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The Mystery of Eleanor Rigby Revealed

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine who Eleanor Rigby is in the song by the beatles. In this Beatles music instructional activity, 9th graders read an article. Students complete a set of guided questions. 
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Making Decisions About Careers

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders engage in a lesson that is related to the concepts related to conducting research of the economy while focusing on career choices. They find information using a variety of different resources when including statistics of...
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Love Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers are introduced to poetry an a vehicle that is used everyday. They realize that they deal with poetry everyday via the radio. Students begin to analyze all the amazing things one can do with words and form. They listen...
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Einstein's BIg Idea

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss what the m in E=mc2 represent. They relate that mass in a chemical reaction is always conserved. Students convey that atoms rearrange themselves in chemical reactions to form different molecules and compounds.
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Mental Arithmetic

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math instructional activity, students are read a series of questions. They answer them mentally. The questions and answers are on the instructional activity.
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Toma Rivera Mad Lib

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this mad lib worksheet, students fill in blanks with designated parts of speech to complete a "story." Words to use are categorized and appear on page 2.
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Curated OER

Breaking News English: Sheep Suicides Cause Financial Ruin

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Sheep Suicides Cause Financial Ruin," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Website
National Geographic

National Geographic: 45 Bce: Julius Caesar Takes a Leap

For Students 9th - 10th
Why do we have an extra day at the end of February every four years? We have Julius Caesar to thank! Read this short explanation about how the calendar kept falling out of step with the seasons and Caesar's solution to the problem.
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Western Washington University: Leap Year

For Students 9th - 10th
It takes the entire page but by the end of it, you will understand the whys and whens of Leap Year Day.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Leap Year?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn when and why we have leap years.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Leap Year Explained

For Students 9th - 10th
Every four years, we gain an extra calendar day. Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the science behind the leap year. [3:22]
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Website
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Mathematics: Cycles

For Students 6th - 8th
Teachers can use this resource for creating interesting lessons about time and time measurement. There are articles about leap year, converting time, as well as other links for further research. An interdisciplinary project about an...
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Years

For Students 1st - 3rd
The mathematics resource discusses years. Students review the concept using the provided notes and then answer questions to check for comprehension of the topic.
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Earth Around the Sun

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out what all results from Earth revolving around the sun every 365 days as well as the rotation of the Earth every 24 hours.
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Article
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Trials of Giordano Bruno (1592 1600)

For Students 9th - 10th
In the early morning light of Ash Wednesday, the primary day in the Church calendar for Christian penance, Giordano Bruno, one of the most original minds of the sixteenth century, rode into Rome's Campo de' Fiori on a mule. Stripped...

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