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Scholastic: Listen and Read: Animals Move

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Jump like a frog, flap your arms like a bird, and move like a fish - while learning words like swim, jump, and caterpillar - in this energizing read-aloud.
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Scholastic: Listen and Read: Veterinarian

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen to and read about veterinarians and the roles they fulfill in our communities.
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Scholastic: Grolier: Thomas Jefferson

For Students 3rd - 8th
A thorough biography of one of the founding fathers of America, Thomas Jefferson.
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Scholastic News: Kids Who Fought for Change

For Students 4th - 9th
Read a first-hand account of a child of the civil rights movement, and learn about the struggles of fighting for change.
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Scholastic News: Knitting for a Cause

For Students 9th - 10th
In response to cold weather, volunteers in India use a traditional craft, knitting, to make enormous garments for elephants in India.
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Scholastic: Science Explorations: Uncover Lizards and Snakes

For Students 3rd - 8th
An exploration of squamates, or scaled reptiles. Take notes about lizards and snakes using the pdf "Squamate Chart" while viewing a slideshow, investigate the squamate anatomy and how squamates differ from other animals, such as insects...
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Scholastic: Mythic Creatures

For Students 3rd - 5th
A fun and exciting way to learn about mythic creatures. Complete this web find to discover all about mythic creatures such as the unicorn and mermaid.
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Scholastic Magazine: The Changing Face of Congress

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Congress taking their chairs in January 2017 is the most diversified it has ever been.
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Scholastic: A White House Garden Harvest

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Michelle Obama started a garden on the grounds of the White House in 2009. This article features her invitation to children to join her while to conduct her final harvest since they will be leaving the White House during the winter of 2016.
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Scholastic: Lesson Plans: The Star Spangled Banner

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students become familiar with "The Star-Spangled Banner" and discuss what the United States flag means to them.
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Scholastic News: Enter the Tomb!

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Serapeum of Saqqara tomb is an ancient burial site in Egypt. Read about the rediscovery of this important place in the 1850's and the treasures it holds.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Probability: Combinations

For Students 6th - 8th
An interactive presentation, followed by a quiz, on how to determine the number of possible combinations of items from two and three categories.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Our Solar System: The Universe

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the Universe and what it is made up of.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems: Aquatic Ecosystems

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of aquatic ecosystems. It discusses the difference between freshwater and saltwater ecosystems, then explains what the three ecozones are in a marine ecosystem.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems: Changes in Ecosystems

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the natural changes that take place in an ecosystem, and the negative impact humans can have on ecosystems.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of ecosystems, covering biotic and abiotic factors, and the roles organisms play in an ecosystem.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Periodic Table

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short quiz on the periodic table of elements and how it is organized.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Our Solar System: Gravity & Inertia

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of gravity and inertia, and how they work together to keep objects from floating off into space.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Measurement: Tools of Measurement

For Students 2nd - 7th Standards
A slideshow, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of measurement and the tools that can be used to measure things, depending on the purpose, e.g., temperature, length, mass, angle, time, etc.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Fossil Fuels

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short quiz on the types of fossil fuels we use and the impact this has on the environment.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Natural Resources

For Students 3rd - 7th
A slideshow and a short quiz on natural resources, the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources, and the impact humans have on the Earth's natural resources.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Energy & Matter

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on the different forms of energy, and how energy moves or changes matter.
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Scholastic: New York Times Upfront: Growing Up Digital

For Students 9th - 10th
Many people are wondering about the ramifications of the digital age on the digital generation. Will the cell phones, Facebook, YouTube, computer generation be harmed in any way? Is this technology hurting students or actually enabling...
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Scholastic: New York Times Upfront: The New Face of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Article examined the rising numbers of young people who identify themselves as being multiracial and provides information on the trends and implications to American society. March 14, 2011