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Lesson Plan
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Balloon-Powered Car

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Attractive and logical instructions are provided for constructing a balloon-powered car. Young physical scientists measure the distance their car travels and record it on a pre-printed data sheet. The make alterations to improve the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Build a Model Submarine

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners form lab groups and work together to construct a submarine out of a soda bottle. Next, they observe its action in a tub of water as the inner pressure is changed. It is an engaging experiment. However, links to outside resources...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pavement or Dirt?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
What are the pros and cons to having either permeable or impermeable materials for building? How do they affect the environment? Use this role-play and the extension activities to get your environmental scientists thinking about the...
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Writing
Curated OER

What Do You Think of Obama's Oval Office Speech on the Oil Spill?

For Students 7th - 12th
Kids age 13 and older are asked to read the provided Times article and background information in order to construct a thoughtful blog response to Obama's first Oval Office speech. They work to address each of the related critical...
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Worksheet
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Is Modern Culture Ruining Childhood?

For Students 7th - 10th
There are a lot of different ways a learner could respond to this New York Times article discussing the effects of modern culture on childhood. After reading the article, pupils construct a thoughtful blog post. The guiding questions...
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PPT
Curated OER

How To Make a Science Concept Map

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here is a clever way to get your pupils thinking about a science topic they'd like to research for a report, or a project they'd like to do for a science fair. The three-step process is easy to follow, and it really should help your...
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PPT
Curated OER

Guide to Business Process Modelling

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Project managers can add another cog in the wheel of understanding. This guide to business process modelling shows how to construct and use a process map to handle major projects. Tip: While the resource is intended for a vocational...
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Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Marketing to Teens: Talking Back

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Teach your class to talk back in a constructive and respectful way. This focuses in particular on talking back to the media and to advertisers when they have concerns. Learners participate in a brainstorm and then compose letters or...
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Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Definitions and Comments about the News

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Enable your class to construct a definition of the word "news" and compare it those provided from other sources. The activity, worksheet, and discussion that ensues would make a strong introduction to any media study you undertake.
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Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Scripting a Crime Drama

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Develop novice script-writers. Small groups sift through a sample script, noting any script-writing conventions to share with the whole class. Using these conventions and plot structures, these groups compose a script for a 10-minute...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Helping Verbs: Grammar for ESL/ELL

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
English language learners act out verbs, discuss their importance in constructing grammatically correct sentences, and then learn about helping verbs. They use helping verbs in a sentence then discuss how they are different from action...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Makes a Novel a Novel?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
They always say to write what you know. This approach is used to get middle schoolers prepared to write novels of their own. Using a favorite book as a model, potential novelists respond to prompts that ask about characters, plot, main...
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Onset and Rime, Word Maker Game

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Scholars use a set of onset and rime cards to construct and write various simple words. Pairs take turns pulling cards from a bag and blending the onset card with the rime card to create a word. They record the onset, the rime, and the...
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Encoding and Decoding, Three-In-One

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Scholars use the provided pack of alphabet cards to construct basic CVC words, then write down each word they make in one of two columns. Column one is for real words and column two is for nonsense words.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vocabulary: Make Connections with New Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd
Connecting meaning to a given word via image or sentence can really help learners build their vocabulary and in turn enhance their reading ability. The class constructs a chart where they define each new vocabulary word, come up with an...
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Worksheet
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Grammar Worksheets: Attribute Words and Ideas Correctly

For Students 7th - 9th
What is a verb of attribution? Study the description and examples on the first page, and then let your classes attempt the second page. There's a list of verbs they can use to construct the sentences provided. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Active and Passive Voice Worksheet 2

For Students 6th - 9th
How are active and passive sentences constructed? After introducing your intermediate writers to each and providing examples, complete this two-page worksheet. Your writers take the sentences written and transform them from active to...
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Lesson Plan
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The Little Red Hen: Lesson

For Teachers Pre-K
After hearing the classic version of The Little Red Hen, pre-schoolers use the sequence of events and ordinal position words to construct a version of their own. They use stick puppets to retell the story, with updated modifications that...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Letter of Complaint

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Learners analyze this letter of complaint to the city council by answering nine short-answer questions. They examine author's purpose, word choice, claims, rhetorical questions, and general observations. There is a focus on constructive...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Naming Polygons

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
What polygon is this? Young geometers categorize shapes by circling all the quadrilaterals in a set of figures. Next, they write the names of 10 polygons using a visual guide as reference. Review the guide together before they start if...
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Writing
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Instructions

For Students 3rd Standards
Writing a recipe for how to make a banana split is the task assigned in this language arts resource. Learners must list the ingredients, then write the instructions for how to construct the dessert. They can look up the instructions in a...
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Activity
Worksheet Web

Learning about Volcanoes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
There's something about the classic volcano demonstration that can grab any learners' attention. Scholars begin with a reading and grand conversation about volcanoes, construct an erupting volcano using vinegar and baking soda, then show...
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Lesson Plan
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Expressing a Condition with "If"

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Before presenting the material to your classes, review different constructions of the conditional tense. This teacher's guide provides several examples and role-play opportunities with your class. Dialogue to build familiarity with the...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Boxing and Analysis

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Model for your high schoolers how to prepare for the essay portion of the AP Literature exam. For guided practice, pairs analyze metaphor, simile, tone or syntax in Norman Mailer’s “The Death of Benny Paret,” and then work independently...

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