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Intro to Physical Computing in English Class: micro:bits

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This highly engaging lesson focuses on helping students to follow complex multi-step directions to program a micro:Bit in an Hour of Code™ activity related to an informative article. It uses micro:bit Go educational kits and easy JavaScript block coding. The micro:bit is a miniature programmable computer with 25 LED lights that was created by the BBC to introduce children in England to computing. It is available for purchase in the U.S. This lesson meets the 2014 Nebraska Language Arts Standard 8.3.2.c (among others).

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Becky Fendrick

The Crucible Unit

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This unit explores multiple themes in both the play The Crucible and real historical contexts in order to deepen our understanding of human nature while sharpening our literary analysis skills. As students read, heavy emphasis is placed on using textual evidence to support character and theme analysis. Students will also work on strengthening research skills. The summative assessment involves analyzing how a common theme can be seen during both the play and the McCarthy trials based on analysis of a variety of sources.

Material Type: Unit of Study

Author: Margaret Murray

Call of the Wild Close Reading Resources

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The attached close reading activities go with the novel The Call of the Wild by Jack London and are aligned to 9-12 CC ELA standards and focus on analyzing word choices, interpreting literary techniques, and determining themes.  Full Text: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/215/215-h/215-h.htm Audio Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVuRdoIItQC9ER0sqT4CTUV1uu7pi1JDK 

Material Type: Assessment, Homework/Assignment

Author: Margaret Murray

Teamwork!

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This unit is for elementary students grades 3-6.  Activities build on cooperation, encouraging communication, team building skills, and participation.  The unit includes 4 lessons with a reflection worksheet at the end.  These can be used in classroom settings, group counseling, lunch bunch groups or guidance lessons

Material Type: Unit of Study

Author: Loyce Ellingrod

Job Shadow Day Experience

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This lesson is for high school students (usually sophomores-seniors).  It can be adapted for middle school.Each student participates in a Job Shadow Day experience.  This was originally adapted from the National Groundhog Job Shadow Day.  Job Shadow experiences provide students with real-life experiences at jobs that match their career interests.  The day can be ½ day or full day, depending on school policy, distance to travel, transportation to and from and other logistics for the students to attend.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: Loyce Ellingrod

ELA ACT Test Prep Course

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 This course is designed to prepare students to score well on the English, reading, and writing sections of the ACT.  The following lessons focus on introducing students to strategies and reviewing key skills that will help them on the test.  Instructors can modify this course as necessary to fit with the needs of their students.  It’s even comprehensive enough that students can be assigned the course independently if instructors add links and instructions to the appropriate lessons to direct students to the practice sections that the instructor desires for students to complete.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Margaret Murray

Pingus Penguins: Writing Good Instructions

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Students use the free computer game Pingus to learn how engineers, specifically environmental engineers, use their technical writing skills to give instructions and follow the instructions of others. Students learn to write instructions to express their ideas in clear, organized ways using descriptive, un-ambiguous sentences, as an example of one type of technical writing that important for engineers. The students write instructions enumerating how to beat a game level, which represents surveying that level for environmental problems. As a test of their instructions, students review each others' instructions and offer suggestions for improvement, and then revise their instructions to make them better. Students also see some examples of environmental problems.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Lori Rice, Paul Cain

Robot Soccer Challenge

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Students learn how two LEGO MINDSTORMS(TM) NXT intelligent bricks can be programmed so that one can remotely control the other. They learn about the components and functionality in the (provided) controller and receiver programs. When its buttons are pressed, the NXT brick assigned as the remote control device uses the controller program to send Bluetooth® messages. When the NXT taskbot/brick assigned as the receiver receives certain Bluetooth messages, it moves, as specified by the receiver program. Students examine how the programs and devices work in tandem, gaining skills as they play "robot soccer." As the concluding activity in this unit, this activity provides a deeper dimension of understanding programming logic compared to previous activities in this unit and introduces the relatively new and growing concept of wireless communication. A PowerPoint® presentation, pre/post quizzes and a worksheet are provided.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Pranit Samarth, Riaz Helfer, Sachin Nair, Satish S. Nair