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Arizona State University

Asu: Chicana and Chicano Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Ed Online: Concept to Classroom: Webquests

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site shows how to use technology in the classroom and not be afraid of it! WebQuests are an inquiry based online tool for educators to use in the classroom. All the information during the lesson comes from the World Wide Web and...
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Indiana University: Atlantis Remixed

For Students 9th - 10th
A research-based, immersive 3-D world where students aged 9-15 can have an impact and feel a sense of empowerment as they strive to make the world a better place. Has a wealth of resources, including research articles, educational and...
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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Uncle Tom's Cabin

For Teachers 7th
A comprehensive learning module based on the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and primary source materials, followed by a summative performance task....
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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Gender Wage Gap

For Teachers 12th
A learning module on wage inequality based on gender. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students examine the difficulty in quantifying...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Systemwide Implementation of Pbl

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An eight-page article describing how Philadelphia implemented PBL system-wide in its out-of-school time (OST) programs. The authors begin with a short review of the scholarly literature on PBL and its...
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Buck Institute for Education: Designing Your Project

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Step through each of the five design principles presented here to learn how to design effective, engaging projects, and how to manage the process successfully. There are tools for creation, management, and assessment of projects...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Biodynamic Farming

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During this module students learn about biodynamic farming through hands-on activities that culminate in having multiple schools collaborate to design subsystems that are combined to make a working aquaponic system. During the SAGE...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Hands on Is Minds On

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
As students put projects together, create crafts, or use familiar materials in new ways, they're constructing meaning. Students love to touch and manipulate materials and this can activate kids' brains. This article gives tips for...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: We All Need to Lead 21st Century Learning

For Students Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An article discussing the call for action to spread the word that "PBL is the how to get to the 'what' of 21st century learning."
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American Chemical Society

Inquiry in Action: Look Alike Liquids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will learn to identify four unknown colorless liquids based on their characteristic properties in this activity. The lab activity includes both teacher and student instructions.
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Medium: Why Every Kindergarten and First Grade School Day Should Begin With...

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article was written to validate and be a voice for like-minded educators and families who want their children to have more time during the school day for inquiry and imaginative play. This article includes a list of articles, blogs,...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Is It Another "Aha" Moment for Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A video focusing on an "aha" moment a physics teacher had in using project based learning in his classroom. [2:06]
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: How to Use the "4 C's" Rubrics

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
"Rubrics describe what good critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity & innovation look like in the context of Project Based Learning." The collection of rubrics does not evaluate content for a specific subject...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: What Does It Take for a Project to Be Authentic?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An article discussing the four ways a project can be considered authentic within the project based learning framework. Article gives examples of projects that maybe completed in class and discusses their authenticity.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: Metric System Conversions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using inquiry-based learning, students work in groups to devise metric conversion factors after analyzing example calculations. By finding inaccuracies in the problems given, students zero in on the correct methods of doing conversions.
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Glenbow Museum

Glenbow Museum: Teacher Resources: Mounties

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Many students view Mounties as simply policemen on horses. But it is important to understand the Mountie not only as a Canadian symbol, but also for the role they took in shaping the development of Western Canada. This site has many...
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North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

Ncrel: Human Body Systems Resource

For Students 9th - 10th
What do you know about the different human body systems? This site features information on each of the different systems. Students and teachers will benefit from this comprehensive resource.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope: The Journey Begins

For Students 3rd - 8th
Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.
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Pennsylvania State University

Penn State University: Embryology in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Come and learn more about how to incorporate embryology into your classroom. This site features tons of information about the embryology of chickens.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: "Stained Glass Glue"

For Students 9th - 10th
In the activity, "Stained Glass Glue," students use common everyday materials to use inquiry when they mix different substances and observe the unusual result of mixing water colors, milk and common dishwashing detergent.
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Reading Educator: Question Answer Relationships

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Based on the presumption that every teacher shares responsibility for teaching reading, this page offers a brief look at question-answer relationships, as well as suggestions for putting the strategy to use in the classroom.
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Other

Saskatoon Public Schools: Instructional Strategies Online: Indirect Instruction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn about direct instruction and view a list of indirect teaching strategies including problem solving, case studies, reading for meaning, inquiry, and many more. Then click on each strategy in order to learn more about the strategy...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Project Assessment Map

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] The Project Assessment Map helps you plan how you will use formative assessments in a project, to be sure students are learning content and building 21st century competencies.

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