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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Genre

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces genre in fiction.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: That's My Theory!

For Students 9th - 10th
Become a game show contestant in this online activity from A Science Odyssey and ask a series of questions to a panel of mystery scientists, using the answers to determine which scientist is Einstein.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Time Travel: Think Like Einstein

For Students 9th - 10th
Addressed with questions about relative speed and the speed of light, students begin to "think like Einstein" while exploring the science behind the mystery of time travel.
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PBS

Pbs Inside the Teenage Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
"What's going on in there?" Science may help to explain the mysteries of the teen years. Take a look at what the experts have to say, review recent research, and check out an interactive illustration of the brain.
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SRI International

Performance Assessment Links in Science: Mystery Boxes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students test their observation skills as they make predictions about the objects that are in three different boxes.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: I'm So Crushed

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this activity, students will have an opportunity to solve a mystery. They will discover why a soda can collapses during a demonstration due to the effects of changes in temperature and atmospheric pressure. Students will gain further...
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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibits: Investigating Bellini's "Feast of the Gods"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provided for by WebExhibits.org describes, Giovanni Bellini's canvas of "Feast of the Gods." Technical innovations in conservation science over the last 50 years have enabled specialists to obtain X-ray, infrared and...
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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: What's Buggin' You?

For Students 2nd - 6th
Become a scientist for the day and use the science of observation to join forces with Professor Mill Ennium in the Discovery Lab. Help them to uncover the identity of the mystery bug.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Number Clues

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This instructional activity allows students to observe and participate in problem solving activites involving mystery numbers, clues, and characteristics of numbers. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math...
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Other

Database of Award Winning Children's Literature

For Students 4th - 9th
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
Handout
The Franklin Institute

In Quiry Almanack: Smelling

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides fun activities for kids to do in the classroom to help them better understand the sense of smell.
Handout
Virtual Salt

Virtual Salt: A Glossary of Literary Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a long list of literary terms complete with full definitions and examples.
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Read Works

Read Works: Creepy Cave Crawlers

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about new insect species found within caves. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Other

Who Dunnit to the Dinosaurs?

For Students 9th - 10th
"One of the great mysteries in science is the extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Mesozoic Era some 65 million years ago. Who (or more likely what) caused it is unknown and a subject of great debate." Many theories are touched...
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Curated OER

The Iceman Was Thought to Be a 20th Century Climber When First Found

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists are finding out more and more about the frozen body of Otzi. Re-examine the evidence to discover the mystery of his death.
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Curated OER

The Iceman in His Preserved State

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists are finding out more and more about the frozen body of Otzi. Re-examine the evidence to discover the mystery of his death.
Activity
Other

Kenneth Oppel Website

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this site to explore information about the author of the "Silverwing Saga" and about his other books. There is a section on him, his books, news, and a gallery.
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Curated OER

Who Dunnit to the Dinosaurs?

For Students 9th - 10th
"One of the great mysteries in science is the extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Mesozoic Era some 65 million years ago. Who (or more likely what) caused it is unknown and a subject of great debate." Many theories are touched...

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