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Integrating Critical Thinking Skills Into the Classroom
Students receive an overview of critical thinking techniques. They break into small groups and practice reasoning through questions, identifying, presenting and justifying their answers.
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Lincoln, Patriotism and Protest
Eleventh graders explore arguments surrounding Abraham Lincoln's opposition to the Mexican War. They compare the arguments surrounding Lincoln's opposition to war with those surrounding war protestors during the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
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Statistical Sampling
Students collect data in the field and analyze it in class using tables and graphs to determine how many observations of a phenomenon are necessary to draw valid conclusions.
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Geography and Social Sciences
High schoolers identify and explain how geography is connected to other academic areas and historical events.
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Welcome to Leonard Bernstein's New York
Students study the life and musical work of Leonard Bernstein. They examine the history of New York City using three Broadway musicals in a web based lesson. They create a portrayal of their own town in this multi-lesson activity.
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Properties of Elements
Eighth graders explore information about the periodic table of elements. Using the Internet, 8th graders choose one element to research. They complete an "Adopt and Element" information sheet. Using Microsoft Word, students create an...
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Lewis and Clark
Fourth graders research the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Corps of Discovery. They explore a variety of websites and complete a WebQuest, analyze maps, and answer comprehension questions. Students also write journal entries and...
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Social Studies: Personality Development
Students investigate the development and influence of personalities on individuals. After examining a kaleidoscope, they discuss how people's personalities are analogous to the instrument's different designs. The lesson concludes with...
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What's Going to Happen at Any Given Barometer Reading?
Fourth graders brainstorm a list of words associated with weather. In groups, they sort the words into categories and observe the weather in their area for a month. To end the lesson, they compare the barometer measurements for a...
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Letter of Introduction to Training Sites
Students brainstorm ways in which to properly introduce themselves to their supervisor. Using a word processing program, they use a business letter format to write their letter and have a classmate review it. They share their letter to...
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Safety in the Auto Shop/Laboratory Environment
Young scholars evaluate typical auto shop sectons and layout. They identify safety hazards in the auto shop. Students examine measures to prevent common shop accidents. They discuss general safety rules for the auto shop. Young scholars...
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Taxicab Metric, Circle
Students create a circle using the taxi-cab metric. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify the properties of circles. They identify the idea of geometric shapes and how they come about.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Developing Career Goals: Knowing Yourself
Developing career goals requires two basic types of information: knowledge about yourself and information about career options which are compatible with your interests, values, and skills. This resource provides some questions to ask...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Goals
As a response to 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey, students will select and write down personal learning goals that relate to their work based learning experiences. Several reproducible sheets related to goal setting are...
Amby Duncan-Carr
Amby: Goal Setting
Are you in the process setting goals for your future? Explore the Amby goal setting resources to assist in setting goals for finding a job.
Other
Internet Career Connection: Career Focus Interest Inventory
The purpose of the Career Focus 2000 Interest Inventory (CF2II) is to help you identify possible career goals that match your strongest personal interests. The CF2II can accomplish this objective by providing you with a means of...
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Mapping Your Future: Explore Your Career
Find out about your options in higher education, and learn how to choose a career. Includes useful tips on job hunting, resume writing, and job interviewing techniques. Select the "en Espanol" link on the right side to view this resource...
Amby Duncan-Carr
Amby: Goal Setting Excercises
Are you interested in exploring your goals? Try the Amby career resources to investigate you values and goals.
Princeton Review
Princeton Review Career Profile: Nutritionist
Offers a pretty complete career profile for people considering becoming a nutritionist. Discusses the different steps (college, internships, work partners, possible employment oppurtunities). Plenty of resources. This page didn't need...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Career Gates: Soft Skills
Soft Skills highlights the skills employees need to be successful. These include communication, eye contact, listening, teamwork, positive attitude, proper handshake, professional appearance and respect. Soft skills are the abilities to...
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: #Career Goals
Students explore careers and create informational brochures about their chosen career.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Transportation Manager
This Career Clip features Paul Davis, Group Transportation Manager with Nestle Private Fleet Nationally. His best career advice was to be positive and to be persistent. Be persistent at what you want to do, what you want to achieve and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Life After High School
Life After High School is a career research assignment that gives learners an opportunity to plan their career path after high school. Even if students deviate from their plan, they need to have a tentative idea that allows them to set...
Other
The Asvab Program: Exploring Careers
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program provides tools developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to help high school and postsecondary students across the nation learn more about career exploration and planning. Explore personal skills,...