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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Nature's Violet Children [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
"Nature's Violet Children" is a one page, folktale about violets who were sad because a little girl picked them and took them home. It is followed by open-ended questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
This is a one-page nonfiction excerpt from JFK's Inaugural Address on January 20, 1961. It is followed by an open-ended question which requires students to provide evidence from the story; it includes underlining the most important...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: 5 Tips to Improve Your Critical Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson is introduced with a video that explains five steps in critical thinking to follow that can help when making decisions. Includes multiple-choice and open-ended questions, as well as background information about the discipline...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Fish Riddle?

For Students 4th - 8th
In this riddle, some endangered fish species are being transported by water and a storm causes them to be thrown overboard. Your task is to devise a way to rescue them. The video provides some pointers on how to approach the problem....
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: George Washington Carver [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th
"George Washington Carver" is a one page, biographical passage about George Washington Carver, an African American professor who taught farmers and students better methods for farming, including planting peanuts to improve the soil. It...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Chicago Legacy: Burnham's Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
"Chicago Legacy: Burnham's Plan" is a one page, nonfiction passage about Daniel Burnham, an architect and city planner for Chicago. He planned the layout of the city including Navy Pier, railroads, streets, and public buildings. It is...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: George Washington Carver [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
"George Washington Carver" is a one page, biographical passage about George Washington Carver, a famous African American, who taught farmers better farming methods including planting peanuts to improve the soil. It is followed by an...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: My First Baseball Game [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th
"My First Baseball Game" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a boy going to his first baseball game and learning what it means to be a Chicago Cubs fan. It is followed by open-ended questions which require students to provide...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Football Physics: The "Impossible" Free Kick

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Magnus Effect, a phenomenon discovered by Isaac Newton. Brazilian football player Roberto Carlos used it to score a seemingly impossible goal in a game of football in 1997. Includes a video, multiple-choice and open-ended...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How to Get the Most Out of Google Search

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Technology based lesson for a High School English class on how to accurately and efficiently research information on the internet using Google Search. Students conduct Web searches on open-ended questions, and draw on their experiences...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Foods Third Graders Like

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders gather simple data, represent it on a bar graph, and answer simple, complex, and open-ended questions about the data.
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Examples of Open Ended and Closed Ended Questions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains the difference between open and closed questions. Gives examples and situations where each might be used.
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Other

Developing Project Based Learning Units: Driving Questions

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn how to use open-ended and directed questions to drive the development of driving questions for project-based learning to take place. This includes several charts and checklists to help teachers develop good driving questions or to...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Asking Clarifying Questions: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will be able to ask appropriate and effective questions to better understand a communication or situation. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Asking Clarifying Questions."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Asking Clarifying Questions: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will be able to ask appropriate and effective questions to better understand a communication or situation. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Asking Clarifying Questions." [7:03] SL.9-10.1c Active...
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Youth Learn: The Key to Engaging Students in Learning: Asking Good Questions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Explanation of several types of questions, and suggestions for helping students use good questioning techniques in inquiry-based learning. SL.9-10.1c Active Partic
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Dead Poets Society: Socratic Seminar Discussion

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
As a springboard to an eleventh grade poetry unit, students view the movie Dead Poets Society and participate in a Socratic seminar of the themes, symbols, and life questions raised by the film. Student groups research and present one of...
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Children's Stories From Whootie Owl

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is a searchable collection of international folktales, fairy tales and stories that address themes such as perseverance, friendship, and cooperation. After the story, there are a few open-ended questions students can answer online....
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: 3 Ways to Hook Into Student Engagement

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Improve student engagement in your classroom with these three techniques: Implement Active Learning Techniques, Ask Open-Ended Questions, and Employ Gaming.

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