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Hanukkah

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students learn about the holiday of Hanukkah by making a milk box dreidel, playing the dreidel game, and lighting a menorah. In this Hanukkah lesson plan, students also read Hanukkah books.
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We Are All Responsible

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students conduct research about the issue of conservation and the environment. They focus upon the interdependence of man and nature. They write and discuss the issue of environmental preservation. Students appreciate the importance of...
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Moses

For Teachers 1st
First graders become acquainted with the concept of honesty. A lecture is presented to the students detailing Moses' life and his involvement in presented the Ten Commandments to the people. After the lecture is completed, 1st graders...
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The Mexican Revolution

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Mexican history worksheet, students read the noted pages in their textbook about the Mexican Revolution and then take notes on the 4 listed subtopics.
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The Paper Airplane Challenge: A Market Economy Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students have the opportunity to participate in a simulation that enables them explain the characteristics of a Market Economic System.
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P.E. Bees

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn daily positive social living skills and manners using 2 large bee pictures and 36 or so small bees with diferent sayings on them.
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Gender Roles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss gender roles and through case study, examine how gender roles can be learned and how they can be limiting. They research to find the names of both men and women who have become successful in various careers.
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Hands of Doom

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss the four essential step used for safe food handling: clean, separate, cook, and chill. They identify the bacteria that can cause food poisoning, practice how to properly wash hands before and after handling food,...
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Borders Within: Social Interaction on the Border

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students analyze social interaction, racism, and prejudice on the border through exploration of their own experiences.
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Investigation of the Warren Court

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students study period of Supreme Court history when Earl Warren was the Chief Justice and how the cases of this era effected American society.
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The Climate Challenge Game

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners explore climate change, its impacts and possible solutions. They play a television-style quiz challenge game. Students discuss the topics pertaining to global, local, and personal solutions to climate changes.
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Utah Executive System

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders demonstrate their knowledge about the main duties of the executive branch of the government through a numbered heads activity and by correctly completing a worksheet given them.
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A Statistical Study on the Letters of the Alphabet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners use a book or magazine to research the use of letters. They complete a worksheet and compare their results.
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Breaking News English: Violence Erupts Across Egypt

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Violence Erupts Across Egypt," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Toward Civilization

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are asked to define the term civilization. They work in small groups, each group is given the option of researching either the Neanderthal civilization or that of ancient Egypt. Students apply their definition to two different...
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The Tale of Scale

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, using a range of data, produce three bar graphs for various scales along the y-axis.
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Other kinds of groups- part 4 of 5

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils compare and contrast characteristics of groups. Students create graphs using various symbols of different groups. Pupils make maps of their neighborhood 'groups'.
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Culture - Cuisine

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders become familiar with plantain recipes from Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. They describe the preparation process for cooking plantains.
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Forests

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the impact forests have on our lives. They listen to the book "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein, and brainstorm about how forests are important to us. In small groups they create a poster illustrating how the...
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Helping Families in Trouble Unit

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners discover the importance of planning for the future and examine what goals they want for themselves and for their families. They also explore the importance of communication in a family, their views of therapy, and ways a...
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Tracks are for Trains

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders collect data on different forms of transportation and create a bar graph or pictograph with the information.
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OLYMPIC SHADOW BOXES

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers, in groups, use library reference materials to research an Olympic sport and create a visual display/shadow box to represent it.
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Trade Happens Between People

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students work together in groups to participate in a trading game. They are allowed to trade with different people in each round. They discover free and restricted trade.
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Escape The Hangman

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the concept of probability. They use the game of hangman to create engagement and context for conducting the lesson. They create a spreadsheet with data that is given. Students make predictions based on data.