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Native American Misconceptions
Students use their drawings to explore sterotypes of Native Americans and others.
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Science in baseball
Sixth graders examine how science is used in everyday activities, such as baseball.
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The Treaty Trail: Examining an Artist's Perspective
Elementary school leanrners examine artwork from the time period of the United States and Native American treaties. They discuss the causes and effects of the treaties being signed. They also examine how cultural perspective influences art.
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Lewis and Clark: Equipping the Expedition
Learners examine the preparations made by Lewis and Clark before leaving on their expedition. They make predictions about what they believe the two explorers took and organize the list into a venn diagram. They compare their predictions...
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Evaluating Information Quality
Students evaluate information they are given and identify the quality of the information as fact, fiction, and point of view. In this information quality lesson plan, students also discuss how they can pick out good information verses...
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Sign of the Beaver Chapter Questions
Helpful for your unit on Elizabeth George Speare's Sign of the Beaver, a list of reading questions are a good way to check for understanding after your class finishes a chapter. Each two chapters have three or four questions,...
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Creating a Legend
Students create a legend that explains the existence of Mount St. Helens. They discuss how natural occurences often have no clear explanation. After listening to legends concerning the formation of Mt. St. Helens, students create their...
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Hunt the Fact Monster September #2
In this internet research activity, 3rd graders use the Fact Monster search engine to find the answers to five multiple choice questions. A sample question asks: "Which ocean borders the African country of Ghana?"
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Explaining Factors Causing Conflict and Cooperation
Students discuss what causes conflicts amongst groups especially pertaining to Native American tribes. In this conflicts lesson plan, students have discussion questions that they verbally answer and write in a journal.
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"he Call of the Wild - Do You Hear It? Quiz
You may want to recommend that your class check out this online quiz on Call of the Wild as a means of self-assessing basic reading comprehension; however, it lacks the rigor necessary for a worthy assignment.
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Body Decorations
Body decoration has been practiced for years and years, and it is often associated with a culturally significant event. To celebrate Harmony Day, children discuss the Hindu custom of henna or hand painting. They brainstorm ways people...
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Jazz in America
Students explore jazz and its origins by focusing on the people in which Jazz came from.
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Clerihew Dances I
Third graders demonstrate locomotor movements and define non-locomotor movement. They discuss a story and perform a "name" movement.
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Hunt the Fact Monster October #1
In this internet research learning exercise, students search for the answers to five multiple choice questions. They are directed to use the Fact Monster search engine.
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Hunt the Fact Monster September #4
In this internet research worksheet, 3rd graders answer five unrelated multiple choice questions by using the Fact Monster search engine. A sample question asks; "Which of the traits below is not a trait of a good citizen?"
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Recognizing Types of Sentences
Determine if sentences are simple, compound, or complex in this grammar worksheet. Young grammarians write the sentence type on the line under each of eleven sentences.
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Tennessee Crossword Puzzle
In this Tennessee crossword puzzle learning exercise, students use the 10 clues to identify the words that belong in the word puzzle to correctly complete it.
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Utah Crossword
In this Utah worksheet, students explore the state of Utah. Students must complete the crossword puzzle by coming up with the answers to the ten clues given.
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Utah Vocabulary
In this Utah history learning exercise, students match the names, places, and words in the word bank to the 10 statements that define them.
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Utah Challenge
In this Utah worksheet, learners explore the state of Utah. Students answer ten multiple choice questions testing their comprehension of facts about the state of Utah.
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Recognizing Types of Sentences
Examine eleven sentences and identify them as simple sentences, compound sentences, or complex sentences in this grammar worksheet. Use the activity as a quiz, review lesson, or homework assignment.
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Recognizing Types of Sentences
Use this types of sentences worksheet in your grammar lesson. Young writers read eight sentences and determine if each is simple, complex or compound. They write the answer on the line. There are no examples of these types of sentences.
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Current Event Quiz:High School
It's important to keep high schoolers updated on current events. They will answer a series of 40 true/false questions highlighting major events occurring between September 4, 2001 and September 24, 2001.
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The Geography of Africa
Hop a flight to Africa in this presentation, which includes brilliant and appealing photographs of the continent as well as maps and graphs about its geography, topography, and climate. Those who are researching Africa for a project or...