Key Literacy Strategies

Understanding Problem/Solution

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Newton's Third Law: Action–Reaction

Newton's Third Law: Action–Reaction

In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, an early astronaut's experiences teach students that Newton's third law of motion—for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction—applies both on Earth and in outer space.

7-12

Self-paced Lesson

Population Sampling: Fish

Population Sampling: Fish

In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students learn about population sampling by watching how a Native American tribe measures the number of fish in their lake.

5-8

Self-paced Lesson

Solving a Public Health Problem

Solving a Public Health Problem

In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students study a disease outbreak and the investigation that followed to understand the role that public health workers play in protecting the communities they serve.

5-12

Self-paced Lesson

Using the 3Rs to Help the Environment

Using the 3Rs to Help the Environment

In 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

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