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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Celebrate National Nutrition Month!

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text listing some simple things people can do to help them stay healthy. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

National Novel Writing Month

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here's an interesting creative writing challenge. Write a 50,000 word novel between November 1 and November 30. NaNoWriMo has been orchestrating this challenge for several years now and the site has plenty of directions on the process,...
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Article
BBC

Bbc Future: Could Your Birthday Predict Your Fate?

For Students 9th - 10th
Is it true that the month of your birth can impact everything from your eyesight to your lifespan? Find out why some scientists are backing these unusual claims.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: October 2005 Calendar

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A variety of activities all having to do with the calendar; days of the week, months of the year, Pledge, and counting.
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EL Education

El Education: Black History Portraits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This product represents the work of one student from Meadowbrook High School, Chesterfield County, Virginia. Each portrait depicts a figure from black history. The student transformed his graffiti art skills into beautifully detailed and...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Learning About Bird Migration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lesson where learners get a better understanding of where birds go in winter months by learning about migration. During this lesson, students will also explore life cycle of birds.
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Website
Other

Iucn: Red List of Threatened Species

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out about endangered animals featured here from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Search through thumbnails to view previous months' species of the day to learn more.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Magazine: Arts and Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow this link to the arts base of "Smithsonian, the monthly magazine published by the Smithsonian Institution. Access arts-related content from the current issue of the magazine; link to ARTiculation, the Smithsonian's art blog; open...
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Trail Gunner Joe

For Students 9th - 10th
A charismatic demagogue, Joe McCarthy grew up on a Wisconsin farm and attended a one-room schoolhouse. While still a teenager, he established a thriving business as a chicken farmer. He dropped out of school after eighth grade, but...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Uss Constitution Museum: How Much Stuff Can Constitution Hold?

For Students 5th - 8th
The lowest part of USS Constitution was called the hold and it was there that sailors stowed the many goods needed to keep the ship afloat and to feed the 480 men who served aboard for months at sea. In this lesson students use the...
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Website
Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: A Day of Remembrance

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains the reasons for a day dedicated to recalling the sacrifices of Canada's soldiers. Direct web links take students to pages that explain in concise language "Why Remember", "Whom Do We Remember", "What Should We...
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Website
Other

Apraxia Kids: About Childhood Apraxia of Speech

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Apraxia-KIDS offers information on what apraxia is, plus speech therapy tips, ideas for parents of children with apraxia, events, stories, resources, and FAQs.
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Website
NOAA

Noaa: National Weather Service: Regional Climate Maps Former Soviet Union

For Students 9th - 10th
Find weekly, monthly, and 3-month climate maps for Russia and the Former Soviet Union. Includes total precipitation and minimum and maximum temperature.
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TESL Journal

Bilingual English Portuguese Vocabulary Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers vocabulary-building quizzes that can be used either by learners of English or by learners of Portuguese to test knowledge of the English and Portuguese words for colors, days, months, seasons, greetings, fruits,...
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Henry Carey 1793 1879

For Students 9th - 10th
Henry Carey was the eldest son of Mathew Carey, an Irish freedom fighter who was recruited to the intelligence networks established by Benjamin Franklin, and sent to Philadelphia to run what was then the largest printing operation in...
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: William Jefferson Clinton (1946 )

For Students 9th - 10th
Bill Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas. His father, an automobile-parts salesman, died in a car accident three months before Bill was born. His mother, Virginia Cassidy, married Roger...
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Activity
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Measuring Self Employment in the United States [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article by John E. Bregger, from Monthly Labor Review, January/February 1996. Describes the measurement of self-employment and includes a short analysis of trends in self-employment, covering the period from 1948 to 1996.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this TI InterActive! activity, students study the phases of the moon, plot the fraction of the moon showing each day in a month, and fit the data with an appropriate trigonometric function.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Podcasting Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using "Science Times" at NewYorkTimes.com, students will listen to podcasts to learn about and share science ideas that are currently in the news. By organizing and summarizing science thoughts, students will be able to effectively share...
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Website
TESL Journal

Activities for Esl Students: Vocabulary Quizzes Easy

For Students 3rd - 8th
These tests for English language learners by ELL teachers are self-scoring and reinforce beginning English language learners with vocabulary important in both social and academic settings. Many exercises are devoted to building...
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Website
Other

Arts Work Indiana

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
ArtsWork Indiana helps encourage people with disabilities to have careers in the arts by providing education, awareness, and encouragement for the arts. ArtsWork features an artist with a disability each month. The site also has...
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Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Whooping Cranes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Track the migration of whooping cranes, once on the verge of extinction. Follow new crane chicks from their hatching to the day they complete their first fall migration at 5 to 6 months of age.
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Website
Other

National Association of Special Education Teachers: Discipline of Students in Special Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
From this introductory page of a monthly series of nine articles about IDEA's requirements in specific disciplinary areas relating to students with special needs. While these brief introductions provide some information, membership is...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The National Guard

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the National Guard, how it came to be, and how it protects the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.