Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Facs: Communication

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
This lesson plan is to help students identify good listening and talking skills. The different kinds of communication are verbal, written, and non-verbal. Included in this lesson are activities for each type of communication.
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Other

Life Long Earning: Communication Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief definitions of communication skills terms along with examples of how a student might combine these skills into projects and real-world applications.
Article
Mind Tools

Introducation to Communication Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article reveals the purpose of communication: to get your message across to others. This may seem elementary, but the process that involves both the sender of the message and the receiver is complex and can lead to confusion and...
Handout
Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: The Communication Process

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
With text and diagrams, this article surveys the communication process, which consists of a message being sent and received, either verbally or nonverbally.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hydraulic Arm Challenge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will design and build a mechanical arm that lifts and moves an empty 12-ounce soda can using hydraulics for power. Small design teams (1-2 students) will design and build a single axis for use in the completed mechanical arm....
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Theories of the Early Stages of Language Acquisition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Language is the primary method of human communication, but there are also other ways to communicate without the use of language. Language in its most complex form is unique to humans, although some animals have been found to have basic...