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The Phantom of the Computer Lab
Young scholars calculate the power consumption of computers in school. In this physics lesson, students design an experiment to determine whether the school should unplug computers at the end of the day. They collect data and report...
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Child Soldier
Young scholars identify the exploitations of child soldiers. In this global issues lesson, students listen to a story that puts them in the shoes a 16 year old child soldier. Young scholars discuss the plight of the teenager and then...
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Playground Issues and Resolutions
Getting your students to buy into good behavior on the playground improves everyone's year.
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"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Lesson Ideas
There are many creative activities that can be done to extend the learning after reading "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas."
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Environmental Responsibility
Students discuss the importance of recycling and preventing pollution. In groups, they complete mini-studies on various environmental issues and evaluate different consumer products. They use global warming data to determine the...
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Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy: Study Guide - Essays
For this literature instructional activity, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Frank Kafka's The Metamorphosis. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Salmon Rushdie's Midnight's Children. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Odyssey by Homer: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Homer's The Odyssey. Students may check some of their answers online
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The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, learners respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Time Machine by H.G. Wells: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 2 short answer and essay questions about H.G. Wells's The Time Machine. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Typee by Herman Melville: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Herman Melville's Typee. Students may check some of their answers online.
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When the Legends Die by Hal Borland: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Hal Borland's When the Legends Die. Students may check some of their answers online.
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2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Irene Hunt's Across Five Aprils. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The American by Henry James : Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 11 short answer and essay questions about Henry James's The American. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, learners respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Arcadia by Tom Stoppard: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Awakening by Kate Chopin: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Kate Chopin's The Awakening. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Bacchae by Euripides: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Euripides's "The Bacchae." Students may check some of their answers online.
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Dubliners by James Joyce: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about James Joyce's Dubliners. Students may check some of their answers online.