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University of South Florida

Fcat: Human Number Line: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This activity allows students to physically create a number line and work on adding and subtracting integers. This lesson can be adapted to include other concepts with real numbers.
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Lesson Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat: Shaq's Hand/foot Span: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students compare their own hand/foot span to Shaquille O'Neal's, then graph the data & construct a best-fit line. They can then use the information to investigate the proportionality of the human body.
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Lesson Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat: Spaghetti Bridges: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students build bridges and test their strength to collect data and write an equation. The concept of slope is explored in this activity.
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Lesson Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat: View Tubes: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this online activity use view tubes to collect data and determine the linear relationship and line of best fit.
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Lesson Plan
University of South Florida

Florida Center for Instructional Tech: Walking the Plank

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Young scholars use weight to collect data and investigate the linear relationship. This activity uses a graphing calculator.
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Website
University of South Florida

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: The Ghettos

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a timeline of the Jewish condemnation to Ghettos. While learning about the Ghetto experience, click on one of the many links to definitions, sound clips, pictures, or related websites. There is an abundance of detailed...
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Website
University of South Florida

Holocaust Timeline: The Nazification of Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
This incredible site outlines the rise and implementation of the Nazi Party in Germany. While learning about Hitler's transformation of Germany, explore the incredible pictures, audio clips, maps, video clips, and an interactive quiz.
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Website
University of South Florida

Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: Rescue and Liberation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a detailed account of the liberation of the concentration camps by Allied forces and is accompanied by numerous photos, related website links, and video clips.
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Website
University of South Florida

U. Of South Florida: A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This comprehensive project provides information on many aspects of the Holocaust. There is an excellent timeline with narrative, pictures, and web links. The People section provides a study of people involved in and affected by the...
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Primary
University of South Florida

Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: German Declaration of War With the Us

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the German declaration of war on the United States on December 11, 1941, following the US declaration of war on Japan.
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Activity
University of South Florida

Project Oceanography: Red Tide and Harmful Algal Blooms [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plans and experiments to investigate organisms that cause Red Tide, and diseases that are caused by harmful algal blooms. Background information is provided.
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Unit Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Plot & Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Strategies to help students understand the elements of a story provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as DLTA/DRTA, Plot Diagrams, Story Clock, Story Mapping, Summary...
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Primary
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Eulogy of Leonhard Euler

For Students 9th - 10th
This text is the eulogy for mathematician, Leonhard Euler, delivered by his son-in-las, Nikolaus von Fuss.The text can be read online or downloaded in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, the text is accompanied by downloadable support...
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University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: "Northanger Abbey"

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which focuses on various reading skills...
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Website
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: C. Dickens: Great Expectations

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "Great Expectations," by Charles Dickens. The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which focuses on various...
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Activity
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghous: Lit2 Go: The Brothers Grimm

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
The translated texts of seven of Grimms' Fairy Tales, including "The Golden Goose," and "Sleeping Beauty." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual stories in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each story has downloadable...
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Primary
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: At the Dry Tortugas During the War

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of a memoir of life at Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas during the Civil War.The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material...
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Website
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: James Baldwin: Story of Siegfried

For Students 9th - 10th
American writer James Baldwin retells many of the Norse tales which center on the hero, Siegfried. The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support...
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Unit Plan
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Mary Hunter Austin

For Students 3rd - 8th
Mary Hunter Austin recreates two Native American tales in her stories, "The Story of Little Tavwots," and "The Fire-Bringer." The texts can be read online or downloaded in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each story has downloadable...
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Primary
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Aristotle: Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents the text of one of Aristotle's "Physics can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which focuses on various reading...
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Activity
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Hans Christian Andersen

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This resource offers the complete texts of four of Andersen's best-known fairy tales: The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Ugly Duckling," "Thumbelina," and "The Swineherd." The texts can be read online or downloaded in MP3 format. In...
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Website
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Beatrix Potter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
At this resource, a brief biographical comment about Beatrix Potter is followed by the texts of 19 of her popular children's stories, including "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin," and "The Tale of Jemima...
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Website
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghous: Lit2 Go: Why Brother Bear Has No Tail

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents the text of a Brer Bear story, one of Harris's well-know "Uncle Remus" stories. The text can be read online or downloaded in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, the story has downloadable support material which focuses...
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Primary
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Before the House of Burgesses

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents the text of Patrick Henry's famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech, which was delivered in March of 1775. The text can be read online or downloaded in MP3 or PDF format.