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"The Westing Game" Activities and Lesson Plans
You can use a novel, such as "The Westing Game", to teach reading concepts and skills in a way that keeps students interested.
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Managing Ecosystems
Students take a closer look at managing ecosystems in Britain. In this geography skills lesson, students determine how applying climax vegetation theories to the Salisbury Plain have helped or hindered the area.
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Water and Ice
Students examine how water changes state, from a liquid to a solid. In this water lesson students study the water cycle and how temperature and pressure effect it.
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Cave Diagram
Young scholars examine limestone cave geology and hydology. They study cave vocabulary.
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Let's Sleep on It
Students research sleep following a class discussion on an article in The New York Times. Students use their research information to create a health and wellness exhibit that addresses topics related to sleep.
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Mysterious Music
Eighth graders investigate how to compose music for a detective program. The goal is for them to discover the method needed. The idea was simple, they were told to compose the music with emotional tension that climaxed and then relaxed...
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Digital Images: From Satellites To The Internet
Learners examine digital images and how satellites orbiting Earth send information and pictures to Earth over the Internet. They use a digital camera to put pictures on a computer and decode a satellite image from space.
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Metals, Nonmetals, Metalloids
Students recognize that metals, nonmetals, and metalloids have common attributes. They Identify physical and chemical properties. Students define ores and identify where ores can be found.
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Inference Makes the Difference
Students explore how archaeologists make inferences from artifacts to explore what life was like in the past. In this archaeology lesson, students work in groups and make inferences about an imaginary household based on modern day...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Mystery
This slideshow focuses on the genre of mystery; it provides background, compares and contrasts mystery and crime fiction, lists the common elements of mystery, and provides literary examples with Nancy Drew and Agatha Christie novels.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Hound of the Baskervilles
View, read and discuss Conan Doyle's tale, "The Hound of Baskersvilles," and compare and contrast the story with the film. Explore the genres and elements of mystery and suspense that are present, and analyze characters, especially...
Virtual Salt
Visual Salt: Elements of the Gothic Novel
This site gives a listing and description of the typical elements usually found in gothic novels. It also provides a list of example vocabulary typically found in gothic novels.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Elements and Compounds
In this fun and engaging online lesson, students differentiate between elements and compounds on the most basic level while having fun "encoding" the Periodic Table.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: What's in a Mystery? Exploring and Identifying Mystery Elements
Contains plans for seven lessons that teach students about the plot structure, character, and setting of the mystery genre. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Taking the Mystery Out of Writing a Mystery
This mystery-writing instructional activity focuses on the structure of a short story and the elements of a mystery in particular. Students complete the entire writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing....
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: It's a Mystery
In this activity students use the properties of a mystery element to determine its identity using the Periodic-App.
BBC
Bbc: Musical Mysteries
This resource will help young children get acquainted with sound and rhythm. It offers interactive activities that build an understanding of the basics of music.
Other
The Riddle of Ancient Roman Concrete
Explores the mystery of how the Roman's created a concrete that has withstood the attack of the elements for over 2,000 years. Interesting and thought provoking.
Other
Literary Gothic: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
This page offers a brief discussion of the supernatural, gothic elements of some of Freeman's (1852-1930 CE) work, along with links to other Freeman pages and stories, some with illustrations. A plus is the pre-written MLA style citation...
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Eternal Egypt: Marble Bust of Serapis
Found at the Serapeum of Alexandria, the white marble bust of Serapis wears the kalathos, or sacred basket of mysteries. His head and beard are covered with thick curly hair, while five locks fall on his forehead.
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Read Works: A Secret Note
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fiction piece shares the story of a camper who receives a mysterious note. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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The Riddle of Ancient Roman Concrete
Explores the mystery of how the Roman's created a concrete that has withstood the attack of the elements for over 2,000 years. Interesting and thought provoking.