Student Aware Communications
Auto Mechanic’s Search
From air conditioner and body work to thermostat and transmission, the terms used in this simple word puzzle cover a range of vocabulary related to auto shop and automotive technology.
Curated OER
Creating a Worm Using a Swept Path
Who wouldn't want to know how to create a worm using a swept path? Learners watch as you demonstrate how to create a worm that will mate with worm gear in order to create a helical path. Basically, they learn the first step in installing...
Henry Ford Museum
Physics, Technology and Engineering in Automobile Racing
Start your engines! This five-lesson unit introduces physics and Newton's laws through automobile racing. Each lesson includes background information, a student worksheet, and an answer key. There are also culminating project...
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Ford's Revolution
Industrialization and mechanization of products such as cars have deeply affected the US economy. The class discusses the affects of Ford's assembly line production of automobiles. They watch a video, fill out worksheets, and investigate...
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Oil and Air for an Auto in German
Students use and prepare procedures for the mechanical tasks of adding oil to an automobile motor and adding air to an automobile tire.
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Transcendentalism and Romanticism in American Literature
How do transcendentalists believe you must learn about the world? Use this PowerPoint to define transcendentalism and explain reason and intuition. Social, political, and philosophical influences of this time are introduced, and a few...
California Department of Education
Ready, Set, Test!
Ready to prepare young scholars for their first placement test experience? Give them the support they need using a test-focused instructional activity. Fifth in a series of six junior-level college and career readiness instructional...
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Fast Food Tomatoes
Here is a fantastic reading passage and discussion question to challenge your advanced learners. They read a passage describing arguments against the mass production of tomatoes for fast food resulting in poor treatment of workers. Then...
Rowland High School
The Catcher in the Rye Projects
What really knocks me out about this project list is that when you're done reading about the projects, you wish you could do them all. I'm not kidding. There are 16 terrific ideas and that doesn't happen very often.
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Other Uses for Commas
Comma usage, in direct address or in appositives, is the subject of a one-page worksheet that begins with definitions, provides examples, and then asks learners to demonstrate their understanding in sample sentences.
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Race Track (Culminating Activity)
Young scholars graph and solve linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students use the slope and y-intercept to graph lines. They relate lines to the real world using different applications.