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Curated OER

Using "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears" to Teach Cause and Effect

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discuss cause and effect relationships and the chain reaction involved before listening to the story "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears". Students create flow charts to show the chain reactions of causes and effects in the...
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Curated OER

Chain Reactions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a picture collage showing the cause and effect of events in the novel Holes. Given a set of pictures from the film adaptation, students place them in sequential order. They write a brief summary of the events and what...
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Curated OER

Chair Reactions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners examine the evolution of the plot in the novel holes by looking at cause and effect relationships. Using the provided worksheet, students link events in the story and explain how they effected other events and relationships in...
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Curated OER

Cause and Effect with the Treasure of Green Lake

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students, after reading the book, "Holes," answer questions about the story's plot, make decisions about game play that involve cause and effect relationships and utilize problem-solving skills and hand-eye coordination to navigate a...
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Curated OER

The Monkey's Paw

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, young scholars complete a variety of activities which demonstrate understanding of the book The Monkey's Paw .
Handout
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Core Analysis Frame: Fiction

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Dig into any piece of fiction with a series of analysis questions. There are two levels of questions provided: basic and in-depth. The basic questions can be copied double-sided onto a single piece of paper, while the in-depth questions...
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Curated OER

Teaching Biotechnology By Analogies And Models

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore biotechnology by analogies and models. They read several provided scenarios and answer questions to discover some basic concepts of biotechnology.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teaching Biotechnology by Analogies and Models

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine analogies and create models to help visualize the concept and technique of basic biotechnology. Common scenarios are used to explain the complex procedures of genetic engineering.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Doing History" The Crafting of a Christopher Gadsden Biography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students reflect on the biography of General Gadsden.  In this history lesson, students read the biography of General Gadsden then research a specific aspect of the Generals life to complete their own biography pn him.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "What Five Dollars Paid" by t.s. Arthur

For Students 7th - 9th
"What Five Dollars Paid" shows the chain reaction money can have when used to help people. Read the full text on this site.