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Curated OER

Good Heavens

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students look at the history of science to identify some of the scientific ideas that different cultures have contributed to science throughout history. They describe using examples ideas developed by different cultures to explain the...
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Curated OER

Computer Lab Lesson Plan - Science

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine rocks and minerals. Using the internet, students research rocks and how they are formed. They use word processing software to list minerals and materials that form specific rocks.
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Curated OER

Using Authentic Texts to Teach Vocabulary

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students read an article identifying any new vocabulary words they are unfamiliar with. Using the text, they discover antonyms, synonyms and word families. They answer comprehension questions and review the vocabulary to end the lesson.
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Curated OER

The Ratification Debate

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the debate in order to understand the Ratification in context of the period of history being studied. They read text answer questions through identifying the differences between Federalists and Antifederalists.
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Curated OER

Short Story 2

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders review previous reading of Rikki Tikki Tavi. They discuss prior knowledge of simile, metaphor, idiom, and hyperbole. Students practice using vocabulary words from the story by listing synonyms for them. Students read from...
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Curated OER

A Journey To Africa: Art And Artifacts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create a multimedia presentation based on a piece of African Art. They use the art piece to demonstrate the culture and ceremonies of the area in which it was produced. They research facts for a Power Point, write a...
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Curated OER

Bats and Sound

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a PowerPoint presentation about animals and the sound they make. Using traditional and internet research methods, students gather information about a specific animal and the sounds that animal makes. Student information...
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Curated OER

Homonyms - Quiz 15

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete a quiz about homonyms. In this homonyms lesson, students read the sentences and select the correct homonym spelling to complete the online quiz.
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Curated OER

Invention Grab Bag

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students research inventions and their role in the history of civilization. In this inventions lesson, students choose an invention from a grab bag and research information to answer the worksheet.
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Curated OER

Death of the Dinosaur

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students consider theories of dinosaur extinction. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read an article about dinosaur extinction theories. Students may also complete the suggested activities. The article is not included.
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Curated OER

Civil War Soldiers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the concept of having a draft for obtaining military forces. They conduct research in small groups using a variety of resources in order to answer key questions. The ideas of having a volunteer army instead is...
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Curated OER

Achieving Valued Roles "Compendium Version"

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss the term initiating a conversation which means you make statements to begin a discussion with another person. They discuss if you initiate a conversation, then you have to tell the other person that you would like to...
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Curated OER

Lesson Refresh: Plan with the END in Mind

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify literary techniques by participating in a class discussion. In this organization lesson, 4th graders practice public speaking while presenting ideas for a story to their classmates as well as critiquing the ideas...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Technology and the World Around Us: Paraphrasing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the importance of paraphasing and how to paraphrase to avoid plagiarism. It provides links to an example of an MLA research paper, an article of effective paraphrasing, and a "Purdue Owl: Paraphrase" entry showing...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting Source Material Accurately

For Students 10th - 12th
You will learn how to summarize, paraphrase, and quote material from your sources.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Paraphrasing While Listening and Taking Notes

For Students 10th - 12th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn to paraphrase a speaker's remarks in the process of your note taking.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons that deal with plagiarism, copyright law, and how to paraphrase correctly. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Summary and Paraphrase: Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this slideshow tutorial, students are provided with notes that distinguish "summarizing" from "paraphrasing" content. Examples of effective summaries and paraphrases of text are provided. Then students have the opportunity to engage...
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University of Sydney (Australia)

The Write Site: What Are Quoting and Paraphrasing?

For Students 9th - 10th
This reference provides clear explanations of quoting and paraphrasing. Examples of a paraphrase of a direct quotation is also provided.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Using Sources: Paraphrase and Summary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on how to integrate source material using paraphrase and summary and the differences between the two. It also provides a practice exercise.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Using Sources: Applying Paraphrase, Summary, and Quotation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This activity focuses on when to use paraphrase, summary, and quotation to integrate source material into your paper.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The "Active" Part: Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Reflecting: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial the learner will be able to demonstrate what is necessary to be an active listener. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "The "Active" Part: Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Reflecting."
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W. W. Norton

W.w. Norton & Company: Paraphrase, Summary, Description: Paraphrase

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information and examples for how to paraphrase a statement.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Paraphrasing a Source

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces paraphrasing and discusses how to paraphrase accurately. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.

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