Worksheet
Curated OER

"Desiderata" by Max Ehrmann

For Students 7th - 10th
In this "Desiderata" worksheet, students read and discuss this short poem with their classmates. Students relate the poem to real world issues.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Sisters Club

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the book The Sisters Club and complete activities that are related to the book. In this reading lesson, 3rd graders read the book given, and then do activities that include taking a birth order quiz and an activity...
Organizer
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Site for Beautiful People Only

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English learning exercise, learners read "Site for Beautiful People Only," and then respond to 1 graphic organizer, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Queen Elizabeth II Addresses United Nations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine an article that discusses Queen Elizabeth's address to the United Nations General Assembly. In this lesson, students complete several assignments that are centered around the topic of the article, including vocabulary,...
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations by Charlotte M. Yonge

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations by Charlotte M. Yonge including a preface.
Unit Plan
University of Utah

University of Utah: Aspire: The Aspire Breadboard

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a tutorial for creating a breadboard with an LED display as an educational outreach effort for the Telescope Array cosmic ray research project near Delta, Utah. When completed, the breadboard could be programmed to use actual...
Unit Plan
University of Utah

University of Utah: Aspire: Life Cycle of a Star

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience this impressive interactive website about the life cycle of a star.
Article
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: An Aspiring Pilot Aviator in the Italian Air Force

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a selection from the memoirs of Lt. Camillo Viglino, a pilot in the Italian Air Force.
Activity
University of Utah

University of Utah: Aspire: Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an informational text comparing the atmosphere of Earth and other planets and then answer six review questions. Check your answers when finished.
Website
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: From the Top

For Students 9th - 10th
This NPR show focuses on young, aspiring classical musicians. Listen to performers, read interviews with kids about music and read fun facts about music.
Graphic
Curated OER

American Sport Art Museum and Archives: Ernie Barnes High Aspirations

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Ernie Barnes was named Sports Artist of the Year in both 1984 and 2004. The site includes a biographical sketch, commentary on Barnes's style and inspiration, and information about his most significant and influential works.
Unit Plan
University of Utah

University of Utah: Aspire: Lunar Phases

For Students 5th - 8th
Two-part activity teaches about the phases of the moon.
Interactive
University of Utah

University of Utah: Aspire: Seasons Exercise: Temperature vs. Date

For Students 6th - 8th
Explore this interactive to see what season it is in different cities around the world at different times of the year.
Website
BBC

Bbc: Young in the Arab World Bbc News

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow a BBC reporter as she visits four contrasting Arab countries to speak with young people about their lives, aspirations, and identity as Arabs today. Stops include Beirut (Lebanon), Cairo (Egypt), Manama (Bahrain), and Rabat...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Wavelength

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Utah's ASPIRE Lab, students will learn how to measure wavelengths and see how wavelength affects the color of the light that we see.
Unit Plan
Other

Jazz Improvisation Primer

For Students 9th - 10th
An info-packed lesson on jazz improvisation and jazz history. Very useful for musicians aspiring to play in the jazz idiom.
Website
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Company: Virginia Lee Burton

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this site to learn about Virgina Lee Burton's (1909-1968 CE) childhood, early years, family life and aspirations on this site. Pictures of Virginia are included.
Article
New York Times

New York Times: L. Tammy Duckworth News

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Provides a concise biography of Tammy Duckworth in addition to links to news articles concerning her military career and political aspirations that date back to 2005.
Website
Other

Taxi

For Students 9th - 10th
This a list of resources that an aspiring band member or songwriter should look at.
Website
BBC

Bbc Blast: Film

For Students 9th - 10th
Blast hosts competitions, interviews, message boards, tips and tools, showcases of student-created work, and similar content designed to further the creative aspirations of future filmmakers.
Website
Other

Wrestling Hall of Fame

For Students 9th - 10th
"America's shrine to the sport of wrestling, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, is a focal point for the past, the present and the future. It preserves the heritage of the sport, celebrates new achievements, and encourages...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Frequency

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Utah's ASPIRE Lab, students will investigate frequency in terms of trampoline jumps, pendulum swings, and electromagnetic waves.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: What Is a Wave?

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity adapted from the University of Utah's ASPIRE Lab provides an overview of the characteristics and properties of various types of waves, including light waves, sound waves, and water waves.
eBook
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor's Handbook: Patents

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has everything you would want to know regarding United States patents is included in this handbook for the "Aspiring entrepreneur."

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