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Chinese Inventions A Selected History of Science and Invention in China

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars study the history of Chinese technology by identifying when and where items were invented or discovered.
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Say It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music In America - Episode 3: Can I Get A Witness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify many genres of music that influenced gospel and study examples of gospel music. They explain that gospel music is sacred and is usually performed with sincerity, dignity, and passion with vocal improvisation.
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Chinese Games

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate the concepts related to the development of Chinese Games. They work with the teacher to point out important events in history that are related to their development and the influence of games upon the Chinese culture.
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China

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders are introduced to the many contributions China has made to the world. They research and choose an invention to find information on. They will have to use an internet resource tool to guide them for their presentation of...
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Here Comes the Choo Chooooooo!!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice exercising the phoneme/digraph that makes the /ch/ sound. They drill on the tongue twister, "Charles chatted while he waited on his chance to win a check," and encounter Elkonin boxes along with the book, "Chad Checks,"...
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24 Hour Party Robots

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read an article about robots and social behavior. As a class, they write down new vocabulary words they are unfamilar with in the article. In groups, they discover what all the words have in commom and identify the type of...
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The Turn of the Nineteenth Century: Lifestyles and Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Student reflect on the differences between the life of children in the early nineteenth century and their lives in the present. They demonstrate these differences by creating a drawing of "then and now." In addition, they create a...
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AW Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this word blend worksheet, students label the pictures with the correct 'aw' word. Students label the ten pictures with 10 'aw' words.
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Backwards Watercolors

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create a watercolor picture. In this watercolor lesson, students cover the entire page with water. They color with a marker on top of the water and watch as the colors run and blend together. 
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Child's Placemat

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students make a placemat. In this art lesson students make a unique placemat. The students decorate their placemat with photos of themselves, stickers, etc. The placemat is laminated or sealed with contact paper.
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Laundry Basket Fun

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students entertain themselves in a laundry basket. In this performing arts lesson, students sit in a basket with small items and then throw the items out repeating the procss over an over again.
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Mini pinatas loot bags

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create mini pinata loot bags. In this pinata lesson, students take three balloons and cover them with flour, water, and tissue paper. They cut off the bottom to fill them and cover the opening. 
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Present Simple Questions

For Students 2nd
In this question writing instructional activity, 2nd graders write a question by choosing a word or phrase from four different boxes. The boxes are titled, who, what where, and when.
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Intermediate Sentence Completion 11

For Students 4th - 5th
In this sentence completion learning exercise, learners read the sentences and choose the best word to complete the sentences. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Ontario Council for Technology Education: Designing Chess Pieces [Pdf]

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this project, students will design and create 3D CAD drawings of a set of chess pieces. They will work through the stages of the design process, assess and develop design criteria when creating concept and scaled sketches, and use...
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: The Moralized Game of Chess

For Students 9th - 10th
The subject matter of this medieval manuscript by the friar, Jacobus de Cessolis, is interesting--looking at the game of chess from a societal standpoint. Even more interesting from the viewpoint of the history of art is the illustrated...
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Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: Mastering the Game: A History of Computer Chess

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibit documenting the important advances in hardware and software that made computer chess a reality.
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The Case for Chess as a Tool to Develop Our Children's Minds

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
It is the goal of every teacher to help our students to become better thinkers. This article looks at the game of chess as a way to help develop the thinking skills in our students.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kid's Games: Rules of Chess

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn the basic rules and strategy of the game of chess on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kid's Games: Play Chess Online

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids take on the computer in this fun and easy chess game online!
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Chess Wager

For Students 6th - 9th
Harry and his friend make a wager on a game of chess and discuss the concept of exponential growth in this short Cyberchase video. [3:26]
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian: Science: The Design of 'Through the Looking Glass'

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the inspiration of the chess board in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. It describes the chess moves that get Alice through her adventure and how they would work, or not, in a real chess game.
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National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Ajedrez

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice your mental skills with the game of chess. A group of two players are needed for this game.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Chess

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives the beginning chess player a wonderful overview on chess - the board, how the pieces move, and scoring. Questions are interspersed in the flipchart to review how each chess piece...

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