Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Resultant as Magnitude and Direction

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Express vectors in magnitude and direction form.
Article
World Atlas

World Atlas: Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the Middle East covers topics such as history, geography, demographics, and countries.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: Vector Direction

For Students 9th - 10th
Through a short informational reading piece and an animated visual, students learn that vectors represent both magnitude and direction.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Old Stories of the East

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Old Stories of the East, a nonfiction book for children.
Primary
Exploring Ancient World Cultures

Exploring Ancient World Cultures: The Near East

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site explores many legends and texts from the ancient Near East. Provides interesting focus on the common themes found in ancient world literature.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: A Move in the Right Direction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students physically provide motion data that is collected by a CBL and then graph the data. They determine if they "moved in the right directions" by comparing their graph with those printed in the activity.
Primary
US National Archives

Nara: New Directions in Retirement Income

For Students 9th - 10th
"New Directions in Retirement Income: Social Security, Pensions and Personal Savings, Testimony by Commissioner of Social Security," Kenneth S. Apfel before the Senate Committee on Finance, July 22, 1998.
Handout
Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: The Conquests in the East

For Students 9th - 10th
Rome's power is challenged by kingdoms in the East, especially Philip V of Macedonia. After three wars against Macedonia and one against Antiochus of Syria, Rome shows her strength.
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TES Global

Tes: Romeo & Juliet: Students Direct the Fight Scene

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a printable worksheet to help students think about how they would direct the fight scene in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Students answer questions about how and why four of the characters...
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EL Education

El Education: East End Bird Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
1st grade students at the East End Elementary School in Portland, Maine, created these note cards as part of a learning expedition on birds. To create these cards, students used a multi-step process: they created a watercolor background,...
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Global Connections, the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
View a timeline of Middle Eastern history, explore events through themes, and make connections through the use of big-picture questions such as "What's the appeal of religious militancy?"
Handout
Grammar Tips

Using Commas With Direct Address

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource offers a short, simple article to show how commas can be used correctly with direct address.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Location and Direction

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using latitude and longitude to find a location.
Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Teddy Bear Teddy Bear

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This video is a song about Teddy Bear following directions such as touch your feet.
Article
Nederlander Organization

Broadway Direct: 20 Benchmark Musicals in Broadway History

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of Broadway musical theater is demonstrated through brief examinations of twenty groundbreaking musicals, from The Black Crook in 1866 to Hamilton in 2015. Nine videos accompany the descriptions of some of the musicals.
Website
Emory University

Emory University: Odyssey Online: Ancient Civilizations

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief studies of the peoples, mythology, daily life, death and burial, writings and archaeology of civilizations in the Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Africa, and the Ancient Americas.
Handout
American Forum for Global Education

American Forum for Global Education: Spotlight on Muslim Identity [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This downloadable booklet is a comprehensive teacher's guide you can use to help students' understand Muslims and their countries and cultures of origin. 100 pages include background information and teaching tips, activities and...
Website
Other

Best Evidence Encyclopedia: K 12 Comprehensive School Reform

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Research analysis of the overall effects of 29 widely implemented models of comprehensive school reform, or CSR. Models include direct instruction, accelerated schools, montessori, and America's Choice programs.
Website
Other

Al bab.com: An Open Door to the Arab World

For Students 9th - 10th
This English-language site offers information about all aspects of the Arab world, from material culture to human rights. There are also sections on minority populations living in the Arab Middle East (e.g., the Kurds). Site is entirely...
Website
Other

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

For Students 9th - 10th
The homepage of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) provides links to articles and issues concerning the economies of East Asia and Pacific nations.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: May the Best Force Win

For Teachers 3rd
The greater the force applied to an object, the greater the change in speed or direction of the object.
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EL Education

El Education: A Field Guide to East Bog Swamp

For Teachers 5th - 6th
This micro-field guide was created by 5th and 6th graders in Marlboro, Vermont. Groups of 3 or 4 students worked together to investigate their own 3 by 3 foot research plot, over multiple visits, and then created a field guide to their...
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Randall Davis

Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Basic English Quiz: Directions Around Town 3

For Students 3rd - 8th
This true-or-false exercise for English language learners tests their map-reading and listening skills. Using a small street map for visual reference, students answer a series of true/false questions about locations on the map.
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Randall Davis

Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Basic English Quiz: Directions Around Town 1

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site has an exercise designed for English language learners that tests map reading and survival listening skills. The exercise incorporates a small street map. Students listen to statements about the map, then, using the map for...