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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: Fantasy and Science Fiction

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson is an introduction to Contemporary Fantasy and Science Fiction including definitions, themes, characteristics, and some leading authors and movies.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Fantasy and Science Fiction: Ray Bradbury

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Ray Bradbury, a prominent science fiction author; it stresses the importance of setting in science fiction and provides a link to a setting activity. The lesson features links to a Bradbury biography, the short...
Website
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Space Travel Guide

For Students 3rd - 8th
What makes science fiction so exciting? Read some examples of the genre and then create your own science fiction story about space travel. Use the supplied "travel guide" to generate ideas and structure your plot.
Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: Tabloid Science Fiction

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
In this lesson plan students will write science fiction stories based on stories brought up in the tabloids. Lesson plan indicated for 5th grade and above.
Activity
Curated OER

A Wrinkle in Time: Discussion and Activity Guide

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This resource for A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleinse L'Engle provides opportunities for classroom discussions and several activities.
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Other

Ties Magazine: Through the Eyes of Falcons [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This science fiction story is a spring board for great discussion questions that span across various school subjects.
Article
Other

We Are Teachers: 10 Great Classroom Activities for a Wrinkle in Time

For Students 4th - 8th
This resource from We Are Teachers provides a collection of inspiring ideas for teachers who using Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time in their classes.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Gibson: The Miracle Worker

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Come and explore this informative site featuring links to lesson plans for "The Miracle Worker" by William Gibson.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: e.g. Benedict's Ambulance Patient Safety Challenge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are given a fictional client statement- the engineering challenge- and are directed to follow the steps of the EDP to design prototype patient safety systems for small-size model ambulances.
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Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 8: Flowers for Algernon: Unit Files

For Teachers 8th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities and assessments for the book, Flowers for Algernon.
Interactive
Other

Learning Network: Absurd Math

For Students 9th - 10th
Prealgebra students practice their math skills by playing the interactive game series. Math questions must be solved correctly in order to move to the next level of the science-fiction game.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Dystopian Society

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that includes eighteen links to images, activities, websites, charts, and more on dystopian societies.
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Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.