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Music Theory

Music theory.net: The Minor Scales

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen and learn with this explanation of minor scales. Each description of harmonic, melodic, and minor scales provides an illustrated example, and audio clips.
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Music Theory

Music theory.net: Scale Degrees

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough explanation of scale degrees and the various names for each note. Provides illustrated examples and audio clips to enhance the lesson. Terrific resource for music students and teachers!
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Music Theory

Music theory.net: The Major Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
A terrific reference for music students and teachers! Explains the fundamentals of the major scale, provides diagrams, and audio clips to help children recognize this piece of music theory.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scale: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson defines the term scale and scale model. It is 2 of 9 in the series titled "Scale."
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Read Works

Read Works: Scales

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how the human brain organized past memories. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Earth Science the Weather

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about weather. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Matter Is Everywhere!

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about mass and its properties. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Hofstra University

New Functions From Old: Scaled and Shifted

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes rules, examples, and sample problems on 6 different types of translations; vertical and horizontal shift, stretch, and reflection. Uses six basic functions (x, x^2, x^3, 1/x, x^1/2, and abs(x)) throughout examples, which makes...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can Machines Read Your Emotions?

For Students 9th - 10th
Computers can beat us in board games, transcribe speech, and instantly identify almost any object. But will future robots go further by learning to figure out what we're feeling? Kostas Karpouzis imagines a future where machines and the...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Distances or Dimensions Given Scale Measurements

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Read and interpret scale drawings and floor plans to find scale dimensions and actual dimensions
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scale: Lesson 5

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson defines the term scale and scale model. It is 5 of 9 in the series titled "Scale."
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Cell Size and Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
Students read an article that explains the applicability of scale in the biological sciences field.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Read Picture Graphs

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Use picture graphs to solve word problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.B.3 Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Read Bar Graphs and Solve 2 Step Problems

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Read and interpret a double bar graphs. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.B.3 Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Men and Women Use Different Scales to Weigh Moral Dilemmas

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Men and Women Use Different Scales to Weigh Moral Dilemmas" by Poncie Rutsch, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF...
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NOAA

Noaa: National Hurricane Center: The Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale and check out the hurricane record for each level of the scale.
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Other

The Gold Scales: Vedic Gods

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the four Vedic gods (Agni, Asvins, Surya, and Vayu) and their meanings according to Indian teachings.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Scaffolding Summarization With Fishbone Mapping

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Lesson that teaches students how to find important and significant information while reading text. After locating information through strategies, students learn how to summarize content-area text. A downloadable fishbone template is linked.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Scale and Indirect Measurement Applications: Scale Model

For Students 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore scale and indirect measurement by navigating through the interactive learning module and then answering questions that go along with the module. Students can also learn more about the...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Architects in Action

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Through this lesson, students will learn how to use ratios to create a scale drawing of their classroom's floor plan. It provides adaptations, discussion questions, assessment rubric, and suggested readings to help develop students'...
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Other

Cornell Nano Scale Science and Technology Facility: Nannooze

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students explore the world of science and technology through reading articles, blog postings, and interviews with scientists.
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Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Mathematics of Cartography: Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of map scale with related cartography links and activity at Mapblast in which students create maps of their own and determine distance and scale.
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Michigan Reach Out

Michigan Reach Out!: How to Read a Thermometer

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Basic instructional activity provided for by "Michigan Reach Out!" for students learning to read a thermometer.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Measuring Distances on a Map

For Students 2nd - 6th
Activities will enhance students' understanding of how to read the map scale and apply it to measuring distances between locations.

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