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Online Reputation and Cyber-bullying
Combat cyberbullying with information. During this plan, learners watch a couple of videos, consider online behavior scenarios, brainstorm long- and short-term consequences, and discuss how to react to bullying in order to build up to...
Cherry Creek Schools
Physical Science Final Exam Review Packet
If you need a way to assess the concepts in your physical science class, use an extended set of worksheets as a midterm or final exam. It includes questions about density, physical and chemical matter, speed and velocity, weight and...
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The Foundation of Economics
This is a one-stop shop as an introduction to Economics; review 53 slides covering the basics of most economics principles with images and instructor notes. Journey from Adam Smith and the foundation of modern economics to concepts such...
Language Worksheets
Adverbs of Frequency
How often do you drink coffee? Do you always go to school on the bus? Practice adverbs of frequency with a series of grammar exercises. Kids read each sentence, then place the adverb into the correct place to indicate how often...
Mr. Williams Maths
Eight Circle Theorems Page
Your learners will find these circle theorems nicely organized with diagrams included that present the geometric relationships between the circle circumference, chords, central and circumference angles and tangents.
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Introducing Design Mode
Move beyond buttons when designing user interfaces. In the fourth installment of a 21-part unit, young computer scientists learn to apply design mode, which gives users options for colors, fonts, etc. They learn to incorporate these...
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Multi-screen Apps
Scholars continue their study of event-driven programming by creating a multi-screen app in the fifth lesson of the series. They incorporate previously learned elements and events in the mini-project.
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Controlling Memory with Variables
Not all variables are created equal. Discover how variables in computer science are different from variables in math class. Scholars learn to work with variables in computer programming by developing a mental model for how variables...
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Using Variables in Apps
Investigate the benefits of using global variables. The seventh installment of a 21-part unit continues the study of variables from the previous lesson. Young computer scientists modify two existing apps by adding variables and learn how...
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User Input and Strings
Pupils learn to apply strings in computer science. They master two new user interface elements and also use string type data to represent ASCII characters. Finally, individuals create an app for Mad Libs in the eighth lesson of the series.
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Introduction to Digital Assistant Project
How does a computer recognize voice commands? Scholars learn about digital assistants and natural language processing (NLP) algorithms in the ninth lesson of the series. They begin building a simple digital assistant and work on this...
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Understanding Program Flow and Logic
Explore decision-making logic in programming computer games. The 10th installment of a 21-part unit teaches scholars how to apply conditional statements and Boolean expressions. They use these concepts to create a "Guess My Number" game...
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Introduction to Conditional Logic
On one condition ... explore how to use conditionals within conditionals. Scholars apply conditional statements to improve upon the app they built during a previous lesson. They also learn about nested conditionals in the 11th lesson of...
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Vocabulary Practice
Learners develop and build their vocabulary with daily practice using a Corel Presentation slide show created by their teacher. They independently access and use the software to practice saying the words, identifying their meaning and...
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Figures of Speech
After creating a booklet illustrating and explaining a variety of figures of speech, your class will use examples of simile, alliteration, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, and symbolism to develop a slide show in small groups.
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Bunnicula Reading Lesson
Construct words using root words, prefixes, and suffixes. They listen to Chapters 8 & 9 of Bunnicula being read aloud and write down any words they hear that have a prefix or suffix. Young scholars infer the definition of new words...
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Lesson Plan-Reading Corrections
Here is a literacy lesson for at-risk students. They listen to the story Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice, and answer questions before, during, and after reading. Learners practice reading high frequency words on flashcards and...
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Texts and Era Introduction
Make text-to-world connections between 1920s American history and The Great Gatsby. Upper graders share facts they researched about the 1920s the evening prior, view two video clips about F. Scott Fitzgerald, and then choose a book to...
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Strong Thesis Statements in Writer's Workshop
After completing an essay on the American dream, learners revisit their thesis statements. To remind your class what a good thesis statement should look like, show them the rap video, and flip through the PowerPoint presentation. Then...
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What's In a Name?
How does a film vary from its text version? After your high school class finishes The Great Gatsby, let them watch parts of the 1974 film version. First, they complete a journal entry that attempts to connect their personal life to the...
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He Said, She Said
Is Nick Carraway a reliable narrator for The Great Gatsby? Does he really, as his father directed, reserve judgment? Groups rewrite selected scenes from chapter four and five of the novel from the point of view of another character and...
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Author's Choice
Who would you like to see at your luncheon table? After selecting a character from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, young writers re-imagine The Great Gatsby and how it would be different if told from their character’s point of view....
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Themes and Motifs in Macbeth, Act Two
How do different themes and motifs develop in Shakespeare's Macbeth? As your class begins reading Act Two, have them use the provided document to track themes such as ambition, conscience, and reality (among others). On the second page,...
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Diffusion Lab
Students study diffusion and how it applies to the human body. In this diffusion lesson students complete a lab activity and discuss what they learned.