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Nature Naturally, 1983
Designed for students in grades 4-6, the teaching unit presents illustrations and facts about snakes. Topics include common snakes found in the United States, how snakes eat, how snakes shed their skin, poisonous snakes, the Eastern Indigo snake, and the anatomy of a snake. A student page includes a crossword puzzle and surprising snake facts. A…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Animal Behavior, Identification, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedOrman, Sheryl R.; Schneider, Debra J. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1996
Presents an interdisciplinary unit that integrates mathematics, social studies, and technology to collect and analyze data about the fifty states. (MKR)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedBabic, Sherry; Clark, Nick; Harnew, Stacey; Kenaston, Sher; Lucas, Hazel; Rowson, Ann – Art Education, 2001
Presents a lesson plan for 4th and 5th grade students presenting four views of U.S. artistic responses to nature, society, and technological advances. States the goal is for students to analyze, compare, and contrast how artists define the United States. (DAJ)
Descriptors: Art Criticism, Art Education, Art Products, Artists
Peer reviewedGardner, Arlene L.; Chambers, John W. – Social Education, 2001
Discusses how to incorporate conflict resolution into history focusing on the Conflict Resolution in History project. Provides a case study depicting how to use conflict resolution by presenting a lesson plan exploring the 1846 War between the United States and Mexico. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Educational Strategies
Download full textFitzhugh, William P. – 2003
This unit of study, intended for intermediate grade students, focuses on comparing students from different cultures: Germany and the United States. The unit addresses National Social Studies Standards (NCSS) standards; presents an introduction, such as purpose/rationale; cites a recommended grade level; states objectives; provides a time…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Enrichment
Martin, Ron – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1993
Reviews the reference book "Who's Who in Space: The International Space Year Edition" and provides a lesson plan for grades five and six to teach library media skills. Objectives, instructional roles, activity and procedures, evaluation, and follow-up are described. (EAM)
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Biographies, Foreign Countries, Grade 5
Washington National Insurance Co., Evanston, IL. – 1976
Designed to be used as a part of social studies, history, or language arts programs in grades 5-9, this teacher's guide gives background information, lesson plans, and suggested additional activities for teaching about the life of George Washington. The six activities are meant to be used in a sequence as a unit but they can be easily adapted for…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), History Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Maher, Jan; Selwyn, Doug – 1991
This workbook is designed for use with third, fourth, or fifth grade elementary school students and focuses on African American history and culture. Of the workbook's 14 lessons, Lesson 1 asks students to consider what they already know about Africa. Lesson 2 focuses on the geography of Africa. Lesson 3 presents current scientific theory about the…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Ancient History, Black Achievement
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. – 1983
One of a series of social studies curriculum guides, this publication outlines a fifth-grade course on United States history and current events. Material is presented in two parts. Part 1, an overview of the program, contains an introduction, a statement of philosophy, an outline of elementary level scope and sequence, a description of Michigan…
Descriptors: American Studies, Behavioral Objectives, Citizenship Education, Civics
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. – 1984
An outline of the knowledge and skills to be taught at grade four form in order to meet the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) social studies objectives is provided. Material is divided into four parts. Following an introduction, a one page description overviews the curriculum topic for grade four, regional studies, and specifies the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Behavioral Objectives, Concept Formation, Curriculum Guides
