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Cell Phones Create Dangers
Students research what laws relate to cell phones. They interview local law enforcement personnel to find out if cell phones have caused accidents. Students survey classmates to determine how many talk on their phones when driving. They...
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Cell Phones with Cameras Banned in Locker Rooms
Students research the way phones work and what places - both locally and nationally - have already faced the problem of in appropriate use. Students also interview gym owners or managers in their community and those who use they gyms....
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ESL/ELL Activities - "Vodofone's Vending Machine Mobile Phones"
In this ESL/ELL reading and discussion worksheet, learners read or listen to an article entitled, "Vodafone's Vending Machine Mobile Phones." They discuss the article and complete a variety of activities based on their comprehension;...
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Can You Hear Me Now? A Study Unit on Cell Phones
In this comprehensive reading comprehension lesson, learners complete an indepth look at the introductions and history of cell phones. Students research, analyze and determine the answers to twenty two questions regarding what a cell...
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Cell Phone Radiation
Should people be more worried about cell phone radiation? Scholars read extensive background information about the issue to prepare for a class discussion or debate. As they explore the website, they learn the main arguments for and...
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Breaking News English: Mobile Phones and the Bible
In this mobile phones and the Bible worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...
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Mobile Phones
In this mobile phones worksheet, students fill out a chart about mobile phones, answer short answer questions, role play, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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Don't Answer That Phone!
Students research the rights of customers in private stores like Subway and the dry cleaners and the use of cell phones. Students determine what laws, if any, are related to such cell phone use and present findings to the class along...
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Mobile Phones
Students discuss the issues that surround mobile phones. They take a quiz, list text short-hand vocabulary and phrases, read and discuss a handout, and design a mobile phone of the future.
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How Cell Phones Work
Fifth graders are introduced to the text, LITERACY LINE viewing the contents page. They review the definition of explanatory writing; discussing the features used and complete a KWL chart to identify what they already know about how a...
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The Cell Phone Age
What kid isn't interested in Cell phones? They are technical and to operate them you must read an informational text. Older elementary learners read an informational text, match vocabulary words with their meanings, and create sentences...
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
Cell Phone Use and Cancer
The cell phone you're using is making you deaf: news at 11:00. Oftentimes, the media uses fear tactics and other techniques to increase its audience base. In an intriguing look at the difference between scientific journals and...
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Which Number Should I Call?
Who do you call if you spot someone littering? What if you see a fire? Who should you contact if the garbage truck does not arrive? Find out with a 13-question worksheet equipped with scenarios for scholars to read and decide which of...
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The Problems With Cellphones
Learners read a news article about cell phones and identify continuous tense verbs, gerunds and infinitives in the article. They discuss cell phone use.
DePaul University
Chicago Changes
Scholars determine statements as fact or opinion in a practice page consisting of two reading passages followed by multiple choice and short answer questions. Fact and opinion passages detail information about Chicago and Ethiopia.
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Number of Cell phones in Use Per Household
In this cell phones worksheet, students study a bar graph of the number of cell phones usage in households. Students answer 5 questions about the graph.
Academy of American Poets
Teach This Poem: "When There Were Ghosts" by Alberto Ríos
Before cell phones, tablets, and computers with access to YouTube, before gleaming multiplexes and even before television, there were small theaters with Saturday night black and white movies. Alberto Ríos's poem "When There Were Ghosts"...
American Museum of Natural History
What's This? Gold
Cell phones are likely made of gold—at least part of them! An interesting lesson explains the conventional and not-so-conventional uses of the popular element gold. From the Inca empire to modern-day technology, learners discover gold...
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Advanced Critical Reading: Colony Collapse
In this critical reading learning exercise, students read a passage about the collapse of bee colonies and then answer questions based on the reading.
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The Cell in Action
In this cell worksheet, students are given five riddles to solve related to the concepts in the chapter on chromosomes and cell division.
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TV on Cell phones? Funny but Profitable
Students explore the concept of technology. In this technology lesson, students read an article about television on a cell phone. Students discuss why MobiTV was successful. Students discuss a technology and possible innovations to...
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Breaking News English: EU OKs Mobile Phones on Planes
In this English worksheet, learners read "EU OKs Mobile Phones on Planes," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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A Hard Cell
Learners examine appropriate and inappropriate uses of personal communication devices. They invent and critique new communication devices. They critique the communication technologies developed.
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Sell Phones
Students work in groups as competing teams responsible for preparing and presenting a comprehensive marketing plan to the board of a "new" cell phone company.