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It's About Time

The Mu of the Shoe

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What is mu? Emerging scientists explore the coefficient of sliding friction, or mu, and apply its concepts as they complete activities in the interesting lesson. They measure the sliding friction between soles of their own athletic shoes...
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Michigan State University

May I Take Your Order?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
If you're a pest, come and get a tasty meal here! Scholars work collaboratively to construct a mini restaurant out of a shoe box and create a menu that feeds a pest their favorite food. 
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Association for Library Service to Children

Summer Reading List Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Keep your kids reading throughout the summer with a wonderful list of books! Youngsters can choose from 25 different titles, each of which is paired with publication information so that their parents, guardians, or librarians can...
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Curated OER

Summarizing with Somebody Wanted But So

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Teach your young readers how to summarize a text using a strategy called Somebody Wanted But So. Kids identify the character (Somebody), the motivation (Wanted), the conflict (But), and the resolution (So). The resource comes with...
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Willow Tree

Circle Graphs

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Pie isn't just for eating! Scholars learn to create pie charts and circle graphs to represent data. Given raw data, learners determine the percent of the whole for each category and then figure out the degree of the circle that percent...
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NOAA

Prepare for the Storm!

For Students K - 3rd
Severe weather can occur with or without warning. Being prepared for any situation makes chances of survival that much greater. A brief activity suggests a list of items for an emergency book bag. The first page...
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Plum Tree

Teaching Your Child How to "Spaghetti Body"

For Students K - 6th
We all feel stressed at times, but we don't have to feel that way for long by practicing a coping skill called, Spaghetti Body. When a high stakes test or presentation is on its way, follow the instructions on this...
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Plum Tree

Teaching Your Child How to “Stress Press”

For Students K - 6th
Are you or your scholars feeling stressed? Use the coping skill resource, Stress Press, to relieve the feeling that may be growing inside you when a big test or presentation is on its way. 
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Billabong High International School

Charlotte's Web Vocabulary Sheets

For Students 2nd Standards
That's some worksheet! A 10-page packet includes vocabulary words from each chapter in Charlotte's Web. 
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Nosapo

Family Titles, Pronouns, Writing about a Person

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
How is your grandmother related to you? How is your cousin related to your grandmother? Learn about family relationships and pronouns with an activity that guides pupils to write two short narratives about members of their families.
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Community High School of Vermont

Habits of the Mind

For Students 6th - 12th
An informative one-page resource details the 16 Habits of Mind. Habits encourage positive problem-solving, self-awareness, creativity, and dedication—lifelong skills that can be used in both academic and social settings. 
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Other

Bata Shoe Museum: History of Western Footwear Fashions

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of Western fashion from this online exhibition of footwear that traces the development of shoes from ancient times through the twentieth century.
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Black Past

Black Past: Jan E. Matzeliger (1852 1887)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief encyclopedia entry about the life of inventory, Jan Matzeliger, whose invention revolutionized the shoe-making industry.
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Other

Black Inventor Online Museum: Jan Matzeliger

For Students 9th - 10th
A very complete biography of African-American inventor, Jan Matzeliger, who developed the shoe-lasting machine. Read about the development of his invention, and see pictures of the machine and the patent drawing.
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Other

The Legacy Project: Joan Miro

For Students 9th - 10th
The biographical sketch on Joan Miro which is provided at this site is brief but detailed and factual as well as complete with bibliographical references. A link is also provided for Miro's Still Life with Old Shoe.
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PBS

Pbs: The Buffalo War

For Students 9th - 10th
The Buffalo War is an excellent example of the ways in which society impacts nature. Here are three groups of people who have different ideas about conservation, in this example, the killing of buffalo. Walk in their shoes as the story...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Industrial Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
By 1860, when Abraham Lincoln was elected president, 16 percent of the population lived in urban areas and a third of the nation's income came from manufacturing. Funds were flowing into large-scale industrial development and into...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Jan Matzeliger

For Students 9th - 10th
Jan Ernst Matzeliger is remembered for his creation that had a tremendous effect on the shoe industry. He was a Surinamese inventor of the "lasting machine," patented in 1883.
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Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Inventor Profiles: Charles F. Brannock

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles F. Brannock's most famous invention was the Brannock Device. It is used worldwide today for measuring feet in order to determine proper shoe size. Original drawings for it can be viewed here, along with a biographical profile of...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Judy Blume's Biography

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover more about the life and work of Judy Blume with this resource. Students and teachers will gain a different perspective of this author after exploring this resource.
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Other

Tutu.com: Faq Frequently Asked Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents articles and videos on tutu construction and how to care for them.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Nctm: Ask Dr. Math: Graphing Scatter Plots

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page is in response to a question that someone emailed Dr. Math. It shows how to make a scatter plot for peoples' height and shoe sizes. The information is somewhat brief, but worth checking out on the subject.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Basketball for Kids: Equipment

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about basketball equipment. Different size balls, the uniform, shoes and the basket.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on Maya Angelou discusses her careers in literature, activism, and screen, and lists her many accomplishments in these areas. Links are also provided for additional information.

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