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Kids Health: Finding a Summer Job or Internship

For Students 9th - 10th
As the summer begins teens rush out to grab the most desirable job. Learn what you should consider before acquiring employment and how to make your part time job as rewarding as possible.
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Indiana Department of Workforce Development

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you someone looking for a rewarding career, good job or employment-related training? Are you an employer who wants to learn about ways to train, obtain or retain your employees? If so, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development...
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Read Works

Read Works: Flying High

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains the risks and rewards of extreme action sports. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works

Read Works: Pizza Problems

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the appropriateness of reading programs that reward students with unhealthy food. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.
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Read Works

Read Works: Pizza Problems

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the problem with reading programs that reward students with unhealthy food. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Wise Choice

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Peter whose wise decision earned a reward from the queen. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Talking Safely Online (Grades 3 5)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During the course of this activity students learn that while people can develop rewarding friendships online, they should be cautious with online-only friends and never reveal private information without asking a parent or trusted adult...
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Engineer Girl: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This career-oriented site offers advice for students interested in entering engineering as well firsthand experiences and reflections on the challenges and rewards of this career path. Its interactive sections include Engineers, What...
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BBC

Bbc: History: Viking Quest

For Students 9th - 10th
This BBC history game, Viking Quest, takes you back to AD 793. Flash plugin required.As you make choices, you learn about the culture of the Vikings, as well as about the dangers and rewards of being a Viking raider. (Flash required.)...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Al Green

For Students 9th - 10th
Gifted 1970s soul singer, Al Green, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. After a rewarding R&B singing career, he became a Reverend in 1976 and moved to gospel music.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Classroom Cash Incentive Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will be rewarded for positive behavior and performance in class through a monetary incentive program. Classroom cash will be earned on a daily basis for such things as attendance, punctuality, and assignment completion....
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Stock Market Price History

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Each of us seek to make wise investment decisions that will make our money grow. Unfortunately, we cannot predict the future, but the past can give us a window to understanding the risks and rewards of investing in the stock market. This...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Inventive Incentive

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
There are many ways in which people are rewarded or penalized for doing, or not doing, their work. These are known as incentives.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Mystery of Is It Mine or Ours?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will learn that people respond predictably to positive incentives (rewards) and negative incentives (penalties). They will identify incentives in their daily lives at home and school. Students will discuss which incentives have...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: It's Time

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars must prepare to be future business professionals. By researching the importance of employee/student time and attendance and creating a brochure, students will gain essential knowledge of practical business practices. The...
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Code.org

Code.org: Careers in Tech

For Students 9th - 10th
Careers in computer science and technology can be fun and rewarding. Find out what a person working in these fields does.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: First Week of School, Day 5

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders understand what the bucket of kindness is and how they can use it to earn rewards as a class.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Jelly Slice

For Students 3rd - 6th
Jelly Slice is a unique brain and puzzle game in which you use your fingers or mouse to slice the jelly and collect the stars through challenging levels. There is only one rule: Slice the jelly so that each slice contains only 1 star....
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids: Sci Girl: Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
SciGirls has the bold goal of changing how millions of girls think about science, technology, engineering and math -- or STEM. Each half-hour episode highlights the processes of science and engineering, following a different group of...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Collection: Sci Girls

For Students 9th - 10th
SciGirls has the bold goal of changing how millions of girls think about science, technology, engineering and math - or STEM. Each half-hour episode highlights the processes of science and engineering, following a different group of...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: The Little Red Hen [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"The Little Red Hen" is a one page fable about the other animals not helping the little red hen plant wheat, harvest it, or bake the bread, so they did not get to eat it either. It is followed by constructed-response questions which...
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: The Teenage Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Teens and adults have different brains. Find out what makes the teenage brain so unique.
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Teachers and Families: Teaching Self Control

For Students 3rd - 8th
Self-control is something innate for some children, but for most it must be taught. This site relates self-control information regarding strategies, dealing with feelings, and being mad.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Family Doctor: Why Exercise Is Wise

For Students 9th - 10th
In order to exercise we usually need to be motivated. This article may motivate you to find the benefits of physical fitness as well as provide some suggestions for its implementation. Links to related articles are also provided.

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