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A Peaceful World

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate children's' rights. They examine what the rights mean, how they are violate and what actions students can take to protect those rights. They read and discuss a poem before investigating the United Nations and...
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Creating a Nation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the move to federation by the Australian colonies was abject of the displays of nationalism that characterized similar movements in other nations. Most notions regarding federation were treated with little serious...
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Math: The Bone connection

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the connection between bones of the human body and math. In groups, they locate bones and determine which instruments are used for measuring. Students organize their findings and create spreadsheets for calculating and...
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Wisconsin History and Information

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a multi-faceted project about the people, places, and government of Wisconsin. Working with traditional and technological resources, they research various topics related to the history of Wisconsin and create a...
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Personal Culture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate personal culture. They go throughout the community taking pictures and saving the images to create a personal photo book. The information can be displayed in either a digital or hard copy. The goal of the lesson is...
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Super-sized Accordion Pleat Cucarachita

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a super-sized creature in the round. They follow step by step instructions given by the teacher. Students display their creations for all to view. Students use a variety of supplies to create their creatures.
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East to West: Africa's Influence on Mexico

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Your historians and social anthropologists study the relationship between peoples of ancient Africa and ancient Mesoamerica. They relate in written or verbal form the African presence in the ancient Americas. They create their own...
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Can You Catch Your Breath?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students apply the the scientific method to an investigation.They develop and perform a scientific procedure for determining lung capacity. In addition, they write a report to display information and share their procedures with the class.
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SEEDS WE EAT

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars identify seeds humans eat and do not eat. Students make seed collections, using common kitchen foods. Young scholars display seeds from the foods they serve and discuss them with their guests. Students complete activities...
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Computer Science: Temperature

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students conduct an experiment on heat transfer and how it works. They record the temperature in whatever environment is surrounding the container and run experiments that use at least two different ambient temperatures. Students...
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Explore your Community with Maps

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders acquire an awareness of their community and a development of map skills. They develop the ability to interpret and display information in graphic form and relate the study of significant people to the elements of geography.
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Brainstorming and Number Patterns

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discover what it means to "brainstorm." They explore a given simple number pattern and then, working in groups, brainstorm more complicated number patterns. They display them around the room and then solve the number...
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Friendship Masks

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate the concept of friendship and how it is developed and based upon some different emotions. They examine samples of masks that display emotional responses. Then students have class discussion about emotions and the...
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Science: Classifying the Planets

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, in pairs, use pasta, rice, and prior knowledge of the planets to construct multi-stage classification systems. While examining the bags of pasta and rice, they note the similarities and differences of the nine planets. ...
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Printable Poem Starter: If You Were an Ornament

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Students have the opportunity to finish a Christmas-themed poem about an ornament hanging on a tree. The first two lines establish a simple rhyme scheme that students can follow as they finish the poem. The worksheet includes a picture...
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Bug Hunt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students strengthen observational skills by searching for insects in their home and classroom. In this observation lesson, students use magnifying glasses to classify what kinds of bugs were found. Students then create a bar graph to...
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Using Current Data for Graphing Skills

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers graph demographic information. In this graphing instructional activity, students choose what type of graph to create and what information to display. Links to examples of graphs and statistical data are provided. The...
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Riding Salamander Dot to Dot

For Students K - 1st
In this connect the dots learning exercise, students display number recognition by connecting the dots with number 1-30.  After the dots are connected, students see what the salamander is riding. 
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OLYMPIC SHADOW BOXES

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners acquaint themselves with little-used library resources/reference materials and create shadow boxes to be displayed in the Media Center based on the research they've done regarding the Winter Olympics.
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State Poster Fair: US Geography, Social Science, Art

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research a US state, design and construct a state 'poster' to display important facts about that particular state. They present their work to the class.
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Before Rosa Parks: Early Grades Activity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read excerpts from an autobiographical work and retell scenes from the book. They consider the ways Susie King Taylor's autobiography displays character traits including courage, creativity, compassion and determination.
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Space Trading Cards

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars use the Internet and other reference sources to gather information on a space topic. They create a trading card displaying the information learned and import pictures from libraries and the Internet.
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Let the Light Shine Through!

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students display knowledge of line of symmetry by designing a geometric stained glass window pattern.
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Separate Is Not Equal

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Based on discussion, analysis of primary source documents, and with the help of a graphic organizer, young historians discover the steps that were taken to eliminate segregation in public schools in the United States. This lesson from...