ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Get Ready to Celebrate Banned Books Week
The last week of September is generally the time to celebrate Banned Books Week. Use this lesson plan from ReadWriteThink talk about censorship and why it is important to protect books.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne
This is the full text of the novel Five Weeks in a Balloon or Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1863.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Immigration Syllabus: Weeks 12 15
Syllabus: Week 12: Undocumented Immigrants/Immigrant Rights. Syllabus: Week 13: Border Walls and Border Policing. Syllabus: Week 14: Post 9/11 America, and Syllabus: Week 15: Deportation Nation.
University of Minnesota
Univerisity of Minnesota: Immigration Syllabus: Weeks 9 11
Syllabus: Week 9: The 1965 Hart-Celler Act and the Remaking of Immigrant America. Syllabus: Week 10: Refugee and Asylum Policy, and Syllabus Week 11: How Globalization Produces Migration: Immigration Law, Economic Policy, and Global...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Excerpt From Five Weeks in a Balloon
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from Five Weeks in a Balloon" by Jules Verne, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 4 4 16: Gorillas Love Egg Hunts Too!
Photos and video of a gorilla enjoying an Easter egg hunt at a zoo in Cincinnati. Includes video.
Youngzine
Youngzine: Week of 11 05 12: An Hour More of Zzzz's..yay!
On Sunday, November 4 at 2 a.m, clocks in U.S were set back by an hour as Daylight Savings came to an end. What is DST? Who first proposed the idea? Is it practiced around the world? Let's take a look in this video. [0:37]
Science is Fun
Chemical of the Week: Sulfuric Acid
A brief description of sulfuric acid, its reactions, and its uses. Includes reaction equations.
Seeker
Seeker: Week of 9 1 14: 103 Year Old Sprinter Challenges Usain Bolt
Learn about record-holding Japanese sprinter Hidekichi Miyazaki and his tips for success.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Week of 6 20 16: Prince William Forms Cyber Bullying Task Force
The task-force will work together anti-bullying charities to help make it easier for children and parents to get help if they are being bullied online.
Smithsonian Institution
Tween Tribune: Week of 4 4 16: Why Do We Sneeze?
Article answers the question, why do we sneeze?
CNN
Cnn: Week of 5 12 14: How Our Universe Grew Up
Learn what scientists now believe about the formation of our universe. Includes video .
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: A Bit of Engineering
After researching how scientists drill into the ocean floor to retrieve core samples, students work in small groups to simulate the process in the classroom and report on their findings.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: A Model of Three Faults
In this lesson plan, students learn about the different kinds of faults and plate boundaries and where they can be found. They research and report on the faults that are present in their state. They are also asked to develop models of...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Analyzing Hurricanes Using Web and Desktop Gis
In this activity, students research hurricane data to discover their behavior and patterns. They map them across decades to see whether their frequency is increasing. They study Hurricane Andrew and investigate the relationship between...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Earth Caching
In this lesson, students learn about EarthCaches and processes of the Earth. Using online resources, they find an EarthCache located near their school, visit it, and record the information required in its associated activity. They...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Earthquake on the Playground
In this experiment, students go outside and create a simulation of P and S waves traveling across a 30-meter span. This is repeated using a 30-meter square. They experiment with P and S wave behavior, record results, and use...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "In Passion Week" by Anton Chekhov
Text of the short story "In Passion Week" by Anton Chekhov. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Three Sundays in a Week
A man and woman who want to get married seek the approval from an Uncle who will only let them marry when there are three Sundays in a week. Read the full text of this Edgar Allan Poe short story on this site to see if the wedding occurred.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Video of the Week Hawaii's Big Island a Winter Wonderland?
It snowed in Hawaii? It sure did! Check out some photos and a brief video illustrating the surprise snowfall on the Big Island.
Other
Wild About Ants: Ant of the Week: Weaver Ants
Watch these weaver ants as they weave nests using leaves and silk from their larvae. These ants are also well known for their use by farmers to control insects that attack crops.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: First Week of School, Day 1
Sixth graders will learn about each other from a toilet paper activity.
A&E Television
History.com: History This Week: The Mother of Level Measurements
September 24, 1902. A new cooking school is set to open at Boston's 30 Huntington Avenue. The rooms will soon be filled with trainee cooks, who will watch in awe as the school's namesake and principal, Fannie Farmer, lectures on...
Other
National Nuclear Science Week
Here's a site dedicated to National Nuclear Science Week, Jan. 23-27, 2012. Sponsored by the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, this special week is focused on all parts of nuclear science. You can find activities, lesson...
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