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Defining moments: Framing the Problem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a problem framing chart to examine the issues surrounding the decision to inter Japanese Americans during World War II. They respond to a set of questions using perspectives from different parties involved in the decision...
Worksheet
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Winter

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this literacy activity, learners use context clues and the word bank in order to complete the reading passage with the right word choices.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sentence Sense: Correcting Errors

For Students 6th - 7th
In this language arts learning exercise, learners read 20 sentences that might contain errors. On the blank before each sentence, students write S if the sentence is correct, CS for a comma splice or FS for fused sentence (run-on).
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Curated OER

Junior High School Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students play a board game in order to review the details from a travel essay. For this board game lesson, students listen the a story about a trip, ask questions regarding it, and review the story by playing the board game on the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Ellipses

For Students 7th - 12th
In this ellipses instructional activity, students measure and calculate the eccentricity of each ellipse and then calculate the percent deviation. This instructional activity has 10 problems to solve.
Unit Plan
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We're Building Bridges to School Readiness!

For Teachers Pre-K
Students participate in the activities their teaching initiates from the packet for classroom behavior, social skills, and learning environments.
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Plant a Seed

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete a seed and plant growth activity. In this plant growth activity, students read about Lady Bird Johnson and then answer questions about her role in the beautification and the environment. Students participate in a seed...
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Making Craters

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study craters and identify the different things that characterize craters.  In this crater instructional activity students create a model of an impact crater. 
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Breaking News English: Londoners Offered BLT for SAD

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Londoners Offered BLT for SAD," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Hazard Mitigation: Bioterrorism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss different ways to spread infectious diseases. In this bioterrorism lesson, students model the rate of smoke emission using CalRoad software. They analyze the effects of airborne release of...
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Celebrate Maine Cooking!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine and analyze different Maine recipes. After analyzing the recipes, students work in groups to determine what characteristics the recipes posses for it to be chosen to represent the culture of Maine. Students bring in...
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Houses and the People They Shelter

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students examine different homes and shelters across cultures and time periods. In this Houses and the People They Shelter lesson, students draw conclusions about society and culture according to the features of their dwellings. Students...
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Curated OER

Parametric Functions and Substitutions

For Students Higher Ed
In this solar winds activity, students determine the strength of magnetic storms in terms of the size of the change they make in the Earth's magnetic field. This worksheet has 3 problems to solve.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Special Tactics Training Tests Body, Mind

For Students 7th
Seventh graders read an article and discuss questions about what they read.  In this investigative lesson students review the vocabulary and complete a worksheet. 
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Other

Channel One: Environment: Extreme Weather Simulator

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive to help understand and appreciate the strength of severe weather storms.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Forecasting Severe Weather

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson increases student knowledge of severe weather and weather forecasting. It emphasizes the importance of student questioning to obtain information. After the introduction to severe weather is made, students will create their...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 4:2 Investigation 5 Severe Weather

For Teachers 4th
Learn about severe weather in Utah.
Unit Plan
NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Extreme Weather and Estuaries

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate how hurricanes can affect National Estuarine Research Reserve System estuaries. This activity consists of 2 parts which help deepen understanding of estuarine systems: Investigating an Estuary and Impact of Extreme...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Severe Weather

For Students K - 1st
Observe various severe weather phenomena in this image gallery from WGBH. Weather is the combination of factors -- temperature, wind, snow or rain, and sunlight and clouds -- that happen in a specific place at a specific time. Sometimes...
Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Extreme Weather on Our Planet

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson from National Geographic for grades 2-5 has a great photo gallery and video of extreme weather, and a chart for plotting weather investigation. Learning objectives, teaching methods, and connections to National Science...
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: How Does Extreme Weather Fit Into the Ngss?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find out how extreme weather fits into the NGSS science standards.
Website
Extreme Science

Extreme Science: Extreme Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
Extreme Science takes a look at the "extreme weather" around the world. Look at cyclonic storms, blizzards, and other weather records.
Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Extreme Weather on Other Planets

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Examine the variety of weather found on all of the planets in the solar system with this classroom exercise. Students will see a video and observe differences and similarities among the planets.
Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Extreme Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
Begin your research on extreme weather conditions. View links to other weather related websites and articles.

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