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Normal (dip-slip) Earthquake!
Young scholars label the fault lines and tectonic plate boundaries on the world map. In this earth science instructional activity, students simulate ocean floor formation using CEENboTs. They explain the causes of earthquakes.
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Tobacco Addiction
Fourth graders research nicotine addiction. In this tobacco lesson, 4th graders explore the reasons people become addicted to smoking. Students examine the health risks caused by nicotine addiction and create anti-smoking posters.
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Christmas - A Global Phenomenon?
Christmas is a motivational and exciting topic for students to discuss. In this Christmas worksheet, students discuss this popular holiday, and explore related issues. For example, students talk about the commercial aspects of the...
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Sign Language
Students create short video tutorials on various American Sign Language signs. This lesson is a six-day project that begins with internet research and ends with student self-evaluations of project results.
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Mystery and Mayhem
Students use literature to examine the violence and loss of innocence during the 1960s. In this U.S. history instructional activity, students read Robert McCammon's Boy's Life to investigate the social unrest, violence and loss of...
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Striking Earthquake!
Students simulate strike slip faults using CEENBoTs. In this earth science instructional activity, students identify the fault lines and tectonic plates on a world map. They label the different parts of a fault line.
Mind Snacks
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) - MindSnacks
Acquire over 1000 Chinese words while playing games! Mandarin Chinese, one of the most desired languages in business and technology, is the focus of this teaching tool. Users will pick up vocabulary and practice tones, all while tapping...
Workforce Solutions
30 Seconds
Thirty seconds are all scholars have to develop an engaging commercial to showcase their talents and experience within a specific occupation. Pairs work collaboratively to keep each other on time to deliver information speedily and ask...
K12 Reader
Evaluating Text: Helen Keller's "My Life"
Readers are asked to evaluate Helen Keller's claim, and the evidence she uses to support her argument, that it is more difficult for hearing impaired children to learn to talk with others.
101 Questions
Deodorant
Smells like learning! Young scholars collect data on the length of time a stick of deodorant lasts. After modeling the data with a graph and function, they make predictions about deodorant use over time.
EngageNY
Building Background: A Short History of Human Rights
Before continuing to read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, learners need to understand why and how this document was written. First, show and discuss a video from UNICEF to demonstrate the need for such a document. Then...
Mind Snacks
Learn Italian - MindSnacks
Once your class samples these games, they won't want to stop learning Italian. Eccellente! Effective for beginning and intermediate Italian learners, picking up new words and phrases through this app is an entertaining task.
Mind Snacks
Learn Japanese - MindSnacks
Japanese is at your fingertips! Japanese language learners will get a kick out of the eight games and specially designed Japanese materials provided here.
Bowland
Mission: Rainforest
Young environmentally conscious mathematicians solve a variety of problems related to the central theme of uncovering illegal logging activities. They determine a base camp based on given constraints, investigate logging activities and...
EngageNY
End of Unit Assessment Part II: Science Talk
Scholars complete Part 2 of their end of unit assessment by having a science talk. Pupils pair up to answer questions about what makes a natural disaster. As one learner talks, the other records what is said. They then trade places.
Mind Snacks
Learn Spanish - MindSnacks
Cómo se dice 'fun' en Español? After playing a few of these engaging, vocabulary-centered games, your young language learners will be able to tell you! This is sure to become a favorite app in any Spanish class.
Mind Snacks
Learn French - MindSnacks
Bien sûr this is a great app! Your French language learners will want to snatch up a tablet and practice their vocabulary all the time. With nine entertaining games, the app will teach pupils necessary vocabulary and phrases in a...
Cornell University
Insect Anatomy
Young entomologists discover insect anatomy in a very detailed unit plan. Offering background information for teachers about various insects, class members explore the differences between bugs and insects—and yes, there are many...
EngageNY
Creating a Graphic Novelette and Peer Critique: Sections 2, 3, and 4
Let's get creative! With the fun resource, pupils continue working on their graphic novelettes about an invention, adding text and images to each section. When finished, they engage in a peer critique process, giving and receiving...
Mind Snacks
Learn German - MindSnacks
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Even if you can't speak German now, you'll be fairly accomplished after practicing with the games and words that make up the greater part of this app!
Judicial Branch of California
Where We Fit In: The Judicial Branch
An interesting resource addresses the role of youth in civic participation and community events. It also explains the role of the justice system in creating boundaries and how citizens play a part in the judicial process. Pupils...
EngageNY
Creating a Graphic Novelette and Peer Critique: Glossary, Citations, and Table of Contents
A, B, C ... let's alphabetize to get organized! Using the informative resource, scholars create an alphabetized glossary of key words for their graphic novelettes. Additionally, they create a table of contents and citations page.
Federal Reserve Bank
What Are the ‘Ingredients’ for Economic Growth?
Delve into the concept of economic growth with your class members, including why economic growth is important, what causes it, and how can countries encourage it.
Curated OER
Spanish Diminutives, Augmentatives, and More…
Teach your kiddies how to create diminutives and augmentatives in Spanish. They'll soon be adding -ito and -ita to every noun they can! Diminutives and augmentatives are much more common in Spanish, so there are many examples included...