Google
Google for Education: Writing a Story
In this activity, student storytellers write a story with each group member writing one chapter based on a set of story points. After all the members have come up with their chapters independently, the group collaborates to make the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Persuasive Writing: You Are What You Eat
Students will write a persuasive essay trying to convince their audience to eat healthy. Students will use the Makes Sense Strategies to complete the activity. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argumentative Essays
This tutorial focuses on argumentative essays, longer writings on a well-researched topic with the writer arguing one side of the topic, free of fallacies, and providing several claims. A short YouTube clip of Monty Python shows the...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Identifying and Understanding the Fallacies Used in Advertising
Students examine the fallacies that surround them every day, deconstruct fallacious images and messages in advertisements, and demonstrate their understanding of the fallacies through multimedia presentations.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Buckets of Thinking
Trial and error is just one of the problem solving strategies that you could use to solve this bucket problem. After you finish view the solution at this one page website.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Game Pumpkin Patch
Sharpen your problem solving and strategy skills playing this Somali game, Pumpkin Patch. The rules are simple but the game requires some thinking. There is a "Get Printable Page," link at the top to print out the materials you need.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Heads and Feet
Solve this problem about hens and sheep and practice your algebraic thinking all at the same time. A solution is provided at this one page website.
Other
Fagler College/nas 111/scientific Methodology
Power Point presentation on scientific method for NAS 102 Human and Environmental Biology II.