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Fish Workings
Students observe, hypothesize, and draw conclusions regarding fish. They examine their anatomy, and how they function in their environment.
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Castolon Historic District
Students complete a variety of activities that go along with the study of and possible fieldtrip to the Castolon Historic District in Big Bend National Park, TX.
Curated OER
Social Studies: Debating Aid to Micronesia
Students simulate a debate about continued U.S. aid to the Federated States of Micronesia. In two large groups, they research the history of Micronesia and how it was affected by colonization and trusteeship. After the debate, students...
Curated OER
Cultural Values Messages in the Giant Kites of Guatemala
Students describes ways in which the arts serve as expressions of culture. They explain how some forms of cultural communication contributes to societal cohesion and/or division. Students detect and analyze explicit and implicit messages...
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Savvy in Sacramento
Young scholars take a field trip to the state capital, Sacramento. Using the Internet, they explain the physical and human geographic features of the area and discuss interactions between the people of California between the time of...
Curated OER
Finding the Salt Front
Learners discuss definitions of estuary, salinity, and the salt front. They listen as the teacher explains the Hudson River Miles and ways the upriver and downriver sections relate to the north and south. Students graph the salt front...
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The Irish Potato Famine and Immigration
Fifth graders study how the potato famine affected the Irish population. They speculate on how the Irish were viewed by the English and the new Americans. They examine why the Irish immigrated to the new colonies. and evaluate how new...
Curated OER
Sentence Writing: Careers
In this sentence writing worksheet, students are asked to complete sentences that have already been started. Students must also write appropriate questions to answers that are given.
Curated OER
Plotting Amish Farmland
Second graders listen to the book, Down Buttermilk Lane by Barbara Mitchell. They discover how to read a grid and then together as a class, plot 2 squares, one yellow and one green. Then they plot the remaining squares independently and...
Other
Spanish Comparatives and Superlative Sentences
Side by side English to Spanish translations of comparatives and/or superlatives of adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs. Other English expressions that may be confused with Spanish comparatives are also translated. Excellent reference...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizers [Pdf]
This learning module contains postable questions to show when students will compare and contast content and points of view.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives
Excellent lesson on irregular comparatives and superlatives, which include mejor, peor, mayor, and menor. The lesson is thorough and easy to understand, with ample examples. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 1: Unit 9: Las Actividades
In this ninth unit of an introductory Spanish course, students learn about the sports and other activities Spanish-speaking peoples enjoy, vocabulary for discussing them, and how to compare and contrast them between cultures. Includes...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 1: Unit 10: La Escuela Y La Rutina
In this tenth unit and last of an introductory Spanish course, students learn about school routines in Spanish countries. They develop vocabulary about school, and learn about school days, calendars and schedules. They learn to use...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 1: Unit 7: La Familia
In this seventh unit of an introductory Spanish course, students learn how to talk about their families, compare Latino family values to their own, discuss the Spanish royal family, create a family tree, recite a rhyme, and learn about...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 2: Unit 2: Los Animales
In this second unit of an intermediate Spanish course, students learn about conservation, rainforests, national parks, and animals in Spanish-speaking countries. They will speak and write about animals using vocabulary to describe and...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: A Que Hora? #3
Listen to each Spanish sentence and type in the time that you hear. Great practice with telling time. At the end of the exercise the student can compare his or her responses with the correct answers.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 3: Unit 8: Las Medidas
In this learning module, students learn how to talk about the geography, people, and commerce of Ecuador. They will also compare forms of money used in different Hispanic countries. Includes games, exercises, modeled vocalization of...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 3: Unit 7: La Casa
In this learning module, students learn how to talk about their home and things they have there, how the architecture of Argentina compared to that of the United States, past and present events in Argentina, and methods of travel....
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 3: Unit 6: La Salud
In this learning module, students learn how to talk about illness, the body, and one's health, and compare health care facilities in Hispanic countries to those in the US. Includes games, exercises, modeled vocalization of words and...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 3: Unit 5: El Futuro
In this learning module, students learn how to talk about how long they have been doing something, how Mexico's system of education compares to the U.S., what people can do to protect the environment, what will happen in the future, and...
University of Texas at Austin
Univ. Of Texas: Comparing the Business World
Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing the difference between American businessmen and women to the business world of their home countries. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along....
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Que Hora Es? #1
Listen to each time given in Spanish and type in (numerically) the time that you hear. Great practice for telling time in Spanish. At the end of the exercise the student can compare his responses with the correct answers.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Compare Spanish Speaking Country Information
This lesson plan shows students that information can be found in both print and digital formats and helps the student in the Spanish class to understand what another country is like.