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House Rules for Children

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Examples of daily and weekly expectations for children. Also provides suggestions for rewards and consequences for these house rules.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Drugs Alter the Brain's Reward Pathway

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides interesting data about how drugs alter the brain. Find facts, pictures, and animations to help portray the critical information about drugs of abuse. Also link to teacher resources and lesson plans.
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The Mint: The Stock Market: Risks and Rewards

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson teaches students the importance of the stock market, how to read and interpret reports, and how to track different stocks.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Testing Behavioral Incentives

For Students 6th - 8th
Research has shown that positive reinforcement is an effective means of influencing behavior. This experiment looks further to determine which type of reinforcement-praise or reward-is more effective with young children. The objective of...
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The Franklin Institute

Marie Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the history of Marie Curie and her work with radium. Use the tabs above to read more about this scientist, her research, and her rewards.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Make Your Own Piezoelectric Pickup for Acoustic Guitar

For Students 9th - 10th
In this project you'll learn how to make a piezoelectric pickup for acoustic guitar using inexpensive components. You can then connect your acoustic guitar to an amplifier, and record your own music. If you are interested in electronics...
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Common Sense Media: Talking Safely Online [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this lesson students learn that they can develop rewarding online relationships, but that they should never reveal private information to a person they know only online without asking their parent or guardian for permission.
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The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute Online: Guglielmo Marconi

For Students 9th - 10th
Wireless communication was around in the 1800's. Learn about Guglielmo Marconi, his discovery of wireless communication and his rewards.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Mythology and the Odyssey: Myth Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson summarizes two myths: Baucis and Philemon, an old couple who took in and cared for Zeus and Hermes who were pretending to be humans and were rewarded for their good deeds; and the story of why we have seasons due to Hades...
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Curated OER

Fbi: Usama Bin Laden Wanted Poster

For Students 9th - 10th
This official wanted page from the FBI includes a detailed description of Usama Bin Laden. Describes his crimes and the reward for his capture.
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British Library

British Library: Wilde's the Importance of Being Earnest: A Close Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this lesson, students will consider several aspects of Oscar Wilde's most popular of comedies, "The Importance of Being Earnest". The success of this play is in part due to its examination of moral principles - in this case, the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rock Paper Scissors Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson puts a physical twist on the traditional game, rock, paper, scissors! Students get into pairs to play rock, paper, scissors. However, in this game the person who does not win the match is rewarded with exercise by doing...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Sissa's Reward

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this one page website use a table to help you solve this problem about the chess board and grains of rice. The solution is available right on the website.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: The Military System

For Students 9th - 10th
The strength of the organization of the Roman army was the key to its success. Read about the composition of the army, Roman military strategy, and weaponry. The road system allowed the army to reach every part of Italy easily.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Tricks for Treats: How Long Does It Take to Train Your Pet?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Have you ever been to an animal show and seen a sea lion balance a ball on his nose, or a tiger jump through a hoop? Or maybe you've met dogs who can sit, fetch, shake, or beg on command. The range of tricks that you can teach animals is...
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Coping.org: Tools for Handling Control Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive site covers numerous control-related issues and provides tips for maintaining composure. Issues surrounding self-control are discussed as well.
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BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: Drug Abuse and the Adolescent Brain

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This module focuses on the science that explains the effects that drugs have on the brain and, by extension, a person's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Specifically, it focuses on the adolescent brain. Adolescents may be more...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: The Awesomely Evolved Human Brain

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan reinforces comprehension of key facts and concepts in the student article "The Awesomely Evolved Human Brain." Learners will understand that the brain's reward system has evolved to help ensure the survival of the...
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Encomiendas

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this good description of the encomienda system that was set up by the Spanish to reward the Spanish colonizers in the New World and to subjugate the indigenous people by requiring their labor on the granted land.
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Employment Spot

Employment Spot: Entrepreneurs

For Students 9th - 10th
Starting your own business can be a daunting task. But for many, the idea of working for themselves rather than a large corporation is a dream come true. And although it can be a lot of hard work, owning your own business can be...
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Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
There are 5 exercises and accompanying handouts provided in which students read sentences and determine if they have misplaced or dangling modifiers. Correct answers are rewarded with sweet treats; incorrect answers with being swallowed...
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Broward Education Foundation

Broward Education Foundation: Peace Love Recycle Create Relate [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will learn the importance of acts of kindness. They will create a pot painted with acrylic paints, and or paint pens. They will place beautiful decorated tissue flowers in the pot. The music club will present a holiday...
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Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Readers to the Rescue

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Visusal mad-lib reading game in which students help rescue storybook characters, including Pinocchio, Humpty-Dumpty and Sleeping Beauty and win rewards of animated short films and access to 36 books that can be read online for free.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Linus Pauling

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography will give you information about the life and important scientific discoveries made by Linus Pauling. His discoveries led him to be rewarded the Nobel Prize twice.

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