Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: We Are Civil Communicators

For Teachers 11th - 12th
When we talk about our personal beliefs and politics, passions can run high -- especially when we're online. These intense moments can often lead to tit-for-tat insults, or worse. But, if addressed calmly and coolly, they can be an...
Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cell Cell Interactions: How Cells Communicate With Each Other

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy and the Association of American Medical Colleges provides study content for the MCAT. This resource discusses how cells communicate with each other.
Activity
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Communicate Your Results

For Students 9th - 10th
Resources for communicating results of a PBL unit where students designed a water purification system.
Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Speaking in the Real World

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on providing practical tips for speaking in a non-academic setting such as a wedding, charity event, or interview.
Handout
PBS

Pbs: The Life of Birds: Bird Brains

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the intelligence of birds. There are many examples to illustrate communication, use of tools, and general resourcefulness that many birds show.
Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: Teaching About Fcc v. Fox

For Students 9th - 10th
C-Span learning module asks students to examine the question of whether or not the U.S. government, FCC, has the right to ban indecency on TV. Comprehensive resources including lesson plan, background video, moot court materials, FCC v...
Website
Other

Wisconsin/ Surf Report/web Sites

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board provides numerous links to educational web sites for students and teachers. Its subjects include art, animals, astronomy, Black history, careers, children's books, dinosaurs, environmental...
Website
Other

Nat. Library of Nz: Digital Content Finding, Evaluating, Using and Creating It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is directed at teachers and teacher-librarians. It provides helpful information and links to resources for developing digital literacy skills in a school. Many of the suggestions can be passed on to students to help them find,...
Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Telecommunications Equipment Installers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about telecommunications equipment installers. Topics covered include working conditions, training, job outlook, earnings, and related careers.
Website
Other

Wisconsin/ Surf Report/web Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board provides numerous links to educational web sites for students and teachers. Its subjects include art, animals, astronomy, Black history, careers, children's books, dinosaurs, environmental...
Article
Edutopia

Edutopia:five Minute Film Festival: Teaching Digital Citizenship

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This collection of videos helps educators to understand the key elements of digital citizenship in order to successfully communicate them to students.
Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Device Free Moments

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, 2nd graders learn when it's appropriate to use technology and when it's not, and practice making family rules for device-free time at home. Includes lesson plan, slideshow, student...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Learning Resources for How Art Made the World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Access five lessons that would enrich any curriculum about ancient civilizations and the art produced by those civilizations. Using the PBS documentary "How Art Made the World" as a jumping off point, the lessons ask students to think...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Spy Techniques of the Revolutionary War: Culper Code Book

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using a primary source and transcript students decipher and create historically-accurate spy communications like those used by George Washington and the Culper Spy ring in the American Revolutionary War.
Handout
National Archives (UK)

Learning Curve: Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Cuba's history and Castro's rise to power, the development of the relationship between Cuba and the USSR, a description of the events of the crisis, Kennedy's response to the discovery of Soviet...
Website
Information Technology Associates

Theodora: Bolivia 2017

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource for links to country information on Bolivia. Provides current information and statistics on subjects such as geography, population, international issues, history, government, economy, communications, and much more.
Website
Information Technology Associates

Theodora: Colombia 2017

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete resource for country-specific information on Colombia. Full of useful facts on geography, population, religion, military, international issues, history, government, economy, communications, transportation, and more. Links to...
Handout
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Lithuania

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Lithuania. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It...
Handout
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Philippines

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Philippines. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It...
Handout
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Federated States of Micronesia

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of the Federated States of Micronesia. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and...
Handout
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Kyrgyzstan

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Kyrgyzstan. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It...
Website
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Device Free Dinner

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Several resources to help parents and kids understand and communicate about limiting device use during family meals and social get-togethers.
Website
Other

Disney.com: Tips for Online Safety

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Internet safety material is presented. Parents can find ways to communicate with their children about the sites they visit, safety rules, and dealing with online bullies.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students explore reactions in which chemical bonds are formed and broken. Students experiment with changing the temperature and the concentration of the atoms in order to see how these affect reaction rates. They also...