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Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Light
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
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
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
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
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
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! Science: Plants: Photosynthesis
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: Study Jams! Science: Weather & Climate: Severe Storms
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: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Sound
A video and a short quiz on how sound travels in waves, its properties, and how to measure it.
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Scholastic: Bingo Lingo Game [Pdf]
Bingo-like game where students match cards to root words. This PDF document contains five pages of directions, game boards, and game cards.
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Scholastic: Biography Writer's Workshop
This tutorial has students follow a step-by-step guide to write their very own biography using that of Frederick Douglass as a model.
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Scholastic History Mystery: West African Kingdoms: Mansa Musa
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery person, Mansa Musa.
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Scholastic: Making Numbers Count/ Math Fables
This site features a book called "Math Fables, Making Numbers Count" by Greg Tang. Come and check out this interdisciplinary approach to learning to count.
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Scholastic: Writing Persuasive Letters
A lesson plan that prompts young scholars to write persuasive letters and lobby for issues they feel strongly about.
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Scholastic: Building Research Skills, Grades 4 8
Students in Grades 4 through 8 will benefit from these research skills activities. This resource provides several learning activities and tips. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research projects
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Scholastic: 100 Ways to Use Digital Cameras
This resource presents 100 different ways to use a digital camera in the classroom.
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Scholastic: The Big Cheese and Other Idioms
Find out more about idioms through this informative resource. This site provides activities and ideas revolving around sharpening your knowledge of idioms.
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Scholastic: Poetry: A Writing With Writers Activity
Interactive poetry lessons with well-known authors for three age groups including first through fourth grades with Jack Prelutsky, second through fifth grades with Jean Marzollo, and fourth through eighth grade with Karla Kuskin.
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Scholastic: Poetry: A Writing With Writers Activity
Interactive poetry lessons with well-known authors for three age groups including first through fourth grades with Jack Prelutsky, second through fifth grades with Jean Marzollo, and fourth through eighth grade with Karla Kuskin.
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Scholastic: Biography: Carl Hiaasen
Read this biography to learn about Newbery Honor winning author Carl Hiaasen. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Scholastic: All About Me & the School Experience Unit
Great idea for the beginning of the year. Uses the book Clifford's First School Day by Norman Bridwell as the starting place for students to make their own book about going to school.
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Scholastic: Professional Development Tutorial: Increasing Vocabulary
This tutorial is a sample lesson plan from a Scholastic Red session on vocabulary development.
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Scholastic: "I Feel" Origami Boxes
Give your students writing prompts to help them with their writer's block by using these PDF templates of boxes with open-ended prompts written on them. Although targeting elementary students, the concept could be used for middle school...
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Scholastic: Biography: Abby Klein
Read this biography to learn about author Abby Klein. A link to a list of his books is also available.