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Why Some Democracies Fail

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Why Some Democracies Fail

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Nations and their systems of governments sometimes remain intact for hundreds of years. Yet as history shows, even the nations that appear especially strong and permanent to their citizens, such as Ancient Rome, may fail and be replaced. Democracies are no exception. In this activity, students will study and evaluate examples of democracies that failed to live up to their promise, and they will consider the future of democracy worldwide and in the United States.

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Why Some Democracies Fail

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Slideshow: A Day at the Zoo

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades K - 2

Slideshow: A Day at the Zoo

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Making slide presentations can introduce children to the power of computers and their many uses. In this activity, children collaborate with the leader to make a presentation about zoo animals.

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Slideshow: A Day at the Zoo

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades K - 2

Favorite Animal

Arts • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades K - 2

Favorite Animal

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children choose their favorite animal to be the subject of a large informational poster.

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Favorite Animal

Arts • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades K - 2

Paper Sculptures (Grades 3-5)

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Paper Sculptures (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students create different shapes out of paper and glue them together to make a sculpture that represents themselves. As they create, they learn different ways to manipulate paper and to express themselves.

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Paper Sculptures (Grades 3-5)

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

An Online Quest for Answers

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

An Online Quest for Answers

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

The internet can be an excellent source of verifiable facts, such as the scores of sports contests and the vote totals of an election. However, not all questions have factual answers. In this activity, students will explore the limits of the internet and other reference sources in the quest for facts, knowledge, and opinions.

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An Online Quest for Answers

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 5: Steals & Strategy

STEM • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 8

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 5: Steals & Strategy

By Learn Fresh

3 - 8

45m

In this activity, students review the “steal rule” and practice identifying incorrect calculations while reinforcing computational accuracy. Then, they work through various gameplay scenarios in teams, discussing different strategies and decisions.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 5: Steals & Strategy

STEM • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 8

Functional Fitness Week 7: Day 1

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 7: Day 1

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Start week 7 by learning the skill of the week: Burpees. In this activity, students demonstrate power, endurance, and coordination while practicing burpees, and play a game of Steal the Turkey Bacon. Then, they learn about healthy beverage choices.

This activity is part of the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness 12-week program. If you are new to the program, visit the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 1-4 Collection before getting started.

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Functional Fitness Week 7: Day 1

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m•Grades K - 8

The Lord of the Rings

Literacy • Arts

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

The Lord of the Rings

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students delve into the fantasy world of The Lord of the Rings (LotR) trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien. They explore the characters, settings, and themes of the novels and then write a scene that could take place in the LotR world. Students do not need to have read the trilogy to enjoy this activity.

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The Lord of the Rings

Literacy • Arts

45m•Grades 6 - 8

The Cube Game

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

The Cube Game

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students arrange 27 small cubes into pieces that may—or may not—form a large cube. They practice logical reasoning and spatial reasoning skills as they solve this simple but intriguing puzzle.

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The Cube Game

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Who Is Telling the Truth? (Grades 3-5)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Who Is Telling the Truth? (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students try to guess which of the 3 players is telling the truth. This game builds self-awareness by identifying feelings related to honesty and dishonesty. The game also builds speaking and listening skills and helps group members get to know one another.

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Who Is Telling the Truth? (Grades 3-5)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

What Makes a Strong Online Community? (Grades 9-12)

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

What Makes a Strong Online Community? (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students model an online chat group. They discover that these groups can be successful and enjoyable when group members respect one another.

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What Makes a Strong Online Community? (Grades 9-12)

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Nature Squares

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Nature Squares

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students develop their scientific inquiry and observational skills as they list all the living and nonliving things in a 1-meter-by-1-meter plot of land.

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Nature Squares

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Make It Move! 6: Transportation Prototype Presentations

STEM • Arts

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Grades 6 - 8

Make It Move! 6: Transportation Prototype Presentations

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students create presentations for their Transportation inventions and showcase their creativity and hard work.

This activity is Part 6 of 6 in the Make it Move! series, and builds off of previous activities:

Make It Move! 1: Transportation Prototype Brainstorm

Make It Move! 2: Transportation Prototype Selection

Make It Move! 3: Transportation Prototype Build

Make It Move! 4: Transportation Prototype Test/Modify

Make It Move! 5: Transportation Prototype Naming

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Make It Move! 6: Transportation Prototype Presentations

STEM • Arts

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Blogging 101

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Blogging 101

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students learn how to develop their own blog. They begin by discussing what a blog is. Students then form teams to review examples of teen blogs and brainstorm traits that make a blog appealing. They also create a list of and safety tips for bloggers. Next, they watch a video to get advice from a teen blogger, and incorporate that advice into their own lists of tips. Finally, students work together to design a team blog in slideshow software, and each team member writes his or her own blog entry.

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Blogging 101

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Publishing Board

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h 15m

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Grades K - 5

Publishing Board

By Go2Science

K - 5

1h 15m

Now it’s time to analyze the data collected throughout Mission: Rainforest and come to a consensus about the hypothesis. Dr. Mita wanted to know if blue Morpho butterflies can only live in or near rainforests and not well outside of them. What does the evidence tell you? Share all the research you’ve done by creating a display board with the hypothesis and your conclusion!

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Publishing Board

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h 15m•Grades K - 5

What Happened to the BlackBerry Phone?

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

What Happened to the BlackBerry Phone?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

The BlackBerry once was a very popular handheld computer, and a predecessor of the modern mobile phone or smartphone. Today, it now stands as an example of a tremendous business failure. In this activity, students analyze the factors that led to BlackBerry’s decline. They explore the consequences of ill-advised business decisions, improvements in technology, and unforeseen changes in the market.

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What Happened to the BlackBerry Phone?

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up Space Systems Part 2

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

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Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up Space Systems Part 2

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students learn what constellations are and how they work, and how to find them.

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S.INQ Up Space Systems Part 2

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

1h•Grades 6 - 8

Skills for Workers in the Twenty-First Century

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Skills for Workers in the Twenty-First Century

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

What skills do workers need to develop for success in the twenty-first century? Students research and synthesize ideas about the working conditions and environment in which they will work in the future.

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Skills for Workers in the Twenty-First Century

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 6 - 8

The Big Easy: Day 17 Lesson

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 8

The Big Easy: Day 17 Lesson

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Welcome to Lesson 17 of Jazz at Lincoln Center's module, "The Big Easy"! It's party time! Experience the culmination of creativity as student groups host symbolic parties, providing an opportunity for exploration and discovery amidst vibrant celebrations.

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The Big Easy: Day 17 Lesson

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Round Robin Storytelling

Literacy • Arts

30m

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Grades K - 8

Round Robin Storytelling

By Foundations, Inc.

K - 8

30m

Students create a group story by adding a few lines at a time.

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Round Robin Storytelling

Literacy • Arts

30m•Grades K - 8

New Foods

Health and Wellness • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades K - 2

New Foods

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, children work collaboratively to match the names of fruits and vegetables with pictures. Then they talk about fruits and vegetables, building cooperative learning skills, and interest in trying a variety of foods.

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New Foods

Health and Wellness • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades K - 2

The Wright Brothers and the Airplane

STEM • Arts

45m

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Grades K - 2

The Wright Brothers and the Airplane

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children learn about the Wright brothers' background and use problem-solving skills to design and create paper airplanes to fly long distances.

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The Wright Brothers and the Airplane

STEM • Arts

45m•Grades K - 2

Olympic Games (Grades 3-5)

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Olympic Games (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students learn and play a series of Olympic games, building their skills in listening and cooperation along the way.

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Olympic Games (Grades 3-5)

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Create Hanging Door/Wall Signs

Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts

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Grades 3 - 8

Create Hanging Door/Wall Signs

By Rediscover Center

3 - 8

In this activity, students will create hanging door signs based on a traffic light. What are signs made for? What purpose do they serve?

This project was inspired by The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan by Joan DiCicco, and illustrated by Ebony Glenn. A tale of heroism and inventiveness, Garrett Morgan invented the Safety Hood that firefighters and wartime heroes adapted for use to this day. And if you rode in the car lately, you will have benefitted from his invention that created our modern-day traffic light. In this activity guide, we are taking inspiration from the traffic light to create signs that can indicate a student’s mood or set boundaries.

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Create Hanging Door/Wall Signs

Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Freedom of Speech 101

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Freedom of Speech 101

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students explore what freedom of speech means in the United States, including the right to speak one’s ideas, feelings, beliefs, and opinions, and the legal protections and limits of free speech. Students work together to create a free speech informational brochure and then exercise their freedom of speech by articulating an opinion about the U.S. government.

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Freedom of Speech 101

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Model the Water Cycle

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Model the Water Cycle

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Ocean water is very salty, so why does fresh water fall on land? In this activity, students will answer this question by investigating a sealed cup of tinted water. The sealed cup acts as a simple model of Earth’s water supply and the water cycle.

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Model the Water Cycle

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Virtual Tour of the Midwest

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Virtual Tour of the Midwest

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students research the states in the Midwest United States, and then create posters and conduct a virtual tour based on what they learned.

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Virtual Tour of the Midwest

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Picture This

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

1h 40m

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Grades 6 - 12

Picture This

By Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship

6 - 12

1h 40m

As an engaging way to introduce students to NFTE’s entrepreneurial mindset domains, students will either complete an interactive digital module or engage in a challenge to draw and recreate objects through the cues given to them by their partner.

This lesson plan is written around the completion of a hands-on activity, but you can replace or supplement this activity with a couple of digital interactives. See the Modifications section at the end of this lesson plan for more details.

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Picture This

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

1h 40m•Grades 6 - 12

Twirl in the Wind

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

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Grades 3 - 8

Twirl in the Wind

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students build a Kinetic Sculpture, or a sculpture that moves in response to air, light, or sound.

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Twirl in the Wind

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

1h•Grades 3 - 8

S.INQ Invisible Forces Magnetic Challenge

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Invisible Forces Magnetic Challenge

By OregonASK

K - 5

30m

In this lesson, students move simple objects through a maze using a magnet, experimenting with various metal materials and reflecting on what worked and what didn't.

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S.INQ Invisible Forces Magnetic Challenge

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades K - 5

Simon Says Variation

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades K - 2

Simon Says Variation

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Young children are still developing listening skills and their ability to follow complex instructions. In this activity, children will play a game of Simon Says but with 2-step and 3-step instructions. This will help build confidence in listening and following instructions.

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Simon Says Variation

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades K - 2

A Day at Our Zoo

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m

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Grades K - 2

A Day at Our Zoo

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children create their own model zoo. Each group is assigned an area of the zoo and chooses the animals for their area.

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A Day at Our Zoo

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m•Grades K - 2

United Kingdom and Ireland Tourism Bureau

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

United Kingdom and Ireland Tourism Bureau

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students create a tourism slideshow presentation based on their research about the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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United Kingdom and Ireland Tourism Bureau

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Weather Patterns

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

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Grades 3 - 8

Weather Patterns

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students learn how sound differs in various areas of the world and how climate and weather have impacted the development of those sounds.

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Weather Patterns

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

3h•Grades 3 - 8

Make an Animal Book (Grades K-2)

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m

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Grades K - 2

Make an Animal Book (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children draw their favorite animals to create a big book of animals. After describing the features of their favorite animals, students categorize them as pets, farm animals, or wild animals as they organize the contents of their book.

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Make an Animal Book (Grades K-2)

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m•Grades K - 2

A News Show Structure: Show Openers

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m

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Grades 3 - 5

A News Show Structure: Show Openers

By PBS

3 - 5

30m

In this immersive lesson, students act as news show creators, delving into the art of crafting an attention-grabbing opener for their broadcasts. Students learn to craft a stronger Opener, a necessary skill when writing a news show or a paper.

This activity can be completed as a standalone lesson. It is, however, best completed as part of SRL’s The News Show Structure. This series is also the second section of SRL’s First Module From Concept to Screen: Building Your News Hour. The module is broken into three sections. The first two contain lessons that can be completed as standalone activities or as part of a series. All three sections converge to provide a powerful and fun introduction to producing and hosting news shows. The module is followed by a second that deepens student knowledge and skills.

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A News Show Structure: Show Openers

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m•Grades 3 - 5

Cup Stacking Challenge

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades K - 2

Cup Stacking Challenge

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children will be challenged to stack cups in a variety of ways without using their hands. Instead, they will use strings attached to a rubber band. Collaboration required!

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Cup Stacking Challenge

Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades K - 2

How Does That Lemonade Get to My House?

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

How Does That Lemonade Get to My House?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students explore the supply chain that brings lemonade to their table. Then, thy work together to create a booklet that describes the process.

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How Does That Lemonade Get to My House?

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Careers That Keep You Moving

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Careers That Keep You Moving

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

What if you had a career that required you to travel a large part of the year? Students work in groups to research a career that requires travel and present their career to others during a simulated job fair.

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Careers That Keep You Moving

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Paper Sculptures (Grades 9-12)

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Paper Sculptures (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students create paper sculptures that represent themselves and their feelings about social issues that are important to them. As they work, they will research and learn different ways to manipulate paper and discuss how colors and shapes impact feelings and represent people.

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Paper Sculptures (Grades 9-12)

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

“Our Right to Assemble” Posters

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

“Our Right to Assemble” Posters

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students explore what the freedom of assembly means in the United States. Then, students split into teams to read excerpts from articles about the First Amendment and prepare posters entitled “Our Right to Assemble”, illustrating examples of protected assembly. Finally, they discuss and clarify what peaceably assemble means and what responsibilities people have when exercising their rights.

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“Our Right to Assemble” Posters

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

S.INQ Up Human Impact

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

30m

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Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up Human Impact

By OregonASK

6 - 8

30m

Students learn about human impact on our climate through the distribution of greenhouse gases.

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S.INQ Up Human Impact

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

30m•Grades 6 - 8

Pitch Yourself

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

50m

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Grades 6 - 12

Pitch Yourself

By Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship

6 - 12

50m

As an engaging way to start NFTE’s Entrepreneurship 1 course, students will learn about what it means to be an entrepreneur and then create 30-second pitches about themselves to pitch themselves as potential entrepreneurs to their classmates.

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Pitch Yourself

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

50m•Grades 6 - 12

Animal ABCs

Literacy • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades K - 2

Animal ABCs

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

ABC picture books are some of the first books we are exposed to when we are young. In this activity, children will have the opportunity to make 1 of their own. The children will brainstorm animals for each letter of the alphabet, then work together to create a beautifully illustrated animal ABC book.

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Animal ABCs

Literacy • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades K - 2

What Rights Do People Have? (Grade 3-5)

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

What Rights Do People Have? (Grade 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students explore and discuss how all people are entitled to basic rights, such as living in peace, access to food and water, and living without fear.

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What Rights Do People Have? (Grade 3-5)

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Quiet on Set

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Quiet on Set

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Quiet on Set! It’s time to record the interviews.

This is lesson 35 of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs' second module, Building a News Hour.

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Quiet on Set

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Stations of the Yamas and Niyamas of Yoga Philosophy

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Stations of the Yamas and Niyamas of Yoga Philosophy

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students learn about and discuss situations in which the first two limbs of yoga philosophy, the yamas and the niyamas (or restraints and observances), can be useful in daily life.

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Stations of the Yamas and Niyamas of Yoga Philosophy

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

A Good Hook (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

A Good Hook (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

^{In pairs or groups, students practice writing and delivering “hooks” or engaging introductions to presentations.}

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A Good Hook (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Launcher (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

30m

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Grades 6 - 12

Video

Launcher (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

6 - 12

30m

Using a water balloon launcher, slingshot large, foam dice across a field for your teammates to catch!

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VIDEO

Launcher (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

30m•Grades 6 - 12

Make a Hovercraft

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Make a Hovercraft

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students use simple materials to build a working hovercraft. This activity builds an understanding of engineering principles as well as physics concepts related to friction and gravity.

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Make a Hovercraft

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

By OregonASK

3 - 12

In comics, there are often several artists who make one thing, a story writer, a penciler, an inker, and a colorist too! Each one does a part of the finished whole! Students look at their penciled stories and start to get them ready to ink!

This is part 6 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-5, and then afterward, Making Comics Part 7: Details and Description.

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 12

Hidden Information: Mapping Our Digital Footprint

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Hidden Information: Mapping Our Digital Footprint

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students learn about the digital footprint they create when they access the internet. They begin by looking at a sample digital footprint and considering how our online presence leaves impressions, or traces, just like our physical presence does. They create lists of places they have been online and use those lists to illustrate their own digital footprints. Students analyze the footprints to assess what kinds of information they have made public and consider how that information is permanent and accessible. Finally, students visit each other’s footprints to see how their digital interactions connect them.

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Hidden Information: Mapping Our Digital Footprint

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Career Exploration Presentation

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

40m

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Grades 6 - 8

Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Career Exploration Presentation

By After-School All-Stars

6 - 8

40m

This group presentation activity teaches students about Advanced Manufacturing and Automation career diversity, skills, educational requirements, average salaries, and how these jobs are important to and impact our everyday lives.

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Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Career Exploration Presentation

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

40m•Grades 6 - 8

What Are the Costs of Starting a Business?

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

What Are the Costs of Starting a Business?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Starting a business has proven to be a successful career option for many people, but many new businesses fail because they are poorly funded. In this activity, students experience the research, planning, and decision-making involved in launching and funding a new business.

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What Are the Costs of Starting a Business?

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m•Grades 9 - 12

The Cold Call

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

The Cold Call

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Dialing into the world of news production! In this lesson, students explore a producer's critical role in securing interviews. They’ll learn the art of the "cold call" and craft scripts for persuasive communication.

This is lesson 8 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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The Cold Call

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Promotional Writing and “Advertorials”

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Promotional Writing and “Advertorials”

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Advertisers have developed a variety of techniques to reach potential customers, some of which are unrecognized by even the most sophisticated media users. In this activity, students compare promotional writing to the journalism it is intended to mimic. They also practice writing in this style.

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Promotional Writing and “Advertorials”

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Spelling Survivor

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Spelling Survivor

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Spelling Survivor is a spelling bee with a twist. In this spelling bee students can use a lifeline to get a friend’s help and may be lucky and get a free pass on their round. Students will participate in a spelling bee to see who will be the last one standing, or the spelling survivor.

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Spelling Survivor

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Telling Fact From Opinion

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Telling Fact From Opinion

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Telling apart fact from opinion is a vital skill in all kinds of reading, as well as in media literacy. In this activity, students practice identifying facts and opinions in an online article. They learn the clues and hints that show how a statement might appear to be factual but is actually the opinion of its author.

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Telling Fact From Opinion

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Video Games of Past and Present

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Video Games of Past and Present

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students play classic video games and compare them with today's video games.

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Video Games of Past and Present

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Creating Setting (Grades 9-12)

Literacy • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Creating Setting (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students create a setting and characters and then write a story or scene with those elements. First, they create a description of a room. Then, they switch descriptions with another student, creating characters who interact in that room. Finally, students reconvene as a whole group to read and discuss their work.

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Creating Setting (Grades 9-12)

Literacy • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 6-8)

Career and Future Readiness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students research college majors by interviewing a partner and exploring how their skill sets and traits connect to a variety of college majors.

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How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 6-8)

Career and Future Readiness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Make a Straw Rocket

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m

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Grades 3 - 8

Make a Straw Rocket

By NASA

3 - 8

30m

Create a paper rocket that can be launched from a soda straw – then, modify the design to make the rocket fly farther!

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Make a Straw Rocket

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

30m•Grades 3 - 8

EMI Pre-Survey Analysis

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

50m

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Grades 6 - 12

EMI Pre-Survey Analysis

By Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship

6 - 12

50m

Students take the Pre-EMI survey to get a report of the current status of their own developing entrepreneurial mindset.

Note that the survey is designed to be completed by most students in less than one instructional period. However, depending on the reading levels and abilities of your students, it may take longer for many students. Adjust the discussion time appropriately to match the amount of time your students will need to complete the survey.

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EMI Pre-Survey Analysis

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

50m•Grades 6 - 12

Southern States Pen Pals

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Southern States Pen Pals

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students work in small groups to research the southern region of the United States and then write each other "pen pal" letters based on their research.

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Southern States Pen Pals

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Create and Perform a Scene from a Book (Grades K-2)

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

Create and Perform a Scene from a Book (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children choose a meaningful and memorable scene from a favorite story and then work together to dramatize it. This activity introduces young children to dramatic storytelling.

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Create and Perform a Scene from a Book (Grades K-2)

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Functional Fitness Week 2: Day 3

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 2: Day 3

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

45m

Finish week 2 with the skill of the week: Running. In this activity, students polish their stamina and speed with team sprints and game of Junkyard. Then, they challenge their fruit-focused learning in a summative game.

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Functional Fitness Week 2: Day 3

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades K - 8

Basics of Presenting (Grades K-2)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades K - 2

Basics of Presenting (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, children learn and practice useful rules for public speaking.

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Basics of Presenting (Grades K-2)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades K - 2

Functional Fitness Week 11: Day 1

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 11: Day 1

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

In this activity, students revisit measuring their physical abilities by participating in hundred-meter runs. Then, they reinforce prior learning by brainstorming healthy breakfast ideas.

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Functional Fitness Week 11: Day 1

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m•Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 6: Day 2

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 6: Day 2

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Continue building week 6 skill of the week: Squats. In this activity, students participate in strength and endurance relays, and a classic game of Capture the Flag. Then, they learn to identify the types of dairy products.

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Functional Fitness Week 6: Day 2

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m•Grades K - 8

Planning a 2-Person Presentation

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Planning a 2-Person Presentation

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students learn steps to follow when planning a presentation, and then they practice those steps with a partner. This activity builds organizational skills, as well as skills in collaboration, speaking, and listening.

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Planning a 2-Person Presentation

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Draw a Scientist

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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All Grades

Draw a Scientist

By California Academy of Sciences

All Grades

45m

Students draw their idea of "a scientist doing science." This exercise surfaces students' prior understandings of the nature of science and the demographics of scientists, serving as a launching point for discovering that students, in fact, can be scientists.

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Draw a Scientist

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•All Grades

Singing and Rhythm

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

Singing and Rhythm

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Familiar and favorite songs, such as "Row Row Row Your Boat" and "Rain Rain Go Away," are turned into rhythm and movement activities. Children clap and count the rhythm of syllables, and then stomp and march to the music.

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Singing and Rhythm

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Tower of Power

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

1h 40m

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Grades 6 - 12

Tower of Power

By Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship

6 - 12

1h 40m

As an engaging way to introduce students to NFTE’s entrepreneurial mindset domains, students will either complete an interactive digital module or engage in a team building activity that asks them to create the tallest possible tower using limited resources.

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Tower of Power

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

1h 40m•Grades 6 - 12

Opposable Thumbs

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

50m

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Grades K - 5

Opposable Thumbs

By Go2Science

K - 5

50m

Animals have many adaptations that help them in their habitat. The monkeys Beth and Curtis saw playing in the trees had opposable thumbs and opposable big toes! Have you ever stopped to think about how useful your opposable thumbs are? Students play a game to test completing different tasks with and without opposable digits.

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Opposable Thumbs

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

50m•Grades K - 5

How to Look at Monuments

Arts • History and Society

1h 30m

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Grades 9 - 12

How to Look at Monuments

By ArtsConnection

9 - 12

1h 30m

Guide young people in observing, describing, and analyzing local or global monuments. Through multimedia research, writing, and discussion, respond to the questions: Who's history do they include and who do they exclude? Which monuments would you take down and what new monuments would you put up?

Monuments to individuals, historical events, or movements have been created throughout time and around the world, in cities and towns big and small. Sometimes we pass them by without even knowing who or what they depict, and other times they elicit anger, offense, and a call to remove them. This activity asks teens to weigh in on the global debate around how monuments reflect our society and what should be done when they no longer represent our communities.

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How to Look at Monuments

Arts • History and Society

1h 30m•Grades 9 - 12