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Show, Then Write What You Learn

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
After reading a text or covering a new topic, have class members fill out the four boxes on this page with facts. Individuals can use words or drawings to represent the facts.
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EngageNY

Forming a Research-Based Claim: Stakeholder Chart on Better Industrial Water Management

For Teachers 7th Standards
It's time to stake a claim! Working with partners, scholars create stakeholder charts for better industrial management of water. As they complete the chart, pupils consider an option for managing water more sustainably, identify...
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Curated OER

Keyboarding: Formatting a Report Using MLA Style

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Keyboarding is one of the most basic skills needed to master modern technology, and it's also one of the most important. The class uses Century 21 Keyboarding and Information Processing to guide their hands in typing a report in the...
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Curated OER

Documentary-Style Research Projects

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Show your pupils how to use guiding questions to help them focus their research into a topic. Using the framework provided by these questions, researchers explore a topic, collect interesting facts, and prepare a PowerPoint presentation...
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Ontario

Computer Hardware —Computer Studies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What kind of components are needed for a computer? Through a differentiated lesson, individuals learn about six hardware computer components. They conduct research to determine the range of options for the components. Class members...
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San Francisco Symphony

Music and Early Man

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Creative projects are great ways to increase interest in topical research. Middle schoolers learning about primitive life styles in the Americas explore the importance of music to hunter gatherers. They research and create musical...
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Curated OER

Picasso's Art Styles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the life and artistic contributions of Pablo Picasso. They create a clay animation depicting one of Picasso's art periods.
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Curated OER

Dictionary Dive!

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Here is a classic vocabulary activity presented in a very cute way. Children dive into new and unknown words specific to third grade reading and learning content. They choose a word from the list, look it up in the dictionary, then use...
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Curated OER

More for Images and Lists

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students design a hyper-linked graphic without a bounding border. They examine how to place a framing border around an inline image. They apply HTML to list using a number styles.
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“I Can” Common Core! 6th Grade Language

For Teachers 6th Standards
Help your sixth graders know exactly what is expected of them when it comes to Common Core language standards. Distribute the checklist, which is written in kid-friendly "I can" language, to each child. While most of these standards are...
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Newseum

Today's Front Pages

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Take a close look at a number of newspapers with collection of lessons and activities. Using a poster (which can be found under the materials tab), learners examine the hard copy of a local newspaper. This leads into an exploration of...
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Curated OER

Talking Storybooks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create talking storybooks that primary students can read and listen to independently. They create the presentations using multimedia software.
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Ld Pride: Learning Styles Explained

For Teachers 9th - 10th
LdPride.net offers resources that explain the different styles of learning. Tests can also be found on this site that helps determine which intelligence you favor most.