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Scholarship and Learning in Islam

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners study Islamic culture and watch a videos pertaining to it.  In this Islam instructional activity students answer vocabulary and worksheet questions about the videos that they viewed. 
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Women in Islam

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the beliefs and practices of Islam.  In this religion lesson students make comparisons on women's rights throughout history. 
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Melting Ice

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine the various forms that ice can take.  In this melting ice lesson students view videos on climate and global warming. 
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Campaigns For Economic Freedom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how racial discrimination affected the economic outlook for African Americans in the 20th century. They view primary source materials to examine two demonstrations, and analyze economic strategies of the mid- to- late...
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Dinosaur Train: Even Bigger Than T. Rex!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars understand the length of some of the longest dinosaurs. In this dinosaur train lesson plan, students watch a video clip of "I'm a T. Rex!". Then the teacher marks off how big a T. Rex and other dinosaurs are with tape and...
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Twelfth Night: Act 1, Scene 4

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students journal in response to reading act 1, scene 4 of Shakespeare's The Twelfth Night. In this literature lesson, students read the play, discuss characterization and other literary elements, and create a list of persuasive...
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Art in the Muslim World

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Young scholars explore the basic elements of Islamic art and create their own artistic calligraphy. For this Islamic art lesson, students discuss calligraphy and watch a video about Islamic art. Young scholars complete a response sheet...
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Compare and Contrast - City Pigeons and City Parrots

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners watch videos about city birds and complete compare and contrast activities to decipher the types of birds. In this bird study lesson, students view videos about city pigeons and parrots. Learners then complete a t-chart activity...
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Recurring Themes - the Lives of Nanavi and Neeraj

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students analyze recurring themes. For this recurring themes lesson, students discuss the theme of a text using Dr. Seuss texts. Students complete a finding a recurring theme worksheet and use the worksheet of Nanavi and Neeraj to...
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Connections to Personal Experiences - Bees? Yikes!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars watch a video and write a poem about experiences they've had with bees. In this bee lesson, students watch a video about bees and complete a Venn Diagram to sort the experiences. Young scholars watch a video segment about...
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Following Directions - Ndakinna Wilderness Project

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students draw a diagram of the steps used to camouflage a person.  In this biology lesson plan, students watch and take notes on a video about using camouflage as a tool to observe nature. Then students follow instructions...
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Recording Information to Write a Report - Kids Who Volunteer in Their Communities

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students analyze multiple sources and write a cohesive report for what they learned about kids' volunteer activities. In this service learning lesson, students watch videos about kids who volunteer and complete an organizer for...
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Summary, Symbolism, and Levels of Meaning - The Healing Totem

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils watch a video and write a summary about a symbolic totem pole. In this symbolism lesson plan, students discuss the components of summarizing and watch a video about a totem pole. Pupils write a summary of the video and discuss the...
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Counting and Place Value

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students complete activities and watch videos to learn about place value and to count by groups of ten. In this counting practice lesson, students complete worksheets and view videos about grouping numbers and place value. Students...
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Equivalent Fractions as a Means to Compare

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create equivalent fractions between fifths and tenths, as well as additional denominations.  In this Cyberchase activity instructional activity, students compare fractions of like denominators and watch a QuickTime video to...
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Estimating Profit from a Job

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars create a budget. In this estimation and rounding lesson, students create a budget for a painting job. They must make sure that they come out with a profit.
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Exponential Growth Introduced

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars study exponential growth in problems using chess boards and grains of rice. In this exponential growth lesson, students watch a video about a chess wager and complete an exponential growth worksheet. Young scholars then...
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Improper to Proper Fraction Conversions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students practice fraction conversions by solving a word problem for a recipe. For this fraction lesson, students solve a crumpet recipe word problem and worksheet. Students watch the crumpet recipe video and define the term...
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Planning a Budget

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice column addition and lining up decimal points in the context of money.  In this planning a budget instructional activity, students problem solve after watching a Quicktime video clip in which Harry works out his...
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Using Combinations to Solve a Puzzle

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars use combinations to help solve a puzzle. In this math combinations activity, students use combinations to help them solve a puzzle presented in video clips. Young scholars compare and share their results with classmates,...
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The Importance of Patterns

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students study geometric shapes and find patterns in shapes, numbers, and beats. In this patterns lesson, students complete a handout 'Guess the Pattern and watch a video about breaking a code. Students read a word problem and watch a...
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Water Conservation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the need for water conservation. In this water conservation lesson, students use videos for discussion about water conservation and the benefits and drawbacks of different water management techniques. They explore...
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What is a Robot?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study robots and define what makes something a robot.  In this robot lesson plan students identify several different robots and the tasks that they do.
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Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids Graphic Organizers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
We encourage you to explore three collections on PBS LearningMedia and leverage these graphic organizers with your students.