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Maryland Public Television: Enviro Mysteries
This engaging site will allow students to develop informed thoughts and ideas on contemporary environmental health issues through videos, interactive programs, and documents.
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Mpt: Exploring Maryland's Roots: The Colony Begins (1634 1640)
In-depth site includes videos and interactive learning activities to help you learn more about Maryland as it was being founded. Play the game that lets you build your own plantation and find out all the problems colonists faced in...
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Maryland Public Television: Exploring Maryland's Roots: Voyage to Marie's Land
Two interactive "choose your own adventure" type games that let you experience what it might have been like to prepare for a journey to Marie's Land and actually take that journey.
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Mpt: Exploring Maryland's Roots: Visit a Woodland Indian Village
Explore a Woodlands Indian village in the area of what became Maryland. By using drawings from early explorers, this representative village helps you understand the culture of the Eastern Woodland Indians.
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Pathways to Freedom: William Still's Diaries
Read moving accounts from the diary of abolitionist and conductor of the Underground Railroad, William Still.
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Maryland Public Television: Port: A Transportation System
The Port of Baltimore is extensively covered with interviews, stories, interactive opportunities, and details about specific careers associated with the large harbor's transportation system that supports much of Maryland.
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Write Now: Arguing for Change
Students are presented with a scenario of bullying and are asked to write an "argument for change" as a way to get classmates to stop bullying. In preparing their argumentative piece, students are guided to examine fiction and nonfiction...
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Thinkport: War of 1812
A comprehensive resource featuring historical facts of the War of 1812, interactive maps and games, biographies, and other details to enhance studying the significant war.
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Maryland Public Television: Topston Fitness Trail [Pdf]
The city council in Topston wants to build a fitness trail in a nearby park to help its citizens become more physically fit and puts you in charge of the task. This workbook will help guide you in making the big decisions and experience...
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Thinkport: Translating Qualitative & Quantitative Details a New Galaxy
In this science-themed literacy lesson, students learn how to read for and differentiate between qualitative and quantitative information.
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Thinkport: Translating Qualitative & Quantitative Details: Climate Change
In this science-themed literacy lesson, students read for and differentiate between qualitative and quantitative information.
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Thinkport: Citing Textual Evidence: Changing Oceans
Learn how to cite evidence to support ideas presented in a science article about oceans.
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Thinkport: Determine the Central Idea: Human Impacts
Students will learn how to identify the central idea of a text about human impacts by examining key details.
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Thinkport: Central Idea and Evidence: Sea Turtle Nesting
Students practice finding the central idea and summary of a nonfiction piece about sea turtle nesting.
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Thinkport: Using Multiple Sources: Sea Turtle Populations
In this science-themed literacy lesson, students learn how to identify the central idea and key details in an article about sea turtles.
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Thinkport: A Revolutionary Time
In this activity, students analyze and explain the interrelationships between events in 18th Century Revolutionary Time.
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Thinkport: One Person Can Change the World
In this module, students will read primary and secondary sources about events from the Reformation movement. They will identify the central ideas of the texts, and cite evidence from the text that supports the central idea.
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Thinkport: Democratic Processes
In this activity, students write informative/explanatory texts describing various aspects of the political process in the United States. This self-paced module is aligned to College and Career Ready Standards for Literacy in Social...
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Thinkport: Causes of World War I
In this activity, students analyze and explain the interrelationships between events in World War I.
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Thinkport: America Goes to War
This module uses excerpts from four presidential speeches delivered during World War ll as a means to instruct students about finding the central idea and supporting evidence in primary source documents.
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Thinkport: Writing Explanation Part 3: Building an Argument
In this module, students will explore how claims, counterclaims, evidence and reasoning are used to write an effective argument. Students will read an article that addresses the question, "Should Congress consider comprehensive climate...
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Thinkport: Writing Explanation Pt. 2: Crafting a Well Written Explanation
In this module, students will write an explanation about climate change based on the claims, evidence and reasoning they identified in the Writing Explanation Part 1: Claims, Evidence and Reasoning.
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Thinkport: Writing Explanation Part 1: Claims, Evidence and Reasoning
In this module, students will explore how claims, evidence and reasoning are used to write an effective explanation. Students will read an article that addresses the question, "Should Congress consider comprehensive climate change laws?"
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Thinkport: Writing Explanation Part 3: Building an Argument
In this module, students will explore how claims, counterclaims, evidence and reasoning are used to write an effective argument. Students will read texts that discuss the climate change debate.