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Model Professionals
Students learn about one scientist's quest to make her field of canopy ecology accessible to a wider audience and to synthesize their knowledge by developing toy figures that could potentially educate children about different scientific...
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Green Space in the City
Students identify the different kinds and uses of green space that exist in an urban area. They create maps of local parks and research the history of each park. They conduct a survey of residents near the park and interview a park...
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Kentucky Coal and Our Environment
Students identify person who was or is directly or indirectly involved in the coal industry. They contact person to see if you may conduct an interview and develop a list of questions to ask the interviewee. Conduct the interview at the...
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Radio Program #11-The Family Farm
Students interpret the lives of persons who grew up on family farms. They compare the changes in farming technology from early days to present time. Students project what the future holds for family farms.
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Students Speak Up -- Lesson 2
Students define new words such as computer, internet and technology to begin the lesson. In groups, they discuss the definitions with the class and take a survey on the same topics. They discuss the ways technology and the internet can...
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PayCheck Advance Loans
Learners discuss the role of a paycheck advance loan company. Using data given to them, they calculate interest rates on the amount of advance they receive and identify the penalties of not repaying the loan on time. They record their...
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Learning, Communication, and 21st Century Skills: Students Speak Up
Students brainstorm to come up with examples of things they do with computers and write them down for the class to observe. They then raise their hands to respond to each survey question, tallying their answers on the board and engage in...
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Soap Opera Unit of Work: KS4
Students view an episode of "Eastenders." They look at how the programme is structured in terms of individual scenes. Students view the opening of the soap and the significane of the theme music. They look at the characters and trace the...
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Gotta-Have Gear Scramble
In this activity worksheet, students unscramble words of items hikers should always pack for a hiking trip. After unscrambling the words, students draw a line matching each word to its definition. Students also calculate how much food...
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You Can Bank on Me!
Students identify reasons people choose to donate. In this donating lesson plan, students contrast the words spend, save, and donate. Students learn a song about donating, brainstorm reasons to give, and make sound choices with their money.
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AccessABILITY
Learners examine certain disabilities represented by children with disabling conditions in the class. In this generic differences and disabilities lesson, students design an art project depicting one word or phrase regarding...
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Variables That Can Affect Making Schedule
Learners study the variables that affect transportation of shipments and the factors that affect deterioration of a perishable product. In this transportation activity students discuss the pros and cons of team driving.
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Dictation: Cultural Differences
In this dictation text worksheet, students take dictation on a passage about cultural differences. The passage includes vocabulary specific to the topic.
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Exploring Climate Change with GIS
Students investigate climatological changes that are occurring to the Earth. In this climate change lesson, students access an assigned web site to view maps and lessons that show how climate change makes a difference to life on Earth.
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Breaking News English: Malaysia Crackdown on Ethnic Indians
In this English worksheet, students read "Malaysia Crackdown on Ethnic Indians," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Read Martin's Big Words
Students read Martin's Big Words. In this social studies instructional activity, students read and discuss the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Community: People at Work
Learn the names of some jobs that people do. Includes audio narration in 10 additional languages with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Community: Farm Tractors at Work
Learn about all the jobs that a tractor does on a farm. Includes audio narration in 6 additional languages with text in English.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Exploring Careers in Your Community
Middle schoolers learn about careers that are available in their community by interviewing family members, friends, or other trusted adults to learn about the work they do. Includes teaching guide and student worksheets.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Meet the People in Your Neighborhood
Recognize the different occupations, and their roles, within the community.
Other
The Asvab Program: Exploring Careers
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program provides tools developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to help high school and postsecondary students across the nation learn more about career exploration and planning. Explore personal skills,...
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Massage Therapist
This site provides detailed information on the career of a massage therapist. Read about the tasks and duties, personal requirements, education, working conditions, and much more.
Other
American Association of Community Theatre
Website of a national group that advocates community theater, with tips, links, jobs, play sources and membership info and benefits.
Other
The Growth of Delaware's Antebellum Free African American Community
Learn what it was like to be a free African American in the Wilmington community of Delaware during the 1800s. This article includes information about the types of jobs African Americans had, the property they owned, and the daily...