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Cold winter weather in the Northeast region of the United States provides an excellent opportunity to teach a unit on weather to my ESL students. This unit is an excellent example of content-based ESL instruction and can be taught at a variety of grade and ability levels. The literature used for this unit can be varied according to the age and ...

  Surface Tension Alcohol and Water Battle Laura Weinberger, Fordham University     Aim/Objective Students will see the differences between the surface tensions of alcohol and water.  Students will observe the battle that takes place between the two liquids when alcohol is introduced to a plate of water.  This activity will help to solidify the student’s prior knowledge of surface tension ...

Join the 2009 New Year's Eve celebrations in Scotland, Philadelphia, Japan, and New York City. Teach your students about some of these unique celebrations. Whether your students celebrate the New Year on January 1st or not, they will enjoy learning about different celebrations to bring in the New Year. Have students see when New Year's is celebrated in each time zone ...

President-elect has proposed the following people for the following offices: John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Jane Lubchenco, director of the National Oceanographic at Atmospheric Administration Harold Varmus, co-chair President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Eric Lander, co-chair President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology It would be a useful exercise ...

It's never too late to learn mnemonics and this can be applied to almost all levels of education.  Sometimes students forget or it does not occur to them that they know mnemonics.  I also like to go over this with my freshmen as they need to find creative ways to build upon their study skills.  This is very simple to grasp ...

I like to do this activity every year when I am teaching direct and indirect speech to my freshmen.  It helps them to remember which is which and also makes the class a little less boring.  As we all know, English is not very exciting especially when going over and reinforcing mechanics.  This makes the topic a little easier to follow. ...

1. Background In this lab, you will use phenol red as an indicator to show whether CO2 is being consumed or produced in a reaction. It is well known that in the presence of light plants perform photosynthesis. It is less well understood that at the same time plants are also performing cell respiration. To demonstrate this we will determine whether ...

The diversity in many classrooms provides a starting point for children to begin to understand and value the many distinct cultures of the world. What better way to do that than to feature a winter unit on light festivals from around the world. Teach your students about the cultural traditions in *France, Sweden, Thailand, Philippines, India, Egypt, Holland, and Mexico.* When ...

Who knew that NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) Tracks Santa? They do! In partnership with Google Earth, now your students can track Santa live starting December 24th. [photo:53879] In the mean time, students can enjoy other fun holiday activities on the NORAD Tracks Santa site. There is a count down to Christmas clock, Santa videos, information about Santa (including some ...

Celebrate the culture of your English language learners. Have students draw and write about holidays in their countries. This activity helps ELLs develop pride in their cultures and builds self-esteem. An English language learner may feel confident at home and in their native language social milieu, but their self-esteem suffers when they are in their U.S. school environment. They often feel ...

Great interactive periodic table.

Civics Quiz

How long will hubble last? Some great astronomy photos.

Great all time buildings.

Kids love stuff like this. Good for endangered species lesson.

Students create a photostory of an assigned scientist and using Photo Story 3 for Windows.  Over the course of three days in the computer lab, students Day 1) collect 10 - 15 pictures related to the scientist, inventor, or time frame; 2) add voice over and titles; and 3) add music, special effects and finalize. 

This holiday season promote peace and appreciation for the diverse cultures in your school by taking advantage of the natural resource that is in your classroom. Begin with this lesson on Christmas in Mexico. Do you want to increase the self-esteen of your English language learners? Winter holidays provide the perfect opportunity to explore other cultures. Help American children learn to ...

Even though your English language learners may not celebrate Christmas, they are fascinated by the many Santa Claus legends. This lesson explores the different gift-giving customs around the world. "Santa Claus Around the World" is another theme students love in December. I advise teachers, however, to become familiar with the holidays of all of your students. You don't want to exclude ...