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K20 LEARN

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: Conditional Statements

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
If, then, Else is not only a basic programming language command, it is also the basis for conditional statements used in writing. Middle schoolers try to craft conditional statements with a card sort activity and then collaborate on a...
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Curated OER

Circles of Similarity

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work in pairs to design a Venn diagram of their likes and dislikes. They use the diagram to generate sentences that include statements of disagreement and agreement.
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BBC

The Role of a Monarch (key stage 2 and 3)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What makes a good monarch? Elementary and middle schoolers examine popular symbols of the British monarchy before designing a television advertisement about the qualities needed in a monarch. Next, they write poems using metaphors and...
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Classroom Adventures Program

Creating Characters

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Examine character in depth. Over the course of these six lessons, learners explore their own character traits, determine the traits of characters in the books they read, practice comparing and contrasting, and collaborate in small...
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EngageNY

Solving Area Problems Using Scale Drawings

For Teachers 7th Standards
Calculate the areas of scale drawings until a more efficient method emerges. Pupils find the relationship between the scale factor of a scale drawing and the scale of the areas. They determine the scale of the areas is the square of the...
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Curated OER

Enzymes and Catalysts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the functioning of the digestive system and the specific enzymes present. They observe the action of amylase on starch to identify characteristics of enzymes then perform an experiment on the effects of temperature on...
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Curated OER

The Hamburger Essay - AKA The Sandwich Essay

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils discuss how a five paragraph essay has five basic parts. They compare this to a well-made hamburger. They create a mind map of a five paragraph essay using the graphic of a tasty hamburger sandwich.
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Curated OER

Hearing Galileo's Whisper Across the Solar System

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read and answer questions about satellites. For this satellites lesson, students read information about Galileo's Whisper and satellite capabilities.
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Curated OER

The Best Birthday Present Ever

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students view a PBS "In the Mix" video about smoking and identify cigarette ingredients, the physical effects of smoking and techniques used in tobacco advertising. They compose a letter persuading someone to quit smoking.

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