Race to Ratify: History Files

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The History Files support teaching the game by providing helpful vocabulary, a timeline of ratification, research, and additional ideas for classroom activities....

Race to Ratify Lesson Plan: Race to Ratify Game

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-12, students play a game called Race to Ratify that brings them back in time to 1787 and into the heated national debate between the Federalists and Anti-Fe...

Rachel Carson Discussion Prompts & Pause Points

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Before the Movie What do you think of when you hear the word environment? (Tap prior knowledge) What can people do to protect natural resources? (Tap prior knowledge)   During the Movie (...

Adam Smith Discussion Prompts & Pause Points

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Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the Adam Smith topic page. Then use the following prompts to encourage class discussion before, during, and after watching the movie. ...

Mission US: For Crown or Colony?

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Causes of the American Revolution Discussion Prompts & Pause Points

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Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the Causes of the American Revolution Topic Page. Then use the following prompts to encourage class discussion before, during, and aft...

Adjectives Discussion Prompts & Pause Points

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Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the Adjectives Topic Page. Then use the following prompts to encourage class discussion before, during, and after watching the movie. ...

Jupiter Lesson Plan: Produce a Travelogue

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-12, students watch the BrainPOP movie Jupiter to learn all about the largest planet in the solar system, from the mysterious substance at its core to the do...

Jupiter Discussion Prompts & Pause Points

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Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the Jupiter Topic Page. Then use the following prompts to encourage class discussion before, during, and after watching the movie. Be...

Grace Hopper Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

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Before the Movie What do you know about computer coding? (Tap Prior Knowledge) What skills and traits does it take to be a computer programmer? (Predict) During the Movie (Pause Points) Stop at ...