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Birth, Growth, And Development

For Teachers K - 5th
Students understand that all living things have a life cycle that includes being born, developing into an adult, reproducing, and eventually dying.
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The Needs of Living Things

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners watch video clips of animals and plants in their natural environment, to gather evidence that all living things have basic survival needs. Students draw pictures of real or imaginary pets eating, drinking, breathing, and taking...
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Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the interplay between the geometric and analytic information and on the use of calculus both to predict and to explain the observed local and global behavior of a function. They write a paragraph describing any...
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Are You Money Smart?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners figure out and discuss the irony of this coin-centric poem. They also practice persuasive letter writing, and identify and count coin/money values.
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Political Ramifications of the American Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, in groups, research a topic from the Revolutionary War. They present their research to the class as a review and the instructor summarizes important information. They take a test on the presented topics.
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Election 2000

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the 2000 presidential election. Students write an expository essay in response to the following: Should the election process in the United states be changed?
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The People Behind the Numbers

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders brainstorm potential definitions for "developed" and "developing" countries. They work in groups of four and research using Web sites listed to find information about their country then they create a spreadsheet which...
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Foreign Student Exchange Project - French Website

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders choose a cultural topic to research and publish on their website. They reflect upon the reasons they chose to study the French language and select a topic that influenced their choice.
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Shapes are Everywhere

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders gain an understanding of geometric shapes and spatial reasoning. They learn the attributes of solid shapes in everyday activities. Students compare geometric shapes to everday objects, finding things that serve a purpose...
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Creating slideshow using Real Slideshow 2.0.

For Teachers 5th
students gather information during field trip to the zoo. They use and present their findings of the types of birds, cats, primates, and other mammals to their teachers and classmates by producing a slide show using Real Slide Show 2.0.
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Radio Program #14-The Back to the Land Movement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the impact of the "Back to the Land" movement on the Appalachian area. They interview people who have moved back or know someone who has moved back to the Appalachian area. Students graph out profiles of "typical"...
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Letter to My Keypals

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students login to a remote computer and set up a folder to save messages from their teacher. They write an introductory letter about themselves and mail it to keypals.
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Separating Fact from Fiction

For Students Higher Ed
In this English grammar worksheet, students study a chart of definitions and pointers.  Students then read 5 explanations as to how to separate fact from fiction.
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Interactive Food Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in the game, "Talking Food Pyramid." In this nutrition lesson, students recognize the organization of foods in to five groups. Students conclude by physically classifying a selection of foods in two groups.
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Nutrition Vocabulary Word Searches

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars complete word searches based on nutrition vocabulary. In this nutrition lesson plan, students choose the food group and select a word search based on the group.
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Internet Society: A Brief History of the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the internet, written by those who were involved in the development evolution of the Internet. This history revolves around four distinct aspects: the technological evolution, operations and management aspect of a...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Domain Name System (Dns)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Domain Name System (DNS) and its relationship to IP addresses is explained and illustrated. The article also discusses the anatomy of a domain name and issues of DNS spoofing.
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University of Idaho: Information Literacy: Understanding the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page article that explains the use of the Internet, URLs, and domain names.
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Isoc: All About the Internet Internet Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
As the Internet continues to grow, the issues that confront its stable, beneficial evolution increase in number and complexity. Here, the Internet Society presents links to information on a variety of Internet issues including copyright,...
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Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Tips for Microsoft Internet Explorer

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing of various tips that can be used with Microsoft Internet Explorer. Find out ways to work better and more efficiently with this web browser.
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TESL Journal

The Internet Tesl Journal: Promoting Learners' Speaking Ability

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a scholarly article with a wealth of information useful especially for Asian learners in the socioaffective domain.
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Internet Library of Law and Court Decisions

For Students 9th - 10th
The Internet Law Library features extensive summaries of court decisions shaping the law of the Web up to 2008. Issues include: intellectual property issues including copyright and trademark; jurisdiction; linking; framing; meta tags;...
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Linux Documentation Project: How Does the Internet Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how the Internet works by exploring some key Internet concepts. Here you can read about hostnames and locations, the domain name system, packets and routers, TCP and IP, and HTTP.
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The Shuler Family: How Does the Internet Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can get a technical but accessbile overview of the Internet. Learn about Internet addresses, networking infrastructure, Internet routing hierarchy, domain names, Internet protocols, and so on. Illustrated.