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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Faulkner

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site features links to information, lesson plans, and activities on the life and work of William Faulkner.
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Other

Confederation of Oregon School Administrators: Waves and Their Applications

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Every second billions of waves-sound waves, radio waves, light waves-pass through or bounce off our bodies. Over time people have developed technologies that make use of these natural phenomena to accomplish their goals such as creating...
Interactive
Other

Ask Numbers: Measurement Conversion Calculators and Charts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What kind of unit conversion would you like to do? This site will allow you to do a multitude of conversions. Just click on the specific measurement you are needing to convert. It also provides a history of measurements and a chart of...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Wave Speed Calculations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate and analyze characteristics of waves, including velocity, and calculate the relationship between wave speed, frequency, and wavelength.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Beating the Motion Sensor

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Lighting is responsible for nearly one-third of the electricity use in buildings. One of the best ways to conserve energy is to make sure the lights are turned off when no one is in a room. This process can be automated using motion...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Properties of Waves

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this direct instruction lesson, students draw sketches in their science notebooks in order to make sense of wave properties. Resources include a slideshow presentation on the properties of waves and multiple examples of student work.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Renewable Fuels

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short quiz on the different types of renewable energy sources.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Fossil Fuels

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short quiz on the types of fossil fuels we use and the impact this has on the environment.
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Other

Center for Faulkner Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the website for the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University. While some of the information here merely describes the Center's collection, it also provides articles from the "Teaching Faulkner"...
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: William Faulkner

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a brief biography on the life and work of novelist William Faulkner is found on this site. It contains information on his style of writing and the themes of many of his works. There is...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Waves Performance Assessment Part 1

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students will use a variety of objects to participate in a partner activity and communicate using light and sound waves. Resources include a video, pictures and videos of the lesson in action, and examples of student work.
Website
Other

Left Foot Right Foot: Integrating I Movie [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This PDF document is a PowerPoint Presentation on integrating iMovie into your classroom. The five basic steps of plan, shoot, capture, edit and publish are outlined and examples of how to use iMovie in your classroom are given. Finally,...
Website
Other

Space Science Institute: Alien Earths: Search for Life

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you recognize life on another planet? What tests do scientists use to determine if something is a life form when they are many light years away from being able to observe it directly? Try your hand at interactives to create a...
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Other

Video 101: Production 101

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete course in film and video production. Divided into six sections - Editing, Shooting, Sound, Lighting, Lens, and Tech. Each section has a similar structure, beginning with a preface and with headings on each page (repeated in...
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Other

University of Oregon: J333 Writing for Multimedia

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources for a course on writing for multimedia productions. Includes PowerPoints, documents, and links. The Syllabus section contains a course description and outline from the instructor. The course addresses topics...
PPT
Other

Univ. Of Oregon: Writing for Multimedia: Storytelling: Image, Video, Audio [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
A PowerPoint presentation on how to communicate a message using image, video, and sound techniques as described by Herbert Zettl. Includes images and links to video examples.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Habitat Mapping

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The marine environment is unique and requires technologies that can use sound to gather information since there is little light underwater. In this lesson, the students will be shown benthic habitat images produced by GIS. These images...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Materials Properties Make a Difference

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the materials properties-such as acoustical absorptivity, light reflectivity, thermal conductivity, hardness, and water resistancea-of various materials. They use sound, light and temperature sensors to collect data...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Dance Pad Mania

For Students 3rd - 8th
This challenge is to build a dance pad that sounds a buzzer or flashes a light when you dance on it.
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National Arts Centre (Canada)

Arts Alive: English Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtsAlive provides a detailed look into world of professional theatre. Thematically organized content walks through all the processes involved in "transforming a play from the page to the stage," including playwriting, directing, acting,...
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Hunkins Experiments

Hunkin's Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
This amazing website provides access to 200 exciting experiments from cartoonist, broadcaster, and engineer, Tim Hunkin. Each experiment is categorized and illustrated.
Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: William Henry Bragg Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel Foundation provides a biography of Bragg. This site focuses primarily on his activities and accomplishments as a scientist.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Wave Interference Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the key terms and skills related to wave interference, including how to predict wave interference patterns.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Energy in Everyday Life

For Students K - 1st
In this interactive module students will identify, explore, and evaluate light, heat, and sound energy.

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