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Curated OER

Stay Gold, Ponyboy: A Guide to The Outsiders

For Teachers 6th - 8th
How to use thematic focus, social context, and creative visuals to teach S. E. Hinton's timeless classic.
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Bytes Arithmetic

Geometry Pad+

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Graphing paper, pencil, ruler, protractor, and compass, all get replaced or supplemented with this dynamic geometry application. Here, you can create, move, and scale many different shapes, as well as, explore and change their properties...
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University of California

Anti-Communism at Home

For Teachers 11th Standards
Have you ever been accused of something without cause? The sixth installment of an eight-part series asks scholars to create a museum exhibit on the anti-communist activities in the United States at the start of the Cold War. To make...
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University of California

The Vietnam War (1945 – 1975)

For Teachers 11th Standards
Have you ever wanted to do something so perfectly you wound up not doing it well at all? Young historians use primary and secondary documents to analyze the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. The issues surrounding the...
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University of California

The End of the Cold War (1979-1991)

For Teachers 10th - 11th Standards
Scholars use primary and secondary documents, as well as video evidence, to investigate the end of the Cold War.  After completing the final installment of an eight-part series, class members better understand the issues surrounding...
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Curated OER

Tangent Properties

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore properties of tangent lines.  In this properties of tangent lines activity, students discuss the perpendicular relationship between a tangent line on a circle and the circle's radius.  Students use that...
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Curated OER

It's Going to Blow Up!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Get your ocean explorers online, reading articles about submarine volcanoes. They answer a series of questions and take a geometery challenge in which they calculate how much of a volcano has been blown away. Make sure to explore several...
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Curated OER

Circles and Angles

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify tangents, chords and secants. In this geometry lesson, students graph circles and identify angles created by secant lines, tangent lines and chords.
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Cruising the Mantle

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the plate boundaries of the earth. Through the use of video, internet and hands-on activities, students examine the types of plate boundaries. They create a model to illustrate the movement and interaction of the...
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Curated OER

City Life In Europe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore Paris. In this geography skills lesson, students watch "City Life in Europe," and conduct further research on the city of Paris and the country of France. Students create postcards that feature Parisian landmarks. 
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Curated OER

Fly Me to the Moon!

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this Moon travel worksheet, students construct a simple rocket trajectory called the Hohmann Transfer orbit using a compass, string, paper and a pencil. Students solve 2 problems which include finding the number of hours it takes to...
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Curated OER

Quiz: Name the Constellation

For Teachers 3rd
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the stars and constellations. Students respond to nine questions using written clues and visual aids.
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Curated OER

Worksheet 29 Spring 1999

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students describe in terms of reflections what happens to a point when (r, θ) in polar coordinates changes. They also discuss the concept of symmetry.
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Bathymetry

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students study the topography of the ocean floor and the geological processes of how it is formed. They summarize what bathymetry, describe how islands are formed and illustrate a bathymetric model of the sea floor.
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Curated OER

Growth in A City Neighborhood

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students take the "role" of city planner. They overlay a map of one area of the city in the past, present, and projected future project. Students discuss reasons for selecting the special features of the area. The instructional activity...
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Curated OER

St. Patrick's Day Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this Saint Patrick's Day worksheet, students complete a 12 word crossword puzzle, using clues about St. Patrick's day to complete the puzzle.
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Curated OER

Ski in Slovakia in Style

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read a short article about the mountains and skiing in Slovakia. For this ESL lesson, students explore the reasons that skiing is a popular activity in Slovakia, then complete several short activities to reinforce the reading.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Arcs in Circles

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students apply the properties of arcs and central angles. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
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Cuemath

Cuemath: Circles

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Explore everything about circles. Learn various parts of a circle like a diameter, radius, circumference, circles chord, tangent circles, major arc, segment, sector, and discover other interesting aspects of it. Try your hand at solving...
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Major and Minor Arcs

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about major and minor arcs with this helpful reference tool. Provides a detailed definition and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
Japan is an island country consisting of four major and numerous smaller islands. The islands lie in an arc across the Pacific coast of northeastern Asia, forming a part of the volcanic "Rim of Fire." From north to south this chain of...