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Who's Going to the Convention?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice planning budgets as they create a budget for ten employees of a company to attend a professional convention. They use the Internet, and spreadsheet software to complete their assignment.
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The Future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students research the governments role is preserving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They discuss the proponents and the opponents side of the issue.
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Gopher, Part 2: Gopherin'

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore how to access a gopher site using a root menu. Several options are presented with their definitions and the fastest routes examined in this lesson. The lesson is designed for librarians with little or no net experience.
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A Caravan Of Camels

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the role the Silk Road had in trade and commerce practices in China during different Chinese dynasties. The instructional activity evaluation consists of individual student writing assignments.
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Chinese, Japanese, & Korean Immigration to the U. S.

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study immigration of people from Southeast Asian countries to the United States. Pupils create maps and geographically illustrate the immigration. Using the internet, students research an assigned topic. They write an essay...
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The Changing countryside

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students draw a poster showing the costs and benefits of opening up Britain's farmers to the global marketplace. They use a piece of A4 or A3 paper in landscape. Students draw a vertical line to split the page in two. On the left...
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Is Radio 1 British enough?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read the story Radio 1 defends not playing enough UK tunes. Students are then asked: What are the benefits of having a mix of musical cultures in a country?, Do countries lose a sense of identity when other cultures are added?...
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Read loud: The Media

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this media read aloud activity, young scholars read a dialogue aloud in pairs.  Student A will ask a question about the media, and Student B gives the answer.
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Breaking News English: UK Closes Embassies

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "UK Closes Embassies," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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A Crisis of Greek Proportions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students evaluate a short article on the economic situation in Greece.  In this ESL lesson, students read an article as a class, then complete several activities that reinforce their reading, including a vocabulary assignment, a...
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Learning Spanish Vocabulary Words Can Be Fun

For Teachers K - 6th
Here are ways to help your students learn Spanish vocabulary using motivating activities.
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International Phonetic Alphabet

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
In this translating worksheet, students translate sentences in English to the International Phonetic Alphabet. Students translate 10 sentences.
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Behind the Scenes of an ESL Classroom Part Two

For Teachers Higher Ed
How to implement discipline in your classroom when you have nobody else to lean on.
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Entertaining Films: Vocabulary Skills

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding entertaining films. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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New Testament of the Bible

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions about the New Testament of the Bible. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Subtract Across Zeros

For Students 4th - 5th
In this subtraction worksheet, students read 6 story problems in which larger numbers are subtracted with borrowing across zeros.
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United States Entry into WWI: Two Diametrically Opposed Views

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers reconsider the events leading to US entry into WWI through the lens of archival documents.
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Places in a Town

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students match ten words (places in a town) with their related word list. Students also locate one word in each list that does not relate to the others.
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Advanced Sentence Completion 7

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this advanced sentence completion worksheet, students choose the best word(s) to complete each sentence. Students must fill more than one blank per sentence in some instances.
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Advanced Sentence Completion: 8

For Students 6th - 12th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students fill in the blank for the correct words for each sentence. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions. Click on "show all" to see the rest of the worksheet.
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History 1 Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this social studies activity, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. Spelling skills are worked on.
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Digital History: Economic and Foreign Policy Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
The new American nation in the Confederation Era faced a host of economic and foreign policy problems. Read about the problems and why they were so serious.
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Texas Gateway: Ch. 15: How the Foreign Exchange Market Works

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Define foreign exchange market; Describe different types of investments like foreign direct investments, portfolio investments, and hedging; Explain how the appreciating...
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Geographypods: Global Interactions: Economic Interactions and Flows

For Students 11th - 12th
This learning module examines how money travels around the world between more developed and less developed nations, and the various forms it takes. Includes slideshows, student tasks, videos, maps, charts, and case studies, including one...