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Reading Club: Sex Ed
If you teach health, sociology, ethics, or a class that addresses controversial issues, this resource related to schools' sex education programs may be useful. The New York Times' Learning Network provides a lengthy article on a unique...
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Big Extinction
High schoolers discuss evidence of a pre-dinosaur era meteoric collision, and its impact on living creatures. They build buckyball molecule models out of marshmallows, toothpicks, and soccer balls.
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Soccer - Lesson 12 - Passing
Soccer lesson 12 focuses on reviewing and practicing the skills of passing, passing on the move, making accurate passes to have a shot on goal. It is imperative to learn good passing skills to be successful in soccer. After all,...
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Pairs Activities
Students work in pairs in order to strengthen hand and eye coordination to play soccer. They try to keep the ball in the air for as long as possible. They work for together for the time span of three minutes. Then players compete against...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass: Symbols Quiz
Here are 5 multiple-choice questions based on the symbols in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the Through the Looking-Glass. Secondary pupils may take this timed quiz and submit their answers online to be scored.
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King Bidgood's in the Bathtub
students add their own scenarios to the book using the same rhythmic pattern. Students describe what is happening in the picture as a class shared writing activity. Students discuss reasons why the people in the kingdom were upset that...
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Math Relay
This is really a math review for older elementary learners to practice making equations using adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing in a fun way. They get to move around and play with hula hoops, bean bags, balls, and jump...
University of Pennsylvania
Canaan and Ancient Israel
Planning for your next activity on ancient Israel, but not sure where to start? Check out this assortment of activities to help get the ball rolling. It includes a range of ideas on topics, such as Greek and Egyptian mythology,...
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More Practice Calculating Speed
In this speed worksheet, students calculate the average speed of an object or the distance an object travels. This worksheet has 13 word problems.
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Kicking: Drop Punt
Students kick a drop punt. For this physical education skills lesson, students participate in a series of skill activities fostering eye-foot coordination. Students practice kicking a drop punt to the coach, a partner and a target.
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The Charlie Brown Dance
Students attempt to be creative while practicing the movement concepts of Effort - fast/slow, Space Awareness - Levels and Self space, and Relationships - moving in unison.
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For Whom the Clock Strikes
How do the citizens of Polyglot celebrate New Year's Eve? Middle and high schoolers read about the history of the dropping ball on New Year's Eve, as well as the other holidays traditions that have gone by the wayside, before designing a...
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Castle Ball
Students practice working together as a team while playing both offense and defense.
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Motion of a Bouncing Ball
Twelfth graders complete a unit of lessons on derivatives as they are applied to motion. They observe and discuss demonstrations, conduct an experiment involving a motion sensor, graph and analyze the results, and summarize their findings.
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IT'S PLAY TIME
Students focus on several objects which causes them to move in different directions during this outdoor activity.
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Shadow Ball
Students examine what was occurring historically, not only in baseball, but also in the world from 1930-1940. Students discuss, compare and contrast, and graphically represent Negro Leagues and Major League baseball conditions and...
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Pupils play a math game which assesses their mastery of selecting the appropriate operation to solve specific problems.
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Verbs: Present Time
In this verb forms instructional activity, students practice using the simple present and the present progressive forms of verbs. Students complete twelve sentences with the correct form of the verb.
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Take Me Out To the Ball Game
Learners use a map to graph and locate major league teams of different sports. In groups, they analyze the population data of the United States and compare it with the amount and location of the major league teams. They share their...
American Museum of Natural History
Space Jell-O
Might as well learn about how space bends around massive objects while making dessert. A remote learning resource provides an opportunity for scholars to model how stars and planets bend space. They use Jell-O to represent space and...
Cornell University
Physics of Flight
Up, up, and away! Take your classes on a physics adventure. Learners explore the concepts important for flight. They experiment with the Bernoulli Principle while learning the forces that act on airplanes in flight.
Mathematics Assessment Project
Middle School Mathematics Test 3
Real-life mathematics is not as simple as repeating a set of steps; pupils must mentally go through a process to come to their conclusions. Teach learners to read, analyze, and create a plan for solving a problem situation. The...
Virginia Department of Education
The Particle Theory of Matter
Demonstrate the particle theory of matter to high school scientists with an engaging experiment that allows them to visually see the results as substances change from one state to another. The class concludes with a discussion about how...