advertisement.
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Helping Countries in Turmoil
Middle schoolers create an advertisement that promotes a nonprofit. In this service learning lesson, students research emerging democracies and brainstorm ways to help local nonprofit organizations.
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Job and Work: Correct Usage
In this vocabulary activity, students review the meanings of the words "job" and "work", then fill in the blanks using context clues to determine the meaning.
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Using Email
Students identify the proper way to send and reply to an email. In this technology lesson, students use a computer with Internet access to compose an email. Students practice sending an email with an attachment.
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike: Then and Now
Students study the history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. For this Pennsylvania history lesson, students use primary documents to study the history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. In a culminating activity, students create an advertisement...
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17 states
In this states worksheet, students label states in the United States that are on the west side of the country. Students label 17 states.
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Shaping the News
Students explore television journalism. For this journalism lesson, students discuss the attributes of television broadcasting. Students then review their journalism code of ethics and then conduct research for stories that have a moral...
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Soup is Good Food!
In this PKU worksheet, students read about different kinds of soups and decide whether or not they are good for you. Students complete 5 word problems and fill out a chart.
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What's Your Story
Young scholars rewrite word problems using equations. For this algebra lesson, students relate the concept of equations and symbols to the real world. They graph their solutions on a graph and analyze it.
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Talk Back
Students study print and TV ads and search for examples in which advertising companies rely on negative stereotypes or misleading information to market their products.
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Art-What's it good for?--Absolutely everything!
Students pay attention to details in houses in order to improve observation skills. The skills then are used to help create a three dimensional drawing of a house. Students also examine advertising methods.
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City Quiz 1
In this ESL activity, students answer 20 questions about the Central Library in Derby, UK. For example, "How do you join the library?"
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Newscapade
Students work in teams to research specific eras of American history focusing on important events, sports, entertainment, music, games, books, famous firsts or quotes, science and technology or trivia. They prepare presentations for the...
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Make a Statement
Fifth graders make a statement about their position on the Revolutionary War using various means of expression. One half of students remain loyal to England and the other half want a revolution for independence. They express themselves...
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AN EMBRYOLOGY PLACE MAT
Students create a place mat to attain the following objectives: determine the important ideas, concepts, and definitions relating to a list of embryological terms. Match the terms with their definitions and create short quizzes for them.
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What Arkansans Contributed to the WW I War Effort
Young scholars examine the Arkansas as home front support during World War I. They determine why the troops who were overseas during the War were important to those at home. They look at the war effort and locate the area of Arkansas...