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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Adaptable Animals

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine the types of adaptations that animals use to survive. They research the animals and report their findings to the class.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Yard Sale

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete activities to discover spending, goods, services, price, advertising, choice, alternatives, criteria and opportunity cost.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Explore Your World--Geography Takes You Places

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine how the world around them is constantly changing. In groups, they travel between centers in their classroom to role play the role of explorers in Washington D.C. They share their experiences with their classmates and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Skiers on the Slope

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore mathematical concepts, problem solving, and the ability to program in LOGO to test ideas about speed, acceleration, gravity, and slope when dealing with downhill skiing.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students familiarize themselves with the research being conducted on the Ronald H. Brown from San Diego, CA to the Galapagos Islands by completing a scavenger hunt using Mrs. Richards' daily logs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Research Cruise Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students track the research cruise of the Ronald H. Brown from San Diego to the Galapagos Islands. They match research groups with the key words, using the ship's daily logs to find the answers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Animals of Julie of the Wolves

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore Arctic animal life through use of electronic resources. They discover facts about various animals that share that ecosystem with wolves.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Website Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use the internet to complete a species scavenger hunt. In groups, they answer questions given to them about sea lions, rockfish and killer whales. As a class, they identify any questions they have and discuss the role...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Features of Our Community

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students investigate the human factors that create a community. They conduct research using a variety of sources. Students then create dioramas that depict a typical scene found in a community.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Is Football a Waste of Time?

For Students 7th - 8th
In this football worksheet, students, with a partner, explore, discuss and complete a variety of activities associated with football and sports.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Name That Phrase

For Teachers 5th
Students identify the American language, how it has changed and effected culture, and become familiar with idioms. In this American language lesson, students study the eight parts of speech, identify literal and figurative speech, study...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: The Video Game Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive website delving into the history and impact of video games. Learn about how games are made, read personal gaming stories, take game quizzes, and much more.
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Article
Other

Beanz: History of Video Games

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief history of video games.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: News Debate Firefight

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether teens should or should not be allowed to play violent video games. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Playing With Your Health

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether or not video games have a negative impact on a child's health. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Violence & Video Games, the Debate

For Teachers 6th Standards
In this lesson, 6th graders read and discuss an article about video games and violence, then participate in a debate. They are divided into groups and each group prepares an argument and their evidence, then one person from each group...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Word Girl: Games: What's Your Favorite Word?

For Students K - 1st Standards
This is a group of favorite word activities: find words from lists and create a message to send, watch favorite word videos, read the favorite word of the day, and send in your own favorite word.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Why No Fans Were Allowed at Mlb Game in Baltimore

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the events in Baltimore that led to the decision not to allow any fans into the stadium to attend a Major League Baseball game in May 2015. Includes video.
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Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Figurative Language Worksheets

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with identifying different types of figurative language. Reinforcement is provided through the worksheets, quizzes, video game links, and online sites for the following types...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Camping Trip

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Lucas whose father is taking him camping for the first time. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
British Library

British Library: Playtimes: A Century of Children's Games and Rhymes

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy the creativity and thrill of children's play throughout the 20th century. Singing games, rhymes, jokes, and fantasy play; watch footage and read documentation of the influence of politics, the environment and culture on imaginative...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Summer of Reading Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Get summer started on the right page with PBS LearningMedia's Summer of Reading collection! These videos, activities, and interactive games help to build vocabulary and reading comprehension while bringing storybook characters to life.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Volume of Pyramids: Right Angles in a Game of Pool

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore classifying angles by navigating through the interactive learning module and then answering questions that go along with the module. Students can also learn more about the concept by...
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: The Hero's Journey the Hunger Games

For Students 9th - 10th
A twenty-part learning module with links to texts, images, and videos to use while reading The Hunger Games by Susanne Collins.