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Climate change is a big topic in the media, in books and even in movies. Make
it real with a fascinating new lesson and video series from Science NetLinks that
explores climate change through in-the-field research being conducted in Northern
California. Students learn about organism interactions and how those interactions
shift in response to climate change, especially in grassland communities.
Grades 9-12
What would it have been like to participate in a civil rights sit-in in 1960?
An online video and teacher's guide, based on
the Smithsonian's acclaimed museum theater programs, engages students in learning
about the civil rights movement through a dramatic presentation, discussion and
simulation. Much of the content was derived from materials published by the
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s. Bring history to life in your classroom.
Grades 6 - 12
What was it like to march more than 50 miles in 1965 through Alabama in the
cold rain? In this new Picturing America lesson plan from EDSITEment, students
experience the Selma-to-Montgomery 1965 march with the help of an interactive
version of photojournalist James Karales' famous photograph, and they consider
what the marchers might have experienced. They'll also write and illustrate
postcards describing the event from a marcher's point of view. Take the journey with your students
today!
Grades 6 - 8
ON THE
MARK
March is Music in our Schools Month, sponsored by the National Association for
Music Education. You can stimulate student creativity and relate a wide variety
of topics to music with Verizon
Thinkfinity's many music-themed lessons.
Grades K-12
Lessons for Women's History Month are designed for both girls and boys to
recognize the enduring accomplishments of women. Students create photo albums,
read heroic tales about women who have changed history, meet famous female
scientists and study the arts through the eyes of women artists and performers
– all through Verizon
Thinkfinity's Women's History Month Feature.
Grades K-12
 More than Leprechauns and Soda Bread
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day, March 17, with a ReadWriteThink lesson that helps students
explore world cultures through folk tales, including stories from African,
Japanese and Welsh cultures. They'll create visual representations with collages,
comic books or scrapbooks to share. Use a handy map of Ireland from National Geographic to
put the day in perspective. Be sure to also check out ReadWriteThink's St.Patrick's Day Calendar
entry!
Grades 1-12
National Wildlife Week, March 15 - 21, sponsored by the National Wildlife
Federation, is encouraging kids to "unleash their wild child to learn, explore,
discover and imagine." Students young and old will love learning about animals as
they turn investigator to conduct animal research, dig up details about worms and
watch Webcam broadcasts from zoos and aquariums around the U.S. and the world. Take a look at a great variety of attention-grabbers on
Thinkfinity's Wildlife Week Feature!
Grades K-8
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