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Jim Crow Laws and The American South

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore how Jim Crow laws affected the lives of people living in the south during pre and post-Civil Rights. Using a various research methods, students research various aspects of the Jim Crow south and complete a graphic...
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National First Ladies' Library

Boxer Rebellion

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students research China and the Boxer Rebellion. In groups, they gather information using the internet and other sources. Students participate in a simulation where they become foreign correspondents for a local television station. One...
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National First Ladies' Library

Political Party History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and examine the role of political parties in the history of the twentieth century of the Unites States. They divide up into groups of four to analyze the twenty-six presidential campaigns and the candidates who...
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National First Ladies' Library

Executive Order 9066: Japanese-American Internment

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze conditions under which sections of United States Constitution are superceded, research history of Native Americans, African Americans, and Japanese Americans, and debate policy of reparations for various minority groups...
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Spreadsheet Name The Parts

For Students 6th - 8th
In this technology instructional activity, students examine the sheet that portrays an excel spreadsheet. They name the parts by filling in each bubble.
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Spreadsheet Means What

For Students 6th - 8th
For this technology worksheet, students find the words in the word bank that correlate to the fifteen definitions for explaining a spreadsheet.
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Spreadsheet Definitions

For Students 6th - 8th
For this technology worksheet, students examine the example of the spreadsheet that is listed. The words and definitions are listed.
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Word Processing and Desktop Publishing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this technology worksheet, students examine the project that is given using the skills of research, word processing, and presentation to create the travel brochure.
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Spreadsheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this technology worksheet, students find the answers to the problems using the skills of defining and using a computer spreadsheet to find the total costs.
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Our Opinions

For Students 6th - 8th
In this opinion survey activity, middle schoolers will work in groups of four to complete a survey of each group member's opinion on 20 topics.
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Water Web-- Weather: Something We Talk a Lot About But Can't Change

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, learners study weather prediction by reading and completing activities in this 8 page newsletter. Students classify clouds, study weather prediction instruments, learn weather proverbs and signs and learn to...
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Run-on Sentences, Comma Splices and Fragments

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar worksheet, students identify twenty sentences as run-on sentences, fragments, has a comma splice mistake or as correct. Students defend their choices.
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Survey Savvy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore various aspects of design innovation. In this design activity, links are provided to three innovations from the Design for the Other 90% Web site in order for students to study and evaluate them. Learners are challenged...
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Warning signs

For Teachers K
Students sort and classify different attributes of warning signs, labels, and sounds. In this warning signs lesson plan, the teacher shows students different warning signs, labels, and sounds and tells students what each one means. ...
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I Am Special

For Teachers K
Students conclude and acknowledge that each person is unique and special. In this I Am Special lesson plan, students compare their digital photograph to pictures of people in magazines to determine likenesses/differences. They describe...
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Bullying

For Teachers K
Students recognize and respond appropriate to bullying, teasing, and aggressive behaviors. In this bullying lesson plan, students listen to stories about bullying, participate in bullying discussions, and role play various scenarios to...
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Medicine safety

For Teachers K
Students identify reasons why people take medicines. In this medicine lesson plan, students are shown different medicines and discuss why people might take them. The teacher poses different scenarios about when it is safe and unsafe to...
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Good and Bad Touches

For Teachers K - 1st
Students evaluate whether certain physical actions constitute a "good touch" or a "bad touch". In this sensitive health lesson plan, students are read a book about types of touches, and then compare and contrast between good and bad...
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Health Grade 1

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore tattling. In this lesson about when to tell and when to not tell, 1st graders determine the difference between tattling and reporting. Students read the book The Tattle Tail Tale or Tattlin' Madeline, by Carol...
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Saying No To Harmful Medicines

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice saying "no" in different ways to respond to taking harmful medicines. In this saying "no" lesson plan, 1st graders read the story "Green Eggs and Ham" and talk about saying "no". Then they discuss the different...
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Hold on Tight!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explain how manufactured products depend on its function for a purpose.  In this sticky tape lesson plan students test the strength of different tapes, take measurements and record data. 
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Reading 1: Rescue Ink

For Students 6th - 9th
In this present and past progressive reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 5-paragraph reading selection and then respond to 10 true or false questions.
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Irregular Past Participles

For Students 7th - 9th
In this irregular past participles worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with the appropriate participles. Students also determine the function of the participles. Students write 5 original sentences using the listed...
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The Gettysburg Address

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine Lincoln's life. In this U.S. history lesson, students examine facts about Abraham Lincoln and then complete 6 extension activities that require them to complete research regarding the Civil War.