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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing Transitions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discusses how to transition effectively between paragraphs. Includes examples and how they can be revised to connect the ideas better. The second page of the resource has lists of transitional words and phrases categorized by how they...
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Transitions Between Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial teaches writing students how to share convincing in well-written sentences that are connected from one to the other--that is, they exhibit transition. W.9-10.1c cohesion/clarity/reason, W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/trans
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TOPS Learning Systems

Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Water Domes [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 5th
Investigate the cohesive tension on the surface of water.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Concluding Transition Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A screencast lesson [2 mins, 32 secs] introducing transition words used to conclude an idea and providing examples of how to use such transitions in concluding sentences. W.11-12.1c Transitions/Cohesion CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.c
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Other

English Language: Smart Words: Transitional Words and Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Lists of transitional words or phrases broken into categories based on their purposes. Can be downloaded in PDF format. There is also a short discussion of their important role in essay writing. W.11-12.2c Transition/Cohesion
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Transition Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A variety of presentation formats including notes, a PowerPoint presentation, exercises, a game, and a video [1:46] explaining transition words and their function as well as providing examples of transition words to be used for specific...
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University of Missouri

University of Missouri: Clear Writing: Ten Principles of Clear Statement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page features a list of ten principles that lead to writing clearly and concisely, such as avoiding unnecessary words, writing like you talk, writing to express and not to impress, and the like. It also discusses "fog indexes" to...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Informational Text: Reading Response: Claim Evldence Reasoning [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This graphic organizer can be used with students when they read informational text. Students will identify a claim, list text evidence that supports the claim, and explain how the information can be used for their future understanding of...
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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: Logical Fallacies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the St. Cloud State University provides many links in this index with general writing help. Under "Development" you'll find "Sensory Details." Under "Logical Fallicies" you'll find a link by the same name. Look under...
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Penny Droplets

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial by Bill Nye introduces the concept of a cohesive force through an experiment involving a penny and droplets of soapy water.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: The Concept and Meaning of Capillary Action

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines capillary action and discusses its applications. The physics of surface tension, cohesion, and adhesion are explained and a simple experiment is provided. Includes a number of examples where capillary action takes place.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Toefl Practice Site: Coherence and Unity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site discusses coherence achieved through major and minor connector transitions. Examples are given, and there is a link to an exercise meant for the particular class this site was designed for, still useful practice for anyone....
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Surface Tension

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a laboratory exercise which demonstrates the surface tension of water.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Surface Tension

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes and explains the concept of Surface Tension. Also provides links to related topics.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Surface Tension

For Students 9th - 10th
Georgia State explains, defines, and illustrates the concept of surface tension. Includes photos, examples and links to further information.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cause and Effect Transition Words: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over cause and effect transition words and how they are used. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Cause and Effect Transition Words." W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/trans, W.11-12.2c Transition/Cohesion
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Adhesion

For Students 9th - 10th
Adhesion is defined and an example is given. Adhesion is distinguished from cohesion. Examples of cohesion are stated as well. Links to pages with further information are provided.
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Hunkins Experiments

Hunkin's Experiments: Surface Tension

For Students 9th - 10th
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. These two are...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Flying High: Taking to the Air

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the science of surface tension, the evolution of flight in insects and insects' anatomical adaptations. Construct insect models that illustrate the action of these adaptations and calculate the force per unit area of water surface.
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Google

Google for Education: Writing a Story

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this activity, student storytellers write a story with each group member writing one chapter based on a set of story points. After all the members have come up with their chapters independently, the group collaborates to make the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Surface Tension

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Surface tension accounts for many of the interesting properties we associate with water. By learning about surface tension and adhesive forces, students learn why liquid jets of water break into droplets rather than staying in a...
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Other

City Journal: Let's Break Up the Big Cities

For Students 9th - 10th
This lengthy article offers many examples in its claim that smaller municipalities do a better job of governing and providing services than huge megacities.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Surface Tension Lab

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students extend their understanding of surface tension by exploring the real-world engineering problem of deciding what makes a "good" soap bubble. Student teams first measure this property, and then use this measurement to determine the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Exploring Capillary Action

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students observe multiple examples of capillary action. First they observe the shape of a glass-water meniscus and explain its shape in terms of the adhesive attraction of the water to the glass. Then they study capillary tubes and...

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