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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Who Is in Your Online Community?

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] By learning the Rings of Responsibility, 2nd graders explore how the Internet connects us to people in our community and throughout the world. Help students to think critically about the different ways...
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Austin Community Coll.: Populism & Political Realignment

For Students 9th - 10th
Austin Community College provides a scholarly analysis of the characteristics, demands, and obstacles faced by the Populists. Discusses the impact of Populist politics on the 1894-96 elections and on the Republican and Democrat parties.
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Other

Learning for Justice: Part of a Community Online

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson focuses on helping young children learn to participate in different kinds of digital communities. Young scholars will solidify and work on what they know about being part of any community.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: California American Community Survey (Acs) Data Portal

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Working with large datasets that support exploration of patterns is an essential first step in becoming fluent with data. In this dynamic data science activity, students can access part of the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Exploring Careers in Your Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about careers that are available in their community by interviewing family members, friends, or other trusted adults to learn about the work they do. Includes teaching guide and student worksheets.
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Health Community Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use these resources and create a project identifying an issue with the health of people in the community and working out actions that could be taken to reduce the problem.
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Naperville Community Unit School District: Social & Emotional Learning

For Teachers K - 1st
This resource is a social emotional learning curriculum from the Naperville Community United School District. The curriculum extends from kindergarten through second grades.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Community: Farm Tractors at Work

For Students 1st - 2nd
Learn about all the jobs that a tractor does on a farm. Includes audio narration in 6 additional languages with text in English.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

Bora Laskin Law Library: Community Legal Information on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
A superb collection of links relating to the legal system in Ontario and Canada from a citizen's perspective. The site is quite comprehensive in its coverage.
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Community Projects and School Projects

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers have the opportunity to guide students of ways to develop or expand community and school projects through a series of informative and explorative lessons.
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Select and Insect Mascot for School or Community

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Based on a scenario given, learners will work to nominate an insect mascot for the school or the community for an upcoming event. Students will conduct research through resources provided or their own, create a presentation, and vote for...
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University of California

The History Project: New Harmony an Experimental, Cooperative Community

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The 1820s were a crucial period in our history. Much of the foundation of our modern industrial society was laid during this time. It was an era of optimism and prosperity, but also of social tensions and anxieties. The economy expanded...
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Shoreline Community College: Formal Properties of Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
As students become more aware of text complexity, an understanding of the formal properties of literature becomes more important. This is an excellent examination of the kinds of choices writers make that change the way readers receive...
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Lansing Community College: Career Facts for Collision Repair

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource, explore career facts about the field of auto body work and collision repair. Topics include salary, essential skills, and training requirements.
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International Reading Association

Reading Online: Building a Community of Practice for Learners With Special Needs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Research and ideas about developing literacy communities for special needs students to practice literacy skills.
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Bellevue Community College: Apostrophes [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource explains the three uses of the apostrophe and provides examples. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Other

The Canadian Jewish Congress Charities Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
Providing insight to current issues in the Jewish-Canadian community, this resource provides selections of relevant news articles relating to Jewish issues in Canada. There are also a large collection of web links relating to...
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Columbia University

Maap | Mapping the African American Past

For Students 9th - 10th
MAAP lessons, developed at Teachers College, Columbia University, help teachers at all levels engage in content through stories about building community, resisting slavery, and contributing to New York City's development. Lessons are...
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Other

Chebucto Community Net: Lao Tzu Father of Taoism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Chebucto Community Net provides a biography of Lao-tzu and short description of Taoism. Contrasts Taoism and Confucianism as well. Some black and white pictures accompany information.
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Fourth of July Celebration Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Get the creative juices flowing while students work on activities for a community Fourth of July celebration.
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Look Into Your Community History Through Its Names

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Delve into your community's history. Who is the guy that a bridge or street is named after in your town? Why was he or she important? This project encourages students to get to know the history of the community better.
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Other

Inuit Life in Nunavik

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This Inuit project was created by students at a school in northern Quebec as a whole school project. It covers the topics of Inuit winter wear, traditional tools, community businesses, a day in the life of a child, school life, teenage...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Science & Health

For Students 4th - 8th
A collection of articles on science and health topics related to Texas. Includes research using scientific balloons, county health statistics, mineral-water spas, the work of the Southwest Science Institute, science research at...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Century of Education

For Students 3rd - 8th
This exhibit describes the history of education in southeast Saskatchewan over a 100-year period from its beginnings in one-room schools built by settlers up to today's modern system of education.