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The Leaky Cauldron

For Students 9th - 10th
An incredibly detailed site concerning all things Harry Potter. Hailed by J.K. Rowling, this site contains answers to all of your Harry Potter questions.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering Out of Harry Situations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Under the "The Science Behind Harry Potter" theme, a succession of diverse complex scientific topics are presented to students through direct immersive interaction. Student interest is piqued by the incorporation of popular culture into...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: The Harry Potter Series

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "The Harry Potter Series" by J. K. Rowling. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J. K. Rowling. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
This first book of J.K. Rowling is covered extensively in this excellent site. Read about the main characters, their motivations, important quotations and themes in the novel.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Book Series: Harry Potter

For Students 3rd - 8th
A page for students to investigate the Harry Potter Series by J.K.Rowling. Here they can learn about the plotline, major characters, and a list of books that are similar to the series.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: J. K. Rowling

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This teacher guide for J. K. Rowling and her Harry Potter books includes links to a biographical information, lesson plans, and activities.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Magical Animal Encounter

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This writing lesson is fashioned after Harry Potter's encounter with a communicative boa constrictor at the zoo. Inspired by Rowling's original idea, students will be asked to create a three-part story about an original magical animal...
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Math Stories: Harry Potter Theme

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you like to read books but hate doing your math homework? Check out this site to find out how to integrate math skills into your novel. Cross-curricular activity sheet.
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BBC

Bbc: Cbbc Newsround Guides: Harry Potter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A compact guide to the 7 books that changed the wizarding world. Links to information about the author, the main characters and the films.
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Appalachian State University: Literature Circles: Dahl, Rowling, and Snicket

For Teachers 4th - 6th
If you've wondered about using literature circles in your classroom, materials are provided here for units on Harry Potter, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and two Roald Dahl novels. The units can be downloaded as Word documents. They...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Magical Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students watch video clips from the October Sky and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone movies to see examples of projectile motion. Then they explore the relationships between displacement, velocity and acceleration, and calculate...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Projectile Magic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students watch video clips from October Sky and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to learn about projectile motion. They explore the relationships between displacement, velocity and acceleration and calculate simple projectile...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Don't Be a Square

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After watching video clips from the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie, students explore the use of Punnett squares to predict genetic trait inheritance. The objective of this lesson is to articulate concepts related to genetics...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Wizardry and Chemistry

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students learn how common pop culture references (Harry Potter books) can relate to chemistry. While making and demonstrating their own low-intensity sparklers (muggle-versions of magic wands), students learn and come to appreciate the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Basically Acids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn the basics of acid/base chemistry in a fun, interactive way by studying instances of acid/base chemistry found in popular films such as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and National Treasure. Students learn what...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Heat Transfer: No Magic About It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Heat transfer is an important concept that is a part of everyday life yet often misunderstood by young scholars. In this lesson plan, students learn the scientific concepts of temperature, heat, and the transfer of heat through...
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My Hero Project

My Hero: j.k. Rowling

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about why J.K. Rowling, the author of the "Harry Potter" books, is a "writer hero" to young readers. This article, written by young students, includes images and related links.
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National Library of Scotland

National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: The Write Stuff: J. K. Rowling

For Students 3rd - 8th
Plot lines and characters for the first few Harry Potter books and biographical information about J. K. Rowling.
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Stay Afloat Guess the Word Game

For Students 9th - 10th
This hangman-style game lets students pick topics such as Harry Potter, science, geography, history, music, and sports stars. For each incorrect letter choice, an object is loaded into the boat; students must guess the word before all of...
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Official Site of j.k. Rowling

For Students 3rd - 8th
This J.K. Rowling's official site -- very flashy, media rich, and fun for children. A much livelier, as the author herself admits, after a recent makeover. Read Rowlings biography (includes pictures), check out the Daily News, and...
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Curated OER

How Stuff Works: How Invisibility Cloaks Work

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how optical-camouflage technology works with this dynamic article from HowStuffWorks, Inc. Any fan of Harry Potter knows about invisibility cloaks. But do they exist in the real world?
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: j.k. Rowling Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th
Useful biographical information and interesting facts about J.K. Rowling, the famous British author of the Harry Potter book series.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: I've Been Assigned a Paper, Now What?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on selecting and narrowing a topic for a literary paper. It offers a flow chart of the writing process and two videos brainstorming topics using a web-style graphic organizer for each of two novels: "To Kill a...

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