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Get Some Perspective: Representing Three-dimensional Depth in a Two-dimensional Art Work ![]()
Grades 6–12
Secret Stories: Exploring the Elements of Folktales and Fables ![]()
Grades 1–3
Brainstorms! Graphic Organizers & the Writing Process ![]()
Grades 3–5
A Penny for Your Thoughts: Cross-Curricular Journal Writing ![]()
Grades 4–7 (non-departmentalized)
Find the Hidden Message: Media Literacy in Primary Grades ![]()
Grades K–2
All the World’s a Stage: Using Readers Theater to Teach History and Develop Reading Fluency ![]()
Grades 4–10
They Write the Songs: Using Writing-to-Learn Strategies to Develop Insight about Environmental Health Topics ![]()
Grades 6–12
Computation with Fractions ![]()
Grades 4–6
Secret Formulas: Calculating the Perimeter and Area of Rectangles and Squares ![]()
Grades 3–5
Getting Into Shapes: Identifying and Describing Two-Dimensional Shapes ![]()
Grades 1–2
Balancing the Scales: Understanding Ratios ![]()
Grades 5–8
For Want of a Nail: An Introduction to Functions, Ordered Pairs, and Coordinate Planes ![]()
Grades 5–8
Trashing the Planet: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ![]()
Grades 3–6
On the Move: Understanding Newton’s Laws of Motion ![]()
Grades 6–8
Wild Things: Exploring the Basic Needs of Animals ![]()
Grades 1–3
Liberty vs. Safety: An American Dilemma ![]()
Grades 7–12
Trekking Across America: A Look at the Development of Transportation ![]()
Grades 5–9
Decisions that Changed Our Lives: A Look at the African American Quest for Freedom and Rights ![]()
Grades 5–8
Where in the World? The Basics of Longitude and Latitude ![]()
Grades 4–6
Shrinking Spaces: Population Growth and the Environment ![]()
Grades 9–12
Voices of History: Relating Historic Events to Current Events ![]()
Grades 4–6
Bull’s Eye!: Connecting Community-State-Nation-World ![]()
Grades 3–6
When Opportunity Knocks: Technology’s Global Impact on Resource Use and Economic Health ![]()
Grades 8–10
Women at Work: Early Elementary Explorations of Gender Roles and Career Options for Women ![]()
Grades 1–4
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