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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 2: Choice in a World of Scarcity: Self Check Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a list of seven self-check questions covering the content presented in Chapter 2: Choice in a World of Scarcity from the TEA AP Macroeconomics online text.
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NOAA

Noaa: Make an Edible Coral Reef [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about and view pictures of coral reefs. Then make a cake model of a coral reef and eat your way to a better understanding of life around these marine environments.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Circular Plot: Prediction Strategies in Reading and Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains plans for two lessons about circular stories like those of Laura Joffe Numeroff, who is known for the book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie." Students read stories with circular plots as models before composing their own. In...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Family Ties Making Connections to Improve Reading Comprehension

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Contains plans for five lessons that teach students to make authentic connections to reading selections. Lessons use books such as "Bigmama?s" by Donald Crews, "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats, and "The Relatives Came" by Cynthia...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Make Believe

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Make Believe by Henry Dawson Lowry, a fiction book for children.
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Saving Grace Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After initially giving up her baby for adoption, Evie steals her back because she believes the baby is not being properly cared for. When the baby gets sick, Evie must make the difficult decision to get medical help and thus be...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "Hot Dog" Book Reports

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners will use a Makes Sense Strategies Think-sheet to learn to identify the characters, setting, main idea and details of a book read. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Making a Living in Gold and Cattle

For Students 11th - 12th
In this section, students will learn about the major discoveries and developments in western gold, silver, and copper mining in the mid-nineteenth century. They will be able to explain why the cattle industry was paramount to the...
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NOAA

Noaa: Make Your Own Compass [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Build a compass to help you figure out which direction is north or south.
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Other

Literature Circles Resource Center: Teaching Students How to Discuss

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
Teachers are given strategies and hands-on approaches to help students prepare for a discussion and participate as active members of it.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Book Sorting: Using Observation and Comprehension

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Critical thinking, comprehension and analysis skills are the focus of this physical activity. Good beginning to teaching different ways of looking at things.
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Other

The Age: The Making of Alice Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
A 2004 New York Times article that takes a look at what "made" Canadian author Alice Munro. An interesting look at her childhood and family life, which is very much reflected in her short stories.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Comparing and Contrasting With "Then and Now"

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This instructional activity is a great small group reading instructional activity that has a social studies connection. In this instructional activity, learners will be comparing and contrasting schools from long ago and schools of today...
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Hazards and Risk Management: Risk and Risk Assessment

For Students 11th - 12th
In this learning module, students learn how to assess the risk of a hazard or dangerous activity and the chance of a bad outcome. It examines various scenarios and case studies (e.g., bungee jumping, earthquakes, and tropical storms) and...
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Other

Dvd Hardware and Software Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This chapter from the book "Robin Williams DVD Design Workshop" provides excellent guidance through the maze of tools available for authoring your own DVDs. Discusses hardware as well as software options and requirements.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: K Act. 04: Shared Reading: Wishy Washy Day

For Teachers K
This two-day lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Joy Cowley's Wishy-Washy Day and Audrey Wood's book, King Bidgood's in the Bathtub. Students will participate in making predictions, sequencing, and...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Trouble Is Brewing in Boston: "Colonial Voices Hear Them Speak"

For Teachers K - 1st
It's December 16, 1773 and many of the citizens of Boston are furious with King George's new tax on tea. Young Ethan, a printer's errand boy, has been given the task of conveying information concerning an upcoming protest meeting. As he...
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Other

The Flickering Mind

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Looking for an alternative point of view on educational technology? Use this informative website focusing on a book called "The Flickering Mind,"-a new and controversial book which argues that computers have done far more harm than good...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Local History: Mapping My Spot

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students often think of history as tattered documents, worn photographs, and musty books, all of which have little or no relevance to their lives. Maps provide an often-overlooked source of information and a new and compelling...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Serendipitous Crazy Illustrations

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson, Flotsam, written by David Wiesner, is used as a mentor text. Young scholars will analyze the author's use of crazy illustrations and word choices. Students will then use a game on this web site where they will click to...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Developing Comprehension Using

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Contains plans for three lessons that use the book "Thank You, Mr. Falker" by Patricia Polacco to teach making predictions and personal connections, as well as understanding the themes of the book. In addition to objectives and...
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NOAA

Noaa: Following the Ocean Unicorn [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what a narwhal is and how climate change may be challenging their existence. Make a poster that demonstrates your understanding.
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NOAA

Noaa: Where Will the Polar Bears Go? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to know polar bears and learn why it is important for them to live in the current arctic conditions. Make a poster that demonstrates your understanding of how climate change in the arctic could affect polar bears and humans.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Physical Characteristics of Urine

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn the chemical make-up and pH of urine in the human body.

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