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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Sat Reading Test: Information and Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Information and Ideas category of the SAT Reading Test includes questions that focus on what the passage says (directly or indirectly). To interpret the author's message, you'll need to consider both what's stated and what's implied...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Inferences About Information Quick Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Some questions in the Reading Comprehension section will ask you to make an inference about information in the passage. The answer may not be explicitly stated in the passage, but it will be supported by the content of the passage. In...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Compare/contrast Themes and Genres in Literary Texts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Determining the theme is not easy; you have to use the clues the author leaves to figure it out yourself. The author implies information about the story through plot points, setting, and characters. You infer and draw conclusions based...
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Other

Laura Candler: Green Court Claims: Are Green Companies Really Green? [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
In this lesson, students investigate claims that companies make about their products and business practices they use to imply that they are environmentally friendly. Students work in groups to research the claim they chose and then...
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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Did I Read?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explicit and implicit information are reviewed in this lesson. Students will choose a part of the body and then read a short passage that explains what it does. Students will answer three questions over the passage and then determine...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit Encyclopedia: Line

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This is from the artist's toolkit encyclopedia and includes information on types of lines, edge and outline, expressive line,...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Unit: The Author's Point Is

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students will focus on Main Idea, Author's Purpose, Identifying supporting details and Organizing details. Students will read a variety of Informational Text (non-fiction) to understand how stated and implied main idea effect the...
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Other

Department of Health and Human Services: Straight Talk About Drugs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Just as the title implies, this is a straight forward approach for kids to learn the effects of drugs directed towards girls.
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Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Samarium

For Students 9th - 10th
As the name of this site implies, this is a huge source of elemental information. You are likely to find whatever you need to know about elements here.
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Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Sodium

For Students 9th - 10th
As the name of this site implies, this is a huge source of elemental information. You are likely to find whatever you need to know about elements here.
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Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Strontium

For Students 9th - 10th
As the name of this site implies, this is a huge source of elemental information. You are likely to find whatever you need to know about elements here.
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Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Potassium

For Students 9th - 10th
As the name of this site implies, this is a huge reference site for elemental information. Whether you are looking for properties or isotopes, this site probably has what you need. Images of structure and electron energy level can be...
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Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Tin

For Students 9th - 10th
As the name of this site implies, this is a huge reference site for elemental information. Whether you are looking for properties or isotopes, this site probably has what you need. Images of structure and electron energy level can be...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America: The Modern Presidency: Tools of Power

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit details how the role of the President of the United States has evolved to the position it is today since the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Offers video, readings, web resources and activities.
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Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Holmium

For Students 9th - 10th
As the name of this site implies, this is a huge reference site for elemental information. Whether you are looking for properties or isotopes, this site probably has what you need. Images of structure and electron energy level can be...
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Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Hassium

For Students 9th - 10th
As the name of this site implies, this is a huge reference site for elemental information. Whether you are looking for properties or isotopes, this site probably has what you need. Images of structure and electron energy level can be...
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Prezi: Explicit vs. Implicit

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Slideshow explains the difference between explicit and implicit meaning in texts and visuals. Includes good examples and practice questions.