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Media Smarts

Making Media for Democratic Citizenship

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils analyze global issues. In this video podcasting lesson plan, pupils research Internet and print sources regarding selected global development issues. Pupils plan and create video podcasts that feature their research findings.
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Curated OER

The Way Things Work

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore how things are designed, built and function. Students interpret the film The Swiss Family Robinson. Students discuss and analyze medieval technology and the amazing craftsmen and stoneworkers it took to build such...
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Curated OER

Confucius Say... China Old

For Teachers 2nd
Students locate China on the map. In this Chinese geography, history and culture lesson, students read literature about China. Students participate in paper making, silk making and lantern making activities.
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Curated OER

The Electric Sieve

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine different mixtures and how they can be separated.  In this electric sieve lesson students complete an activity that allows them to separate mixtures.
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Curated OER

Your Amazing Brain

For Students 8th
In these reading comprehension worksheets, 8th graders read a passage about the brain. Students then answer 5 reading comprehension questions about the text.
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Curated OER

Obstacles to Success: Misleading Data

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore how data reported by country agencies can mislead the public intentionally or unintentionally. In this Cross Curricular activity, 11th graders analyze charts and graphs in order to draw conclusions. Students...
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Curated OER

Visual Arts: Symbols That Stand for You!

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students explore symbols and what they represent. In this visual art lesson, students collect various symbols and discuss what they represent. Students create and discuss personal symbols which represent themselves.
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Curated OER

NOTHING TO LEAR BUT LEAR HIMSELF

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a scene from King Lear and decide collaboratively how best to present it. In doing so, they examine the scenes and the play from multiple perspectives.
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Curated OER

Aerodynamic Design

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research aerodynamic design. In this aerodynamic design lesson, students investigate wind resistance on a car. Students explore the reasons necessary for aerodynamic design.
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Curated OER

Darfur, Sudan: Beyond the Headlines

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students examine the situation in Darfur, Sudan. They research the situation beyond what is seen in the headlines. They compare and contrast the situation in Sudan with the situation in Rwanda years earlier.
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Curated OER

Angkor What? Angkor Wat!

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine Angkor Wat and its place in history. They visit websites, utilize maps, and complete interactive worksheets. Students investigate the local temple to discover its purpose.
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Curated OER

Letters from the Frontier: Reading and Writing Primary Documents

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine historical documents about George Caitlin to derive meaning about his life and contributions. The lesson is multicultural and helps students to appreciate art and history.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Myanmar Moves its Capital City

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English instructional activity, students read "Myanmar Moves its Capital City," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Curated OER

Coal and the Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read about how burning coal affects the environment. After students finish reading about how burning coal affects the environment they have a group discussion to discuss what they thought about the information.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Powers of Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Simplify a power of a complex number z^n, or solve an equation of the form z^n=k. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Complex Number

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This MathWorld site give a thorough definition of complex numbers. The first paragraph explains the fundamental knowlege base and notation for complex numbers. The site discusses complex numbers in the phasor form, de Moivre's identity,...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Powers and Roots of Complex Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this TI InterActive! activity, students explore the graphical and numerical representations of the powers of a complex number.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: N cn.a.2: Powers of a Complex Number

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The goal of this task is to practice making calculations with complex numbers and to visualize what happens when two complex numbers are multiplied. Aligns with N-CN.A.2.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The world of complex numbers is explored through mini lessons, interactive examples, applications and demonstrations. Topics covered include definitions, basic operations, graphing, different forms of complex numbers, products,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Complex Numbers

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers the powers of i, and adding and subtracting complex numbers, as well as how to plot them in the complex plane. Students examine guided notes,...
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Complex Numbers: Basic Definitions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
After reviewing the process of solving quadratic and cubic equations, a definition of an imaginary number is given. Also included is a demonstration of simplifying powers of the imaginary number and writing complex numbers. Examples are...
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Math Warehouse

Math Warehouse: Complex and Imaginary Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Features numerous exercises relating to complex and imaginary numbers. Includes video tutorials, calculators, worksheets and more.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring Mlk's Words Through Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This online lesson attempts to teach students the power of Martin Luther King's words in his "I Have a Dream" speech and others. Students create a diamante poem (seven-line diamond-shaped poem) to analyze and evaluate his words and...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mandala of the Buddhist Deity Chakrasamvara

For Students 9th - 10th
A mandala is a schematic diagram that portrays the sacred environment of a particular deity. The mandala is used by practitioners as a guideline for meditation. It helps people visualize the way in which they will restructure the world...