k-12 Classroom Activities

k-12 Classroom Activities

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Make an Origami Jumping Frog from an Index Card - wikiHow I have often thought that a fun physical science lesson would involve this type of origami creature. The lesson objectives would involve following directions and motion principles such as calculating speed or velocity. Ballistic principles can be used, too. The lesson would involve students racing the frogs across a table top or the floor, measuring the frog's journey, and making calculations. Charts and graphs of the motion can be used. Using different materials in the frog's construction would make the basis of an experiment. If you need a template for an experiment activity ... Read Full Story
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Hi, I have added an unbox videos from Amazon that lists science fiction movies. I have seen these and can safely recommend them to older kids that are used to watching movies that might be R (Like Bladerunner) due to violence and language, but that have concepts that create teachable moments---and they are fun to watch. Many are rated G. I am a proponent of great science fiction for teaching. My favorites are Enemy Mine, Outbreak, Space Camp, 2015, and Anddromeda Strain-- for teaching. For enjoyment, I suggest the entire list. But there are more. One of my favorites is Murder by Moonlight for ... Read Full Story
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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "k-12 Classroom Activities". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story
Phila. schools, teachers extend contract - againPhiladelphia InquirerThe Philadelphia School District and its largest union, the 17000-member Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, yesterday announced their third contract ...Another Phila. Schoolteachers' Contract Extension ApprovedKYW1060.comall 4 news articles »  
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Washington PostPatriots should take lessons from SaintsEagle TribuneThe New Orleans Saints, particularly quarterback Drew Brees, went out of their way to say, before and after last night's crushing win over the team of the ...Hard-Won Lessons Of 2007: It's Never Too Soon To Peak LateBleacher ReportHistory Lessons: Brady, Brees at their best?CBSSports.comall 1,477 news articles »  
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Teachers make house calls to forge stronger partnershipsMilwaukee Journal SentinelPhilanthropist Karen Kalish talks with a group of teachers from Buder Elementary School in St. Ann, Mo. Kalish has helped a variety of St. Louis-area ...and more »  
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PERSPECTIVE: Ohio light bulb fight offers lessonsPlain DealerAP (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio - A little argument over light bulbs that broke out in Ohio provides some early lessons in meeting the tough, new energy efficiency ...and more »  
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David Makovsky / Obama and Netanyahu: Lessons of 2009Ha'aretzThere are lessons for all. The move by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is clearly a bid to improve US-Israel relations as much as it is an effort to ...and more »  
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LI teachers to accept smaller raisesNewsday (subscription)Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Jeff Rozran, president of the Syosset teachers union, at Thompson Middle School on Nov. 24, 2009 in Syosset. ...and more »  
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mcdaniel to educate aspiring teachers from IndiaBaltimore SunA new mcdaniel College partnership aims to give aspiring teachers in India a chance to earn a master's in education ...and more »  
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