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CPALMS

Cpalms: The Lesson Formerly Known as "Wassssuuup"

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this instructional activity, learners are actively engaged in learning how formal and informal language are used in written and oral communications. Downloadable handouts are provided.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Power of Simple Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A fun, playful introduction to using short, simple words when attempting to communicate a point of information. [2:02] W.9-10.2d lang/voc
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PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Martha's Stem Stories Activity Plan

For Students 1st - 3rd
Welcome to Martha's STEM Stories! STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. You may already know that doing STEM means testing ideas, collecting data, making calculations, and drawing graphs and charts-but you...
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Other

Life Long Earning: Communication Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief definitions of communication skills terms along with examples of how a student might combine these skills into projects and real-world applications.
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Other

Ncsall: Relationship Between Reading and Speaking

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The interview discusses the relationship between reading and speaking.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spanish 1: Unit 3: El Tiempo

For Students 9th - 10th
In this third unit of an introductory Spanish course, students learn to have a written conversation with someone about the weather and their locations, to communicate about seasons, to speak about themselves, use clothing and other...
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National Science Teachers Association

Nsta: Science & Engineering Practices: Obtaining, Evaluating, Communication

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site from NSTA includes a progression of the Science and Engineering Practice for obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information. In addition, thereare performance expectations that make use science and engineering practices.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Look Up!

For Teachers K - 1st
Get ready to set a course for sky exploration. The following activity is designed to help students learn to listen, read, and communicate in both written and oral formats about the sky.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Seed House

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars will communicate in oral, artistic, written and nonverbal form as they study seeds and their growth. Students will plant seeds, make observations about the seeds' growth, and report their observations to peers .
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New York State Dept. of Health

New York State Dept. Of Health: Poliomyelitis Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, basic questions about polio are answered in brief responses. Learn how polio is spread, what its symptoms are, and how it is treated and prevented.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Jack & the Giants: Jack Spends His Pay

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this lesson, students will create and solve word problems involving money (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of decimals), and develop a script for a short scene and perform it using the elements of performance....