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The human barometer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read the story: 9-year-old girl dies on railway line. They engage in the 'Human Barometer': Collect a range of names of dangerous activities from the class. For example: skateboarding, waterskiing, bungee jumping, climbing,...
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Breaking News English: Grandparents

For Students 5th - 10th
For this grandparents worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Brushing Teeth Halts Heart Disease

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the causes and effects of Heart Disease. In this ESL Current Events lesson, 9th graders read an article on Heart Disease. Students complete guided questions on the reading.
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Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? | How Incentives Affect Innovation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students focus on the role played by a nation's institutions in generating creativity, invention and innovation, and analyzes how innovation promotes the economic growth that raises standards of living and alleviates poverty.
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Let's Go Camping!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students view and use visual texts to gain and present information, become familiar with and use appropriate technologies eg. publish writing on computer, use photographs to record events, use video to record events.
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Make Way for Wild Migrants

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss the threats facing migratory species and track the seasonal journeys of wildlife in real space and in cyberspace. Once they have gathered information from several sources, they create a portfolio to share with others...
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Parks Canada - True to Our Nature

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss visits to national parks, the differences between national parks and other parks, and plan an ecologically friendly trip to several parks that emphasizes conservation and national heritage.
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Deadly Ascent

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore some of Earth's extreme environments and the possible dangers they present. They describe some of the potential dangers found in extreme environments around the world. Students discuss ways to deal with potential...
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100 Great English Oxymorons - Phrases That Contradict Themselves!

For Students 6th - 8th
In this oxymoron activity, students test their vocabulary skills by reading and identifying the contradiction in each of the given phrases.
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Breaking News English: Credit Crunch Making Britons Ill

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, learners read "Credit Crunch Making Britons Ill," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Breakfast Helps Girls Stay Slim

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Breakfast Helps Girls Stay Slim," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Genome: The Secret of How Life Works

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners become aware that genetic issues impact many areas of life, such as medicine, food and agriculture, and law. They become aware that there are many ethical issues related to genetics.
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Genetic Pamphlet with a Purpose

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design a human genetic condition pamphlet which they present to the class and then take to a doctor's or pediatrician's office.
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Carbon Adventures Game

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the processes and transformations that occur in carbon pools. They play a game to identify paths taken by carbon through the environment.
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Opportunity and Danger

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the Immigration Acts of 1862 and 1865. They discover how Chinese immigrants faced prejudice. They interview a first or second generation immigrant.
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Watch Over Wild Wanders

For Teachers K - 12th
Students collect and organize data relating to migratory species and habitats; undertake a habitat action plan, then maintain planting and building projects for continuing benefit to wildlife; understand the unique needs of migratory...
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WALK, DON'T RUN

For Teachers K - 1st
1. Bring two quarts of moist soil, a cake pan, a sprinkling can of water and a quart of grass clippings to class. 2. Share background material, and introduce the word "erosion." 3. Prepare a small model hill by mounding the soil in the...
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Here to Help!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The purpose of this activity is to help students become aware of the warning signs and signals of an abusive relationship. Additionally this will help the students to become advocates to help those seeking help.
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The Code of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study genes, DNA and medical research. They watch "The Code of Life" video and answer discussion questions regarding the transcription and translation of DNA and how errors in these processes and mutations in DNA can produce...
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Fractions

For Students Higher Ed
In this mathematics worksheet, students read, write, order and compare fractions and mixed numbers. They identify that there are various strategies for finding fractional parts and use fractions to order and compare amounts or quantities.
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What's an Ecotect?

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars develop creative thinking skills that will help them in future jobs.  In this investigative lesson students select from a list of job titles, get into groups and make up job descriptions for them. 
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Breaking News English: UK Hospitals Ban Cooing a Babies

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "UK Hospitals Ban Cooing a Babies," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Queen Elizabeth II Addresses United Nations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine an article that discusses Queen Elizabeth's address to the United Nations General Assembly. In this lesson, students complete several assignments that are centered around the topic of the article, including vocabulary,...
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Niddk: The Health Risks of Being Overweight

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NIDDK provides an article and weight for height chart. Discusses Type 2 diabetes and associated health problems and effective preventative measures.

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