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The Late Middle Ages (850 to 1492 A. D.)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss what roles the clergy, nobles and peasants played during the late Middle Ages. They explain what led to the growth of trade and towns in Western Europe. Ultimately, students describe how kings in Western Europe built...
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Symbolism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson about symbolism while reviewing the work of Edgar Allen Poe. They review the definition of symbolism and use it to list the symbols in his work. They write a journal about how the author uses many literary...
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Nanoscience and Sunscreen

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the topic of sunscreen to explore the "issues related to size and scale" as energy and matter interact. They compare the visible opacity of different substances to their ability to block ultraviolet radiation.
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Inviting a Guest Checklist

For Students 6th - 8th
In this application of fieldwork basics worksheet, student determine important steps to follow before inviting a guest to school, how to conduct themselves the day their guest visits for the presentation, and follow-up work to complete...
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The Expedition Gets Underway

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Lewis and Clark Expedition worksheet, students read for information and complete comprehension activities. In this fill in the chart, journal entry, and multiple choice worksheet, students answer twenty questions.
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Animal Jr. Christmas Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Christmas animal math worksheet, students solve 36 single and double-digit addition problems and then follow the coloring key and color in each sum a different color.
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A New Candidate for Animal Farm

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students create an advertising campaign in which a candidate from Animal Farm will run for an upcoming election. In this follow-up activity to George Orwell's Animal Farm lesson, students explore propaganda, rhetoric, and satire as they...
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Shape-ly Sculptures

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students learn about numbers and letters with these tasty bread sculptures. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop fine-motor skills as well a shape, number, and letter recognition cooking up bread.
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Beans and Genes/Genetic Probability

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use 2 sets of colored beans to represent the genes of an organism. In this genetic probability lesson plan, students use the colored beans to represent the genotypes of offspring which they pull out of a box at random...
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Shapes Sally Snake Can Make Story Book

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars listen to the book Shapes Sally Snake Can Make while they hold their own snake made out of a pipe cleaner. In this shapes lesson plan, students develop their listening skills while the book is read to them, and then they...
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A Is For America

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students listen to the story A Is For America and make predictions before reading and recall details after reading. In this America lesson, students listen to this story and learn important facts about America.
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Street Safety

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore fire safety rules through a variety of teacher-led activities. In this safety lesson, students choose appropriate felt board pieces as they listen to My Car by Byron Barton. Seat belt and car seat safety, as well as...
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Under the Christmas Tree

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this Christmas word search worksheet, students use the clues in the word bank to fill in the blanks and finish spelling the names of the toys. Students write 9 answers.
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Oil Changes Everything

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students participate in a hands on activity simulating an oil spill. In this oil spill lesson plan, students conduct an experiment about an oil spill, discuss how it would affect the environment and provide solutions to prevent oil spills.
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Finding Historical Evidence: David Brion Davis

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students study the Tran-Atlantic Slave Trade and learn to evaluate historical arguments. In this slave trade lesson, students read about the Atlantic Slave System. Students take notes on slave trade and make a timeline for the...
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Pumpkins . . . Not Just Part of Halloween

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the pumpkin. In this pumpkin activity, students participate in different activities that explain the history of pumpkins and how pumpkins develop and grow, read "The Great Pumpkin Story" and answer comprehensive questions...
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To Travel or Not to Travel: Locomotor andNonLocomotor Movement

For Teachers K
Students develop dances. In this movement lesson, students play action and stillness games and learn motif writing symbols that communicate dance moves. Students use locomotor and non-locomotor movement to create their own movement phrases.
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Gullah Contributions to South Carolina History

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the Gullah people and their impact on South Carolina. In this South Carolina history lesson, students study, locate, and color the region of Africa the Gullah people came from. Students listen to Gullah music and watch...
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New Zealand Koru Art

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students learn about and create koru art. For this cultural art lesson, students read M?ori legends and learn about M?ori koru designs. Students practice forming a koru shape, and, when ready,draw a large koru on cartridge paper using...
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Pine Cone Owls

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create pine cone owls. In this visual arts lesson, students use a pine cone, acorns, glue, and feathers to create an owl pine cone. Students may use paint to decorate their project.
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Exploring Local Architecture

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine how to shade a picture of a building.  In this sketching a local abbey, students compare an abbey to their Church to find the differences in the architecture.  Students practice techniques of shading their...
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Painting Techniques- Impressionism

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate impressionist painting techniques. For this visual arts lesson, students view paintings by Monet and practice the dot and stroke technique. Students use shades of green and gentle brush strokes to create grass in...
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The Adjective Alphabet

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students paint alliteration pictures. In this adjectives lesson plan, students select an adjective and noun that begin with the same letter, for example: hairy heart, to represent in a painting.
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Shaving Cream Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Learners participate in paper marbling. In this paper art lesson, students use shaving cream and paint to create unique patterns on paper. Learners mix shaving cream and paint together then lay paper down in the mix. The paper...