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Curated OER

The Catastrophe Clan

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars participate in a financial project and identify the three c's of credit.  In this credit card lesson, students define and understand how to use credit wisely.  Young scholars become familiar with banking terms...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Financial Planning For Catastrophe

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students explore the concept of financial planning for a catastrophe. In this financial planning instructional activity, students discuss the devastation that Hurricane Katrina wrought on the Gulf Coast. Students create budgets to plan...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research and write an author report on Roald Dahl, including books written by him, birthplace, family life, and other information on his writing. Students read aloud chapters in the book. Students create a newspaper...
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Website
Virginia Tech

Virginia Polytechnic Institute: Greenhouse Dinosaur Extinction Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive page discusses the Asteroid Impact vs. Volcano-Greenhouse dinosaur extinction debate. It was written by paleontologist, professor, and scientist Dr. Dewey McLean.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Plot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page offers a detailed overview of plot, including its various aspects and use in various types of literary works.
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Unit Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: San Francisco Earthquake

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1906 earthquake in San Fransisco nearly wipes out the city. Read and view footage and information of this catastrophic event.
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Website
Other

Beckett on Film

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete site for the "Beckett on Film," project. There is a synopsis of each of Beckett's plays, a series of essays that seek to explain Beckett's work, as well as interviews with actors and directors. There is also a...
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Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Literary Terms a E

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The first of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, A - E, covers forty-four terms from "Allegory" to "Exposition."