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Affluenza

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Young scholars are introduced to the "disease" of affluenza. After watching a documentary, they identify the forces that have changed the nation into a consumer society. As a class, they discuss ways to avoid catching on to this...
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Curated OER

A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Based on a set of criteria, learners will evaluate the quality of pecans.1. Bring a gram scale and papershell pecans. Provide five pecans for each student. 2. Divide the class into groups of five and provide each member with five pecans....
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Farming Idaho

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use a digital atlas to explore areas in the Western United States that depend heavily upon water. They explore the type of soil and the farming that is compatible with the soil. As a class, students explore Idaho's...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Odyssey Word Puzzle

For Students 9th - 10th
In this word puzzle, students identify fifty words related to The Odyssey in a word puzzle. Examples include Penelope, sea, and journey.
Interactive
Curated OER

All About Ducks for Kids

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this duck facts learning exercise, students read series of paragraphs from on online website about ducks. Students may then complete several related duck activities.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Great American Alligator

For Students 6th - 10th
In this alligator activity, students read a short essay describing the natural history of this reptile. Then students complete 3 fill in the blank and 3 short answer questions.
Lesson Plan
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Voil! C'est La Magie De La Chimie

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine chemistry and demonstrate the relevancy of it in their everyday world. In this chemistry lesson students complete a lab activity.
Organizer
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German Prisoners of War in Britain

For Students 5th - 6th
In this German prisoners of war in Britain worksheet, student read 9 brief paragraphs about the history of POW camps in Britain after the war.
Organizer
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Ingrid Betancourt Back in France

For Students 5th - 8th
In this ESL reading comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to the passage, then complete a wide variety of warm-up activities, as well as before listening/reading, while listening/reading, after listening/reading, discussion,...
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Internet Trade Threatens Exotic Animals

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Internet Trade Threatens Exotic Animals," and then respond to 1 role playing, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...
Worksheet
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Reading Comprehension

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students read the given article and its presented vocabulary throughout.  Students respond to 51 short answer, matching, true/false, and fill in the blank questions.    
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wolf Pack in a Bottle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an activity of a mock electrophoresis using paper chromatography to study DNA and genetic restriction mapping.
Website
University of Massachusetts

Univ of Massachusetts Amherst: Mary Rowlandson Captive

For Students 9th - 10th
Mary Rowlandson's account of her capture and captivity is retold and illustrated with modern photographs. Includes quotations from her account and a brief bibliography.
Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Narratives Indian Captivities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discusses Indian captivity narratives as the result of "involuntary journeying" and their contemporary appeal. Click on the next three names at the bottom of the page to read about some of the captives.
Activity
Washington State University

Washington State University: Literary Movements: Captivity Narratives

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains definitions and analysis of American captivity narratives. Describes the conventions, rhetorical purposes, and themes of the captivity narrative genre. Lists example captivity narratives.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Is This Painting So Captivating?

For Students 9th - 10th
On first glance, the painting "Las Meninas" ("The Maids of Honor") might not seem terribly special, but it's actually one of the most analyzed pieces in the history of art. Why is this painting by Diego Velazquez so captivating? James...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Extra, Extra!! Mary Rowlandson's Captivity Newscast

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will be an interdisciplinary lesson that involves both English Language Arts and Social Studies (History). The lesson will be primarily technology-based and also project-based that will have the students performing historical...
eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of the Boy Captives

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for John Greenleaf Whittier's story, The Boy Captives.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Life of Daniel, or the Captive of Judah by Julia Corner, Ed

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life of Daniel, or, The Captive of Judah by Julia Corner, Ed. (1861). This is the story of Daniel from Deans Scripture Library for the Young.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Little Captive King by William and Robert Chambers

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Little Captive King & Other Tales by William and Robert Chambers (1888), a collection of short stories from the Chambers's Juvenile Library.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Young Captives

For Students 1st - 3rd
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of The Young Captives, a fiction book for children.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Captives Three

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of James A. Braden's Captives Three has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: My Nosegays Are for Captives

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "My Nosegays Are for Captives --", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Scott Becker and can access a printable version of this piece.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Captive Nightingale, and Other Tales

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of The Captive Nightingale, and Other Tales aby Frederic Adolphus Krummacher, a fiction book for children.

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