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PLANTS! PLANTS! & MORE PLANTS!
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #314830
Format: Extended learning
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<span class="textPage">Students will learn about plants. They will access informational websites, activities, quizzes, projects, and experiments dealing with plants.</span>
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The Whipping Boy
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #172019
Format: Resource list
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Links to Whipping Boy.
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #165842
Format: Resource list
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A WebQuest for The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
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Flowers for Algernon
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #145907
Format: Resource list
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The students will view related sites to gain a better understanding of mental retardation and IQ.
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ENERGY
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #334261
Format: Extended learning
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Students will discover what energy is and be able to define the different types of energy.
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Banner in the Sky
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #165958
Format: Resource list
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A web link to comprehension questions and information about Switzerland.
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Egyptian Mummies
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #165566
Format: Resource list
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On a dig in Egypt, you will find out what a mummy is and the process of mummification.
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The Diary of Anne Frank
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #165563
Format: Resource list
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This webquest will take you a timeline of Anne Frank.
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Farenheit 451
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #165562
Format: Resource list
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Background info and task to complete for the novel Farenheit 451
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Nothing But The Truth
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #165104
Format: Extended learning
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This Track will involve students in discussions surrounding telling the truth. Students will relate personal experiences about times when they discovered that people were not truthful. Have you ever lied and if so what consequences did you suffer?
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Autobiographies
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #164597
Format: Resource list
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In this lesson, students will read an autobiographical story and then write about their name using three different media: oral, written and a power point presentation.
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The Castle in the Attic
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #334258
Format: Extended learning
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<P>Created for third grade gifted class as enrichment activity after reading The Castle in the Attic by Elziabeth Winthrop.</P>
<DIV class=trackDescription>Students will research what life was like in a castle during Medieval Times.The students will use this information to build their own castle and expalin life in their castle. </DIV>
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Forces and Motion
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #272294
Format: Resource list
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<P><SPAN class=trackMemberAnnotation>Students will explore Newton's Laws of motion.</SPAN></P>
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Cinco de Mayo
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #352148
Format: Extended learning
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<P>A Cinco de Mayo Scavenger Hunt.</P>
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FRINDLE
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #295011
Format: Resource list
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<SPAN class=textPage>Activities for the book Frindle by Andrew Clements. It includes the use of a thesaurus, etymology, inventions, author interview, and word play. Enjoy!</SPAN>
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Louisiana Maps
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #355409
Format: Worksheet
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Resource of different types of maps and activities related to Louisiana maps.
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The Cay
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #144297
Format: Resource list
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Students will research a variety of websites in order to acquire information about events that took place in<U> The Cay</U>. Students will select one topic to make a Power Point Presentation for the class.
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Endangered Species
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #275288
Format: Resource list
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<P><FONT size=3><FONT color=#3300ff><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff99"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><STRONG>Students will use this TrackStar to learn about endangered species.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">S</SPAN>tudents will use various web pages to learn exactly what an endangered species is, and why they are endangered, as well as what they can do to help.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Students will also find out what species are endangered in <STATE /><PLACE />Louisiana and complete a book/multi-media presentation about the endangered species which they have chosen.</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT> <FONT size=3><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Hopefully t</FONT><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" color=#0000ff face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT color=#0000ff face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif">he</FONT> URL sites selected will shorten the time needed to help you collect information for your project. Criteria for the project includes:</FONT></STRONG></FONT></P>
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<LI><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" color=#0000ff size=3 face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><STRONG>There will be only one student per species (animal on the endangered species list). </STRONG></FONT>
<LI><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" color=#0000ff size=3 face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><STRONG>The student is to collect information, according to project guidelines. </STRONG></FONT>
<LI><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" color=#0000ff size=3 face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><STRONG>Student is to create their book report and/or presentation and present to the class.</STRONG></FONT></LI></OL>
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Annotations by Frances Brady
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Track #147631
Format: Extended learning
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Students will use the Internet to research various topics related to Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes which is a true story about a young girl from Japan. Students will read and follow directions in order to make an origami peace crane. They will view photos of the effects of the atom bomb and read personal stories of other victims and/or survivors.
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