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Count Down to the National Spelling Bee
Spelling bee lesson plans can get students into the spirit of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and spell, spell, spell.
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Study Words for Seventh Graders
Does your school compete in a spelling bee? Do you want your seventh graders to learn challenging new words? Here's a list of 100 words to prepare your kids for the National Spelling Bee. Since the words are from the 2010-2011 school...
California Academy of Science
The Heat is On: Cause and Effect and Climate
The higher the number of letters in the final word for the National Spelling Bee, the higher the number of people killed by venomous spiders. Obviously, those two facts correlate, but no causation exists. Scholars view data based on...
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Cultural Representation in "Spellbound" Part 1
High schoolers watch the film "Spellbound". They analyze concepts of how the media represents race. They discuss how the movie depicts race after the film.
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Culture Representation in "Spellbound" Part 2
Students watch the film "Spellbound". They examine how the film represents race. They analzye contemporary media to examine how they represent race as well.
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Vox: Could You Win the National Spelling Bee?
This interactive site allows students to listen to 20 words that contestants of the National Spelling Bee spelled to win. They can read about the origin of the word, listen to the word pronounced and read in a sentence, and then try to...
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Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee
The National Spelling Bee's official website--research the history of the event and find out how to become a spectator or competitor at this world-class spelling event.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Environmental Health: Science Spelling Bee
This resource provides a unique spelling game that displays a picture of an object and the student will type in the correct letter of what the picture represents.