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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Forces and Motion: Action and Reaction

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on Newton's Third Law of Motion. It breaks down what action and reaction mean, and how mass and acceleration factor into the outcome of a collision.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Forces and Motion: Acceleration

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on acceleration.
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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.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Light Absorption, Reflection, & Refraction

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on the properties of light.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Light

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on the basic concepts and vocabulary for understanding light energy.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Heat

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on heat, covering its difference from temperature, thermal energy, and the means by which heat is transferred.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems: The Nitrogen Cycle

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the nitrogen cycle and how it works in an ecosystem.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems: Food Webs

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on food webs that explains the difference between food webs and food chains, and the relationships that exist between organisms.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Invertebrates

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on invertebrates that presents examples of each of the six phyla in the invertebrate group.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Arthropods

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the group of invertebrates called arthropods, with examples of different kinds.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Fractions

For Students 3rd - 8th
After viewing a video on fractions, test your knowledge with a quiz. This resource also offers related vocabulary for learners and a lesson plan and teacher guide for instructors.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems: Water Cycle

For Students 3rd - 5th
Watch an animated video on the water cycle, become familiar with related vocabulary terms, and then quiz yourself on the parts of the water cycle, and review your answers when you're done. Site includes guidelines for a lesson entitled...
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Scholastic: Asian Pacific American Heritage Explore Asian Immigration to America

For Students 3rd - 8th
A map of Asia with interactive flag links on countries showing who and where and when Asian populations came to America! Great visual teching tool for students.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Scientific Inquiry: Scientific Methods

For Students 3rd - 8th
A video that explains the steps involved in the scientific method. Includes a karaoke song with lyrics, a quiz to test students' knowledge, and vocabulary definitions.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Photosynthesis

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of photosynthesis.
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Scholastic: Our America: The Revolutionary War

For Students 3rd - 5th
A summary of the events of the American Revolution. Includes diary entries written by a patriot in Boston and a girl stationed at Valley Forge in 1777. Students can also do arts and crafts activities, write a journal entry, and design...
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather & Climate: Severe Storms

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of severe storms, some types, and the damage that they cause.
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Scholastic: Cinco De Mayo: Everything You Need

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Find out more about Cinco de Mayo when you visit this resource. Content also includes activities, lessons, and resources.
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Scholastic: Tar Beach

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about the illustrator award winner of the 1992 Coretta Scott King award when you explore this resource. This site provides a description of the book Tar Beach, a discussion guide, and an extension activity.
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Scholastic: Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Provides a description of Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary and a discussion guide.
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Scholastic: Sarah, Plain and Tall

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Check out this site featuring the book Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. You will find a description, an extension activity, a vocabulary builder, and a booklist.
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Scholastic Book Files: A Reading Guide to a Wrinkle in Time

For Teachers 4th - 7th
This teaching guide accompanies Madeleine's L'Engle's book, A Wrinkle in Time. Setting, plot, characters, and theme questions are included, along with guided reading questions for each chapter.
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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Sound

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on how sound travels in waves, its properties, and how to measure it.
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Scholastic: New York Times Upfront: Rising Son

For Students 9th - 10th
Kim Jong Un is the son of Kim Jong Il and the heir apparent of North Korea. What obstacles will he face? Here is an article that takes a look at the situation between North and South Korea as they face the future. December, 2010