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Teach Engineering

Quantum Dots and the Harkess Method

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The Fantastic Voyage is becoming close to reality. The class reads an article on the use of nanotechnology in the medical field and participate in a discussion about what they read. The discussion method helps class members become more...
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Using Derivatives to Graph Polynomials

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
You can learn to graph as well as a calculator using calculus. The lesson introduces using derivatives to find critical points needed to graph polynomials. Pupils learn to find local maximums and minimums and intervals of increase...
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Civil War Trust

Civil War Personalities Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Caring, trustworthiness, and responsibility—these are only a few character traits in focus of a lesson based on stories from the Civil War era. Class members explore several influential lives while reading biographies that highlight...
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Really Good Stuff

Nonfiction Text Features Poster Set

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Identifying nonfiction text features is a skill students can take to any subject. A packet of posters demonstrate different text features that learners would encounter in a textbook or informational article, encouraging pupils to think...
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PBS

The Diary of Anne Frank

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
While designed to supplement a viewing of the PBS Masterpiece Classic The Diary of Anne Frank, this resource can also serve as an excellent informational text and activity source for your students on the historical context and timeline...
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ISTE

The New Digital Citizenship

For Students 6th - 12th
Boost digital citizenship with an engaging infographic that promotes the importance of being a positive digital agent, self, and interactor.
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Maryland Department of Education

The Concept of Diversity in World Literature Lesson 12: Author's Purpose - Yeats and Achebe

For Teachers 10th - 11th Standards
Is there such a thing as fate/luck? Can one fight destiny? As part of their study of Chinua Achebe's purpose in writing Things Fall Apart, class members answer these questions from Achebe's point of view and then from William...
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University of Georgia

Would Your Cat Eat This Stuff?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Processed foods use inorganic compounds for flavoring and preservation. This take-home laboratory challenges scholars to find 20 different compounds identified on the labels of foods to list on their data collection sheet. The activity...
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ProCon

Video Games and Violence

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Is screen time dangerous time? Scholars take a close look at the facts surrounding video games and violence. Pros give evidence connecting violence to video games while cons suggest there is no relationship.
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Curated OER

SAT Preparation

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
The verbal and quantitative sections of the SAT can be a challenge for even the most erudite logophile. Prepare your test takers for the vocabulary they will encounter on standardized exams by providing them with a helpful list of roots,...
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Other

Brock University: Critical Reading: A Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In addition to thoroughly exploring the purposes and functions of an analytical essay, this resource provides students with step-by-step instructions for reading and analyzing poetry, prose-fiction, and fiction. The site also offers...
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: How to Write Critical Reviews

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides the viewer with a step-by-step guide to writing critical reviews for non-fiction works. Its steps include analyzing the assignment as well as writing a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. Links to other writing...
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Reading a Book to Review It

For Students 9th - 10th
Advice on steps to take and things to think about while reading a book to be reviewed. These directions will be particularly useful when reviewing non-fiction, but can be modified to work for fiction, too.
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University of California

Uc Berkeley Library: Critical Evaluation of Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Questions to ask yourself when determining if a source is reliable. Discusses difference between primary and secondary source. List of reference sources and links to other sites that teach you how to evaluate sources....
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Other

Tidewater Community College: Book or Article Review or Critique Guidelines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Many students are not sure what type of information to include in a book or article review. This site provides some general guidelines. It covers not only the type of content to be included but also the format.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Critical Reading Towards Critical Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Aimed particularly towards writing about non-fiction, this site describes ways to think about what you read so you can write more clearly. Focuses on analyzing the "ways of thinking" that an author uses so you can evaluate the validity...
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: The Book Review or Article Critique

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site presents a series of questions to ask yourself before writing a book review or article critique. Most appropriate for non-fiction works.
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Other

E Notes: Short Story Criticism: Jean Toomer

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of Jean Toomer, an influential writer during the Harlem Renaissance. Presents a biography and a look at his contributions to short fiction.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Pride and Prejudice

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to the complete text of Jane Austen's (1775-1817 CE) "Pride and Prejudice" divided by chapters, this site includes six critical reviews, biographical notes, and a bibliographic record.
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Other

University of Northern Iowa: Study Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of web sites that provide tips to help you study more effectively, manage your time, take better notes, and handle the stresses of school life.

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