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Southwest Educational Development Laboratory: Simple Machines [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This large PDF file contains seven lessons on simple machines. Includes illustrations. Requires Adobe Reader.
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Oceans [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This large PDF file integrates math, science, and language into several lessons about characteristics of the oceans. Topics include ocean currents, tides, density, marine life, and pollution.
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Sedl: Spiders

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A complete science unit on Spiders in English accompanied by its Spanish version. These resources will help increase the academic achievement of Spanish speaking children in the classroom while teaching about this animal.
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Dinosaurs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Complete science unit on Dinosaurs in English accompanied by its Spanish version. These resources will help increase the academic achievement of Hispanic children in the classroom.
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Sedl:paso Partners Integrating Math, Science & Language

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Contains a plethora of elementary bilingual education lessons and activities! Includes a curriculum plan, instructional strategies, activities, suggested teacher and student materials, and more. Each unit includes a Spanish translation!
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Southwest Educational Development Laboratory: Spiders

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
This detailed lesson, designed to integrate mathematics, science and language arts, explores the world of the spider. Through a variety of learning activities, students will learn about spider characteristics, their life cycle, their...
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Classroom Compass: How Can Reserach on the Brain Inform Education?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This website offers references, programs, and implications for teaching focused on brain-based learning.
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Classroom Compass: How Can Reserach on the Brain Inform Education?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This website offers references, programs, and implications for teaching focused on brain-based learning.
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Study Guide
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The Timss Mathematics Segment: Geometry

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
This site explores the area of congruent triangles and how it is a difficult area to understand.
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Sedl: Extinction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This second lesson in a course on dinosaurs is devoted to extinction. There are group activities, discussion of the idea, and a way to assess what the students have learned.
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The Human Body [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A large PDF unit that teaches students about the human body systems. Incorporates many activities and integrates math and language arts.
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Sedl: Spiders

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is a wonderful resource for teachers who want to help children appreciate the place spiders have in the world and lessen their fear of spiders. Includes 7 sequenced lessons/units with detailed teacher notes, student activities,...
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Sedl: Dinosaurs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides wonderful lesson plans about dinosaurs. Seven sequenced units cover the following topics: extinction, fossils, types of dinosaurs, and the dinosaur life cycle. The site provides basic lesson and background information...
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Sedl: Los Cinco Sentidos

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides lesson plans and activities for Spanish speaking students learning about the 5 senses. Can be used with the English version of the lesson as well.
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Activity
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Sw Educational Development Lab: Sound Is Vibrations

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson plan engages young students in the study of "sound." The questions What is vibration and what can affect it, thus affecting sound? will be answered during the lab.
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Cognitive Framework: Instructional Resources Database: Instructional Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This professional resource includes a database to find the answer relative to the best instructional practices related to alphabetic literacy. This site offers activities in English and Spanish to help teach literacy topics.
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Classroom Compass: Cooperative Learning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Get background about various ways to build cooperative learning into your curriculum, particularly in science and mathematics courses. Includes a bibliography and list of other resources.
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Sedl: Five Senses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary students will gain great insight into the workings of our five senses through this collection of detailed, integrated lesson plans for grades K-3. Each lesson contains a list of needed materials, hands-on explorations...