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Shamanism - The Powers of the Angakkuq
Students examine Shamanism and explore the Inuktitut language. In this Inuit culture lesson plan, students role play and 'interview' a shaman. Students encounter native Inuktitut words and then use a dictionary to find their English...
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Investigation of Timbre
Students design an experiment to analyze the timbre of different instruments. In this physics lesson, students analyze the missing quality in sound. They discuss their results in class.
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Sow Bug Habitats
High schoolers conduct an experiment to determine what type of environment sow bugs prefer. They use petri dishes with partially wet paper towels to assess whether they prefer wet or dry habitats.
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Cardiovascular Homeostasis
Students develop and conduct an experiment to answer the question," How does cardiovascular exercise affect the pulse rate?". They record the changes to heart rate during different levels of exercise.
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Must Love Animals!
Students research an animal and present their findings in an AppleWorks slideshow using computers, internet access, and Inspiration educational software. This instructional activity is intended for a middle-level Language Arts or...
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Personal Fitness
Students research important personal fitness and sport concepts through note taking, internet research, data collection, and the website Quia. Development of concept maps are also encouraged.
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Peak Load Growth Along the Wasatch Front: What's Driving Electricity Demand in Utah?
Students study how electricity is used in Utah. They create an advertising plan to educate consumers about peak cycles and energy costs for the cycling service of electricity. They present their advertising plan to the class for...
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Utah's Tax Situation
Students examine Utah's tax burden as relative to other states, explore types of taxes levied in Utah, including property, personal income, and sales taxes, define tax-related vocabulary, and conduct research to complete critical...
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Ancient Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection at the Semitic Museum, Harvard University
Ninth graders review what they already know about ancient civilizations. Before visiting the museum, they complete a pre-test on Cyprus and how trade is important to the island. During the visit, they travel in small groups to examine...
Other
Public Speaking: Using Supporting Material in Your Speech
The purpose of this website is to assist you with finding information about giving speeches and responding to other speeches or information.
US Food and Drug Administration
Beta sam.gov: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (Cfda)
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance now General Services Administration organizes and presents all federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains...
Other
Pine Tree Legal Assistance: Legal Guide for Immigrants to Maine
Great English-Spanish site that explains public benefits available to immigrants in the state of Maine and their impact on obtaining legal residency or citizenship in the United States. Though specifically written for non-citizens in...
Other
Pine Tree Legal Assistance: Legal Guide for Immigrants to Maine
Great English-Spanish site that explains public benefits available to immigrants in the state of Maine and their impact on obtaining legal residency or citizenship in the United States.
Other
Codi: Assistive Technology
If you need information on assistive technology take a look at this site! Many of the documents on CODI are publicly available nowhere else on the internet. Many links provided.
Learning to Give
Learning to Give: Lesson 1: Sports Heroes and Private Action for the Public Good
With this lesson plan, teachers can assist students in expanding their knowledge of African American sport heroes beyond their athletic achievements. Students will learn what these famous black Americans have contributed to the world...
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Saskatoon Public Schools: Instructional Strategies Online: Independent Study
Teach your students to become self-motivated learners with these independent study strategies including essays, computer assisted instruction, journals, learning logs, and many more. Then click on some of the strategies to learn more...
Other
Direct Relief International
Direct Relief International provides medical assistance and works to improve the health efforts of needy countries. The hope is that the quality of life for the impoverished and displaced will be improved.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Federal Emergency Relief Administration
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) agency, the first mass public assistance program, was created to provide relief support to nearly 5 million households each month.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Parent's Assistant: Or, Stories for Children
This ebook version of Maria Edgeworth's The Parent's Assistant: Or, Stories For Children has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Parent's Assistant, Or, Stories for Children
This ebook version of Maria Edgeworth's The Parent's Assistant, Or, Stories For Children has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Other
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: Property Tax Assistance
This site contains property tax information for the state of Texas.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Emergency Management Specialist
During natural or man-made emergencies, someone needs to be in charge of directing the assistance. That's where an emergency management specialist is called upon. Read about all the skills necessary for this career. This Science Buddies...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Civil Rights Activist: Burke Marshall
Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall, in this transcript of an interview for Eyes on the Prize, remembers mediating the 1962 desegregation of the University of Mississippi.
Other
Welfare Reform, Marriage, & Sexual Behavior
This site provides a summary of the goals of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, and how it relates to such issues as marriage and sexual behavior. From the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a non-profit organization focused on sexual and...