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To celebrate Children's Book Week, the folks at the BOOK-IT!¿¿ Program have given permission for Education World to reprint 25 great ideas from teachers -- ideas that are sure to get kids across the grades excited about reading! Full Review »
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A key turning point in a nation's economic development is when it starts to use its resources for long term versus short term purposes. A natural resource example is trees: should people use wood for cooking food or building homes? In this lesson, student Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students identify which parts of the earth are solids, liquids or gases. They discover the need to conserve natural resources. They examine different products and what materials are used to make them. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students follow along with a teacher lead lesson to find information by skimming and scanning a resource booklet. They examine different types of resources that are available in a library. They practice skimming skills and complete associated worksheets. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Principals who are new to a school study a plan for how to conduct an in-service program. They participate in building a schedule of events for the in-service days prior to the opening of school. They develop goals and objectives to make a successful start to the school year. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the use of natural resources for long and short term purposes. They focus on the use of wood for short term (fuel) and long term (building material). Students listen to a lecture by Dr. Jeff Alwang about his experiences as a technical economic development assistant in Zimbabwe. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 12th
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Students read and discuss a news article about children that collected 1.5 million LEGO bricks for kids in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. They complete a fill-in-the blank activity, answer article comprehension questions, solve math LEGO problems, and write a journal entry. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students view a word card, "Human Resources." They discuss the meaning of the term. Students brainstorm a list of human resources at school. This process is repeated with word cards for "Capital Resources" and "Natural Resources." Students walk around the school, listing examples of resources that are available to them at school. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the teaching of Elementary Social Studies. They are introduced to the technology resources available for teaching. Then students are shown specific strategies for using technology in a variety of contexts. Full Review »