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Worksheet
K12 Reader

David Copperfield

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers use the provided graphic organizer to demonstrate their ability to identify the main idea and supporting ideas in a passage from Charles Dickens' David Copperfield.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Juno - Movie Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
This set of questions follows along with the movie Juno, which is about a 16-year-old getting pregnant and the resulting decisions she makes about the welfare of her baby. Give the class these questions to answer while they watch the...
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PPT
Curated OER

George Orwell: A Brief Biography

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Studying an author can help learners better understand literature. George Orwell's biography is the focus of this presentation, which leads into an activity and discussion about concepts connected to Animal Farm. 
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

A Wrinkle in Time: The Board Game

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Tackle some big questions about A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle with a board game project. As learners brainstorm for and complete their board games, they consider what helps and hinders Meg on her journey and why she succeeds in...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Heart Institute

Nutrition: How Do I Choose the Right Foods?

For Teachers 6th Standards
Young learners discuss how to practice healthy eating habits and the body's need for energy through discussion and exploration of the MyPlate system.
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K12 Reader

Coyote: The Survivor of North America

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Coyotes in Chicago? Yip. Middle schoolers demonstrate their ability to identify details that support the idea that coyotes are adaptable creatures.
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Activity
Lunch Lab

Exercise

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
This is the perfect resource for helping youngsters understand the importance of physical activity in their daily lives. The lesson and its worksheets focus on brainstorming a variety of fitness activities, such as games you can play...
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Lesson Plan
San Diego Museum of Art

Tapa-Inspired Pattern Painting

For Teachers K - 12th
Middle schoolers are encourage to try their hand at traditional Oceania tapa art by crafting their own cloth using brown paper bags. Included in the resource is background information about the cultures of Oceania and their art. 
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Lesson Plan
University of Washington

Using Modeling to Demonstrate Self-Assembly in Nanotechnology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Do polar opposites attract? After an introduction on the polarity of molecules, pupils are asked to design a self-assembling model using materials with different polarity. The challenge should motivate learners to develop a workable...
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Handout
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Understanding Bullying

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The anti-bullying movement has become a focus across the country. Become an anti-bullying expert with a informative factsheet that details bullying, who is affected by it, and how to prevent it from happening at your school.
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

What Parents Need to Know About Marijuana Use and Teens

For Parents 7th - 12th
The teenage years find adolescents yearning for independence—and often isolating their parents from their everyday lives. Educate parents on the warning signs of marijuana use, including its effects on the brain and the likelihood of...
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Handout
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Civil Rights Movement Veterans

Timeline of Events: 1960’s Civil Rights Movement of St. Augustine, Florida

For Students 9th - 12th
A timeline can be a powerful learning tool because it reveals a pattern in events. While few would consider St. Augustine, Florida a hotbed of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, a selection of background information and a timeline of...
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Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Master Genes Control Basic Body Plans

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Have you ever been so tired you missed a major announcement? Eric Wieschaus woke to a call explaining he won the Nobel Prize, but he thought it was just a dream until Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, a co-winner, explained it to him later...
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Lesson Plan
Healthy Native Youth

Chapter 2: Learning About Adolescence

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
 The Native American symbol, The Circle of Life, represents life's spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional well being. By way of deep discussion, and two games, the lesson uses the Circle of Life to explore the stages of maturity,...
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Lesson Plan
Workforce Solutions

Workforce Solutions 2-3 Lessons

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Four lessons and an at-home connection examine 12 jobs. Beginning with an interactive map, scholars view and discuss each one within their small group. Groups focus on the products provided and on their scarcity. Finally, pupils look...
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Lesson Plan
Workforce Solutions

Workforce Solutions K-1 Lessons

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Three lessons and one at-home connection explore 12 professions. In the first lesson, scholars examine an online map that displays all 12 careers alongside a video. Lesson two challenges class members to choose two of those careers to...
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Lesson Plan
Workforce Solutions

Workforce Solutions Pre-K Lessons

For Teachers Pre-K
Four lessons, each following the same routine, explore the careers of a teacher, nurse, electrician, geologist, plumber, and police officer. After listening to a read-aloud and thoughtful discussion, young scholars construct puppets on...
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Lesson Plan
Workforce Solutions

Workforce Solutions 4-5 Lessons

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Four lessons focus on job opportunities in Texas. In the first lesson, scholars examine the geography of Texas in preparation for analyzing data that showcases the economy of different regions. Lesson three challenges pupils to research...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Froggy Fun

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use downloadable pages to sort the stages of the frog life cycle into the correct, labelled sequence.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Hunt the Fact Monster Hunt #23

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this internet research activity, students answer three multiple choice and seven short answer questions by using the Fact Monster search engine.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,"— Or Is It?

For Teachers K - 8th
Tips for helping students who experienced poverty or family strife over the holidays.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Honu Survivor: The Green Sea Turtle Experience

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students participate in discussions and role-play to learn the hardships of baby Green Sea Turtles. They explore the low survival rate due to natural predators and man.
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Curated OER

Plan a Meal Fun

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Discuss helping with the family grocery shopping. View a teacher drawn map of a grocery store and discuss where the breads, meats, and dairy products are located. Practice categorizing foods as breads and cereals, fruits, vegetables,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

How 'bout them bones!

For Students 5th
After a lesson on the human skeleton, hand out a worksheet that requires learners to identify the pelvis, rib cage, skill, spine, and thigh bones. They draw a line from the name of the bone to its location on the skeleton. Tip: Instead...

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