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Animation: ALICE Software
Young scholars familiarize themselves with the ALICE software program. In this computer animation lesson, students are guided through a tutorial on how to use the ALICE software for animation.
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Indian Music Test
In this Indian music test activity, students respond to 10 short answer questions in part a and 5 short answer questions in part b as they demonstrate their knowledge of Indian music.
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What If It Happened To Me? A Look At The Disabled in Society
Students examine what it would be like to be disabled. They read literature with characters who have disabilities and discuss how society treats people with disabilities. They write an essay explaining why they are "normal."
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How to Write Your 60 Second Shakespeare Newsletter
Students become playwrights. In this Shakespeare lesson plan, students paraphrase familiar Shakespearian scenes that they perform for their classmates in 60 seconds.
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Hot air Balloons
Students study how hot air balloons were created and the different types there are. In this density and lift instructional activity students build their own hot air balloon.
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Class in the Media: Writing a Television Show
Learners look at popular media presentations to determine what type of messages they convey about class and class-linked behavior. They listen to contemporary music to explore how the songs touch upon social class issues. They read...
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Are You My Mother Game
Students identify unknown sounds using their sense of hearing. They predict what objects were for the "Mother" game.
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First and Last: A Speaking Activity
In this speaking activity, students use prompts to ask and answer questions, and communicate with groups. Students complete 2 activities.
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Water Cycle Column
Students use common materials to construct a working model of the water cycle. They then observe and explain evaporation, condensation, precipitation and percolation as aspects of a continuing cycle. Students also complete worksheets and...
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Til Death Do Us Part
Ninth graders read Romeo and Juliet. They complete a character analysis on one of the major players and present it in an informative and entertaining way. They rewrite and perform one scene from another character's point of view.
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Literacy through Photography
Pupils photograph scenes from their lives and use the images to become a catalyst for related writing exercises. They explore the themes such as self portrait, family, community, visual storytelling, and dreams to encourage them to find...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Animation Basics: The Optical Illusion of Motion
How do animators make still images come to life? Are the images really moving, or are they merely an optical illusion? TED-Ed takes you behind the scenes to reveal the secret of motion in movies. [5:12]