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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Frequency Tables to Organize and Display Data: Favorite Films

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
What information can your class determine if they know the number of people attending movie showings? Using the information about the number of people at each screening, learners develop a frequency table. The pupils analyze the type of...
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Unit Plan
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Amazing Birds

For Teachers K - 4th
What's so amazing about birds? Find out just how amazing birds are with a physics of animal behavior unit created by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Have learners explore and tap into their observational skills and notice how birds fly, what...
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Lesson Plan
Eau Claire Area School District

Intellectual Property Lesson Plans

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Fair use, intellectual property, public domain ... what does it all mean? Scholars act as judges to determine if different scenarios constitute fair use. They also advance their research skills by practicing paraphrasing and citing...
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Facing History and Ourselves

When Differences Matter

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Jane Elliott's controversial blue eyes/brown eyes experiment detailed in the film A Class Divided leads to a discussion of privilege, social power, and opportunity. Viewers note how the children react to the experiment, share their...
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Facing History and Ourselves

Insights on Democracy from South Africa

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
As part of their study of democracy, high schoolers listen to a podcast featuring two South African educators and their efforts to support the process of transforming the nation from apartheid rule into a democracy. Learners also read...
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Facing History and Ourselves

Defining Democracy

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
For democracies, it is both the best and the worst of times. As part of a study of the challenges facing democracies, young political scientists seek first to define democracy, and then to consider the relationship between democracy and...
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American Library Association

Creating 21st Century Superheroes

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Create 21st century learners by utilizing technology and library databases. Scholars explore the concept of comic books as literature and create a superhero who could uniquely solve a 21st century global issue. Databases such as SIRS are...
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Curated OER

Library Media Center Research Learning Unit for 6th, 7th, & 8th Grades

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students focus on the process of and skills necessary for researching a topic. They study the topic of immigration while practicing note taking skills, organizing information and writing conventions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Basic Skills: Lines, Segments and Rays

For Students 7th - 9th
In this basic skills instructional activity, students draw lines, segments, and rays according to given instructions. This four-page instructional activity contains 20 problems. Answers are provided on the last two pages.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Big6 Skills

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research a biome using the Big6 skills. They prepare their own notes and cite sources. They create a PowerPoint presentation to share their findings with the class.
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Curated OER

Maine Black Bear Research and Field Study Activity

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars participate in a field study of Maine Black Bears. They first do academic research on the Maine Black Bear. Following extensive research and discussion, students go out into the field with Maine State Biologist to observe...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tomas and the Library Lady

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice read aloud comprehension strategies. In this literacy comprehension lesson plan, students listen to Tomas and the Library Lady, stopping to discuss with a partner aspects of the story suggested by the teacher. Students...
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Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum

Using Truman Trivia as a Springboard to Research and Oral Presentation Skills

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Students research Truman Library website and gather ten trivia facts. They prepare a short oral presentation on one of their questions, scoring each other on speaking and listening skills. Then they create a Truman campaign button.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Test Your Research Skills: Spotlight on Australia 3

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Australia worksheet, students use the Internet or a research library to find the answers to ten questions about Australia.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Improving Your Study Habits

For Students 7th - 9th
In this study habits learning exercise, students observe two pictures and compare the study habits of two students. They answer questions about improving their study habits.
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Curated OER

Cutting Antony's speeches: "I am meek and gentle with these butchers"

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders identify Mark Anthony's scheming brilliance in his three major speeches in 3.1. They isolate the main idea by cutting the speech in half and then they perform the speech chorally. Each student also identifies three phrases...
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Curated OER

Homonyms 2

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this vocabulary skills worksheet, students read 10 sentences and fill in the blanks in each sentence with the appropriate homonyms.
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Curated OER

Camping Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this camping vocabulary skills activity, students match the 10 listed camping-related terms and names to the appropriate sentences that describe each of them.
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Curated OER

Theodor Seuss Geisel Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this Dr. Seuss vocabulary skills activity, students match the 8 listed books and terms affiliated with Dr. Seuss to the appropriate sentences that describe each of them.  
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Curated OER

Labor Day Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Labor Day vocabulary skills instructional activity, students match the 7 listed Labor Day-related words and names to the appropriate sentences that describe each of them.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Paul Bunyan Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Paul Bunyan vocabulary skills worksheet, learners match the 10 words and names listed to the appropriate sentences that describe each of them.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Skateboarding Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this skateboarding vocabulary skills instructional activity, students match the 10 listed skateboarding terms to the appropriate sentences that describe each of them.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sea Turtle Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this sea turtle vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 9 listed sea turtle-related terms to the appropriate sentences that describe each of them.  
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Arizona Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Arizona vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 10 listed Arizona-related terms and names to the appropriate sentences that describe each of them.

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