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Teachers on the Horizon
Twelfth graders are given the opportunity to serve as cadet teachers for fourth and fifth-grade gifted students. In this career choices lesson, 12th graders discover how meaningful being a teacher can be.
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Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention
Young scholars watch a Biography episode about Alexander Graham Bell -- his remarkable inventions, family life, and the individuals who influenced his work.
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B-movies and Plot: Story Elements, Writing, Media
Students use old "B-Movies" as a springboard to discuss and analyze traditional plot structures. They form groups and make their own 'movie' to demonstrate their knowledge.
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How Things Fly
Students, by drawing on their own experiences, discuss and examine the basic physics of flight. They participate in a variety of activities regarding flight.
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Literature Overview: January
Third graders examine two well known sayings, and write responses to the sayings. They read and analyze various Lewis Carroll poems and his life.
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Sediment Tubes
Pupils observe how different density soils and rocks behave in wind and in water. They make predictions and careful observations as they explore sediment transport and sediment rates in streams and rivers.
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Welcome to Leonard Bernstein's New York
Students study the life and musical work of Leonard Bernstein. They examine the history of New York City using three Broadway musicals in a web based lesson. They create a portrayal of their own town in this multi-lesson activity.
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Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
Students examine the history and geography of Martinique and Algeria, with an emphasis on broader issues of race and colonialism. They list some reasons that violence is or isn't a legitimate force in the struggle for people's freedom.
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Chemical Reactions
Pupils work in groups to define chemistry vocabulary including the terms reactants, products, exothermic and endothermic. They then combine the group definitions to arrive at a consensus definition for the class. Students also listen to...
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YOU CAN BE A WOMAN MOVIE MAKER
Young scholars research and participate in activities to find out more information about women movie-makers.The use of reading a script and making storyboards are just a couple of examples.
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United States -- Soviet Cooperation
Students examine the competition between the United States and Russia to put the first man in space. In groups, they use the internet to identify areas in which the two countries cooperated with one another to promote space exploration....
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24 Hour Party Robots
Students read an article about robots and social behavior. As a class, they write down new vocabulary words they are unfamilar with in the article. In groups, they discover what all the words have in commom and identify the type of...
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Alexander The Great
Students investigate the historical person of Alexander The Great. They view a video in order to create the context for the instructional activity. They read some biographies and conduct research using a variety of resources. Then...
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Housing Problems
High schoolers comprehend why slum clearance occurred. They consider the benefits and longer-term problems caused by high-rise housing blocks. Students view the "Housing Problems" which shows the shift from old slums to new housing...
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Non-Defining Relative Clauses
In this non-defining relative clauses worksheet, 7th graders review and discuss what non-defining relative clauses are and how to use them in writing. Students answer six questions regarding relative clauses.
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Flip Flop Diplomacy
Ninth graders examine the dress of diplomats. In this American Government lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer guided questions. Students participate in a quiz on the reading.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Translating Short Stories Into Original Short Films
After reviewing the elements of the short story, students develop a script and storyboard from a published or original story. Students then film and edit a video of the story to present during a class film festival.
Goethe-Institut
German Film From Goethe Institut
The Goethe-Institut provides a wonderful resource leading to many German Film sites on the web. Sites include current national topics in German film, film archives and film catalogues from Germany and world-wide sources, film projects...
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Film Competition 2021
For the last 12 years, the Childnet Film Competition has challenged young filmmakers to create a short film or a storyboard in response to a given theme. All entries must contain a positive message and be able to educate other young...
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The British Film Institute: Charlie Chaplin
A wonderful celebration of the life and work of film great Charlie Chaplin. Fantastic resources including a biography as well as current global projects to restore his films.
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Film Competition 2021: International
This year, Childnet is introducing the brand new International Category, to enable young people who attend school outside of the UK to also enter. Whilst this will run alongside the UK competition, please note that the International...
British Council
British Council: Directory of International Film & Video Festivals
An essential reference tool for finding film, terlevision, and video festivals all over the world. This directory lists details on how to enter these festivals which are searchable by location, title, category, or date.
TES Global
Tes: The Tempest 2010 Film Guide
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a film guide to the Into version of Shakespeare's The Tempest, a mystical thriller with a modern twist (available free from intofilm.org). It provides a short summary, prereading and...
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Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin: Berlin International Film Festival
Learn about the International Film Festival in Berlin. Read press releases and information on the films, and see photo archive of past award winners.
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