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Lesson Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Science of Atoms and Molecules: Nucleic Acids and Proteins

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Through this activity, students work with macromolecules, proteins and nucleic acids. The focus is on the atomic structure of proteins, how linear polymers are made, and the surface charges of the resulting polymers. . Multiple-choice...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Labor Economics and Public Policy

For Students 11th - 12th
An introductory course in labor economics from MIT. Emphasizes applied microeconomics and empirical analysis. Includes suggested readings, assignments, and exams.
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Article
Columbia University

Cu: What Did the Direct Primary Do to Party Loyalty in Congress? [Pdf]

For Students 11th - 12th
This scholarly paper examines the relationship between the adoption of the direct primary and its effect on party loyalty in Congress. Because individual states adopted the direct primary before the 17th amendment was adopted, the...
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Article
Other

Hillsborough Community College: The Rise of Unions and Labor Activism [Pdf]

For Students 10th - 12th
Lengthy article on the Second Industrial Revolution in the United States. Looks at the growth of businesses into corporations with large workforces and manufacturing facilities, and the labor issues and organizations that arose as...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Film Experience

For Students 11th - 12th
Use this online course on film to learn about film criticism and analysis. All the course materials are included.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: "Compare/contrast Essay Help Sheet" [Pdf]

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
This is the 2-page PDF "Compare/Contrast Essay Help Sheet" which features an explanation of the three methods of comparison and contrast and a list of transition words that compare/contrast.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Verb Tense Handout [Pdf]

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
This is a four-page "Verb Tense" handout from Nesbitt - Johnston Writing Center, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, which focuses on the proper tenses to use when writing about literature and when writing about science. I explains present,...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Scholastic: Nonfiction [Pdf]

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
This is a PDF chart of the types, traits, and purposes of nonfiction provided by Scholastic.
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Article
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: True Everest: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer [Pdf]

For Students 10th - 12th
This 29-page PDF article "True Everest: Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer published in September 1996 in Outside Magazine focuses on his experience in climbing Mount Everest and the impact on him after the deaths of his fellow climbers.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Avoiding Plagiarism Mastering the Art of Scholarship [Pdf]

For Students 10th - 12th
This is a two-page PDF "Avoiding PLAGIARISM Mastering the Art of Scholarship." It includes the definition of plagiarism, reasons to avoid plagiarism, guidelines for avoiding plagiarism, and how to cite sources.
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Unit Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor: Newton Raphson Method

For Students 11th - 12th
This page offers an explanation of the Newton-Raphson Method for finding the roots of a function. Includes both graphical and textual information and provides links to an online interactive tool for finding function roots.
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Unit Plan
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Leibniz Integral Rule

For Students 11th - 12th
This page discusses the Leibniz Integral Rule, which concerns "the differentiation of a definite integral whose limits are functions of the differential variable."
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Interactive
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Periodic Trend Game: Learning to Predict Elements Using Periodic Trends

For Students 11th - 12th
An activity to introduce the periodic table and the trends. Students will understand the organization of the periodic table with this game.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Science as Storytelling for Teaching the Nature of Science

For Teachers 10th - 12th
For this activity, students first read an essay entitled Science As Storytelling, then respond to the questions accompanying it. The purpose of the lesson is for students to develop a deeper understanding of science as more than just...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create a set of graphs that facilitate comparison of climate change predicted for various states. They also use Microsoft Excel to create a graph showing precipitation data.
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Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Isolation of Pure Cultures of Bacteria

For Teachers 11th - 12th
A web page that gives activities for use of bioluminescent organisms in the classroom. Specifically on the page is "an isolation protocol for the bioluminescent bacteria Vibrio phosphoreum".
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Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Phytoplankton Productivity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
A lab experiment to estimate the rate of photosynthesis by measuring the dissolved inorganic carbon found in the water. Students will be able to calculate primary productivity of the phytoplankton in this lab
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Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab: Horizontally Launched Projectiles (With Uncertainty Analysis)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
This lab takes a "time- tested" lab and puts a new spin on it by using the uncertainty of all measurements and uncertainty of their prediction. Students will use this measurement technique while using the kinematics equation to predict...
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Submitting the Conference Proposal

For Students 11th - 12th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) resource provides instructions for submitting a conference proposal.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Presenting the Conference Paper

For Students 11th - 12th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) module explains how to present a conference paper.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Journal Abstracts

For Students 11th - 12th
The Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) module explains how to write a journal abstract.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Submitting the Journal Abstract

For Students 11th - 12th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) explains to process for submitting a journal abstract.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Book Proposals

For Students 11th - 12th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) explains to process for making book proposals.
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Unit Plan
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University

Npac Reu Program: The Chain Rule

For Students 11th - 12th
This Northeast Parallel Architectures Center at Syracuse University provides a table of contents on information and examples on the chain rule.