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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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