Making Connections
RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
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American Stories: Teens and ImmigrationIn this lesson designed to enhance literary skills, students explore the experience of four teen immigrants to the United States. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
BullyingIn this lesson designed to enhance literary skills, students think about the impact of bullying on individuals' rights in a democratic society. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
The Columbian ExchangeIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students explore the movement of plants, animals, and diseases that characterized the Columbian Exchange and learn how it changed the world. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
The Facts About ConcussionsIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students explore brain injuries called concussions: what they are, how they occur, the challenges in diagnosing them, and ways to protect yourself from them. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Nutrition: What Your Body NeedsIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students examine the nutritional content of different foods and learn about the health benefits and risks associated with the food choices they make. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Powering Your Body with ExerciseIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students learn about the positive effects that exercise has on the body and some activities they can do to improve their health. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Symbolism: Keely's MountainIn this lesson designed to enhance literary skills, students learn about the use of symbolism in literature and examine how places can have symbolic meaning for people. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Using the 3Rs to Help the EnvironmentIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students examine our growing waste problem and learn about strategies we can use to lessen the strain on our landfills and Earth's natural resources: reduce, reuse, recycle. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Who Owns a Sound?In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students examine the debate over electronic sampling in music and gather information to form their own opinion about the issue. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |