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A South African Storm

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore racial prejudice in South Africa through the reading of "A South African Storm" by Allison Howard. In this cultural and geography lesson, students discuss ethnicity and prejudices and cite examples from the letter....
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Storytelling in the Classroom

For Teachers K - 2nd
What makes story telling special? Young readers demonstrate how to tell a story to others. Kindergarteners, first graders, and second graders read biographies of "Building Blocks" characters and tell a story about a character to their...
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A South African Storm

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read a letter titled "A South African Storm" on her experiences of discrimination in the country. Individually or as a class, they answer questions about the author's purpose in writing the piece was and how she made herself...
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Hot Wheels (Grades 9-12 )

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Using internet research, students compute the costs of different models of card. They discuss the advantages/disadvantages of purchasing a new car versus a used car, the cost of car insurance, and the best way to finance their purchase.
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Bicycle Safety- Online Research Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online bicycle safety research worksheet, students use the links to complete 21 fill in the blank and short answer questions. They determine the important things about getting the correct size of bike, learn the rules of the...
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The Declaration of Independence: From Rough Draft to Proclamation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discover how the Declaration of Independence transformed from a draft to a treasured historical document. In this Declaration of Independence lesson, students discuss the context in which Jefferson wrote the document and analyze...
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Home Living/Life Skills: Face Washing

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Having good hygiene skills is a very important part of living an independent life. Learners with special needs follow sequencing cards to practice washing their faces. They follow each step in the process and discuss the importance of...
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European Union Role Play

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare and contrast the ways in which people and goods move between European countries prior to and post European Union creation. Students simulate product movement through four different countries prior to the creation of the...
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Little Red Corvette

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the acceleration of a car.  In this acceleration of a car lesson, students make a scatter plot of corvette acceleration data.  Students find a model to fit the data by taking the integral of the curve...
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Pronouns and Clauses

For Students 4th - 5th
In this pronouns and clauses worksheet, students complete a passage using 7 appropriate pronouns, write how many clauses there are in 4 sentences, underline the main clause in each one and write a short story with a beginning, a middle...
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Fair Games

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in several chance activities and examine a few games for fairness. They become game designers who are asked to design a fair game for a toy company. Students must describe the rules for play and examine...
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Mathematics and the Art of M.C. Escher

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover the connection between Escher's art and mathematics. They give various presentations based on their study.
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Personal Responsibility

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write in their journals. In this writing and responsibility lesson, students write about personal responsibility. They have three writing choices to choose from that all deal with this central theme.
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Portraits That Capture Character

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students analyze two of Dorothea Lange's portraits and create their own portraits of classmates. In this portrait analysis instructional activity, students define portrait and discuss two images of Lange's. Students interview a classmate...
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International Symbols and Roadway Signs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the function of various road signs and international symbols.  In this sign recognition lesson, students construct road signs with blank paper, markers, and scissors.  High schoolers make 2 or 3 different...
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Exploring the Theme of Forgiveness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Help teens explore complex emotions through the true stories of historic and contemporary people.
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Fun Field Trip Funding Ideas

For Teachers K - 5th
Whether it's a lack of funds or lack of time, check out these great ideas for getting creative with field trips.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Higher Gasoline Prices: Temporary or Time to Buy a Hybrid?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Gasoline prices garner a lot of attention in the United States. What can explain a temporary decline in gasoline consumption, and how do gasoline prices spur innovation in the energy and automotive industries?
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Sliders (for High School)

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Slip sliding away. Groups investigates the two types of friction by running an experiment that allows them to calculate the coefficient of static friction and the coefficient of kinetic friction. The experiment uses a box, a...
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K12 Reader

Adjective to Adverb: Sentences

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Could your young learners use some help with writing variety? Have them turn their adjectives into adverbs with a simple grammar exercise. Ten sentences prompt kids to find the adjective and rewrite the sentence to use an adverb instead.
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K12 Reader

Black Beauty

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A paragraph from Anna Sewell's Black Beauty provides middle schoolers an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to identify the main idea and supporting ideas in a passage.
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Los Angeles County Office of Education

Assessment For The California Mathematics Standards Grade 4

For Students 4th Standards
Have scholars show what they know with a 20-page assessment aligned to the California State Standards. The test covers concepts such as large and whole numbers, all four mathematical operations, fractions, decimals, geometric figures,...
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Physics, Technology and Engineering in Automobile Racing

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Start your engines! This five-lesson unit introduces physics and Newton's laws through automobile racing. Each lesson includes background information, a student worksheet, and an answer key. There are also culminating...
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NASA

Water Rocket Launcher

For Teachers 4th - 12th
How can you launch an object that isn't propelled by air? The resource provides directions to build a launcher to launch rockets made of two-liter bottles. The launcher, built mainly from materials found at the local hardware...

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