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Do You Judge a Book by Its Cover?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students cut pictures out of magazines that relate to their lives, glue them on bags, and share with classmates.
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Curated OER

Unity Through Understanding

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify skills and attitudes that allow individuals to form functioning groups within the Canadian Parliament. The issues examined are applied to national unity concerns.
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Curated OER

"my Dear Little Boys..." Using Wwii Primary Documents: a Letter Home From the War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read letters written by soldiers during World War II in order to analyze the soldier's feelings about the war. They explain how these primary sources teach appreciation for the World War II soldier's experiences.
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Curated OER

Tell-Tale Heart

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students discuss the title of Edgar Allen Poe's story, The Tell-Tale Heart before reading it, and discuss information about the author. They use a graphic organizer to help them comprehend the story as they read.
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Corner of the Carpet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the socioeconomic conditions in Montgomery, Alabama in the late 1950's including the poverty and living condition of the blacks during this time by watching a documentary. They determine how these living conditions lead...
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Curated OER

Searching for Me in You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore their own culture and identity through the study of literature and artwork of other cultures. Students read and discuss Last of the Breed and identify cultural values. They create a presentation that incorporates their...
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Curated OER

Toilets and Neurons

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of action potential and its effects on voltage-gated channels. Students compare and contrast a flushing toilet to an action. They examine its effects on the population of voltage-gated channels.
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Curated OER

Reconciliation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars develop an awareness of issues involved in Reconciliation. They use two different stimuli to approach this theme. Students write definitions/interpretations of Reconciliation.
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Kraut Lab

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore the process of fermentation through the process of making Sauerkraut. Students use their observational skills and their five senses to create an articulate description of their lab created sauerkraut. They discuss the...
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Curated OER

Pixel Transmission

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop code systems to transmit information between groups. They explore, explain and apply techniques used to transmit remote sensing data to better understand remote sensing images.
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Curated OER

Romanticism, Realism and Transcendentalism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Correct two sentences on overhead and complete one analogy,Define word meanings, synonyms, antonyms, variant forms and word parts for five words,interpret ?The Devil and Tom Walker? -respond to teacher-directed questions -discuss...
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Curated OER

Electron Current Flow

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students observe how an electrical current passes through a conductor and the relationship between voltage and resistance.  In this investigative lesson students participate in an activity that allows them to see the correlation...
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Curated OER

Thermal Energy Transfer - Conduction

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine how heat passes through a pane glass window.  In this energy transfer instructional activity students complete a lab activity.
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Measuring Electricity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine electricity, what its uses are and how it works.  For this exploring electricity lesson students study voltage, resistance, current and OHM's law. 
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Curated OER

OHM's Law

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the relationship between current, voltage and resistance in a series circuit.  In this investigative instructional activity students watch a demonstration and see how voltage is measured and see what OHM's law...
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Curated OER

Fortunes and Wealth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to examine how Americans acquired their fortunes. They compare and constrast the different levels of wealth. They discuss the power that wealth can bring as well.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analogy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow focuses on analogy including defining it, discussing its purpose, and providing two literary examples. W.11-12.2d Lang/Fig/Voc
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The English Teacher

The English Teacher: Writing Analogies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Analogies are useful when communicating ideas that a reader wouldn't otherwise understand. This tutorial explains how to use analogy in writing.
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Stanford University

Medieval Theories of Analogy

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the history of the use of analogies, beginning in the Middle Ages. Discusses analogies in terms of logic, theology, and metaphysics. Very informative.
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Virtual Salt

Handbook of Rhetorical Devices: Analogy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Defines analogy. Also explains the reasoning behind the multiple levels of comparisons within an analogy. Includes examples and quotes from famous authors.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Context Clues and Analogies (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn to find the meaning of words through analogy and other word relationships. L.9-10.5 Fig Lang/nuances
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Context Clues and Analogies (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on strategies for using context clues and analogies to determine the meaning of words, sentences, and paragraphs.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Principles and Analogies Quick Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Analogy questions ask you to identify a situation that is analogous to the one described in the passage. Principle questions ask you to identify the principle that is at work. This guide offers tips on how to recognize and respond to...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Context Clues and Analogies (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on using a combination of reference materials and analyzing context clues and analogies to improve your knowledge of new words.

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